Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Asian Qualifiers
The Asian Football Confederation's Pre-Olympic Tournament. Eighteen teams entered the qualification for the two allocated spots for the 2012 Summer Olympics Football tournament in London, however, Qatar withdrew before playing any match.[1] The competition was originally scheduled for February 2010 but it eventually started in March 2011.
Format
The format is as follows:[1]
- First round
- The highest-ranked 5 teams in the previous tournament (Australia, China PR, Japan, North Korea and South Korea) received byes to the final round. Other 12 teams were divided into 3 groups by their geographical positions,[2] where each group consisted of a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. Five teams (the winners and the runners-up of Group A and C, respectively, and the winners of Group B) advanced to the second round.
- Second round
- 5 teams that advanced from the first round played a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. The winner advanced to the final round.
- Final round
- 6 teams (5 teams with the byes and 1 team from the second round) played a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. The winners and runners-up qualified for the Football tournament in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
First round
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and runners-up (other than Group B) advance to the Second round |
Group A
All matches were held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vietnam |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 |
 Thailand |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
 Chinese Taipei |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
 Myanmar |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 |
 Hong Kong |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
| Hong Kong |
0 – 5 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lee Hsiu-Chin  7'Chen Ying-Hui 65'Wang Hsiang-Huei 80' (pen.), 84'Yu Hsiu-Chin 89' |
Group B
All matches were held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uzbekistan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
 India |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
 Bangladesh |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Play off Match
- Since both India and Uzbekistan were tied on points and goal difference, a play-off match was played to decide the winner of group:
Group C
All matches were held in Zarqa, Jordan.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
 Jordan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
 Bahrain |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
 Palestine |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
Second round
All matches were held in Amman, Jordan.
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winner advances to the Final round |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 10 |
| Uzbekistan |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 |
| Vietnam |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| Jordan |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 |
| Iran |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| Thailand |
7 – 0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Boothduang 19' Phaikhet 33'Seesraum 36'Sornsai 40'Dangda 49'Romyen 64', 75' |
Report |
| Vietnam |
3 – 3 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Thị Thương 8' Thị Muôn 12'Thanh Hương 37' |
Report | Hải Hòa 18' (o.g.) Sung-Ngoen 25'Boothduang 84' |
- Notes
Note 1: The Iranian government refused to allow its female players to remove the hijab when playing, in violation of FIFA policy; Jordan, Vietnam, Thailand and Uzbekistan were awarded the respective matches 3–0.[3][4]
Final round
All matches were held in Jinan, Shandong, China.[5]
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Top two teams qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 13 |
 North Korea |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 |
 Australia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 |
 China PR |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 South Korea |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Thailand |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | –17 | 0 |
| South Korea |
2 – 3 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Hyun-young 5' Jo Yun-Mi 62' (o.g.) |
Report | Ra Un-Sim 9' Choe Mi-Gyong 28'Hwang Song-Mi 57' |
See also
- Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
- Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
References
- 1 2 "Road for Asian women’s teams to London Olympics". Asian Football Confederation. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ↑ "Qualifying round of Olympic Games Women’s Football in Bangladesh next march". United News of Bangladesh. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ↑ "Iran protests Fifa ban on women's football team". The New Age (South Africa). 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ↑ "Đội tuyển nữ Iran bỏ cuộc tại Vòng loại thứ 2 Giải bóng đá nữ Olympic London 2012". Vietnam Football Federation. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ↑ "China to host women's Olympic qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
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