Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Asian Qualifiers

The Asian Football Confederation's pre-Olympic tournament was contested by eighteen teams that competed for the two allocated spots for the 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament in London. However, Qatar withdrew before playing any match.[1] The competition was originally scheduled for February 2010 but it eventually started in March 2011.

Format

The format was as follows:[1]

First round
The highest-ranked 5 teams in the previous tournament (Australia, China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea) received byes to the final round. Other 12 teams were divided into 3 groups by their geographical positions,[2] where each group consisted of a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. Five teams (the winners and the runners-up of Group A and C, respectively, and the winners of Group B) advanced to the second round.
Second round
5 teams that advanced from the first round played a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. The winner advanced to the final round.
Final round
6 teams (5 teams with the byes and 1 team from the second round) played a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. The winners and runners-up qualified for the Football tournament in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

First round

Group A

All matches were held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10 Advance to second round
2  Thailand 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 9
3  Chinese Taipei (H) 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 5
4  Myanmar 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4
5  Hong Kong 4 0 0 4 0 14 −14 0
Source: AFC
(H) Host.
Vietnam 4–0 Hong Kong
Huyền Linh  13'
Thị Muôn  43', 45'
Kim Tiến  78'		 Report
Attendance: 157
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)
Myanmar 1–1 Chinese Taipei
Marlar Tun  55' Report Yu Hsiu-Chin  47'
Attendance: 756
Chinese Taipei 0–3 Thailand
Report Maijarern  24'
Srangthaisong  54'
Chawong  84'
Attendance: 734
Referee: Cha Sung-mi (South Korea)
Myanmar 0–2 Vietnam
Report Thị Muôn  73' (pen.)
Kim Hồng  75'
Attendance: 550
Referee: Yamaghishi Sachiko (Japan)
Thailand 2–0 Myanmar
Chawong  38'
Sornsai  71'		 Report
Attendance: 75
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
Hong Kong 0–5 Chinese Taipei
Report Lee Hsiu-Chin  7'
Chen Ying-Hui  65'
Wang Hsiang-Huei  80' (pen.), 84'
Yu Hsiu-Chin  89'
Attendance: 437
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)
Hong Kong 0–1 Myanmar
Report He Ying  76' (o.g.)
Attendance: 47
Vietnam 2–1 Thailand
Thị Hòa  53'
Thanh Hương  90+2'		 Report Chawong  1'
Attendance: 133
Referee: Yamagishi Sachiko (Japan)
Thailand 4–0 Hong Kong
Srangthaisong  19'
Chawong  48', 50'
Sornsai  64'		 Report
Attendance: 207
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
Chinese Taipei 1–1 Vietnam
Tsai Li-Chen  77' Report Thị Hòa  19'
Attendance: 1,047
Referee: Cha Sung-mi (South Korea)

Group B

All matches were held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4[lower-alpha 1] Advance to second round
2  India 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Bangladesh (H) 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: AFC
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. As India and Uzbekistan were tied on points, goal difference and goals scored, the group winner was decided by a play-off match, which Uzbekistan won 5–1.
Bangladesh 0–3 India
Report B. Devi  52', 70', 90+2'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Semaksuk Praew (Thailand)
Uzbekistan 3–0 Bangladesh
Ermatova  64'
Sarikova  74'
Karachik  89'		 Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mai Hoang Trang (Vietnam)
India 1–1 Uzbekistan
T. Devi  71' Report Riskieva  79'
Attendance: 1,000

Play-off match

  • Since both India and Uzbekistan were tied on points and goal difference, a play-off match was played to decide the winner of the group:[3]
India 1–5 Uzbekistan
Devi  41' Report Lagutkina  57', 60'
Karachik  72'
Turdiboeva  75'
Sarikova  77'
B. S. Mohammad Mostafa Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 100
Referee: Semaksuk Praew (Thailand)

Group C

All matches were held in Zarqa, Jordan.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Advance to second round
2  Jordan (H) 3 1 2 0 8 2 +6 5
3  Bahrain 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4  Palestine 3 0 1 2 1 11 −10 1
Source: AFC
(H) Host.
Palestine 0–4 Iran
Report Rahimi  3', 13', 55'
Karimi  31'
Attendance: 60
Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)
Jordan 1–1 Bahrain
S. Khraisat  34' Report Alhashimi  2'
Attendance: 160
Referee: Nami Sato (Japan)
Iran 1–1 Jordan
Hatamnejad  55' Report Jbarah  24'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)
Palestine 1–1 Bahrain
N. Owda  17' Report Yaaqob  20'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ri Hong-sil (North Korea)
Jordan 6–0 Palestine
Jbarah  3', 32'
Alnaber  6'
Al Azab  21', 51'
Al Hyasat  90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)
Bahrain 0–2 Iran
Report Rahimi  8', 70'
Attendance: 60
Referee: Nami Sato (Japan)

