2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification

2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countries	Bahrain (Group A) Bangladesh (Group B) Malaysia (Groups C and D)
Dates	4 October – 25 December 2014
Teams	21 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	154 (6.42 per match)
Attendance	7,250 (302 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Liang Kai-jou (10 goals)

The 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification was a women's under-16 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship. Players born between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament.^[1]

A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Japan, North Korea, China PR (hosts), and Thailand, who qualified directly as the top four finishers of the 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship.

The top two teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan (besides Jordan who qualified automatically as hosts).^[2]

Draw

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 17 June 2014 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur.^[3] A total of 21 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage and were drawn into four groups.

West Zone had 12 entrants from Central Asia, South Asia and West Asia, where they were drawn into two groups of six teams.
East Zone had 9 entrants from ASEAN and East Asia (excluding direct qualifiers Japan, North Korea, China, and Thailand), where they were drawn into one group of five teams and one group of four teams.

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous season in 2013.

	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
West Zone (Groups A–B)	Bangladesh Sri Lanka	Iran Uzbekistan	Bahrain Jordan	India Palestine	Kyrgyzstan United Arab Emirates	Qatar Tajikistan
East Zone (Groups C–D)	Australia Chinese Taipei	South Korea Myanmar	Hong Kong Philippines	Cambodia Northern Mariana¹	Vietnam

Did not enter
West Zone	Afghanistan Bhutan Iraq Kuwait Lebanon Maldives Nepal Oman Pakistan Saudi Arabia Syria Turkmenistan Yemen
East Zone	Brunei Guam Indonesia Laos Macau Malaysia Mongolia Singapore Timor-Leste

Notes: ¹ Non-FIFA member, ineligible for World Cup.

Format

In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The four group winners qualified for the final tournament.

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 would be applied in the following order:^[1]

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.

Groups

The matches were played between 4–8 October 2014 for Group C; 5–9 October 2014 for Group D; 15–23 October 2014 for Group B; 22–25 December 2014 for Group A.

Group A

All matches were initially to be held in Palestine, but were postponed.
After the withdrawal of four teams, the two remaining teams played two matches against each other, both held in Bahrain.
Times listed were UTC+3.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uzbekistan	2	2	0	22	0	+22	6	2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
2	Bahrain (H)	2	0	2	0	22	−22	0
3	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew
3	Palestine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Tajikistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Uzbekistan v Bahrain

22 December 2014
18:00

Uzbekistan	17–0	Bahrain
Ergasheva 10', 20', 23' Kurbonova 26', 29', 34', 42', 45', 48', 49' Panjieva 28', 50' Askarova 55', 68' Bobokhujaeva 59', 65' Utamova 77'	Report

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Attendance: 150
Referee: Maria Piedade Rebello (India)

Bahrain v Uzbekistan

25 December 2014
18:00

Bahrain	0–5	Uzbekistan
	Report	Boboeva 32', 41' Panjieva 37' Ergasheva 55' Kurbonova 77'

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Attendance: 50
Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)

Group B

All matches were held in Bangladesh.
Times listed were UTC+6.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	4	4	0	19	3	+16	12	2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
2	India	4	3	1	21	6	+15	9
3	Bangladesh (H)	4	2	2	9	4	+5	6
4	Jordan	4	1	3	12	14	−2	3
5	United Arab Emirates	4	0	4	1	35	−34	0
6	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

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

Iran v United Arab Emirates

15 October 2014
14:00

Iran	9–0	United Arab Emirates
Geraeli 49', 51', 68', 81' Ghasemi 37', 41', 53', 90+1' Dabbaghi 62'	Report

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 200
Referee: Katherine Margaret Jacewicz (Australia)

Jordan v Bangladesh

15 October 2014
17:00

Jordan	0–1	Bangladesh
	Report	S. Akhter 70' (pen.)

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 300
Referee: Wang Jia (China)

Iran v India

17 October 2014
14:00

Iran	2–1	India
Hosseini 71', 88'	Report	Chiru 13'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 300
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)

Bangladesh v United Arab Emirates

17 October 2014
17:00

Bangladesh	6–0	United Arab Emirates
Mali 6', 68' S. Akhter 9', 23' Rani 44' L. Akhter 90+1'	Report

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

United Arab Emirates v Jordan

19 October 2014
14:00

United Arab Emirates	1–8	Jordan
Juma 90+2'	Report	Al-Btoush 12' Isleem 39' Fahad 44' (o.g.) Zoqash 52' Abulrob 65', 76' Sahloul 68' Zabian 71'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mai Hoang Trang (Vietnam)

Bangladesh v India

19 October 2014
17:00

Bangladesh	1–2	India
S. Akhter 21' (pen.)	Report	Devi 30' (pen.), 66'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Katherine Margaret Jacewicz (Australia)

India v United Arab Emirates

21 October 2014
14:00

India	12–0	United Arab Emirates
Bardhan 4', 57' Chiru 7' Devi 24', 59', 75', 90+2' Tudu 67' Samuel 72', 76', 80', 82'	Report

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mai Hoang Trang (Vietnam)

Iran v Jordan

21 October 2014
17:00

Iran	6–1	Jordan
Geraeli 22', 39', 52' Ghasemi 42', 83', 84'	Report	Zoqash 45+3'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)

Jordan v India

23 October 2014
14:00

Jordan	3–6	India
Zoqash 11' Al-Naber 53' Isleem 74'	Report	Samuel 20', 69' Bardhan 22' Panna 26' Tudu 88' Devi 90'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 100
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

Bangladesh v Iran

23 October 2014
17:00

Bangladesh	1–2	Iran
L. Akhter 16'	Report	Geraeli 61' Ghasemi 71' (pen.)

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Katherine Margaret Jacewicz (Australia)

Group C

All matches were held in Malaysia.
Times listed were UTC+8.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	15	0	+15	9	2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
2	Australia	3	2	1	16	1	+15	6
3	Vietnam	3	1	2	7	9	−2	3
4	Hong Kong	3	0	3	0	28	−28	0
5	Northern Mariana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Australia v Vietnam

4 October 2014
16:30

Australia	6–0	Vietnam
Taranto 6' Petratos 13', 31' Ayres 24', 26' Maher 90'	Report

Hang Tuah Stadium, Melaka
Attendance: 60
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

South Korea v Hong Kong

4 October 2014
16:30

South Korea	11–0	Hong Kong
Lim Su-bin 15', 50', 61' Gwon Hui-seon 31', 86' Song Bo-ram 45' Yang Hyeon-ji 51' Ju Yee-un 69', 88' Eom Keun-byeol 75', 79'	Report

Hang Jebat Stadium, Melaka
Attendance: 10
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

Vietnam v South Korea

6 October 2014
16:30

Vietnam	0–3	South Korea
	Report	Park Hye-jeong 31' Yang Hyeon-ji 44' Yang Seo-yeong 67'

Hang Tuah Stadium, Melaka
Attendance: 50
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (Iran)

Hong Kong v Australia

6 October 2014
16:30

Hong Kong	0–10	Australia
	Report	Cartwright 8', 86' Bourke 16' Ammendolia 46', 67', 90+3' Brodigan 52', 55', 83', 84'

Hang Jebat Stadium, Melaka
Attendance: 50
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)

Australia v South Korea

8 October 2014
16:30

Australia	0–1	South Korea
	Report	Im So-jeong 69'

Hang Jebat Stadium, Melaka
Attendance: 100
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Hong Kong v Vietnam

8 October 2014
16:30

Hong Kong	0–7	Vietnam
	Report	Nguyễn Thi Nga 7' Tuyet Ngan 29', 58' Nguyễn Thi Nu 36' Nguyễn Thi Quynh 45+1', 61' Thu Hiền 76'

Hang Tuah Stadium, Melaka
Attendance: 60
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

Group D

All matches were held in Malaysia.
Times listed were UTC+8.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei	3	3	0	14	2	+12	9	2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
2	Myanmar	3	2	1	10	2	+8	6
3	Philippines	3	1	2	6	13	−7	3
4	Cambodia	3	0	3	2	15	−13	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Chinese Taipei v Cambodia

5 October 2014
16:30

Chinese Taipei	7–0	Cambodia
Liang Kai-jou 2', 30', 50', 71', 90+1' Chen Yu-chieh 10', 60' (pen.)	Report

Hang Tuah Stadium, Melaka
Attendance: 50
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

Myanmar v Philippines

5 October 2014
16:30

Myanmar	6–0	Philippines
Kay Zin Myint 6' Thin Thin Yu 9', 55', 71' Hnin Kalyar Ko 64', 88'	Report

