1975_AFC_Women's_Championship
1975 AFC Women's Championship
International football competition
The 1975 AFC Women's Championship, officially known as the Asian Cup Ladies Football Tournament is the first edition of the AFC Women's Championship.[1] It was held from 25 August to 3 September 1975 in Hong Kong. Participating members were New Zealand, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia. The tournament was won by New Zealand in the final against Thailand.[2]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 25 August – 3 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Thailand |
| Third place |  Australia |
| Fourth place |  Malaysia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 35 (3.5 per match) |
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All matches were held at the Government Stadium in Hong Kong.
More information ALFC members, Invitees ...
| ALFC members | Invitees | Did not enter (ALFC members) |
|---|---|---|
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Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| Australia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 |
 Singapore |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
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Source: RSSSF
More information Thailand, 3–2 ...
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Attendance: 4,119
Attendance: 4,500
Attendance: 2,226
Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 |
| Malaysia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
 Hong Kong |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
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Source: RSSSF
Attendance: 4,119
Attendance: 4,500
Attendance: 2,226
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 August – Hong Kong | ||||||
| New Zealand | 3 | |||||
| 2 September – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
| New Zealand | 3 | |||||
| 31 August – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Thailand | 1 | |||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 September – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
More information New Zealand, 3–2 ...
| New Zealand | 3–2 | Australia |
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Attendance: 6,655
Attendance: 6,655
Third place play-off
Attendance: 11,573
Final
More information New Zealand, 3–1 ...
| New Zealand | 3–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
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Thongsa  41' |
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More information AFC Women's Championship ...
| AFC Women's Championship 1975 winners |
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 New Zealand First title |
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Notes
- An Australian representative side (largely from the St. George club and the New South Wales state team) participated and had been labelled as "Australia" by the organisers.[3] These games have not been recognised as official Australian A-internationals, but the players achievements were recognised as such in 2023.[4]
- History of the AFC Women's Asian Cup (PDF) (Print ed.). Asian Football Confederation, International Centre for Sport Studies (CIES). FIFA Museum. January 2022. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2022.
- Rujawongsanti, Wanchai (6 June 2019). "Women's World Cup 2019 team guide No 21: Thailand" – via www.theguardian.com.
- Howe, Andrew; Werner, Greg. Encyclopedia of Matildas. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-1-925914-74-0.
- "Football Australia recognises achievements of former Australian Women's Representative Players". matildas.com.au. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.