1997 AFC Women's Championship

1997 AFC Women's Championship
1997年亞足聯女子亞洲杯
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates5–14 December
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions China (6th title)
Runners-up North Korea
Third place Japan
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored132 (6.95 per match)
Best player(s)China Liu Ailing
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The 1997 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in the province Guangdong, China between 5 and 14 December 1997. It was the 11th staging of the AFC Women's Championship. The 1997 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of eleven teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Asia's three berths were given to the two finalists - China and Korea DPR - and the winner of the third place play-off, Japan.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 31 0 +31 9
 India 3 2 0 1 13 1 +12 6
 Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 1 12 −11 3
 Guam 3 0 0 3 0 32 −32 0
Source: RSSSF
India 3–0 Hong Kong
Japan 21–0 Guam
Kae Nishina
Homare Sawa 7X'
Yuko Morimoto
Miyuki Yanagita
Mayumi Omatsu
Nami Otake 6X'
Tamaki Uchiyama 3X'
Rie Yamaki
Hong Kong 1–0 Guam
Japan 1–0 India
Homare Sawa
Japan 9–0 Hong Kong
Rie Yamaki
Yumi Toumei
Homare Sawa 3X'
Yuko Morimoto
Miyuki Yanagita
Tomomi Mitsui
Tamaki Uchiyama
India 10–0 Guam

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 3 3 0 0 27 1 +26 9
 North Korea 3 2 0 1 23 4 +19 6
 Uzbekistan 3 1 0 2 2 17 −15 3
 Philippines 3 0 0 3 2 32 −30 0
Source: RSSSF
China 3–1 North Korea
Liu Ailing 3', 88'
Fan Yunjie 17'		 Kim Kum-sil 83'
Uzbekistan 2–1 Philippines
  • Karima
  • Gulnara
China 8–0 Uzbekistan
Jin Yan 15', 46', 62', 74'
North Korea 14–1 Philippines
China 16–0 Philippines
North Korea 8–0 Uzbekistan

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6
 South Korea 2 1 0 1 11 1 +10 3
 Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 0 17 −17 0
Source: RSSSF
Chinese Taipei 1–0 South Korea
Hsu Ching-Hsin
South Korea 11–0 Kazakhstan
Chinese Taipei 6–0 Kazakhstan

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

North Korea 1–0 Japan
Kim Kum-sil 3'
China 10–0 Chinese Taipei
Sun Wen 2', 5'
Liu Ailing 36', 43', 45', 85'
Sun Qingmei 42', ?'
Shui Qingxia 46'
Jin Yan

Third place match

Winner qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

Japan 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Homare Sawa 20', 39'

Final

China 2–0 North Korea
Liu Ailing 49', 65'

Awards

 1997 AFC Women's Championship winners 

China
Sixth title

Goalscorers

There were 132 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 6.95 goals per match.

13 goals

6 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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