Hang Jebat Stadium, Melaka
Attendance: 90
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

Cambodia v Myanmar

7 October 2014
16:30

Cambodia	0–4	Myanmar
	Report	Thin Thin Yu 66' Kay Zin Myint 74' July Kyaw 75' Khine Thazin Oo 82'

Hang Tuah Stadium, Melaka
Attendance: 40
Referee: Li Juan (China)

Philippines v Chinese Taipei

7 October 2014
16:30

Philippines	2–5	Chinese Taipei
Semacio 14' Bacatan 39'	Report	Liang Kai-jou 2', 10', 15', 76' Chen Yu-chieh 43'

Hang Jebat Stadium, Melaka
Attendance: 50
Referee: Shiva Yari (Iran)

Chinese Taipei v Myanmar

9 October 2014
16:30

Chinese Taipei	2–0	Myanmar
Huang Yu-tzu 44' Liang Kai-jou 56'	Report

Hang Jebat Stadium, Melaka
Attendance: 30
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

Philippines v Cambodia

9 October 2014
16:30

Philippines	4–2	Cambodia
Jumawan 30' Bacatan 33' Semacio 45' Whaley 89'	Report	Yeurn 8' Channa 90+3'

Hang Tuah Stadium, Melaka
Attendance: 60
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament²
Japan	1 !2013 champions	01 !17 June 2014	05 !5 (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
North Korea	2 !2013 runners-up	02 !17 June 2014	04 !4 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
China PR	3 !2013 third place / Hosts	03 !17 June 2014	05 !5 (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Thailand	4 !2013 fourth place	04 !17 June 2014	05 !5 (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Uzbekistan	A !Group A winners	08 !25 December 2014	01 !1 (2013)
Iran	B !Group B winners	07 !23 October 2014	01 !1 (2013)
South Korea	C !Group C winners	05 !8 October 2014	05 !5 (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Chinese Taipei	D !Group D winners	06 !9 October 2014	03 !3 (2005, 2009, 2013)

² Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

10 goals

Liang Kai-jou

8 goals

Fatemeh Geraeli
Fatemeh Ghasemi
Shahnoza Kurbonova

7 goals

Roja Devi

6 goals

Anushka Samuel

4 goals

Ashlee Brodigan
Sanjida Akhter
Thin Thin Yu
Dildora Ergasheva

3 goals

Eliza Ammendolia
Chen Yu-chieh
Sushmita Bardhan
Nour Zoqash
Lim Su-bin
Maftuna Panjieva

2 goals

Melina Ayres
Joey Cartwright
Panagiota Petratos
Lipi Akhter
Bipasha Mali
Premi Chiru
Jabamani Tudu
Fatemeh Hosseini
Tasneem Abulrob
Tasnim Isleem
Hnin Kalyar Ko
Kay Zin Myint
Itsuko Bacatan
Joyce Semacio
Eom Keun-byeol
Gwon Hui-seon
Ju Yee-un
Yang Hyeon-ji
Ruzikhon Askarova
Zarina Boboeva
Feruza Bobokhujaeva
Nguyễn Thi Quynh
Tuyet Ngan

1 goal

Hannah Bourke
Grace Maher
Adriana Taranto
Krishna Rani
Song Channa
Yon Yeurn
Huang Yu-tzu
Eva Panna
Hajar Dabbaghi
Leen Al-Btoush
Jeeda Al-Naber
Luna Sahloul
Yasmeen Zabian
July Kyaw
Khine Thazin Oo
Mikhaela Jumawan
Lindsay Whaley
Im So-jeong
Park Hye-jeong
Song Bo-ram
Yang Seo-yeong
Naeema Juma
Dilnoza Utamova
Nguyễn Thi Nga
Nguyễn Thi Nu
Thu Hiền

Own goal

Amna Fahad (playing against Jordan)

Source: the-AFC.com^[4]

References

1 2 "Regulations AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2015" (PDF). AFC.
↑ "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014.
↑ "Twenty-one teams out for U-16 women's tickets". AFC. 17 June 2014.
↑ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship Qualifiers". AFC.com.

External links

AFC U-16 Women's Championship, the-AFC.com

AFC U-16 Women's Championship

Tournaments	2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Qualification	2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

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