Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Asian Qualifiers
The Asian Football Confederation's pre-Olympic tournament was contested by eighteen teams that competed for the two allocated spots for the 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament in London. However, Qatar withdrew before playing any match.[1] The competition was originally scheduled for February 2010 but it eventually started in March 2011.
Format
The format was as follows:[1]
- First round
- The highest-ranked 5 teams in the previous tournament (Australia, China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea) received byes to the final round. Other 12 teams were divided into 3 groups by their geographical positions,[2] where each group consisted of a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. Five teams (the winners and the runners-up of Group A and C, respectively, and the winners of Group B) advanced to the second round.
- Second round
- 5 teams that advanced from the first round played a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. The winner advanced to the final round.
- Final round
- 6 teams (5 teams with the byes and 1 team from the second round) played a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. The winners and runners-up qualified for the Football tournament in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
First round
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and runners-up (other than Group B) advance to the Second round |
Group A
All matches were held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | –14 | 0 |
| Myanmar | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
Marlar Tun  |
Report | Yu Hsiu-Chin |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Maijarern Srangthaisong Chawong |
| Hong Kong | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lee Hsiu-Chin Chen Ying-Hui Wang Hsiang-Huei Yu Hsiu-Chin |
| Vietnam | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thị Hòa Thanh Hương |
Report | Chawong |
| Thailand | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Srangthaisong Chawong Sornsai |
Report |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tsai Li-Chen |
Report | Thị Hòa |
Group B
All matches were held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | B. Devi |
| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ermatova Sarikova Karachik |
Report |
| India | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| T. Devi |
Report | Riskieva |
Play off Match
- Since both India and Uzbekistan were tied on points and goal difference, a play-off match was played to decide the winner of group:
| India | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Devi |
Report | Lagutkina Karachik Turdiboeva Sarikova |
Group C
All matches were held in Zarqa, Jordan.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | –10 | 1 |
Second round
All matches were held in Amman, Jordan.
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winner advances to the Final round |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 10 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 3 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | –12 | 0 |
| Jordan | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Turdiboeva Sarikova |
| Uzbekistan | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sarikova |
Report | Thị Muôn |
| Thailand | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Boothduang Phaikhet Seesraum Sornsai Taneekarn Romyen |
Report |
| Vietnam | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thị Thương Thị Muôn Thanh Hương |
Report | Hải Hòa Sung-Ngoen Boothduang |
- Notes
Note 1: The Iranian government refused to allow its female players to remove the hijab when playing, in violation of FIFA policy; Jordan, Vietnam, Thailand and Uzbekistan were awarded the respective matches 3–0.[3][4]
Final round
All matches were held in Jinan, Shandong, China.[5]
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Top two teams qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 13 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | –17 | 0 |
| North Korea | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Su-gyong |
Report |
| South Korea | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Hyun-young Jo Yun-mi |
Report | Ra Un-sim Choe Mi-gyong Hwang Song-mi |
| Thailand | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jung Seol-bin Yoo Young-a Lee Hyun-young |
| North Korea | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jo-ran |
Report | Kim Nam-hui |
| Australia | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| van Egmond |
Report |
| Thailand | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Choe Mi-gyong Yun Song-mi Ra Un-sim Kim Un-hwa |
| South Korea | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kwon Hah-nul |
Report | De Vanna Butt |
See also
References
- "Road for Asian women's teams to London Olympics". Asian Football Confederation. 2011-02-08. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- "Qualifying round of Olympic Games Women's Football in Bangladesh next march". United News of Bangladesh. 22 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- "Iran protests Fifa ban on women's football team". The New Age (South Africa). 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- "Đội tuyển nữ Iran bỏ cuộc tại Vòng loại thứ 2 Giải bóng đá nữ Olympic London 2012". Vietnam Football Federation. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- "China to host women's Olympic qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 2011-03-03. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
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