2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup

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2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates16–30 July
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (8th title)
Runners-up Australia
Third place North Korea
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored77 (3.85 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Yūki Nagasato
South Korea Jung Jung-suk (7 goals)
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The 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup was a women's football tournament for women's national teams from countries affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation. It was the 15th installment of the AFC Women's Asian Cup.

Unlike the previous tournament which was held every two years, the tournament has been moved back a year to 2006. The structure of the competition has changed for this tournament, with a qualifying tournament and a separate championship tournament.

The four qualifiers of the sub-tournament (Vietnam, Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, Thailand) went on to compete for the Championship proper against the four automatic finalists (China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea). Australia were added to the final tournament following their switch from Oceania Football Confederation to the Asian confederation. The finals of the tournament were held in Australia in July 2006 - the hosting rights were originally given to Japan, but after Australia moved conferences, they were given the hosting rights. All matches in the main tournament were held in Adelaide.

The tournament also acted as Asia's qualifying tournament for the 2007 Women's World Cup. Two spots were available in addition to the automatic spot given to China as World Cup hosts. China won the tournament, beating hosts Australia in the final. Thus, Australia took the first qualifying spot, while North Korea defeated Japan in the third place play-off to take second place. Japan now play off with the third-placed team in the CONCACAF region, despite beating China in the group stages.

Qualification

Main article: 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Teams

Japan, China, North Korea and South Korea qualified by virtue of occupying the four top spots in the 2003 AFC Women's Championship.

Venues

The tournament was held in Adelaide, South Australia, with Hindmarsh Stadium being the main venue, hosting all matches except for one of the two concurrent last matches in each of the two groups, which were held at Marden Sports Complex.

Hindmarsh Stadium
Capacity: 16,500
Marden Sports Complex
Capacity: 6,000

Group stage

All matches in the group stage were held at Hindmarsh Stadium, except the Chinese Taipei v Vietnam and Thailand v Australia matches, which took place at Marden Sports Complex.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 17 1 +16 9
 China 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
 Vietnam 3 1 0 2 1 7 −6 3
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
China 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Han Duan 11'
Pu Wei 64'
Attendance: 500
Japan 5–0 Vietnam
Homare Sawa 39', 52'
Mizuho Sakaguchi 65', 78'
Yūki Nagasato 81'
Attendance: 500
Japan 11–1 Chinese Taipei
Shinobu Ohno 9'
Yūki Nagasato 29', 33', 46', 71', 92+'
Homare Sawa 38', 80'
Mizuho Sakaguchi 48', 89'
Miyuki Yanagita 68'		 Hsieh I-ling 35'
Attendance: 200
Vietnam 0–2 China
Ma Xiaoxu 20', 58'
Attendance: 300
China 0–1 Japan
Aya Miyama 18'
Attendance: 5,000
Chinese Taipei 0–1 Vietnam
Vũ Thị Huyền Linh 70'
Attendance: 200

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 4 3 1 0 13 0 +13 10
 Australia 4 3 1 0 11 0 +11 10
 South Korea 4 2 0 2 14 6 +8 6
 Thailand 4 1 0 3 2 26 −24 3
 Myanmar 4 0 0 4 2 10 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Myanmar 1–2 Thailand
Daw My Nilar Htwe 60' Pitsamai Sornsai 34', 55'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Huijun Niu (China)
Australia 4–0 South Korea
Shin Sun-nam 30' (o.g.)
Sarah Walsh 66'
Caitlin Munoz 75'
Lisa De Vanna 87'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)
Thailand 0–9 North Korea
Ri Kum-suk 8', 34'
Ri Un-suk 31'
Kim Tan-sil 36', 73'
Ho Sun-hui 43'
Jo Yun-mi 59'
Kim Yong-ae 67', 87'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)
Myanmar 0–2 Australia
Sally Shipard 31'
Lisa De Vanna 77'
Attendance: 2,000
North Korea 3–0 Myanmar
Ri Un-suk 23', 37'
Ri Un-gyong 85'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)
South Korea 11–0 Thailand
Cha Yun-hee 30', 44'
Jung Jung-suk 39', 50', 71', 80', 83', 86'
Kim Joo-hee 42'
Kim Jin-hee 69'
Jung Sey-hwa 87'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Huijun Niu (China)
South Korea 3–1 Myanmar
Kim Joo-hee 7'
Jin Suk-hee 35'
Jung Jung-suk 64'		 Hlaing 90'
Attendance: 500
Australia 0–0 North Korea
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)
Thailand 0–5 Australia
Alicia Ferguson 3'
Joanne Burgess 27'
Sarah Walsh 53'
Kate Gill 62'
Lisa De Vanna 81'
Attendance: 400
North Korea 1–0 South Korea
Kim Yong-ae 76'
Attendance: 300

Knockout stages

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 27 July
 
 
  China 1
 
 30 July
 
  North Korea 0
 
  China 2 (4)
 
 27 July
 
  Australia 2 (2)
 
  Australia 2
 
 
  Japan 0
 
Third place
 
 
 30 July
 
 
  North Korea 3
 
 
  Japan 2

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for the 2007 Women's World Cup.

In the China v North Korea match, China conceded a potential equaliser in injury time, but it was disallowed for offside. The North Koreans reacted by throwing bottles and other objects at the referees, and North Korean goalkeeper Han Hye-yong kicked Italian referee Anna De Toni from behind. Three North Korean players, including Han, were suspended before the third place play-off. North Korea protested the decision, demanding a rematch and a reversal of the suspensions.[1]

Australia 2–0 Japan
Caitlin Munoz 10'
Joanne Peters 45'
Attendance: 4,000
China 1–0 North Korea
Ma Xiaoxu 58'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Anna De Toni (Italy)

Third place match

As China were automatically qualified as hosts, North Korea qualified for the World Cup as the third-placed team in the tournament. Japan will play off with the third-placed team from the 2006 Women's Gold Cup in the CONCACAF region.

Japan 2–3 North Korea
Kozue Ando 43'
Yūki Nagasato 89'		 Ri Un-suk 23'
Ri Un-gyong 33', 39'
Attendance: 1,200

Final

Australia 2–2 (a.e.t.) China
Caitlin Munoz 29'
Joanne Peters 33'		 Han Duan 68'
Ma Xiaoxu 73'
Penalties
Collette McCallum soccer ball with red X
Sally Shipard soccer ball with check mark
Joanne Peters soccer ball with red X
Alicia Ferguson soccer ball with check mark		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Ma Xiaoxu
soccer ball with check mark Bi Yan
soccer ball with check mark Li Jie
soccer ball with check mark Han Duan
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)

Awards

 2006 AFC Women's Championship Winners 

China
Eighth title

Goalscorers

There were 77 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.85 goals per match.

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ^ N. Korea demands rematch at Asian Cup, AP, retrieved 30 July 2006

External links

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