1983 AFC Women's Championship

The Asian Football Confederation's 1983 AFC Women's Championship was the fifth AFC Women's Championship. It was held from April 1983 in Thailand. Participating members were Thailand, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines. The tournament was won by Thailand in the final against India.

1983 AFC Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Thailand (1st title)
Runners-up India
Third place Malaysia

Japan and Taiwan were expected to play but withdrew on short notice.[1]

Format

Eight nations were willing to take part; there was a draw with two groups. One group consisted of Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and Taiwan, the other of Hong Kong, India, Thailand and Philippines.[1]

After Taiwan and Japan withdrew from the tournament, the six remaining teams were put in a single group and played a single round-robin tournament.[2]

Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Thailand 5 5 0 0 22 1 +21 10 Advance to final
 India 5 4 0 1 11 2 +9 8
 Singapore 5 3 0 2 12 5 +7 6 Advance to third place play-off
 Malaysia 5 2 0 3 7 16 −9 4
 Philippines 5 1 0 4 2 16 −14 2
 Hong Kong 5 0 0 5 0 14 −14 0
Source: RSSSF
Thailand 8–0 Malaysia
India 5–0 Philippines
Singapore 2–0 Hong Kong
India 1–0 Hong Kong
Malaysia 1–0 Philippines
Thailand 3–0 Singapore
India 3–0 Malaysia
Singapore 5–0 Philippines
Thailand 4–0 Hong Kong
Philippines 2–0 Hong Kong
Singapore 5–1 Malaysia
Thailand 2–1 India
India 1–0 Singapore
Malaysia 5–0 Hong Kong
Thailand 5–0 Philippines

Knockout stage

Third place play-off
Malaysia 0–0 Singapore
Penalties
5–4

Final
Thailand 3–0 India

Winner
 AFC Women's Championship
1983 Winners 

Thailand
First title

References
  1. "Bangkok bound, despite ban risk". The Straits Times. 21 March 1983. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  2. "Strong Thais". The Straits Times. 13 April 1983. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. "Singapore are smashing". The Straits Times. 12 April 1983. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  4. "Mainun nets two". The Straits Times. 14 April 1983. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  5. "Whoppping win for Singapore". The Straits Times. 16 April 1983. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  6. "Newspapers - The Straits Times, 18 April 1983, Page 43". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.