2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine which women's national teams from Asia qualify for the Olympic football tournament.
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Host countries | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dates | 11 March 2015 – 9 March 2016 |
Teams | 18 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 37 |
Goals scored | 128 (3.46 per match) |
Attendance | 86,204 (2,330 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil as the AFC representatives.[1]
On 7 March 2016, with one round of matches remaining to be played, Australia and China were confirmed qualification to the Olympics.[2]
Teams
A total of 18 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage. The format is as follows:[3]
- First round: The highest-ranked seven teams based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings at the time of the draw received byes. Teams ranked in the top five – Japan, Australia, North Korea, China PR, and South Korea – received byes to the final round, while teams ranked sixth and seventh – Thailand and Vietnam – received byes to the second round. The remaining 11 teams were drawn into two groups of four teams and one group of three teams, with the teams seeded according to their FIFA Rankings. In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The three group winners advanced to the second round.
- Second round: The five teams (two teams who entered this round and the three winners from the first round) played each other once at a centralised venue. The winner advanced to the final round.
- Final round: The six teams (five teams who entered this round and the winner from the second round) played each other once at a centralised venue. The top two teams qualified for the Olympic football tournament.
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 4 December 2014 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]
Teams entering final round |
Teams entering second round |
Teams entering first round | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | ||
Did not enter |
---|
|
- Notes
- 1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.
Schedule
The schedule of the qualifying stage was as follows.[4][5]
Round | Date |
---|---|
First round | 11–15 March 2015 (Groups A and B) 20–24 March 2015 (Group C) |
Second round | 14–22 September 2015 |
Final round | 29 February – 9 March 2016 |
First round
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | +23 | 6 | Second round |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Sri Lanka ![]() | 0–16 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw ![]() Khin Moe Wai ![]() Nisansala ![]() Win Theingi Tun ![]() Yee Yee Oo ![]() |
Myanmar ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Khin Moe Wai ![]() Khin Marlar Tun ![]() Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw ![]() Yee Yee Oo ![]() Win Theingi Tun ![]() |
Report |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Second round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Sarikova ![]() Nazarova ![]() Riskieva ![]() Turdiboeva ![]() Abdurasulova ![]() Kudratova ![]() |
Report |
Hong Kong ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Riskieva ![]() |
Hong Kong ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Chan Wing Sze ![]() |
Report | Shahine ![]() Salama ![]() |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Second round |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Laos ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Yu Hsiu-chin ![]() Lai Li-chin ![]() Lin Ya-han ![]() Lee Hsiu-chin ![]() |
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Lee Hsiu-chin ![]() |
Report |
Second round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Final round |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Lin Chiung-ying ![]() |
Report |
Jordan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Khin Moe Wai ![]() Wai Wai Aung ![]() |
Jordan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Chan Pi-han ![]() Michelle Pao ![]() Yasmeen Khair ![]() |
Myanmar ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
San San Maw ![]() |
Report | Anootsara ![]() |
Vietnam ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Huỳnh Như ![]() Minh Nguyệt ![]() |
Report | Wai Wai Aung ![]() Khin Moe Wai ![]() |
Thailand ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Minh Nguyệt ![]() |
Myanmar ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Khin Moe Wai ![]() Than Than Htwe ![]() Lin Kai-ling ![]() |
Report | Lee Hsiu-chin ![]() |
Final round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 13 | 2016 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
North Korea ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Kim Un-ju ![]() |
Report | Jung Seol-bin ![]() |
Australia ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Gielnik ![]() Simon ![]() Kennedy ![]() Sykes ![]() Van Egmond ![]() Heyman ![]() Polkinghorne ![]() |
Report |
North Korea ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Ra Un-sim ![]() |
Report | Wang Shuang ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Iwabuchi ![]() |
Report | Jung Seol-bin ![]() |
Vietnam ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Ju Hyo-sim ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Simon ![]() Van Egmond ![]() |
China PR ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Wang Shanshan ![]() |
Report |
North Korea ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Kim Su-gyong ![]() |
Report | Heyman ![]() Gorry ![]() |
Vietnam ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Huỳnh Như ![]() |
Report | Iwabuchi ![]() Ohno ![]() Kawasumi ![]() Nakajima ![]() Yokoyama ![]() Ōgimi ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Lim Seon-joo ![]() Lee Geum-min ![]() Jeon Ga-eul ![]() |
Report |
Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Van Egmond ![]() |
Report | Ma Xiaoxu ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Iwabuchi ![]() |
Report |
Qualified teams for Olympics
The following two teams from AFC qualified for the Olympic football tournament.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
---|---|---|
![]() | 7 March 2016 | 2 (20002, 20042) |
![]() | 7 March 2016 | 4 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
- 2 Australia qualified as a member of the OFC in 2000 and 2004.
Goalscorers
- 9 goals
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Katrina Gorry Gu Yasha Zhang Rui Chan Wing Sze Shabnam Behesht Yūki Ōgimi Kumi Yokoyama Khin Marlar Tun Wai Wai Aung Jung Seol-bin Lim Seon-joo Kamola Riskieva
- 1 goal
Lisa De Vanna Emily Gielnik Alanna Kennedy Clare Polkinghorne Ashleigh Sykes Ma Xiaoxu Wang Shanshan Wang Shuang Chan Pi-han Lai Li-chin Lin Chiung-ying Lin Ya-han Michelle Pao Yu Hsiu-chin Loitongbam Ashalata Devi Gurumayum Radharani Devi Yumnam Kamala Devi Fatemeh Arjangi Fereshteh Karimi Parya Norouzi Nahomi Kawasumi Emi Nakajima Shinobu Ohno Luna Al-Masri Shahnaz Jebreen Souphavanh Phayvanh San San Maw Than Than Htwe Ju Hyo-sim Kim Su-gyong Kim Un-ju Ra Un-sim Kiloudi Salama Natali Shaheen Jeon Ga-eul Lee Geum-min Nargiza Abdurasulova Nilufar Kudratova Zumratjon Nazarova Makhliyo Sarikova Feruza Turdiboeva
- Own goal
Yasmeen Khair (playing against Chinese Taipei) Nisansala Sewwandi Manawadu (playing against Myanmar) Imesha Madushani Withanage (playing against India) Lin Kai-ling (playing against Myanmar)
- Source: the-afc.com
References
- "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- "Australia and China book Olympic spots". FIFA.com. 7 March 2016.
- "Groups drawn for First Round of Rio 2016 Women's Qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
- "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
- "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
- "Football – Women's AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- "女子サッカー アジア最終予選(リオデジャネイロ オリンピック2016" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association.
External links
- Olympic Games, the-AFC.com
- Women's Olympic Football Tournament 2016, stats.the-AFC.com