The 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship was the second edition of the AFC Women's Futsal Championship, the biennial international futsal championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's national teams of Asia. It took place in Thailand, which was appointed as hosts by the AFC on 29 July 2017,[1] between 2 and 12 May 2018.[2] The tournament was originally to be held between 15–26 August 2017, two years after the inaugural edition in 2015, but was postponed to the following year.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Thailand |
City | Bangkok |
Dates | 2–12 May |
Teams | 15 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 29 |
Goals scored | 189 (6.52 per match) |
Attendance | 9,105 (314 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
A total of 15 teams participated in the tournament. The 15 teams were divided into four groups (one with three teams and three with four teams), with the group winners and the best runner-up advancing to the quarter-finals.[3]
The tournament served as qualifying for the futsal tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, with the winner and the runner-up qualifying for the girls' tournament, to be represented by their under-18 representative teams.[4][5]
Iran, the defending champions, won their second title in a row.
Qualified teams
editOf the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 15 teams entered the competition. There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament.
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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Thailand (hosts) | 2nd | Third place (2015) |
Iran | 2nd | Champions (2015) |
Japan | 2nd | Runners-up (2015) |
Malaysia | 2nd | Fourth place (2015) |
China | 2nd | Group stage (2015) |
Hong Kong | 2nd | Group stage (2015) |
Uzbekistan | 2nd | Group stage (2015) |
Vietnam | 2nd | Group stage (2015) |
Bahrain | 1st | Debut |
Chinese Taipei | 1st | Debut |
Lebanon | 1st | Debut |
Macau | 1st | Debut |
Turkmenistan | 1st | Debut |
Bangladesh | 1st | Debut |
Indonesia | 1st | Debut |
Venues
editThe matches are played at the Bangkok Arena and Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok.
Nong Chok | Bangkok Metropolis | Bang Kapi |
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Bangkok Arena | Indoor Stadium Huamark | |
Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
Draw
editThe final draw was held on 5 March 2018, 15:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur.[6] The 15 teams were drawn into three group of four teams (Groups A, B and C) and one group of three teams (Group D).[7] The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship tournament, with the hosts Thailand automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.[8]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 (debutants) |
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Squads
editEach team must register a squad of 14 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers (Regulations Articles 27.1 and 27.2).[4]
Group stage
editThe winner of each group and the best runner-up advance to the semi-finals.
- Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 10.5):[4]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local, ICT (UTC+7).
Matchday | Dates | Matches | |
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Groups A–C | Group D | ||
Matchday 1 | 2–3 May 2018 | 1 v 4, 2 v 3 | 3 v 1 |
Matchday 2 | 4–5 May 2018 | 4 v 2, 3 v 1 | 2 v 3 |
Matchday 3 | 6–7 May 2018 | 1 v 2, 3 v 4 | 1 v 2 |
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Thailand (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 7 | |
3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Macau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | −31 | 0 |
Macau | 0–7 | Hong Kong |
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Thailand | 8–0 | Hong Kong |
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Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | |
4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 |
Vietnam | 1–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Malaysia | 7–1 | Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh | 0–7 | Vietnam |
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Chinese Taipei | 4–2 | Malaysia |
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Chinese Taipei | 6–1 | Bangladesh |
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Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 6 | |
3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | |
4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 |
China | 5–2 | Bahrain |
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Bahrain | 0–13 | Japan |
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Japan | 6–4 | China |
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Group D
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 6 | Knockout stage |
2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | |
3 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
Turkmenistan | 0–14 | Iran |
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Uzbekistan | 3–1 | Turkmenistan |
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Iran | 9–2 | Uzbekistan |
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Knockout stage
editIn the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 14.1 and 15.1).[4]
Bracket
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
9 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | ||||||||||
Thailand | 6 | |||||||||
10 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | ||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 1 | |||||||||
Thailand | 1 | |||||||||
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Japan | 2 | |||||||||
Japan | 5 | |||||||||
12 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | ||||||||||
Uzbekistan | 1 | |||||||||
Japan | 2 | |||||||||
9 May – Bangkok Arena | ||||||||||
Iran | 5 | |||||||||
Vietnam | 2 | |||||||||
10 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | ||||||||||
Indonesia | 1 | |||||||||
Vietnam | 0 | |||||||||
9 May – Bangkok Arena | ||||||||||
Iran | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
Iran | 4 | |||||||||
12 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | ||||||||||
China | 2 | |||||||||
Thailand (p) | 0 (3) | |||||||||
Vietnam | 0 (2) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
editJapan | 5–1 | Uzbekistan |
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Thailand | 6–1 | Chinese Taipei |
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Semi-finals
editWinners qualify for 2018 Summer Youth Olympics girls' futsal tournament, to be represented by their under-18 representative teams.
