2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
International football competition
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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.
Host countries
Myanmar (First round Group A and Second round)
Jordan (First round Group B)
Republic of China (Taiwan) (First round Group C)
Japan (Final round)
Myanmar (First round Group A and Second round)
Jordan (First round Group B)
Republic of China (Taiwan) (First round Group C)
Japan (Final round)Dates11 March 2015 – 9 March 2016
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Champions
Australia (1st title)
Australia (1st title)| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Myanmar (First round Group A and Second round) Jordan (First round Group B) Republic of China (Taiwan) (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 |
| 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 | Khin Moe Wai (9 goals) |
← 2012 2020 → | |
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 | ||
- Notes
- 1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.
Schedule
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 |
| Sri Lanka | 0–16 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw  2', 4', 40'Khin Moe Wai 6', 16', 20', 21', 26'Sewwandi  18' (o.g.)Win Theingi Tun 23', 28', 49', 77', 90+1'Yee Yee Oo 48', 51' |
| 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 |
Group B
| 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 |
| Uzbekistan | 6–0 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Sarikova 7' Nazarova 9'Riskieva 12'Turdiboeva 14'Abdurasulova 22'Kudratova 63' |
Report |
| Hong Kong | 0–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Riskieva 75' |
| Hong Kong | 2–2 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Chan Wing Sze 16', 33' |
Report | Shahine 39' Salama 52' |
| Uzbekistan | 0–2 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Naber 76' (pen.) Al-Masri 82' |
Group C
| 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 |
| Laos | 0–4 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yu Hsiu-chin 11' Lai Li-chin 43'Lin Ya-han 81'Lee Hsiu-chin 90+3' |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Hsiu-chin 44' |
Report |
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 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Lin Chiung-ying 85' |
Report |
| Jordan | 0–2 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Khin Moe Wai 17' Wai Wai Aung 72' |
| Jordan | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chan Pi-han 8' Michelle Pao 45'Yasmeen Khair 58' (o.g.) |
| Vietnam | 4–2 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Huỳnh Như 16', 74' Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt 22', 45+1' (pen.) |
Report | Wai Wai Aung 85' Khin Moe Wai 88' |
| Thailand | 0–2 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt 39', 83' |
| 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' |
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 |
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 |
| North Korea | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Un-ju 80' |
Report | Jung Seol-bin 32' |
| Australia | 9–0 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Gielnik 10' Simon 17', 38', 43'Kennedy 19'Sykes 64'Van Egmond 68'Heyman 77'Polkinghorne 85' |
Report |
| North Korea | 1–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Ra Un-sim 38' |
Report | Wang Shuang 90+3' (pen.) |
| Japan | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Iwabuchi 84' |
Report | Jung Seol-bin 87' |
| Vietnam | 0–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ju Hyo-sim 90' |
| South Korea | 0–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Simon 1' Van Egmond 14' (pen.) |
| China | 1–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Shanshan 43' |
Report |
| North Korea | 1–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Su-gyong 78' |
Report | Heyman 18' Gorry 84' |
| South Korea | 4–0 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Lim Seon-joo 8', 18' Lee Geum-min 69'Jeon Ga-eul 85' |
Report |
| Australia | 1–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Van Egmond 85' |
Report | Ma Xiaoxu 16' |
| Japan | 1–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Iwabuchi 80' |
Report |
Qualified teams for Olympics
The following two teams from AFC qualified for the Olympic football tournament.
- 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
- Kyah Simon
- Maysa Jbarah
- Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw
- Yee Yee Oo
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Lisa De Vanna
- Emily Gielnik
- Alanna Kennedy
- Clare Polkinghorne
- Ashleigh Sykes
Ma Xiaoxu- Wang Shanshan
- Wang Shuang
Chan Pi-han- Lai Li-chin
- Lin Chiung-ying
- Lin Ya-han
- Michelle Pao
- Yu Hsiu-chin
Loitongbam Ashalata Devi- Gurumayum Radharani Devi
- Yumnam Kamala Devi
Fatemeh Arjangi- Fereshteh Karimi
- Parya Norouzi
- Nahomi Kawasumi
- Emi Nakajima
- Shinobu Ohno
- Luna Al-Masri
- Shahnaz Jebreen
Souphavanh Phayvanh- San San Maw
- Than Than Htwe
Ju Hyo-sim- Kim Su-gyong
- Kim Un-ju
- Ra Un-sim
Kiloudi Salama- Natali Shaheen
Jeon Ga-eul- Lee Geum-min
Nargiza Abdurasulova- Nilufar Kudratova
- Zumratjon Nazarova
- Makhliyo Sarikova
- Feruza Turdiboeva
- Own goal
- Yasmeen Khair (playing against Chinese Taipei)
Nisansala Sewwandi (playing against Myanmar)- Imesha Madushani (playing against India)
- Lin Kai-ling (playing against Myanmar)
- Source: the-afc.com