1997 AFC Women's Championship

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1997 AFC Women's Championship
1997年亞足聯女子亞洲杯
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates5–14 December
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions China (6th title)
Runners-up North Korea
Third place Japan
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored132 (6.95 per match)
Best player(s)China Liu Ailing
1995
1999

The 1997 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in the province Guangdong, China between 5 and 14 December 1997. It was the 11th staging of the AFC Women's Championship. The 1997 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of eleven teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Asia's three berths were given to the two finalists - China and Korea DPR - and the winner of the third place play-off, Japan.

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 31 0 +31 9
 India 3 2 0 1 13 1 +12 6
 Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 1 12 −11 3
 Guam 3 0 0 3 0 32 −32 0
Source: RSSSF
India 3–0 Hong Kong
  • Tababi Devi 23'
  • Lokeshwari Devi 58', 80'

Hong Kong 1–0 Guam
Japan 1–0 India
Homare Sawa

India 10–0 Guam

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 3 3 0 0 27 1 +26 9
 North Korea 3 2 0 1 23 4 +19 6
 Uzbekistan 3 1 0 2 2 17 −15 3
 Philippines 3 0 0 3 2 32 −30 0
Source: RSSSF
China 3–1 North Korea
Liu Ailing 3', 88'
Fan Yunjie 17'
Kim Kum-sil 83'
Uzbekistan 2–1 Philippines

China 8–0 Uzbekistan
Jin Yan 15', 46', 62', 74'
North Korea 14–1 Philippines

China 16–0 Philippines
North Korea 8–0 Uzbekistan

Group C[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6
 South Korea 2 1 0 1 11 1 +10 3
 Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 0 17 −17 0
Source: RSSSF

South Korea 11–0 Kazakhstan

Chinese Taipei 6–0 Kazakhstan

Knockout stage[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Winners qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

North Korea 1–0 Japan
Kim Kum-sil 3'
China 10–0 Chinese Taipei
Sun Wen 2', 5'
Liu Ailing 36', 43', 45', 85'
Sun Qingmei 42', ?'
Shui Qingxia 46'
Jin Yan

Third place match[edit]

Winner qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

Japan 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Homare Sawa 20', 39'

Final[edit]

China 2–0 North Korea
Liu Ailing 49', 65'

Awards[edit]

 1997 AFC Women's Championship winners 

China
Sixth title

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 132 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 6.95 goals per match.

13 goals

6 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

External links[edit]