The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the competition, was a women's association football tournament competed by national teams in Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It served as the qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2] It was played from 14 to 25 May 2014 in Vietnam.[3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Vietnam |
| Dates | 14–25 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
| Third place |  China |
| Fourth place |  South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 67 (3.94 per match) |
| Attendance | 45,250 (2,662 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Yang Li Park Eun-sun (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Aya Miyama[1] |
Reigning world champions Japan defeated the reigning Asian champions Australia 1–0 in the final to secure their first continental title.[4]
Qualification
The final tournament was competed by eight teams, four of which were automatically qualified though their 2010 placement, while the others were determined via a qualification tournament.[5]
North Korea was banned from the tournament due to the sanction on their doping cases in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2] Hosts Vietnam had to play the qualifying round; in case of a non-qualification, another host would have been chosen.
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[n 1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 21 May 2010 | 4 (1975, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| Japan | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 22 May 2010 | 14 (1977, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| China | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 23 May 2010 | 12 (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| South Korea | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 26 September 2012 | 10 (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
 Myanmar | Group D winner | 25 May 2013 | 3 (2003, 2006, 2010) |
 Thailand | Group B winner | 25 May 2013 | 14 (1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| Vietnam | Group C winner | 26 May 2013 | 6 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
 Jordan | Group A winner | 9 June 2013 | 0 (debut) |
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Thủ Dầu Một and Ho Chi Minh City.
| Thủ Dầu Một | Ho Chi Minh City | |
|---|---|---|
| Gò Đậu Stadium | Thống Nhất Stadium | |
| Capacity: 18,250 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
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Squads
Group stage
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Each team then played the others in their group once. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals, and the two third-placed teams played a play-off match for fifth place and the final World Cup qualifying spot. The draw was held on 29 November 2013.[6][7]In the group stage, teams tied in the points were ranked by the following criteria:[8]
- Greater number of points between the teams concerned,
- Goal differences between the teams concerned,
- Number of goals between the teams concerned,
- Goal differences between in all round-robin matches,
- Number of goals between in all round-robin matches,
- Penalty shoot-out (in case just two teams playing the final match tied in the all conditions above),
- Fewer yellow and red card points in all group matches (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card), and
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local (UTC+7).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 7 | Knockout stage and Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Vietnam (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | Repechage play-off |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 3–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
Nguyễn Thị Muôn  18'Lê Thu Thanh Hương 36', 84' | Report (AFC) Report | Jbarah 34' |
| Australia | 2–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Foord 21' De Vanna 64' | Report (AFC) Report | Polkinghorne 71' (o.g.) Ōgimi 84' |
| Vietnam | 0–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report | Lê Thị Thương 42' (o.g.) Gorry 90' |
| Japan | 7–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Kira 25', 90+3' Nakajima 45+1', 75'Sakaguchi 49', 81'Alhyasat 69' (o.g.) | Report (AFC) Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 7 | Knockout stage and Women's World Cup |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 7 | |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | Repechage play-off |
| 4 | Myanmar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
| South Korea | 12–0 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Ji So-yun 4' Park Eun-sun 17' (pen.), 43'Park Hee-young 33'Jeon Ga-eul 36', 40' (pen.), 63'Cho So-hyun 45+3', 61', 82'Kwon Hah-nul 58'Yeo Min-ji 76' | Report (AFC) Report |
| China | 7–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Li Dongna 6' Li Ying 8'Yang Li 16', 45+1', 64', 90+1'Xu Yanlu 75' | Report (AFC) Report |
| Myanmar | 0–3 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report | Ren Guixin 10' Ma Xiaoxu 60'Yang Li 87' |
| Thailand | 0–4 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report | Ji So-yun 11' Park Eun-sun 12', 47', 84' |
Fifth place play-off
Thailand won the play-off and thus qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
| Vietnam | 1–2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung 86' | Report (AFC) Report | Kanjana 48', 65' |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage (including the fifth place match), extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[8]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 22 May | ||||||
| Japan (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| 25 May | ||||||
| China | 1 | |||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| 22 May | ||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 25 May | ||||||
| China | 2 | |||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
All times are local (UTC+7).
Semi-finals
| Japan | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | China |
|---|---|---|
| Sawa 51' Iwashimizu 120+2' | Report (AFC) Report | Li Dongna 80' (pen.) |
| South Korea | 1–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Park Eun-sun 53' (pen.) | Report (AFC) Report | Gorry 47' Kellond-Knight 77' |
Third place match
| China | 2–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Park Eun-sun 3' (o.g.) Yang Li 90+3' | Report (AFC) Report | Yoo Young-a 80' |
Final
Awards
| AFC Women's Asian Cup 2014 champions |
|---|
 Japan First title |
Goalscorers
There were 67 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 3.94 goals per match.
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Clare Polkinghorne (against Japan)
Enshirah Alhyasat (against Japan)
Park Eun-sun (against China PR)
Lê Thị Thương (against Australia)
Tournament teams ranking
This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 13 | Champions |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Runners-up |
| 3 | China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 10 | Third place |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 7 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Thailand | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Vietnam (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 7 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | |
| 8 | Myanmar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |