2016 AFF Women's Championship

The 2016 AFF Women's Championship was the ninth edition of the AFF Women's Championship, an international women's football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The tournament was held in Mandalay, Myanmar[1][2] between 26 July to 4 August 2016.[3]

2016 AFF Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Myanmar
CityMandalay
Dates26 July – 4 August
Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Thailand (3rd title)
Runners-up Vietnam
Third place Myanmar
Fourth place Australia U20
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored105 (6.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Myanmar Win Theingi Tun (9 goals)

Thailand successfully defended their title after beating Vietnam in the final via penalty shoot-out.

Participating teams

8 teams were set to take part in the tournament in Mandalay, Myanmar. Indonesia was suspended by FIFA at the time the group was announced. Australia sent its under-20 team. Japan, Chinese Taipei and South Korea were invited to participate as the eighth team in the tournament.[3] However none of the three confirmed their participation and Timor Leste was named as the tournament's eighth team.[4]

Squads
Main article: 2016 AFF Women's Championship squads

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers[5]

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  3. Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
  4. Kicks from the penalty mark if the teams concerned are still on the field of play.
  5. Lowest score using Fair Play Criteria;
  6. Drawing of lots.

All times listed are Myanmar Standard Time (UTC+06:30)

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam 3 3 0 0 20 0 +20 9 Knockout stage
2  Thailand 3 2 0 1 12 2 +10 6
3  Philippines 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4  Singapore 3 0 0 3 0 24 −24 0
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Thailand 4–0 Philippines
 Report
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Vietnam 14–0 Singapore
 Report
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
Philippines 0–4 Vietnam
Report
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
Singapore 0–8 Thailand
Report
Referee: Seinn Cho Aung (Myanmar)
Philippines 2–0 Singapore
 Report
Referee: Lee Yi-chi (Chinese Taipei)
Thailand 0–2 Vietnam
Report
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia U20 3 2 1 0 25 1 +24 7 Knockout stage
2  Myanmar (H) 3 2 1 0 20 2 +18 7
3  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 14 6 +8 3
4  Timor-Leste 3 0 0 3 0 50 −50 0
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Australia U20 4–0 Malaysia
 Report
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
Myanmar 17–0 Timor-Leste
 Report
Referee: Lee Yi-chi (Chinese Taipei)
Timor-Leste 0–20 Australia U20
Report
Referee: Công Thị Dung (Vietnam)
Malaysia 1–2 Myanmar
  • Dadree 18'
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Timor-Leste 0–13 Malaysia
Report
  • Natacha 4' (o.g.)
  • Shereilynn 8', 12', 76', 82', 85'
  • Haniza 17', 32', 35', 89'
  • Malini 27', 45'
  • Luisa 68' (o.g.)
Myanmar 1–1 Australia U20
Khin Moe Wai 41' Report Plessas 78'
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 August 2016 – Mandalay
 
 
 Vietnam (p)3 (5)
 
4 August 2016 – Mandalay
 
 Myanmar 3 (4)
 
 Vietnam 1 (5)
 
2 August 2016 – Mandalay
 
  Thailand (p)1 (6)
 
 Australia U20 1
 
 
 Thailand 2
 
Third place
 
 
4 August 2016 – Mandalay
 
 
 Myanmar 1
 
 
  Australia U200

Semi-finals
Australia U20 1–2 Thailand
Maher 11' Report
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
Vietnam 3–3 (a.e.t.) Myanmar
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Third place match
Myanmar 1–0 Australia U20
Win Theingi Tun 20' Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

Final
Vietnam 1–1 (a.e.t.) Thailand
Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt 85' Report Rattikan 7'
Penalties
 5–6
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Awards
2016 AFF Women's Championship Champions
Thailand
Thailand
Third title

Controversy

In the 6th round of the penalty shoot-out of the final between Vietnam and Thailand, Thailand's Rattikan Thongsombut shot out while Vietnam's Nguyễn Thị Liễu effort hit goalkeeper Waraporn Boonsing and rolled its way past the goal line before being shot away by the goalkeeper. Myanmar referee Thein Thein Aye first recognised for a goal but reversed her decision after discussing with two lineswomen, Singapore's Mohd Nasir and Merlo Albano from the Philippines stated the ball had not entirely crossed the goal line.[6] Vietnamese media calls the event as a "stolen championship".[7]

Goalscorers
9 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
  • Singapore Nur Izyani Noorghani (against Vietnam)
  • East Timor Luisa Marques (against Malaysia)
  • East Timor Natacha Sarmento (against Malaysia)

Final ranking
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Thailand 5 3 1 1 15 4 +11 10 Champions
2  Vietnam 5 3 2 0 24 4 +20 11 Runners-up
3  Myanmar (H) 5 3 2 0 24 5 +19 11 Third place
4  Australia U20 5 2 1 2 26 4 +22 7 Fourth place
5  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 14 6 +8 3 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Philippines 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
7  Singapore 3 0 0 3 0 24 −24 0
8  Timor-Leste 3 0 0 3 0 50 −50 0
Source:
(H) Hosts

References
  1. "Calendar of Events". Asean Football Federation. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. "Myanmar to host AFF Women's Championship". Asia Pacific Daily. Xinhua. 16 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. "Groups Announced for the AFF Women's Championship 2016". Women's Soccer United. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. "AFF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2016". ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. "AFF Women's Championship 2016 Tournament Regulations" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Section 9.1.5.
  6. "Thailand win SE Asian women's football tourney after controversial victory over Vietnam". Tuổi Trẻ. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016. Despite head referee Thein Thein Aye from Myanmar recognising the win, the two lineswomen, Singapore's Mohd Nasir and Merlo Albano from the Philippines, stated the ball had not entirely crossed the goal line.
  7. Lan Phương (5 August 2016). "Trọng tài Myanmar 'cướp' bàn thắng của tuyển nữ Việt Nam: Xấu hổ cúi mặt" [Myanmar referee 'rob' Vietnamese women's goals: Ashamed to bow] (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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