2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup

2006 AFC Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Australia
Dates 16–30 July
Teams 9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  China PR (8th title)
Runners-up  Australia
Third place  North Korea
Fourth place  Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 20
Goals scored 77 (3.85 per match)

The 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup was a women's football tournament for women's national teams from countries affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation. It was the 15th installment of the AFC Women's Asian Cup.

Unlike the previous tournament which was held every two years, the tournament has been moved back a year to 2006. The structure of the competition has changed for this tournament, with a qualifying tournament and a separate championship tournament.

The four qualifiers of the sub-tournament (Vietnam, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand) went on to compete for the Championship proper against the four automatic finalists (China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea). Australia were added to the final tournament following their switch from Oceania Football Confederation to the Asian confederation. The finals of the tournament were held in Australia in July 2006 - the hosting rights were originally given to Japan, but after Australia moved conferences, they were given the hosting rights. All matches in the main tournament were held in Adelaide.

The tournament also acted as Asia's qualifying tournament for the 2007 World Cup. Two spots were available in addition to the automatic spot given to China PR as World Cup hosts. China PR won the tournament, beating hosts Australia in the final. Thus, Australia took the first qualifying spot, while North Korea defeated Japan in the third place play-off to take second place. Japan now play off with the third-placed team in the CONCACAF region, despite beating China in the group stages.

Qualification

See main article: 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Teams

Japan, China, North Korea and South Korea qualified by virtue of occupying the four top spots in the 2003 AFC Women's Championship.

Venues

Stadiums

The tournament was held in Adelaide, South Australia, with Hindmarsh Stadium being the main venue, hosting all matches except for one of the two concurrent last matches in each of the two groups, which were held at Marden Sports Complex.

Hindmarsh Stadium
Capacity: 16,500
Marden Sports Complex
Capacity: 6,000

Group stage

All matches in the group stage were held at Hindmarsh Stadium, except the Chinese Taipei v Vietnam and Thailand v Australia matches, which took place at the Marden Stadium.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3300171+169
 China PR 320141+36
 Vietnam 310217−63
 Chinese Taipei 3003114−130

19 July 2006
12:00
China PR  2–0  Chinese Taipei
Duan Han  11'
Wei Pu  64'

19 July 2006
14:30
Japan  5–0  Vietnam
Homare Sawa  39', 52'
Mizuho Sakaguchi  65', 78'
Yuki Nagasato  81'

21 July 2006
16:30
Japan  11–1  Chinese Taipei
Shinobu Ohno  9'
Yuki Nagasato  29', 33', 46', 71', 92+'
Homare Sawa  38', 80'
Mizuho Sakaguchi  48', 89'
Miyuki Yanagita  68'		 I-Ling Hsieh  35'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ri Hong-sil (DPR Korea)

21 July 2006
19:00
Vietnam  0–2  China PR
Xiaoxu Ma  20', 58'

23 July 2006
14:30
China PR  0–1  Japan
Aya Miyama  18'

23 July 2006
14:30
Chinese Taipei  0–1  Vietnam
Vũ Thị Huyễn Lình  70'
Marden Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ri Hong-sil (DPR Korea)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 4310130+1310
 Australia 4310110+1110
 South Korea 4202146+86
 Thailand 4103226−243
 Myanmar 4004210−80

16 July 2006
12:00
Myanmar  1–2  Thailand
Daw My Nilar Htwe  60' Pitsamai Sornsai  34', 55'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Huijun Niu (P.R. China)

16 July 2006
14:30
Australia  4–0  South Korea
Shin Sun-nam  30' (o.g.)
Sarah Walsh  66'
Caitlin Munoz  75'
Lisa De Vanna  87'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

18 July 2006
12:00
Thailand  0–9  North Korea
Ri Kum-suk  8', 34'
Ri Un-suk  31'
Kim Tan-sil  36', 73'
Ho Sun-hui  43'
Jo Yun-mi  59'
Kim Yong-ae  67', 87'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)

18 July 2006
14:30
Myanmar  0–2  Australia
Sally Shipard  31'
Lisa De Vanna  77'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dongqing Zhang (P.R. China)

20 July 2006
12:00
North Korea  3–0  Myanmar
Ri Un-suk  23', 37'
Ri Un-gyong  85'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

20 July 2006
14:30
South Korea  11–0  Thailand
Cha Yun-hee  30', 44'
Jung Jung-suk  39', 50', 71', 80', 83', 86'
Kim Joo-hee  42'
Kim Jin-hee  69'
Jung Sey-hwa  87'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Huijun Niu (P.R. China)

22 July 2006
16:30
South Korea  3–1  Myanmar
Kim Joo-hee  7'
Jin Suk-hee  35'
Jung Jung-suk  64'		 Hlaing  90'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dongqing Zhang (P.R. China)

22 July 2006
19:00
Australia  0–0  North Korea
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)

24 July 2006
14:30
Thailand  0–5  Australia
Alicia Ferguson  3'
Joanne Burgess  27'
Sarah Walsh  53'
Kathryn Gill  62'
Lisa De Vanna  81'
Marden Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Hong Eun-ah (Korea Republic)

24 July 2006
14:30
North Korea  1–0  South Korea
Kim Yong-ae  76'

Knockout stages

Semi-finals Final
27 July
   China PR   1  
   North Korea   0  
 
30 July
       China PR   2 (4)
     Australia   2 (2)
Third place
27 July 30 July
   Australia   2    North Korea   3
   Japan   0      Japan   2

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for the 2007 World Cup.

In the China v North Korea match, China conceded a potential equaliser in injury time, but it was disallowed for offside. The North Koreans reacted by throwing bottles and other objects at the referees, and North Korean goalkeeper Han Hye Yong kicked Italian referee Anna De Toni from behind. Three North Korean players, including Han, were suspended before the third place play-off. North Korea protested the decision, demanding a rematch and a reversal of the suspensions.[1]

27 July 2006
16:30
Australia  2–0  Japan
Caitlin Munoz  10'
Joanne Peters  45'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

27 July 2006
19:30
China PR  1–0  North Korea
Ma Xiaoxu  58'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Anna De Toni (Italy)

Third place match

As China were automatically qualified as hosts, North Korea qualified for the World Cup as the third-placed team in the tournament. Japan will play off with the third-placed team from the 2006 Women's Gold Cup in the CONCACAF region.

30 July 2006
12:30
Japan  2–3  North Korea
Kozue Ando  43'
Yuki Nagasato  89'		 Ri Un-suk  23'
Ri Un-gyong  33', 39'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

Final

30 July 2006
15:30
Australia  2–2 (a.e.t.)  China PR
Caitlin Munoz  29'
Joanne Peters  33'		 Duan Han  68'
Xiaoxu Ma  73'
  Penalties  
Collette McCallum
Sally Shipard
Joanne Peters
Alicia Ferguson 		2–4 Xiaoxu Ma
Yan Bi
Jie Li
Duan Han
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)

Awards

 2006 AFC Women's Championship Winners 

China PR
Eighth title

References

  1. ↑ N. Korea demands rematch at Asian Cup, AP, retrieved 30 July 2006

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