Summary
The 2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship was the first edition of the AFC Women's Futsal Championship, the biennial international futsal championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in Nilai, Malaysia, between 21 and 26 September 2015.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 21–26 September |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iran (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  Thailand |
| Fourth place |  Malaysia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 93 (5.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,880 (180 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Chikage Kichibayashi Farahiyah Ridzuan (7 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Fereshteh Karimi |
Qualified teams edit
A total of eight AFC member national teams participated in the tournament.[2] The event invitations were based on participation in the previous two editions of the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (2009 and 2013).[3]
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia |
Hosts / 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games participants | 1st |
 China |
2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games participants | 1st |
 Hong Kong |
2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games participants | 1st |
| Iran |
2009 and 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games participants | 1st |
| Japan |
2009 and 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games participants | 1st |
| Thailand |
2009 and 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games participants | 1st |
 Uzbekistan |
2009 and 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games participants | 1st |
 Vietnam |
2009 and 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games participants | 1st |
- Notes
Venues edit
All matches were played at the Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai.
| Nilai |
|---|
| Nilai Indoor Stadium |
| Capacity: |
Draw edit
The draw was held on 14 July 2015 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams (one seeded team and three unseeded teams). Japan and Iran, the champions and runners-up at the 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, were seeded in Pot 1, while all other teams were unseeded in Pot 2.[4]
| Pot 1 (seeded) | Pot 2 (unseeded) |
|---|---|
Group stage edit
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
- 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:[5]
- 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;
- If, after applying criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
- 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.
All times are local, MYT (UTC+8).
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Malaysia (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | |
| 4 | Uzbekistan
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 4–9 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
Sarikova  25', 32', 35'Yusupova 32' |
Report | Yasin 15', 27', 38' Ridzuan 16', 35', 39'Shazreen 24'Usman 26'Shahida 37' |
| Malaysia | 4–1 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Kwong Wing Yan 7' (o.g.) Shahida 30'Ridzuan 33', 35' |
Report | Wong So Han 5' |
| Uzbekistan | 1–9 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Yusupova 9' |
Report | Karimi 5', 37' Zarrinrad 8'Gholami 13'Tarazi 18'Sarikova 25' (o.g.), 26' (o.g.)Shirbeigi 29'Zarei 30' |
| Hong Kong | 3–3 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Kwong Wing Yan 14', 39' Ng Wing Kum 31' |
Report | Yusupova 22' Turdiboeva 24'Sarikova 24' |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Thailand
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | China
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Vietnam
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Japan | 4–2 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Kichibayashi 5' (pen.), 24' Higashiyama 10'Takao 12' |
Report | Nguyễn Thị Châu 34', 39' |
| China | 3–2 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Liu Jing 2' Mao Yifan 30', 35' |
Report | Phạm Thị Tươi 16' Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Anh 21' |
| Vietnam | 1–2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Phạm Thị Tươi 2' |
Report | Siranya 13' Sasicha 38' |
Knockout stage edit
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time would be used in the third place match).[5]
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 September – Nilai | ||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||
| 26 September – Nilai | ||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||
| 25 September – Nilai | ||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 8 | |||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 26 September – Nilai | ||||||
| Thailand | 4 | |||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
| Japan | 8–1 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Sakata 2', 35' Amishiro 12'Kitagawa 15'Higashiyama 23'Kichibayashi 39' (pen.), 40', 40' |
Report | Norazizah 35' |
Third place play-off edit
Final edit
Awards edit
| AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2015 Champions |
|---|
|
| Iran First Title |
Goalscorers edit
- 7 goals
Chikage Kichibayashi
Farahiyah Ridzuan
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Mao Yifan
Fahimeh Zarei- Maiko Higashiyama
- Mutsumi Sakata
- Norhawa Yasin
Mahliyo Yusupova
- 2 goals
- Liu Jing
Kwong Wing Yan- Sepideh Zarrinrad
- Anna Amishiro
- Saori Kato
- Fatin Shahida Azmi
Hataichanok Tappakun- Mamyalee Sawitree
- Sasicha Phothiwong
- Siranya Srimanee
Nguyễn Thị Châu- Phạm Thị Tươi
- 1 goal
- Ng Wing Kum
- Wong So Han
- Nasimeh Gholami
- Zohreh Meisami
- Sohila Tarazi
- Kana Kitagawa
- Shiori Nakajima
- Minako Sekinada
- Akari Takao
- Masturah Majid
- Sity Norazizah Jamal
- Nur Shazreen Munazli
- Usliza Usman
- Darika Peanpailun
- Nipaporn Sriwarom
- Feruza Turdiboeva
- Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Anh
- 1 Own goal
- Wang Hui (playing against Japan)
- Kwong Wing Yan (playing against Malaysia)
- Nur Shazreen Munazli (playing against Thailand)
- 2 Own goals
- Makhliyo Sarikova (both playing against Iran)
Source: the-AFC.com[8]
References edit
- ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Impact of Football Association of Indonesia Suspension". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Stage set for AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2015 draw". AFC. 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Malaysia to face old foes Iran and Hong Kong". AFC. 14 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Competition Regulations AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Fereshteh Karimi attributes MVP accolade to team effort". AFC. 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Malaysia's Farahiyah Ridzuan wins Top Scorer Award". AFC. 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Top Goal Scorers – 2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship". AFC.com.
External links edit
- AFC Women's Futsal Championship, the-AFC.com