2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
International football competition
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup was held from 19–30 May[1] at the Chengdu Sports Centre in China PR. The winners, Australia, runners-up, Korea DPR, and third-place team, Japan qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  China |
| City | Chengdu |
| Dates | 19–30 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  North Korea |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place | China |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 45 (2.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 59,910 (3,744 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kozue Ando Homare Sawa Jo Yun-mi Yoo Young-a(3 goals) |
← 2008 2014 → | |
With this victory, Australia women's had become the first ever national team to win in two different confederations, having won the OFC Women's Nations Cup three times before. Their success was later followed by their fellow men's team at the men's tournament less than 5 years later.
Venues
| Chengdu | |
|---|---|
| Chengdu Sports Center Stadium | Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 26,000 |
 |
 |
Qualification
Squads
Match officials
A total of 9 referees and 9 assistant referees were appointed for the final tournament.[3]
- Referees
Jacqui Melksham
Li Hong- Wang Jia
Bentla D'Coth
Yamagishi Sachiko
Ri Hyang-ok
Hong Eun-ah
Pannipar Kamnueng- Semaksuk Praew
- Assistant referees
- Sarah Ho
- Clare Flynn
- Zhang Lingling
Liu Hsiu-mei- Saori Takahashi
- Shiho Ayukai
Widiya Habibah binti Shamsuri- Hong Kum-nyo
- Kim Kyoung-min
Group stages
The two groups were drawn on 21 November 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4]
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 9 |
| North Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
 Thailand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
 Myanmar |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| Myanmar | 0–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report |
Yun Song-mi  17'Jo Yun-mi 84' |
| North Korea | 1–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Ra Un-sim 70' |
Report (AFC) Report |
Ando 4' (pen.) Nagasato 14' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| South Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
 Vietnam |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1–3 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Kang Sun-mi 71' |
Report (AFC) Report |
Carroll 52' De Vanna 59'Kerr 66' |
| Vietnam | 0–5 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report |
Li Danyang 8' Yuan Fan 12'Zhang Rui 37'Bi Yan 45+1' (pen.)Han Duan 51' |
| Vietnam | 0–5 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report |
Yoo Young-a 20', 21', 66' Cha Yun-hee 28'Jung Seol-bin 36' |
Knockout stages
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 May – Chengdu | ||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| 30 May – Chengdu | ||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||
| Australia (p) | 1 (5) | |||||
| 27 May – Chengdu | ||||||
| North Korea | 1 (4) | |||||
| China | 0 | |||||
| North Korea (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 May – Chengdu | ||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
| China | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
| Japan | 0–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report |
Gill 45+1' |
| China | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report |
Kim Kyong-hwa 109' |
Third place match
Winner qualified for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Final
| Australia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Kerr 19' |
Report (AFC) Report |
Jo Yun-mi 73' |
| Penalties | ||
Shipard  Ledbrook Gill Garriock Simon |
5–4 | Jo Yun-mi Yun Song-mi Choe Yong-sim Yu Jong-hui Mun Chol-mi |
Awards
| AFC Women's Asian Cup 2010 winners |
|---|
 Australia First title |
| Most Valuable Player | Top Scorer | Fairplay Award |
|---|---|---|
| Jo Yun-mi |
Kozue Ando (3 goals) |
China |
Goalscorers
There were 45 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.81 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Kate Gill
- Kim Carroll
- Kylie Ledbrook
- Leena Khamis
- Lisa De Vanna
- Bi Yan
- Han Duan
- Li Danyang
- Yuan Fan
- Aya Miyama
- Aya Sameshima
- Azusa Iwashimizu
- Manami Nakano
- Megumi Kamionobe
- Megumi Takase
- Rumi Utsugi
- Yuki Nagasato
- Cha Yun-hee
- Jung Hae-in
- Kang Sun-mi
- Jon Myong-hwa
- Kim Kyong-hwa
- Kim Yong-ae
- Ra Un-sim
- Yun Song-mi
- Junpen Seesraum
- Waranya Chaikantree