2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup

The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup will be the 20th edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament in Asia competed by the women's national teams in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1]

2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2022 एएफसी महिला एशियाई कप
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates20 January – 6 February
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (Not yet confirmed) (in 3 host cities)

India was recommended as the host of the tournament by AFC Women's Football Committee and selected as the host in June 2020.[2][3] It will be the second time that the country hosts the competition, the first being in 1979.[4] On 28 January 2021, the AFC confirmed that the tournament would take place between 20 January and 6 February 2021, instead of the original scheduled dates of late October and early November.[5]

For the first time in the competition, the final tournament was expanded from eight teams to twelve.[6] It will serve as the final stage of Asian qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, in which Australia already qualified automatically as a co-host.[7] Five teams will qualify directly for the World Cup via the knockout stage (including play-offs for fifth place or possibly sixth place), and two more teams will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Japan are the defending champions.

Host selection

The following three football associations submitted their interest to host the tournament by the 31 May 2019 deadline.[8]

India had previously hosted the 1980 AFC Women's Championship, originally scheduled for 1979, and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) had hosted the 1977 and 2001 editions of the tournament.[9]

India was recommended as the host for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup by the AFC Women's Football Committee on 19 February 2020.[2] On 5 June 2020, India was awarded the hosting rights.[3][10]

Qualification
Main article: 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

The host country India and the top three teams of the previous tournament in 2018 will qualify automatically, while the other eight teams will be decided by qualification. Qualification matches are scheduled to be played between 13–25 September 2021.[11]

Qualified teams

The following twelve teams qualified for the tournament:

Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 December 2020
FIFA ranking[12]
 IndiaHosts5 June 20209th2003Runners-up (1979, 1983)53
 Japan2018 champions28 January 202117th2018Champions (2014, 2018)10
 Australia2018 runners-up28 January 20216th2018Champions (2010)7
 China PR2018 third place28 January 202115th2018Champions (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006)15
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

Venues

To be confirmed. D Y Patil Stadium and Trans Stadia Arena had been proposed as venues.

Qualified teams for FIFA Women's World Cup

Five teams from the AFC will qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, apart from co-hosts Australia which qualified automatically, while two teams will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs. The slot for Australia was taken directly from the quota allocated to the AFC.[13]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Women's World Cup1
 Australia25 June 2020[7]7 (19951, 19991, 20031, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
TBDFebruary 2022
TBDFebruary 2022
TBDFebruary 2022
TBDFebruary 2022
TBDFebruary 2022
1 Australia qualified as a member of the OFC in 1995, 1999 and 2003.

References
  1. "AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 Competition Regulations". AFC.
  2. "India recommended as host for AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022". AFC. 19 February 2020.
  3. "India to host AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 finals". All India Football Federation. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. "India to host 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time since 1979". Business Standard. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. "Dates for expanded AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022™ confirmed". AFC. 28 January 2021.
  6. "AFC to invest in new era of national team and club competitions". AFC. 26 October 2019.
  7. "Australia and New Zealand selected as hosts of FIFA Women's World Cup 2023". FIFA. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  8. "Chinese Taipei, India and Uzbekistan express interest in hosting 2022 edition". AFC.com. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  9. "India among three countries interested in hosting the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup". FOX Sports Asia. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  10. "India to host 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup". ESPN. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  11. "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". AFC.
  12. "Women's Ranking". FIFA. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  13. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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