2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host countries  Myanmar (First round Group A and Second round)
 Jordan (First round Group B)
 Chinese Taipei (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 PR
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(s) Myanmar Khin Moe Wai (9 goals)
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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.

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

 Australia
 China PR
 Japan
 North Korea
 South Korea

 Thailand
 Vietnam

 Chinese Taipei
 Myanmar
 Uzbekistan

 India
 Iran
 Jordan

 Bahrain
 Hong Kong
 Laos

 Palestine
 Sri Lanka
Notes
1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying stage was as follows.[4][5]

Round Date
First round 11–15 March 2015 (Groups A and B)
20–24 March 2015 (Group C)
Second round 14–22 September 2015
Final round 29 February – 9 March 2016

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
Source: AFC
(H) Host.

11 March 2015 (2015-03-11)
17:00
Sri Lanka  0–16  Myanmar
Report Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw Goal 2', 4', 40'
Khin Moe Wai Goal 6', 16', 20', 21', 26'
Nisansala Goal 18' (o.g.)
Win Theingi Tun Goal 23', 28', 49', 77', 90+1'
Yee Yee Oo Goal 48', 51'
Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
Attendance: 5,456
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

13 March 2015 (2015-03-13)
17:00
India  4–0  Sri Lanka
K. Devi Goal 12'
A. Devi Goal 16'
Withanage Goal 48' (o.g.)
R. Devi Goal 58'		 Report
Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
Attendance: 839
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)

15 March 2015 (2015-03-15)
17:00
Myanmar  7–0  India
Khin Moe Wai Goal 8'
Khin Marlar Tun Goal 15', 61'
Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw Goal 21'
Yee Yee Oo Goal 28', 77'
Win Theingi Tun Goal 90+2'		 Report

Group B

  • All matches were held in Jordan.
  • Times listed were UTC+2.
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
Source: AFC
(H) Host.

11 March 2015 (2015-03-11)
12:00
Uzbekistan  6–0  Palestine
Sarikova Goal 7'
Nazarova Goal 9'
Riskieva Goal 12'
Turdiboeva Goal 14'
Abdurasulova Goal 22'
Kudratova Goal 63'		 Report
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

11 March 2015 (2015-03-11)
16:00
Jordan  1–0  Hong Kong
Jbarah Goal 8' Report
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)

13 March 2015 (2015-03-13)
12:00
Hong Kong  0–1  Uzbekistan
Report Riskieva Goal 75'
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 100
Referee: Park Ji-yeong (South Korea)

13 March 2015 (2015-03-13)
15:00
Palestine  0–6  Jordan
Report Jebreen Goal 20'
Jbarah Goal 27', 38', 60'
Al-Naber Goal 33', 53'
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 500
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)

15 March 2015 (2015-03-15)
12:00
Hong Kong  2–2  Palestine
Chan Wing Sze Goal 16', 33' Report Shahine Goal 39'
Salama Goal 52'
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 100
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)

15 March 2015 (2015-03-15)
16:00
Uzbekistan  0–2  Jordan
Report Al-Naber Goal 76' (pen.)
Al-Masri Goal 82'
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 800
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

Group C

  • All matches were held in Taiwan.
  • Times listed were UTC+8.
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
Source: AFC
(H) Host.

20 March 2015 (2015-03-20)
19:00
Laos  0–4  Chinese Taipei
Report Yu Hsiu-chin Goal 11'
Lai Li-chin Goal 43'
Lin Ya-han Goal 81'
Lee Hsiu-chin Goal 90+3'
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)

22 March 2015 (2015-03-22)
19:00
Iran  5–1  Laos
Behesht Goal 30', 62'
Karimi Goal 35'
Norouzi Goal 77'
Arjangi Goal 88' (pen.)		 Report Phayvanh Goal 33'
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 150
Referee: Wang Jia (China)

24 March 2015 (2015-03-24)
19:00
Chinese Taipei  1–0  Iran
Lee Hsiu-chin Goal 44' Report
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)

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
Source: AFC
(H) Host.

14 September 2015 (2015-09-14)
15:30
Chinese Taipei  1–0  Vietnam
Lin Chiung-ying Goal 85' Report
Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
Attendance: 475
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)

14 September 2015 (2015-09-14)
18:30
Jordan  0–2  Myanmar
Report Khin Moe Wai Goal 17'
Wai Wai Aung Goal 72'
Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
Attendance: 3,894
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)

16 September 2015 (2015-09-16)
15:30
Jordan  0–3  Chinese Taipei
Report Chan Pi-han Goal 8'
Michelle Pao Goal 45'
Yasmeen Khair Goal 58' (o.g.)
Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
Attendance: 736
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (Iran)

16 September 2015 (2015-09-16)
18:30
Myanmar  1–2  Thailand
San San Maw Goal 73' Report Anootsara Goal 34', 69'
Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
Attendance: 22,050
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

