2022_AFC_Women's_Asian_Cup_qualification
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
International football competition
The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification was the qualification tournament for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[2]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | Bahrain (Group A) Tajikistan (Groups B and C) Kyrgyzstan (Group D) Uzbekistan (Groups E, F and G) Palestine (Group H) |
| Dates | 17–29 September, 18–24 October 2021[1] |
| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 5 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 113 (4.35 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,194 (46 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Phạm Hải Yến (8 goals) |
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A total of twelve teams qualified to play in the final tournament in India.[3] The host country India and the top three teams of the previous tournament in 2018 qualified automatically, while the other eight teams were decided by qualification, with the matches played between 17 and 29 September and 18–24 October 2021 in centralised venues.[1][4]
This tournament also served as the first stage of Asian qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where five teams from the Women's Asian Cup qualify directly for the World Cup (plus co-hosts Australia), and two teams qualify for a 10-team playoff tournament.[5]
The Northern Mariana Islands, whose association became the 47th full AFC member during the confederation's 30th Congress on 9 December 2020,[6] were eligible to enter the qualification tournament, but did not participate. They are not FIFA members and thus would not be eligible to qualify for the 2023 Women's World Cup.
Originally, the draw was to be held on 27 May 2021, 15:30 MST (UTC+8), at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[7] However, due to rising cases of COVID-19 across Asia, the AFC decided to postpone the original draw date until further notice.[8] On 23 June, the confederation announced the seeding and the date for the draw, which was held on 24 June, 16:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House.[9] The 28 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams and four groups of three teams.
The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses). The following restrictions were also applied:
- The seven teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.
- These host countries were allocated to positions in each group according to their ranking:
- Chinese Taipei and Myanmar in position 1
- Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in position 2
- Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Nepal in position 4 (if drawn in Group A–D) or position 3 (if drawn in Group E–G)
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- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- (H): Qualification group hosts determined before the draw
- (H)*: Qualification group hosts determined after the draw
- (NR): Non-ranked
- (W): Withdrew after draw
- Did not enter
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan (H)*
Macau (withdrew prior to draw)[10]
Northern Mariana Islands
Oman
Pakistan (suspended)[10]
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka
Syria
East Timor
Yemen
The matches were played during the windows of 16–29 September and 18–24 October 2021.
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| Matchday | Group B | Group C | Groups E–H | Group A | Group D | |||||
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| Dates | Matches | Dates | Matches | Dates | Matches | Dates | Matches | Dates | Matches | |
| Matchday 1 | 23 September 2021 | 1 v 3 | 24 September 2021 | 2 v 1 | 17–19 September 2021 | 3 v 1 | 18 October 2021 | 3 v 1 | 18 October 2021 | 2 v 3, 1 v 4 |
| Matchday 2 | 26 September 2021 | 2 v 3 | 27 September 2021 | 1 v 2 | 20–22 September 2021 | 2 v 3 | 21 October 2021 | 2 v 3 | 21 October 2021 | 3 v 1, 4 v 2 |
| Matchday 3 | 29 September 2021 | 1 v 2 | — | — | 23–25 September 2021 | 1 v 2 | 24 October 2021 | 1 v 2 | 24 October 2021 | 3 v 4, 1 v 2 |
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- Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3):[2]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
- Chinese Taipei was originally to host the group, but it was changed due to the activity limitations imposed on foreign teams in Taiwan.[11] On 15 September, Bahrain was confirmed as the Group hosts.
- Times listed are UTC+3.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Chinese Taipei |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Bahrain (H) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Laos |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Turkmenistan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[lower-alpha 1] |
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- Turkmenistan withdrew on 6 August from the competition due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
More information Laos, 0–4 ...
| Laos | 0–4 | Chinese Taipei |
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Group B
- All matches were held in Tajikistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Vietnam |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | +23 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Tajikistan (H) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Maldives |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Afghanistan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[lower-alpha 1] |
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- Afghanistan withdrew in September 2021.[13] The team's participation was uncertain due to the Taliban takeover of the country.[14]
More information Maldives, 0–16 ...
| Maldives | 0–16 | Vietnam |
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| Tajikistan | 4–0 | Maldives |
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| Vietnam | 7–0 | Tajikistan |
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Group C
- Both matches were held in Tajikistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Indonesia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Singapore |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Iraq |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 |  North Korea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- North Korea withdrew on 29 July from the competition due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] Iraq did the same on 8 September.[16]
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Group D
- All matches were originally to be held in Lebanon. On 15 September, Kyrgyzstan was confirmed as the group hosts.
- Times listed are UTC+6.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Myanmar |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Lebanon |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Guam |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
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More information Myanmar, 4–0 ...
| Myanmar | 4–0 | Lebanon |
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Group E
- All matches were held in Uzbekistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  South Korea |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Uzbekistan (H) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Mongolia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 |
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| Mongolia | 0–12 | South Korea |
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| South Korea | 4–0 | Uzbekistan |
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Group F
- Nepal was originally to host the group. Tashkent, Uzbekistan was announced as the replacement host.[17]
- Times listed are UTC+5.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Philippines |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Hong Kong |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 2 |  Nepal |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] |
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Group G
- Bangladesh was originally to host the group, but considered a withdrawal from hosting due to COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[18] The AFC announced Uzbekistan as the replacement host.[19][20]
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Iran |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Jordan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Bangladesh |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
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Group H
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Thailand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Malaysia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Palestine (H) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
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The following 12 teams qualified for the final tournament.[21]
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- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
There were 113 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 4.35 goals per match.
8 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Su Yu-hsuan
April Talledo
Chung Pui Ki
Baiq Amiatun- Octavianti Dwi
Hajar Dabbaghi- Golnoosh Khosravi
- Melika Motevalli
Bana Al Bitar- Shahnaz Jebreen
Lili Iskandar- Syntia Salha
Steffi Sarge Kaur- Andrea Lee
Chit Chit- Pont Pont Pyae Maung
Bimala Chaudhary
Chandler McDaniel- Camille Wilson
Choe Yu-ri- Ji So-yun
- Lee Min-a
- Park Ye-eun
Nekubakht Khudododova- Natalia Sotnikova
Nutwadee Pram-nak
Nouf Al-Adwan- Naeema Ibrahim
Saida Galimova- Lyudmila Karachik
- Maftuna Shoyimova
Chương Thị Kiều- Hoàng Thị Loan
- Hồ Thị Quỳnh
- Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Ngân
- Nguyễn Thị Vạn
- Trần Thị Thùy Trang
1 own goal
Hawwa Haneefa (against Vietnam)
Altantuya Altansukh (against Uzbekistan)- Nozima Kamoltoeva (against South Korea)
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