1997 AFC Women's Championship

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1997 AFC Women's Championship
1997年亞足聯女子亞洲杯
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates5–14 December
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions China PR (6th title)
Runners-up North Korea
Third place Japan
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored132 (6.95 per match)
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The 1997 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in the province Guangdong, China between 5 and 14 December 1997. It was the 11th staging of the AFC Women's Championship. The 1997 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of eleven teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Asia's three berths were given to the two finalists - China and Korea DPR - and the winner of the third place play-off, Japan.

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 31 0 +31 9
 India 3 2 0 1 13 1 +12 6
 Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 1 12 −11 3
 Guam 3 0 0 3 0 32 −32 0
Source:[citation needed]
India 3–0 Hong Kong
Japan 21–0 Guam
Kae Nishina Goal
Homare Sawa Goal
Yuko Morimoto Goal
Miyuki Yanagita Goal
Mayumi Omatsu Goal
Nami Otake Goal
Tamaki Uchiyama Goal
Hong Kong 1–0 Guam
Japan 1–0 India
Homare Sawa Goal
Japan 9–0 Hong Kong
Rie Yamaki Goal
Yumi Toumei Goal
Homare Sawa Goal
Yuko Morimoto Goal
Miyuki Yanagita Goal
Tomomi Mitsui Goal
Tamaki Uchiyama Goal
India 10–0 Guam

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 3 3 0 0 27 1 +26 9
 North Korea 3 2 0 1 23 4 +19 6
 Uzbekistan 3 1 0 2 2 17 −15 3
 Philippines 3 0 0 3 2 32 −30 0
Source:[citation needed]
China PR 3–1 North Korea
Liu Ailing Goal 3', 88'
Fan Yunjie Goal 17'		 Kim Kum-sil Goal 83'
Uzbekistan 2–1 Philippines
China PR 8–0 Uzbekistan
Jin Yan Goal 15', 46', 62', 74'
North Korea 14–1 Philippines
China PR 16–0 Philippines
North Korea 8–0 Uzbekistan

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6
 South Korea 2 1 0 1 11 1 +10 3
 Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 0 17 −17 0
Source:[citation needed]
Chinese Taipei 1–0 South Korea
Goal
South Korea 11–0 Kazakhstan
Chinese Taipei 6–0 Kazakhstan

Knockout stage[]

Semi-finals[]

North Korea 1–0 Japan
Kim Kum-sil Goal 3'
China PR 10–0 Chinese Taipei
Sun Wen Goal 2', 5'
Liu Ailing Goal 36', 43', 45', 85'
Sun Qingmei Goal 42', ?'
Shui Qingxia Goal 46'
Jin Yan Goal

Third place match[]

Japan 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Homare Sawa Goal 20', 39'

Final[]

China PR 2–0 North Korea
Liu Ailing Goal 49', 65'

Awards[]

 1997 AFC Women's Championship Winners 

China PR
Sixth title

External links[]

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