2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
International football competition
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The 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship was the 6th edition of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-16 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in China between 4–15 November 2015.[1] A total of eight teams played in the tournament.
| 2015亚足联U16女子锦标赛 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 4–15 November |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  North Korea (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  China |
| Fourth place |  Thailand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 69 (4.31 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,755 (110 per match) |
| Top scorer | Wang Yanwen (6 goals) |
| Best player | Ri Hae-yon |
| Fair play award | Japan |
← 2013 2017 → | |
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the AFC representatives, besides Jordan who qualified automatically as hosts.[2]
North Korea won their second title with a 1–0 final victory over Japan. Both finalists qualified for the World Cup.[3]
Qualification
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 17 June 2014. Four teams qualified directly for the final tournament by their 2013 performance, while the other entrants competed in the qualifying stage for the remaining four spots.[4]
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship champions | 6th | Champions (2005, 2011, 2013) |
| North Korea | 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship runners-up | 5th | Champions (2007) |
| China | 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship third place / Hosts | 6th | Runners-up (2005) |
| Thailand | 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship fourth place | 6th | Third place (2005) |
 Uzbekistan | Qualifying Group A winners | 2nd | Group stage (2013) |
 Iran | Qualifying Group B winners | 2nd | Group stage (2013) |
 South Korea | Qualifying Group C winners | 6th | Champions (2009) |
 Chinese Taipei | Qualifying Group D winners | 4th | Group stage (2005, 2009, 2013) |
Venues
Wuhan hosted the tournament, with two venues: Xinhua Road Sports Center and Hankou Cultural Sports Centre.
| Wuhan | |
|---|---|
| Xinhua Road Sports Center | Hankou Cultural Sports Centre |
| Capacity: 22,140 | Capacity: 20,000 |
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Draw
The draw for the final tournament was held on 13 May 2015 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur.[5] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous edition in 2013.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Squads
Players born between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).[6]
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
- Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:[6]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
- Drawing of lots.
All times were local, CST (UTC+8).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Thailand |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Iran |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
| China | 3–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
Xie Qiwen  16'Zhang Linyan 38'Wang Yanwen 72' |
Report | Choi Jeong-min 57' Gwon Hui-seon 68'Mun Eun-ju 90+4' |
| South Korea | 0–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nutwadee 89' |
| Iran | 0–4 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ma Xiaolan 22', 90+3' Chen Yuanmeng 27'Wang Yanwen 81' |
| China | 5–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Ma Xiaolan 3' Wang Yanwen 11', 33'Jin Kun 40', 47' |
Report |
| Iran | 0–5 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Choi Jeong-min 14', 30' Jung Min-young 25' (pen.)Mun Eun-ju 53'Yang Hyeon-ji 90+4' (pen.) |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | North Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 | |
| 3 | Uzbekistan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
| North Korea | 5–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Pom-ui 2' Sung Hyang-sim 8', 33'Ri Hae-yon 43'Ri Un-jong 90+3' |
Report |
| Uzbekistan | 0–4 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kim Pom-ui 45+3', 55', 78' Choe Un-chong 71' |
| Japan | 1–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Takahashi 63' |
Report | Sung Hyang-sim 2' |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Panjieva 45+1' Kurbonova 75'Nazarkulova 88' |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary (extra time was not used).[6]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 November – Wuhan | ||||||
| China | 1 | |||||
| 15 November – Wuhan | ||||||
| North Korea | 2 | |||||
| North Korea | 1 | |||||
| 12 November – Wuhan | ||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 8 | |||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 November – Wuhan | ||||||
| China | 8 | |||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| China | 1–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Zhang Linyan 62' |
Report | Ri Hae-yon 2', 87' |
Third place match
| China | 8–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Zhao Yujie 14' Wang Yanwen 19', 89' (pen.)Xie Qiwen 21', 26', 66'Jin Kun 32'Shen Mengyu 90+1' |
Report |
Final
| North Korea | 1–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Hae-yon 41' |
Report |
Winners
| Winner 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship |
|---|
 North Korea Second title |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The following three teams from AFC qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Jordan qualified as hosts.
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[7]
| Most Valuable Player | Top Scorer | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Hae-yon |
Wang Yanwen |
Japan |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
Xie Qiwen
Kim Pom-ui- Ri Hae-yon
- 3 goals
- Jin Kun
- Ma Xiaolan
Jun Endo- Hana Takahashi
- Riko Ueki
- Sung Hyang-sim
Choi Jeong-min
- 2 goals
- Zhang Linyan
- Saori Takarada
- Mun Eun-ju
Kanyanat Chetthabutr- Karen Yaowaporn Lohrmann
- 1 goal
- Chen Yuanmeng
- Shen Mengyu
- Zhao Yujie
- Rio Kanekatsu
- Seira Kojima
- Fuka Nagano
- Choe Un-chong
- Ri Un-jong
- Gwon Hui-seon
- Jung Min-young
- Yang Hyeon-ji
- Nutwadee Pram-nak
Shahnoza Kurbonova- Makhliyo Nazarkulova
- Maftuna Panjieva