2008_AFC_Women's_Asian_Cup Knowpia

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
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)
Top scorer(s)	Ri Kum-suk (7 goals)
	← 2006 2010 →

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 edit

Seedings edit

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

1. China
2. Australia
3. North Korea
4. Japan
5. Chinese Taipei
6. South Korea
7. Thailand
8. Vietnam (host nation)

Venues edit

The tournament was held entirely in the following two venues. Both are in Ho Chi Minh City.

Group stage edit

All times UTC+7

Group A edit

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

Source: RSSSF

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 (AFC) Report

Thống Nhất Stadium

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

28 May 2008

19:30

China	1–0	Vietnam
Xu Yuan 31'	Report (AFC) Report

Thống Nhất Stadium

Attendance: 5,500

Referee: Hong Eun-ah (Korea Republic)

30 May 2008

17:00

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

Thống Nhất Stadium

Attendance: 1,700

Referee: Hong Eun-Ah (Korea Republic)

30 May 2008

19:30

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

Thống Nhất Stadium

Attendance: 300

Referee: Baba Sachiko (Japan)

1 June 2008

18:30

China	0–1	North Korea
	Report (AFC) Report	Ri Un-gyong 34'

Army Stadium

Attendance: 200

Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

1 June 2008

18:30

Vietnam	1–0	Thailand
Đoàn Thị Kim Chi 70'	Report (AFC) Report

Thống Nhất Stadium

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Baba Sachiko (Japan)

Group B edit

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

Source: RSSSF

29 May 2008

17:00

Australia	4–0	Chinese Taipei
Garriock 19', 42' Tristram 51' De Vanna 82'	Report (AFC) Report

Thong Nhat Stadium

Attendance: 600

Referee: Ri Hong-sil (DPR Korea)

29 May 2008

19:30

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

Thong Nhat Stadium

Attendance: 600

Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

31 May 2008

17:00

Chinese Taipei	0–11	Japan
	Report (AFC) Report	Sameshima 21' Utsugi 29', 65' Ando 51' Arakawa 55' Maruyama 66', 89' Goto 76' Kato 81' Lee Hsiu-chin 82' (o.g.) Nagasato 90+1'

Thong Nhat Stadium

Attendance: 300

Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

31 May 2008

19:30

South Korea	0–2	Australia
	Report (AFC) Report	Perry 30' De Vanna 69'

Thong Nhat Stadium

Attendance: 300

Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

2 June 2008

17:00

Australia	1–3	Japan
Polkinghorne 70'	Report (AFC) Report	Ando 8' Nagasato 33' Miyama 50'

Thong Nhat Stadium

Attendance: 300

Referee: Ri Hong-sil (DPR Korea)

2 June 2008

17:00

South Korea	2–0	Chinese Taipei
Kim Yu-mi 23' Kim Soo-yun 90+2'	Report (AFC) Report

Army Stadium

Attendance: 250

Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

Knockout stage edit

All times UTC+7

Semi-finals		Final

5 June

North Korea	3
		8 June
Australia	0
		North Korea	2
5 June
		China	1
Japan	1

China	3
		Third place

		8 June

		Australia	0

		Japan	3

Semi-final edit

5 June 2008

16:00

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

Thong Nhat Stadium

Attendance: 2,700

Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

5 June 2008

19:00

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

Thong Nhat Stadium

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

Third place match edit

8 June 2008

16:00

Australia	0–3	Japan
	Report (AFC) Report	Nagasato 15' Miyama 78' Sawa 86'

Thong Nhat Stadium

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Hong Eun-ah (Korea Republic)

Final edit

8 June 2008

19:00

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

Thong Nhat Stadium

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)

Awards edit

2008 AFC Women's Championship winners
North Korea Third title

Goalscorers edit

There were 57 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match.

7 goals

Ri Kum-suk

4 goals

Yuki Nagasato

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Lee Hsiu-chin (against Japan)

Tournament teams ranking edit

This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	North Korea	5	5	0	0	14	1	+13	15	Champions
2	China	5	3	0	2	10	5	+5	9	Runners-up
3	Japan	5	3	0	2	19	7	+12	9	Third place
4	Australia	5	2	0	3	7	9	−2	6	Fourth place

5	South Korea	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6	Eliminated in group stage
6	Vietnam (H)	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	3
7	Thailand	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0
8	Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	0	17	−17	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

References edit

^ "North Korea beats China 2-1 to win the title". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^ "North Korea wins Asian Cup opener". Usatoday.Com. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^ "Korea DPR win AFC Women's Asian Cup". FIFA.com. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2012.^{[dead link]}
^ Ormond, Aidan (15 April 2008). "Asian Cup Venue Revealed...At Last - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2012.