18 September 2015 (2015-09-18)
15:30
Thailand  1–0  Jordan
Anootsara Goal 30' Report
Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
Attendance: 340
Referee: Wang Jia (China)

18 September 2015 (2015-09-18)
18:30
Vietnam  4–2  Myanmar
Huỳnh Như Goal 16', 74'
Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt Goal 22', 45+1' (pen.)		 Report Wai Wai Aung Goal 85'
Khin Moe Wai Goal 88'
Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
Attendance: 7,485
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)

20 September 2015 (2015-09-20)
15:30
Vietnam  2–1  Jordan
Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt Goal 18' (pen.), 45+1' Report Jbarah Goal 76'
Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
Attendance: 115
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)

20 September 2015 (2015-09-20)
18:30
Chinese Taipei  0–0  Thailand
Report
Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
Attendance: 216
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

22 September 2015 (2015-09-22)
15:30
Thailand  0–2  Vietnam
Report Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt Goal 39', 83'
Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
Attendance: 276
Referee: Wang Jia (China)

22 September 2015 (2015-09-22)
18:30
Myanmar  3–1  Chinese Taipei
Khin Moe Wai Goal 67'
Than Than Htwe Goal 79'
Lin Kai-ling Goal 83' (o.g.)		 Report Lee Hsiu-chin Goal 90+1'
Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
Attendance: 1,427
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)

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 PR 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
Source: AFC
(H) Host.

29 February 2016 (2016-02-29)
16:35
China PR  2–0  Vietnam
Gu Yasha Goal 57'
Zhang Rui Goal 63' (pen.)		 Report
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 369
Referee: Lucila Montes (Mexico)

29 February 2016 (2016-02-29)
19:35
North Korea  1–1  South Korea
Kim Un-ju Goal 80' Report Jung Seol-bin Goal 32'
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

29 February 2016 (2016-02-29)
19:39
Australia  3–1  Japan
De Vanna Goal 25'
Heyman Goal 41'
Gorry Goal 78'		 Report Ōgimi Goal 45+2'
Kincho Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 4,988
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

2 March 2016 (2016-03-02)
16:35
Australia  9–0  Vietnam
Gielnik Goal 10'
Simon Goal 17', 38', 43'
Kennedy Goal 19'
Sykes Goal 64'
Van Egmond Goal 68'
Heyman Goal 77'
Polkinghorne Goal 85'		 Report
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 129
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

2 March 2016 (2016-03-02)
19:35
North Korea  1–1  China PR
Ra Un-sim Goal 38' Report Wang Shuang Goal 90+3' (pen.)
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 463
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

2 March 2016 (2016-03-02)
19:39
Japan  1–1  South Korea
Iwabuchi Goal 84' Report Jung Seol-bin Goal 87'
Kincho Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 5,605
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)
16:35
Vietnam  0–1  North Korea
Report Ju Hyo-sim Goal 90'
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 996
Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)

4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)
19:35
South Korea  0–2  Australia
Report Simon Goal 1'
Van Egmond Goal 14' (pen.)
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)
19:39
Japan  1–2  China PR
Yokoyama Goal 65' Report Zhang Rui Goal 14'
Gu Yasha Goal 58'
Kincho Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 6,959
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

7 March 2016 (2016-03-07)
16:35
China PR  1–0  South Korea
Wang Shanshan Goal 43' Report
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 451
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

7 March 2016 (2016-03-07)
19:35
North Korea  1–2  Australia
Kim Su-gyong Goal 78' Report Heyman Goal 18'
Gorry Goal 84'
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 900
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

7 March 2016 (2016-03-07)
19:39
Vietnam  1–6  Japan
Huỳnh Như Goal 42' (pen.) Report Iwabuchi Goal 39'
Ohno Goal 45'
Kawasumi Goal 80'
Nakajima Goal 83'
Yokoyama Goal 90'
Ōgimi Goal 90+3'
Kincho Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 3,418
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

9 March 2016 (2016-03-09)
16:35
South Korea  4–0  Vietnam
Lim Seon-joo Goal 8', 18'
Lee Geum-min Goal 69'
Jeon Ga-eul Goal 85'		 Report
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 99
Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)

9 March 2016 (2016-03-09)
19:39
Australia  1–1  China PR
Van Egmond Goal 85' Report Ma Xiaoxu Goal 16'
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 250
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

9 March 2016 (2016-03-09)
19:39
Japan  1–0  North Korea
Iwabuchi Goal 80' Report
Kincho Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 4,766
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Qualified teams for Olympics

The following two teams from AFC qualified for the Olympic football tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Australia 7 March 2016 2 (20002, 20042)
 China PR 7 March 2016 4 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
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

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1 goal

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Own goal

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External links

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