Third place match
editThailand | 0–0 | Vietnam |
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3–2 |
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Final
editWinners
edit2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship winners |
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Iran 2nd title |
Qualified teams for Youth Olympics
editThe following two teams from AFC qualified for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics girls' futsal tournament. Since Iran also qualified for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics boys' futsal tournament and chose the boys' tournament over the girls' tournament, they were replaced by Thailand.[9]
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Youth Olympics |
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Japan | 10 May 2018 | 0 (debut) |
Thailand | 19 August 2018 (confirmed) | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- Since teams from the same association cannot play in both the Youth Olympics boys' and girls' tournaments, if teams from the same association qualify for both tournaments, they must nominate their preferred qualification team, and the next best ranked team will qualify instead if one of the qualified teams are not nominated.
- As participation in team sports (Futsal, Beach handball, Field hockey, and Rugby sevens) are limited to one team per gender for each National Olympic Committee (NOC), the participating teams of the 2018 Youth Olympics futsal tournament will be confirmed by mid-2018 after each qualified NOC confirms their participation and any unused qualification places are reallocated.[5]
Awards
editThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Top Goalscorer[10][note 1] | Most Valuable Player[10] | Fair Play award[10] |
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Sara Shirbeigi | Fereshteh Karimi | Iran |
Notes:
- ^ Sara Shirbeigi finished ahead of other top scorers by virtue of contributing three assists, compared to her competitors’ two.
Goalscorers
editThere were 189 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 6.52 goals per match.
9 goals
6 goals
5 goals
- Fereshteh Karimi
- Fahimeh Zarei
- Mutita Senkram
4 goals
- Li Jingjing
- Tian Jiao
- Fitri Rosdiana
- Jenjira Bubpha
- Đỗ Thị Nguyên
3 goals
2 goals
- Li Yingqing
- Zhan Huimin
- Kuo Tsu-erh
- Lin Ya-hui
- Wang Shu-wen
- Cheung Wai Ki
- Heidi Yuen
- Fitriya Hilda
- Rani Mulyasari
- Arezoo Sadaghiani
- Hinako Chida
- Masami Kato
- Riho Katsumata
- Shiori Nakajima
- Shazreen Munazli
- Asnidah Zamri
- Jiraprapa Tupsuri
- Nguyễn Thị Thành
- Trịnh Nguyễn Thanh Hằng
- Võ Thị Thùy Trinh
1 goal
- Hessa Al Isa
- Eman Al Khattal
- Marwa Mubarak
- Manar Yaqoob
- Sabina Khatun
- Masura Parvin
- Wang Ting
- Zhang Yue
- Chen Pin-hui
- Chen Ya-chun
- Hsieh Pei-fen
- Tang Yung-ching
- Ng Wing Kum
- Wong So Han
- Yiu Hei Man
- Anggi Puspitasari
- Fatemeh Arzhangi
- Nasimeh Gholami
- Fereshteh Khosravi
- Nastaran Moghimi
- Fatemeh Papi
- Mio Fujita
- Misato Komura
- Junko Yokoyama
- Saki Yotsui
- Yara Hosry
- Hanis Farhana
- Atiqah Rashid
- Intan Sarah
- Natthamon Artkla
- Jiraprapa Nimrattanasing
- Pacharaporn Srimuang
- Orapin Waenngoen
- Halida Eşnyýazowa
- Malika Burkhonova
- Zumratjon Nazarova
- Maftuna Shoyimova
- Bùi Thị Trang
- Lê Thị Thùy Linh
- Nguyễn Thị Huế
1 own goal
- Akhi Khatun (against Chinese Taipei)
- Misato Komura (against Iran)
- Tanzilya Zarbieva (against Iran)
2 own goals
Tournament team rankings
editAs per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.[11]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | Iran | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | +31 | 15 | Champions |
2 | Japan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 15 | Runners-up |
3 | Thailand (H) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 4 | +27 | 11 | Third place |
4 | Vietnam | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 | Fourth place |
5 | Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
6 | China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 6 | |
7 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | |
8 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 | |
9 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
10 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
11 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | |
12 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | |
13 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 | |
14 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 | |
15 | Macau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | −31 | 0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "AFC Futsal Club Licensing Regulations to strengthen professionalism in Asia". AFC. 29 July 2017.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2018". AFC. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Upcoming AFC Futsal & Beach Soccer competition formats approved". AFC. 23 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2018 Competition Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018.
- ^ a b "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES BUENOS AIRES 2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Stage set for 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship Official Draw". AFC. 4 March 2018.
- ^ "AFC Women's Futsal Championship Thailand 2018 draw concluded". AFC. 5 March 2018.
- ^ "AFC Women's Futsal Championship - Official Draw". YouTube. 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Buenos Aires 2018: women's futsal tournament line-up taking shape". FIFA.com. 19 August 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Back to back tournament MVP honours for Asia's great Karimi". the-afc.com. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "TSG Report AFC Women's Futsal Championship". AFC. 18 November 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018.
External links
edit- AFC Women's Futsal Championship, the-AFC.com
- AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2018, stats.the-AFC.com