2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host countries  Myanmar (First round Group A and Second round)
 Jordan (First round Group B)
 Chinese Taipei (First round Group C)
 Japan (Final round)
Dates 11 March 2015 – 9 March 2016
Teams 18 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Australia (1st title)
Runners-up  China PR
Third place  Japan
Fourth place  South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played 37
Goals scored 128 (3.46 per match)
Attendance 86,204 (2,330 per match)
Top scorer(s) Myanmar Khin Moe Wai (9 goals)

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.

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

 Australia
 China PR
 Japan
 North Korea
 South Korea

 Thailand
 Vietnam

 Chinese Taipei
 Myanmar
 Uzbekistan

 India
 Iran
 Jordan

 Bahrain
 Hong Kong
 Laos

 Palestine
 Sri Lanka

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  Myanmar (H) 2 2 0 0 23 0 +23 6 Second round
2  India 2 1 0 1 4 7 −3 3
3  Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 0 20 −20 0
4  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
(H) Host.
Sri Lanka  0–16  Myanmar
Report Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw  2', 4', 40'
Khin Moe Wai  6', 16', 20', 21', 26'
Nisansala  18' (o.g.)
Win Theingi Tun  23', 28', 49', 77', 90+1'
Yee Yee Oo  48', 51'
Attendance: 5,456
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
India  4–0  Sri Lanka
K. Devi  12'
A. Devi  16'
Withanage  48' (o.g.)
R. Devi  58'		 Report
Attendance: 839
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)
Myanmar  7–0  India
Khin Moe Wai  8'
Khin Marlar Tun  15', 61'
Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw  21'
Yee Yee Oo  28', 77'
Win Theingi Tun  90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 5,003

Group B

  • All matches were held in Jordan.
  • Times listed were UTC+2.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan (H) 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Second round
2  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  Hong Kong 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
4  Palestine 3 0 1 2 2 14 −12 1
Source: AFC
(H) Host.
Uzbekistan  6–0  Palestine
Sarikova  7'
Nazarova  9'
Riskieva  12'
Turdiboeva  14'
Abdurasulova  22'
Kudratova  63'		 Report
Attendance: 100
Jordan  1–0  Hong Kong
Jbarah  8' Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
Hong Kong  0–1  Uzbekistan
Report Riskieva  75'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Park Ji-yeong (South Korea)
Palestine  0–6  Jordan
Report Jebreen  20'
Jbarah  27', 38', 60'
Al-Naber  33', 53'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)
Hong Kong  2–2  Palestine
Chan Wing Sze  16', 33' Report Shahine  39'
Salama  52'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
Uzbekistan  0–2  Jordan
Report Al-Naber  76' (pen.)
Al-Masri  82'
Attendance: 800

Group C

  • All matches were held in Taiwan.
  • Times listed were UTC+8.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei (H) 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Second round
2  Iran 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
3  Laos 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: AFC
(H) Host.
Laos  0–4  Chinese Taipei
Report Yu Hsiu-chin  11'
Lai Li-chin  43'
Lin Ya-han  81'
Lee Hsiu-chin  90+3'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)
Iran  5–1  Laos
Behesht  30', 62'
Karimi  35'
Norouzi  77'
Arjangi  88' (pen.)		 Report Phayvanh  33'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Wang Jia (China)
Chinese Taipei  1–0  Iran
Lee Hsiu-chin  44' Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)

