1997 AFC Women's Championship

1997 AFC Women's Championship
1997年亞足聯女子亞洲杯
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates 5–14 December
Teams 11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  China PR (6th title)
Runners-up  North Korea
Third place  Japan
Fourth place  Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played 19
Goals scored 132 (6.95 per match)

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

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3300311+309
 India 3201131+126
 Hong Kong 3102112−113
 Guam 3003032−320

5 December 1997
India  3–0  Hong Kong

5 December 1997
Japan  21–0  Guam
Gakei Nishina
Homare Sawa
Yuko Morimoto
Miyuki Yanagida
Mayumi Daimatsu
Nami Otake
Tamaki Uchiyama

7 December 1997
Hong Kong  1–0  Guam

7 December 1997
Japan  1–0  India
Homare Sawa

9 December 1997
Japan  9–0  Hong Kong
Rie Yamaki
Yumi Toumei
Homare Sawa
Yuko Morimoto
Miyuki Yanagida
Tomomi Mitsui
Tamaki Uchiyama

9 December 1997
India  10–0  Guam

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 3300271+269
 North Korea 3201234+196
 Uzbekistan 3102217−153
 Philippines 3003232−300

5 December 1997
China PR  3–1  North Korea
Liu Ailing  3', 88'
Fan Yunjie  17'
Kim Kun-sil  83'

5 December 1997
Uzbekistan  2–1  Philippines

7 December 1997
China PR  8–0  Uzbekistan
Jin Yan  15', 46', 62', 74'

7 December 1997
North Korea  14–1  Philippines

9 December 1997
China PR  16–0  Philippines

9 December 1997
North Korea  8–0  Uzbekistan

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chinese Taipei 220070+76
 South Korea 2101111+103
 Kazakhstan 2002017−170

5 December 1997
Chinese Taipei  1–0  South Korea
Hsu Ching-Hsin

7 December 1997
South Korea  11–0  Kazakhstan

9 December 1997
Chinese Taipei  6–0  Kazakhstan

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

12 December 1997
North Korea  1–0  Japan
Kim Kum-sil  3'

12 December 1997
China PR  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

14 December 1997
Japan  2–0  Chinese Taipei
Homare Sawa  20', 39'

Final

14 December 1997
China PR  2–0  North Korea
Liu Ailing  49', 65'

Awards

 1997 AFC Women's Championship Winners 

China PR
Sixth title

External links

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