2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Vietnam |
| Dates | 14–25 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
| Third place |  China |
| Fourth place |  South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 67 (3.94 per match) |
| Attendance | 45,250 (2,662 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Yang Li Park Eun-sun (6 goals) |
| Best player | Aya Miyama[1] |
| Fair play award | Japan |
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The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the competition, was a women's association football tournament competed by national teams in Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It served as the qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2] It was played from 14 to 25 May 2014 in Vietnam.[3]
Reigning world champions Japan defeated the reigning Asian champions Australia 1–0 in the final to secure their first continental title.[4]
Qualified teams
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Thủ Dầu Một and Ho Chi Minh City.
| Thủ Dầu Một | Ho Chi Minh City | |
|---|---|---|
| Gò Đậu Stadium | Thống Nhất Stadium | |
| Capacity: 18,250 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
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Draw
The draw was held on 29 November 2013.[6][7] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous final tournament and qualification, with the hosts Vietnam automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.[8]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Squads
Group stage
The top two teams advanced to the semifinals, and the two third-placed teams played a play-off match for fifth place and the final World Cup qualifying spot. In the group stage, teams tied in the points were ranked by the following criteria:[9]
- Greater number of points between the teams concerned,
- Goal differences between the teams concerned,
- Number of goals between the teams concerned,
- Goal differences between in all round-robin matches,
- Number of goals between in all round-robin matches,
- Penalty shoot-out (in case just two teams playing the final match tied in the all conditions above),
- Fewer yellow and red card points in all group matches (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card), and
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local (UTC+7).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 7 | Knockout stage and Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Vietnam (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | Repechage play-off |
| 4 |  Jordan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 3–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
Nguyễn Thị Muôn  18'Lê Thu Thanh Hương 36', 84' |
Report (AFC) Report |
Jbarah 34' |
| Australia | 2–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Foord 21' De Vanna 64' |
Report (AFC) Report |
Polkinghorne 71' (o.g.) Ōgimi 84' |
| Vietnam | 0–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
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Lê Thị Thương 42' (o.g.) Gorry 90' |
| Japan | 7–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Kira 25', 90+3' Nakajima 45+1', 75'Sakaguchi 49', 81'Alhyasat 69' (o.g.) |
Report (AFC) Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 7 | Knockout stage and Women's World Cup |
| 2 | China |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Thailand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | Repechage play-off |
| 4 |  Myanmar |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
| South Korea | 12–0 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Ji So-yun 4' Park Eun-sun 17' (pen.), 43'Park Hee-young 33'Jeon Ga-eul 36', 40' (pen.), 63'Cho So-hyun 45+3', 61', 82'Kwon Hah-nul 58'Yeo Min-ji 76' |
Report (AFC) Report |
| China | 7–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Li Dongna 6' Li Ying 8'Yang Li 16', 45+1', 64', 90+1'Xu Yanlu 75' |
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| Myanmar | 0–3 | China |
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Ren Guixin 10' Ma Xiaoxu 60'Yang Li 87' |
| Thailand | 0–4 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report |
Ji So-yun 11' Park Eun-sun 12', 47', 84' |
Fifth place play-off
Thailand won the play-off and thus qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
| Vietnam | 1–2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung 86' |
Report (AFC) Report |
Kanjana 48', 65' |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage (including the fifth place match), extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[9]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 22 May | ||||||
| Japan (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| 25 May | ||||||
| China | 1 | |||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| 22 May | ||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 25 May | ||||||
| China | 2 | |||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
All times are local (UTC+7).
Semi-finals
| Japan | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | China |
|---|---|---|
| Sawa 51' Iwashimizu 120+2' |
Report (AFC) Report |
Li Dongna 80' (pen.) |
| South Korea | 1–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Park Eun-sun 53' (pen.) |
Report (AFC) Report |
Gorry 47' Kellond-Knight 77' |
Third place match
| China | 2–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Park Eun-sun 3' (o.g.) Yang Li 90+3' |
Report (AFC) Report |
Yoo Young-a 80' |
Final
| Japan | 1–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Iwashimizu 28' |
Report (AFC) Report |
Awards
| AFC Women's Asian Cup 2014 champions |
|---|
 Japan First title |