Second round

All matches were held in Amman, Jordan.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 4 3 1 0 18 4 +14 10 Advance to final round
2  Uzbekistan 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 9
3  Vietnam 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 7
4  Jordan (H) 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 3
5  Iran 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12 0 Withdrew[lower-alpha 1]
Source: AFC
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. The Iranian government refused to allow its female players to remove the hijab when playing, in violation of FIFA policy; Jordan, Vietnam, Thailand and Uzbekistan were awarded the respective matches 3–0.[4][5]
Uzbekistan 1–5 Thailand
Sarikova  5' Report Sornsai  14', 45'
Sung-Ngoen  26'
Romyen  34', 71'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Wang Jia (China PR)
Jordan 0–3 Uzbekistan
Report Turdiboeva  76'
Sarikova  78', 81'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)
Vietnam 1–0 Jordan
Thị Hòa  67' Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Uzbekistan 2–1 Vietnam
Sarikova  36', 69' Report Thị Muôn  90+4'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
Thailand 7–0 Jordan
Boothduang  19'
Phaikhet  33'
Seesraum  36'
Sornsai  40'
Taneekarn  49'
Romyen  64', 75'		 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Wang Jia (China PR)
Vietnam 3–3 Thailand
Thị Thương  8'
Thị Muôn  12'
Thanh Hương  37'		 Report Hải Hòa  18' (o.g.)
Sung-Ngoen  25'
Boothduang  84'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Yamagishi Sachiko (Japan)

Final round

All matches were held in Jinan, Shandong, China.[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 5 4 1 0 8 2 +6 13 Qualification to 2012 Summer Olympics
2  North Korea 5 3 2 0 10 3 +7 11
3  Australia 5 3 0 2 8 4 +4 9
4  China PR (H) 5 1 2 2 2 2 0 5
5  South Korea 5 1 1 3 7 7 0 4
6  Thailand 5 0 0 5 1 18 −17 0
Source: AFC
(H) Host.
Japan 3–0 Thailand
Kawasumi  61'
Tanaka  75'
Kunupatham  90' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)
North Korea 1–0 Australia
Kim Su-gyong  10' Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Alexandros Dimitropoulos (Greece)
China PR 0–0 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Australia 5–1 Thailand
Simon  13'
Heyman  15', 34'
Butt  45'
van Egmond  58'		 Report Taneekarn  59'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)
China PR 0–0 North Korea
Report
Attendance: 10,000
South Korea 1–2 Japan
Ji So-yun  30' Report Sakaguchi  10'
Ohno  45+1'
Attendance: 1,172
South Korea 2–3 North Korea
Lee Hyun-young  5'
Jo Yun-mi  62' (o.g.)		 Report Ra Un-sim  9'
Choe Mi-gyong  28'
Hwang Song-mi  57'
Attendance: 417
Japan 1–0 Australia
Kawasumi  62' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mitsi Efthalia (Greece)
Thailand 0–2 China PR
Report You Jia  40'
Xu Yuan  80'
Attendance: 7,160
Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)
Thailand 0–3 South Korea
Report Jung Seol-bin  10'
Yoo Young-a  56'
Lee Hyun-young  82'
Attendance: 771
North Korea 1–1 Japan
Kim Jo-ran  90+2' Report Kim Nam-hui  83' (o.g.)
Attendance: 1,274
Australia 1–0 China PR
van Egmond  61' Report
Attendance: 10,167
Thailand 0–5 North Korea
Report Choe Mi-gyong  30'
Yun Song-mi  35'
Ra Un-sim  50', 70'
Kim Un-hwa  56'
Attendance: 555
Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)
South Korea 1–2 Australia
Kwon Hah-nul  27' Report De Vanna  62'
Butt  76'
Attendance: 765
Referee: Mitsi Efthalia (Greece)
Japan 1–0 China PR
Tanaka  57' Report
Attendance: 7,890
Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)

See also

References
  1. "Road for Asian women's teams to London Olympics". Asian Football Confederation. 2011-02-08. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  2. "Qualifying round of Olympic Games Women's Football in Bangladesh next march". United News of Bangladesh. 22 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  4. "Iran protests Fifa ban on women's football team". The New Age (South Africa). 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  5. "Đội tuyển nữ Iran bỏ cuộc tại Vòng loại thứ 2 Giải bóng đá nữ Olympic London 2012". Vietnam Football Federation. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  6. "China to host women's Olympic qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 2011-03-03. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
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