2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship

2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship
2015亚足联U19女子锦标赛
Tournament details
Host country	China
City	Nanjing
Dates	18–29 August 2015
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (4th title)
Runners-up	North Korea
Third place	South Korea
Fourth place	China PR
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	73 (4.56 per match)
Attendance	4,675 (292 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ri Un-sim (6 goals)
Best player	Rikako Kobayashi
Fair play award	Japan

The 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 8th edition of the AFC U-19 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-19 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in China between 18–29 August 2015.^[1] A total of eight teams played in the tournament.

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the AFC representatives.^[2]

Japan won their fourth title with a final victory over North Korea on penalties. Both finalists and third-placed South Korea qualified for the World Cup.^[3]

Qualification

Main article: 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 17 June 2014. Four teams qualified directly for the final tournament by their 2013 performance, while the other entrants competed in the qualifying stage for the remaining four spots.^[4]

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Qualified as	Appearance	Previous best performance
South Korea	1 !2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship champions	08 !8th	01 !Champions (2004, 2013)
North Korea	2 !2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship runners-up	08 !8th	01 !Champions (2007)
China PR	3 !2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship third place / Hosts	08 !8th	01 !Champions (2006)
Japan	4 !2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship fourth place	08 !8th	01 !Champions (2002, 2009, 2011)
Uzbekistan	A !Qualifying Group A winners	03 !3rd	05 !Group stage (2002, 2004)
Iran	B !Qualifying Group B winners	01 !1st	99 !Debut
Australia	C !Qualifying Group C winners	06 !6th	03 !Third place (2006)
Thailand	D !Qualifying Group D winners	05 !5th	04 !Fourth place (2004)

Venues

Nanjing hosted the tournament, with two venues: Jiangning Sports Center and Jiangsu Training Base Stadium.

Draw

The draw for the final tournament was held on 13 May 2015 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur.^[5] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous edition in 2013.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
China PR (hosts) South Korea	Japan North Korea	Australia Thailand	Iran Uzbekistan

Squads

Players born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).^[6]

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:^[6]

Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
Goal difference in all the group matches;
Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
Drawing of lots.

All times were local, CST (UTC+8).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	11	2	+9	9	Knockout stage
2	China PR (H)	3	2	1	13	4	+9	6	Knockout stage
3	Australia	3	1	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Uzbekistan	3	0	3	0	17	−17	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

Japan v Australia

18 August 2015
16:00

Japan	2–0	Australia
Kobayashi 10', 28'	Report

Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

China PR v Uzbekistan

18 August 2015
19:00

China PR	9–0	Uzbekistan
Shi Tianlun 14' (pen.) Xiao Yuyi 20', 41', 58' Yan Jinjin 31', 32', 51' Zhang Zhu 66' Tojiddinova 79' (o.g.)	Report

Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)

Uzbekistan v Japan

20 August 2015
16:00

Uzbekistan	0–6	Japan
	Report	Sonoda 5', 77' Seike 25', 35', 47' Hasegawa 36'

Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 100
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)

Australia v China PR

20 August 2015
19:00

Australia	1–2	China PR
Harrison 67'	Report	Qin Manman 38' Liu Yan 55'

Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing
Attendance: 450
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

China PR v Japan

22 August 2015
16:00

China PR	2–3	Japan
Shi Tianlun 71' (pen.) Pan Jiahui 84'	Report	Kobayashi 22' Nishida 64' Kitagawa 75'

Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Australia v Uzbekistan

22 August 2015
16:00

Australia	2–0	Uzbekistan
Kirby 36' O'Brien 90+3'	Report

Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 100
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Korea	3	3	0	15	0	+15	9	Knockout stage
2	South Korea	3	2	1	16	1	+15	6	Knockout stage
3	Thailand	3	1	2	7	9	−2	3
4	Iran	3	0	3	1	29	−28	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

South Korea v Iran

19 August 2015
16:00

South Korea	13–0	Iran
Hwang Hye-soo 11', 24' Choi Hee-jeong 15', 36' Namgung Ye-ji 37', 59' Son Hwa-yeon 52', 78' Wie Jae-eun 60', 72', 81' Park Yee-un 65' Song Ji-yoon 90'	Report

Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 150
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

North Korea v Thailand

19 August 2015
19:00

North Korea	5–0	Thailand
Jon So-yon 38' (pen.) Ri Kyong-hyang 47' Ri Un-sim 63', 66', 88'	Report

Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing
Attendance: 400
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Thailand v South Korea

21 August 2015
16:00

Thailand	0–3	South Korea
	Report	Jang Chang 52', 71' Namgung Ye-ji 75' (pen.)

Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

Iran v North Korea

21 August 2015
19:00

Iran	0–9	North Korea
	Report	Ri Un-sim 27', 63' Jon So-yon 33' Wi Jong-sim 36' Kim Phyong-hwa 39' Ri Kyong-hyang 48' Ri Hui-jong 86' Kim So-hyang 88' Choe Un-hwa 90+4'

Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)

South Korea v North Korea

23 August 2015
16:00

South Korea	0–1	North Korea
	Report	Ri Hyang-sim 62'

Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

Thailand v Iran

23 August 2015
16:00

Thailand	7–1	Iran
Saowalak 3', 11', 53', 68' Jenjira 81', 84', 89'	Report	Zohrabinia 59'

Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 75
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.^[6]

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

26 August – Nanjing

Japan	1
		29 August – Nanjing
South Korea	0
		Japan (p)	0 (4)
26 August – Nanjing
		North Korea	0 (2)
North Korea	2

China PR	0
		Third Place

		29 August – Nanjing

		South Korea	4

		China PR	0

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Japan v South Korea

26 August 2015
16:30

Japan	1–0	South Korea
Kobayashi 82'	Report

Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

North Korea v China PR

26 August 2015
20:00

North Korea	2–0	China PR
Ri Un-sim 29' Ri Kyong-hyang 61'	Report

Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

Third place match

Winner qualified for 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

South Korea v China PR

29 August 2015
16:30

South Korea	4–0	China PR
Wang Ying 50' (o.g.) Son Hwa-yeon 59', 67' Jang Chang 69'	Report

Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing
Attendance: 350
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

Final

Japan v North Korea

29 August 2015
20:00

Japan	0–0 (a.e.t.)	North Korea
	Report
	Penalties
Nishida Kobayashi Kitagawa Miura	4–2	Jon So-yon Ri Un-sim Jo Ryon-hwa Wi Jong-sim

Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing
Attendance: 500
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Winners

2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship Winners
Japan Fourth title

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from AFC qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament¹
Japan	01 !26 August 2015	04 !4 (2002, 2008, 2010, 2012)
North Korea	02 !26 August 2015	05 !5 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
South Korea	03 !29 August 2015	04 !4 (2004, 2010, 2012, 2014)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.^[7]

Most Valuable Player	Top Scorer	Fair Play Award
Rikako Kobayashi	Ri Un-sim	Japan

Goalscorers

6 goals

Ri Un-sim

4 goals

Rikako Kobayashi
Son Hwa-yeon
Saowalak Pengngam

3 goals

Xiao Yuyi
Yan Jinjin
Kiko Seike
Ri Kyong-hyang
Namgung Ye-ji
Jang Chang
Wie Jae-eun
Jenjira Bubpha

2 goals

Shi Tianlun
Mizuki Sonoda
Jon So-yon
Choi Hee-jeong
Hwang Hye-soo

1 goal

Amy Harrison
Ayesha Kirby
Chloe O'Brien
Liu Yan
Pan Jiahui
Qin Manman
Zhang Zhu
Sara Zohrabinia
Yui Hasegawa
Hikaru Kitagawa
Meika Nishida
Choe Un-hwa
Kim Phyong-hwa
Kim So-hyang
Ri Hui-jong
Ri Hyang-sim
Wi Jong-sim
Park Yee-un
Song Ji-yoon

Own goal

Wang Ying (playing against South Korea)
Shokhida Tojiddinova (playing against China PR)

Source: the-afc.com

References

↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
↑ "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014.
↑ "Korea Republic qualify, Japan crowned champions". FIFA.com. 29 August 2015.
↑ "AFC U-19 Women's C'ship 2015 qualifiers set". AFC. 17 June 2014.
↑ "Hosts China learn AFC U-19 Women's Championship opponents". AFC. 13 May 2015.
1 2 3 "Regulations AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2015" (PDF). AFC.
↑ "Double celebration as Kobayashi claims MVP award". AFC. 29 August 2015.

External links

AFC U-19 Women's Championship, the-AFC.com

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

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