2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup

2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Vietnam
Dates	28 May – 8 June
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	North Korea (3rd title)
Runners-up	China PR
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	57 (3.56 per match)
Attendance	21,950 (1,372 per match)

The 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup was played in Vietnam from 28 May to 8 June 2008. It was won by North Korea.^[1][2][3]

Qualification

See main article: 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Seedings

The draw was held on 18 April 2008 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

1.  China PR 2.  Australia 3.  North Korea 4.  Japan

5.  Chinese Taipei 6.  South Korea 7.  Thailand 8.  Vietnam (host nation)

Stadium

• Thong Nhat Stadium
• Army Stadium^[4]

Group stage

All times UTC+7

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
North Korea	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9
China PR	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6
Vietnam	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	3
Thailand	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

North Korea  v  Thailand

28 May 2008 17:00

North Korea	5–0	Thailand
Kim Kyong-hwa  8', 39' Ri Kum-suk  30' Ri Un-suk  51' Kim Yong-ae  90+1'	Report

Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

China PR  v  Vietnam

28 May 2008 19:30

China PR	1–0	Vietnam
Xu Yuan  31'	Report

Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Hong Eun-ah (Korea Republic)

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Vietnam  v  North Korea

30 May 2008 17:00

Vietnam	0–3	North Korea
	Report	Ri Un-gyong  11' (pen.) Ri Kum-suk  39', 67'

Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Hong Eun-Ah (Korea Republic)

Thailand  v  China PR

30 May 2008 19:30

Thailand	1–5	China PR
Nisa Romyen  37'	Report	Liu Sa  11' Qu Feifei  20', 73' Xu Yuan  22' Pu Wei  86'

Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Baba Sachiko (Japan)

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China PR  v  North Korea

1 June 2008 18:30

China PR	0–1	North Korea
	Report	Ri Un-gyong  34'

Army Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

Vietnam  v  Thailand

1 June 2008 18:30

Vietnam	1–0	Thailand
Doan Thi Kim Chi  70'	Report

Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Baba Sachiko (Japan)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	2	0	1	15	4	+11	6
Australia	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6
South Korea	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	0	17	−17	0

Australia  v  Chinese Taipei

29 May 2008 17:00

Australia	4–0	Chinese Taipei
Heather Garriock  19', 42' Jenna Tristram  51' Lisa De Vanna  82'	Report

Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Ri Hong-sil (DPR Korea)

Japan  v  South Korea

29 May 2008 19:30

Japan	1–3	South Korea
Yuki Nagasato  10'	Report	Cha Yun-hee  18' Park Hee-young  31', 54'

Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

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Chinese Taipei  v  Japan

31 May 2008 17:00

Chinese Taipei	0–11	Japan
	Report	Aya Sameshima  21' Rumi Utsugi  29', 65' Kozue Ando  51' Eriko Arakawa  55' Karina Maruyama  66', 89' Michi Goto  76' Tomoe Kato  81' Lee Hsui-Chin  82' (o.g.) Yuki Nagasato  90+1'

Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

South Korea  v  Australia

31 May 2008 19:30

South Korea	0–2	Australia
	Report	Ellyse Perry  30' Lisa De Vanna  69'

Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

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Australia  v  Japan

2 June 2008 17:00

Australia	1–3	Japan
Clare Polkinghorne  70'	Report	Kozue Ando  8' Yuki Nagasato  33' Aya Miyama  50'

Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Ri Hong-sil (DPR Korea)

South Korea  v  Chinese Taipei

2 June 2008 17:00

South Korea	2–0	Chinese Taipei
Kim Yoo-mi  23' Kim Soo-yun  90+2'	Report

Army Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

Knockout stage

All times UTC+7

	Semi-finals				Final
	5 June
	North Korea	3
	Australia	0
					8 June
					North Korea	2
					China PR	1
					Third place
	5 June			8 June
	Japan	1		Australia	0
	China PR	3			Japan	3

Semi-final

North Korea  v  Australia

5 June 2008 16:00

North Korea	3–0	Australia
Ri Kum-suk  2', 41', 60'	Report

Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

Japan  v  China PR

5 June 2008 19:00

Japan	1–3	China PR
Sawa  47'	Report	Wang Dandan  63', 68' Han Duan  75'

Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

Third place match

Australia  v  Japan

8 June 2008 16:00

Australia	0–3	Japan
	Report	Yuki Nagasato  15' Aya Miyama  78' Homare Sawa  86'

Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Hong Eun-ah (Korea Republic)

Final

North Korea  v  China PR

8 June 2008 19:00

North Korea	2–1	China PR
Ri Kum-suk  55' Ri Yong-ae  68'	Report	Bi Yan  12'

Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)

Awards

2008 AFC Women's Championship Winners
North Korea Third title

References

1. "North Korea beats China 2-1 to win the title". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
2. "North Korea wins Asian Cup opener". Usatoday.Com. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
3. "Korea DPR win AFC Women's Asian Cup". FIFA.com. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
4. Ormond, Aidan (15 April 2008). "Asian Cup Venue Revealed...At Last - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

External links

• RSSSF.com