2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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.

2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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)
Dates11 March 2015 – 9 March 2016
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up China
Third place Japan
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored128 (3.46 per match)
Attendance86,204 (2,330 per match)
Top scorer(s)Myanmar Khin Moe Wai (9 goals)

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
 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) Hosts
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'
Attendance: 5,456
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
India 4–0 Sri Lanka
K. Devi 12'
A. Devi 16'
Madushani 48' (o.g.)
R. Devi 58'		 Report
Attendance: 839
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)
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
Attendance: 5,003

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) Hosts
Uzbekistan 6–0 Palestine
Sarikova 7'
Nazarova 9'
Riskieva 12'
Turdiboeva 14'
Abdurasulova 22'
Kudratova 63'		 Report
Attendance: 100
Jordan 1–0 Hong Kong
Jbarah 8' Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
Hong Kong 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report Riskieva 75'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Park Ji-yeong (South Korea)
Palestine 0–6 Jordan
Report Jebreen 20'
Jbarah 27', 38', 60'
Al-Naber 33', 53'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)
Hong Kong 2–2 Palestine
Chan Wing Sze 16', 33' Report Shahine 39'
Salama 52'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
Uzbekistan 0–2 Jordan
Report Al-Naber 76' (pen.)
Al-Masri 82'
Attendance: 800

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) Hosts
Laos 0–4 Chinese Taipei
Report Yu Hsiu-chin 11'
Lai Li-chin 43'
Lin Ya-han 81'
Lee Hsiu-chin 90+3'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)
Iran 5–1 Laos
Behesht 30', 62'
Karimi 35'
Norouzi 77'
Arjangi 88' (pen.)		 Report Phayvanh 33'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Wang Jia (China)
Chinese Taipei 1–0 Iran
Lee Hsiu-chin 44' Report
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) Hosts
Chinese Taipei 1–0 Vietnam
Lin Chiung-ying 85' Report
Attendance: 475
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)
Jordan 0–2 Myanmar
Report Khin Moe Wai 17'
Wai Wai Aung 72'
Attendance: 3,894
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)
Jordan 0–3 Chinese Taipei
Report Chan Pi-han 8'
Michelle Pao 45'
Yasmeen Khair 58' (o.g.)
Attendance: 736
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (Iran)
Myanmar 1–2 Thailand
San San Maw 73' Report Anootsara 34', 69'
Attendance: 22,050
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Thailand 1–0 Jordan
Anootsara 30' Report
Attendance: 340
Referee: Wang Jia (China)
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'
Attendance: 7,485
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)
Vietnam 2–1 Jordan
Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt 18' (pen.), 45+1' Report Jbarah 76'
Attendance: 115
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)
Chinese Taipei 0–0 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 216
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Thailand 0–2 Vietnam
Report Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt 39', 83'
Attendance: 276
Referee: Wang Jia (China)
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'
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 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) Hosts
China 2–0 Vietnam
Gu Yasha 57'
Zhang Rui 63' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 369
Referee: Lucila Montes (Mexico)
North Korea 1–1 South Korea
Kim Un-ju 80' Report Jung Seol-bin 32'
Attendance: 2,000
Australia 3–1 Japan
De Vanna 25'
Heyman 41'
Gorry 78'		 Report Ōgimi 45+2'
Attendance: 4,988
Australia 9–0 Vietnam
Gielnik 10'
Simon 17', 38', 43'
Kennedy 19'
Sykes 64'
Van Egmond 68'
Heyman 77'
Polkinghorne 85'		 Report
Attendance: 129
North Korea 1–1 China
Ra Un-sim 38' Report Wang Shuang 90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 463
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Japan 1–1 South Korea
Iwabuchi 84' Report Jung Seol-bin 87'
Attendance: 5,605
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Vietnam 0–1 North Korea
Report Ju Hyo-sim 90'
Attendance: 996
Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)
South Korea 0–2 Australia
Report Simon 1'
Van Egmond 14' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
Japan 1–2 China
Yokoyama 65' Report Zhang Rui 14'
Gu Yasha 58'
Attendance: 6,959
China 1–0 South Korea
Wang Shanshan 43' Report
Attendance: 451
North Korea 1–2 Australia
Kim Su-gyong 78' Report Heyman 18'
Gorry 84'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Vietnam 1–6 Japan
Huỳnh Như 42' (pen.) Report Iwabuchi 39'
Ohno 45'
Kawasumi 80'
Nakajima 83'
Yokoyama 90'
Ōgimi 90+3'
Attendance: 3,418
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
South Korea 4–0 Vietnam
Lim Seon-joo 8', 18'
Lee Geum-min 69'
Jeon Ga-eul 85'		 Report
Attendance: 99
Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)
Australia 1–1 China
Van Egmond 85' Report Ma Xiaoxu 16'
Attendance: 250
Japan 1–0 North Korea
Iwabuchi 80' Report
Attendance: 4,766

Qualified teams for Olympics

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

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Australia7 March 20162 (20002, 20042)
 China7 March 20164 (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
9 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
Source: the-afc.com

References
  1. "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  2. "Australia and China book Olympic spots". FIFA.com. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
  3. "Groups drawn for First Round of Rio 2016 Women's Qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  4. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
  5. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  6. "Football – Women's AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. "女子サッカー　アジア最終予選（リオデジャネイロ オリンピック2016" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association.
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