2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship

The 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 8th edition of the AFC U-19 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-19 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in China between 18–29 August 2015.[1] A total of eight teams played in the tournament.

2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship
2015亚足联U19女子锦标赛
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates18–29 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (4th title)
Runners-up North Korea
Third place South Korea
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored73 (4.56 per match)
Attendance4,675 (292 per match)
Top scorer(s)North Korea Ri Un-sim (6 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Rikako Kobayashi
Fair play award Japan

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the AFC representatives.[2]

Japan won their fourth title with a final victory over North Korea on penalties. Both finalists and third-placed South Korea qualified for the World Cup.[3]

Qualification
Main article: 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship 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
 South Korea2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship champions8thChampions (2004, 2013)
 North Korea2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship runners-up8thChampions (2007)
 China2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship third place / Hosts8thChampions (2006)
 Japan2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship fourth place8thChampions (2002, 2009, 2011)
 UzbekistanQualifying Group A winners3rdGroup stage (2002, 2004)
 IranQualifying Group B winners1stDebut
 AustraliaQualifying Group C winners6thThird place (2006)
 ThailandQualifying Group D winners5thFourth place (2004)

Venues

Nanjing hosted the tournament, with two venues: Jiangning Sports Center and Jiangsu Training Base Stadium.

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

Squads

Players born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2000 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]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  6. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  7. 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);
  8. Drawing of lots.

All times were local, CST (UTC+8).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Knockout stage
2  China (H) 3 2 0 1 13 4 +9 6
3  Australia 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Japan 2–0 Australia
Kobayashi 10', 28' Report
Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 200
China 9–0 Uzbekistan
Shi Tianlun 14' (pen.)
Xiao Yuyi 20', 41', 58'
Yan Jinjin 31', 32', 51'
Zhang Zhu 66'
Tojiddinova 79' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)
Uzbekistan 0–6 Japan
Report Sonoda 5', 77'
Seike 25', 35', 47'
Hasegawa 36'
Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 100
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)
Australia 1–2 China
Harrison 67' Report Qin Manman 38'
Liu Yan 55'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
China 2–3 Japan
Shi Tianlun 71' (pen.)
Pan Jiahui 84'		 Report Kobayashi 22'
Nishida 64'
Kitagawa 75'
Attendance: 600
Australia 2–0 Uzbekistan
Kirby 36'
O'Brien 90+3'		 Report
Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 100
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 2 0 1 16 1 +15 6
3  Thailand 3 1 0 2 7 9 −2 3
4  Iran 3 0 0 3 1 29 −28 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
South Korea 13–0 Iran
Hwang Hye-soo 11', 24'
Choi Hee-jeong 15', 36'
Namgung Ye-ji 37', 59'
Son Hwa-yeon 52', 78'
Wie Jae-eun 60', 72', 81'
Park Ye-eun 65'
Song Ji-yoon 90'		 Report
Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 150
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
North Korea 5–0 Thailand
Jon So-yon 38' (pen.)
Ri Kyong-hyang 47'
Ri Un-sim 63', 66', 88'		 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
Thailand 0–3 South Korea
Report Jang Chang 52', 71'
Namgung Ye-ji 75' (pen.)
Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 150
Iran 0–9 North Korea
Report Ri Un-sim 27', 63'
Jon So-yon 33'
Wi Jong-sim 36'
Kim Phyong-hwa 39'
Ri Kyong-hyang 48'
Ri Hui-jong 86'
Kim So-hyang 88'
Choe Un-hwa 90+4'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)
South Korea 0–1 North Korea
Report Ri Hyang-sim 62'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Thailand 7–1 Iran
Saowalak 3', 11', 53', 68'
Jenjira 81', 84', 89'		 Report Zohrabi Nia 59'
Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 75
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[6]

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 August – Nanjing
 
 
 Japan1
 
29 August – Nanjing
 
 South Korea0
 
 Japan (p)0 (4)
 
26 August – Nanjing
 
 North Korea0 (2)
 
 North Korea2
 
 
 China0
 
Third place
 
 
29 August – Nanjing
 
 
 South Korea4
 
 
 China0

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Japan 1–0 South Korea
Kobayashi 82' Report
Attendance: 200
North Korea 2–0 China
Ri Un-sim 29'
Ri Kyong-hyang 61'		 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

Third place match

Winner qualified for 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

South Korea 4–0 China
Wang Ying 50' (o.g.)
Son Hwa-yeon 59', 67'
Jang Chang 69'		 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

Final
Japan 0–0 (a.e.t.) North Korea
Report
Penalties
Nishida soccer ball with check mark
Kobayashi soccer ball with check mark
Kitagawa soccer ball with check mark
Miura soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark Jon So-yon
soccer ball with check mark Ri Un-sim
soccer ball with red X Jo Ryon-hwa
soccer ball with red X Wi Jong-sim
Attendance: 500
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Winners
 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship winners 

Japan
Fourth title

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from AFC qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Japan26 August 20154 (2002, 2008, 2010, 2012)
 North Korea26 August 20155 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 South Korea29 August 20154 (2004, 2010, 2012, 2014)
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
Japan Rikako Kobayashi North Korea Ri Un-sim  Japan

Goalscorers
6 goals
  • North Korea Ri Un-sim
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
  • China Shi Tianlun
  • Japan Mizuki Sonoda
  • North Korea Jon So-yon
  • South Korea Choi Hee-jeong
  • South Korea Hwang Hye-soo
1 goal
Own goal
  • China Wang Ying (playing against South Korea)
  • Uzbekistan Shokhida Tojiddinova (playing against China PR)
Source: the-afc.com

References
  1. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2014.
  2. "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2014.
  3. "Korea Republic qualify, Japan crowned champions". FIFA.com. 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016.
  4. "AFC U-19 Women's C'ship 2015 qualifiers set". AFC. 17 June 2014.
  5. "Hosts China learn AFC U-19 Women's Championship opponents". AFC. 13 May 2015.
  6. "Regulations AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2015" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2014.
  7. "Double celebration as Kobayashi claims MVP award". AFC. 29 August 2015.
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