Second round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9 Final round
2  Chinese Taipei 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
3  Thailand 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 7
4  Myanmar (H) 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 6
5  Jordan 4 0 0 4 1 8 −7 0
Source: AFC
(H) Host.
Chinese Taipei  1–0  Vietnam
Lin Chiung-ying  85' Report
Attendance: 475
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)
Jordan  0–2  Myanmar
Report Khin Moe Wai  17'
Wai Wai Aung  72'
Attendance: 3,894
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)
Jordan  0–3  Chinese Taipei
Report Chan Pi-han  8'
Michelle Pao  45'
Yasmeen Khair  58' (o.g.)
Attendance: 736
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (Iran)
Myanmar  1–2  Thailand
San San Maw  73' Report Anootsara  34', 69'
Attendance: 22,050
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Thailand  1–0  Jordan
Anootsara  30' Report
Attendance: 340
Referee: Wang Jia (China)
Vietnam  4–2  Myanmar
Huỳnh Như  16', 74'
Minh Nguyệt  22', 45+1' (pen.)		 Report Wai Wai Aung  85'
Khin Moe Wai  88'
Attendance: 7,485
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)
Vietnam  2–1  Jordan
Minh Nguyệt  18' (pen.), 45+1' Report Jbarah  76'
Attendance: 115
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)
Chinese Taipei  0–0  Thailand
Report
Attendance: 216
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Thailand  0–2  Vietnam
Report Minh Nguyệt  39', 83'
Attendance: 276
Referee: Wang Jia (China)
Myanmar  3–1  Chinese Taipei
Khin Moe Wai  67'
Than Than Htwe  79'
Lin Kai-ling  83' (o.g.)		 Report Lee Hsiu-chin  90+1'
Attendance: 1,427
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 4 1 0 17 3 +14 13 2016 Summer Olympics
2  China PR 5 3 2 0 7 3 +4 11
3  Japan (H) 5 2 1 2 10 7 +3 7
4  South Korea 5 1 2 2 6 5 +1 5
5  North Korea 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 5
6  Vietnam 5 0 0 5 1 22 −21 0
Source: AFC
(H) Host.
China PR  2–0  Vietnam
Gu Yasha  57'
Zhang Rui  63' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 369
Referee: Lucila Montes (Mexico)
North Korea  1–1  South Korea
Kim Un-ju  80' Report Jung Seol-bin  32'
Attendance: 2,000
Australia  3–1  Japan
De Vanna  25'
Heyman  41'
Gorry  78'		 Report Ōgimi  45+2'
Attendance: 4,988
Australia  9–0  Vietnam
Gielnik  10'
Simon  17', 38', 43'
Kennedy  19'
Sykes  64'
van Egmond  68'
Heyman  77'
Polkinghorne  85'		 Report
Attendance: 129
North Korea  1–1  China PR
Ra Un-sim  38' Report Wang Shuang  90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 463
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Japan  1–1  South Korea
Iwabuchi  84' Report Jung Seol-bin  87'
Attendance: 5,605
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Vietnam  0–1  North Korea
Report Ju Hyo-sim  90'
Attendance: 996
Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)
South Korea  0–2  Australia
Report Simon  1'
van Egmond  14' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
Japan  1–2  China PR
Yokoyama  65' Report Zhang Rui  14'
Gu Yasha  58'
Attendance: 6,959
China PR  1–0  South Korea
Wang Shanshan  43' Report
Attendance: 451
North Korea  1–2  Australia
Kim Su-gyong  78' Report Heyman  18'
Gorry  84'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Vietnam  1–6  Japan
Huỳnh Như  42' (pen.) Report Iwabuchi  39'
Ohno  45'
Kawasumi  80'
Nakajima  83'
Yokoyama  90'
Ōgimi  90+3'
Attendance: 3,418
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
South Korea  4–0  Vietnam
Lim Seon-joo  8', 18'
Lee Geum-min  69'
Jeon Ga-eul  85'		 Report
Attendance: 99
Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)
Australia  1–1  China PR
van Egmond  85' Report Ma Xiaoxu  16'
Attendance: 250
Japan  1–0  North Korea
Iwabuchi  80' Report
Attendance: 4,766

Qualified teams for Olympics

The following two teams from AFC qualified for the Olympic football tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Australia7 March 20162 (20002, 20042)
 China PR7 March 20164 (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
1 goal
Own goal
Source: the-afc.com

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Australia and China book Olympic spots". FIFA.com. 7 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Groups drawn for First Round of Rio 2016 Women's Qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  4. ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
  5. ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  6. ↑ "Football – Women's AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "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.
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