2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship

2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
Dates21–26 September
Teams8 (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 played16
Goals scored93 (5.81 per match)
Attendance2,880 (180 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Chikage Kichibayashi
Malaysia Farahiyah Ridzuan
(7 goals each)
Best player(s)Iran Fereshteh Karimi
2018 →

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]

Qualified teams

Main article: 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

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
  •  Indonesia were removed from the competition due to a FIFA suspension.[2]
  •  Jordan withdrew before the draw was held.[3]

Venues

All matches were played at the Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai.

Nilai
Nilai Indoor Stadium
Capacity:

Draw

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

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]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. 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;
  5. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  6. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  8. 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);
  9. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, MYT (UTC+8).

Group A

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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
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'
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 80
Referee: Liang Qingyun (China)
Iran 6–0 Hong Kong
Zarei 5'
Shirbeigi 24', 29' (pen.), 34', 35'
Karimi 32'		 Report
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 50
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Malaysia 4–1 Hong Kong
Kwong Wing Yan 7' (o.g.)
Shahida 30'
Ridzuan 33', 35'		 Report Wong So Han 5'
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kumiko Matsuo (Japan)
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'
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 40
Referee: Da Fuping (China)
Hong Kong 3–3 Uzbekistan
Kwong Wing Yan 14', 39'
Ng Wing Kum 31'		 Report Yusupova 22'
Turdiboeva 24'
Sarikova 24'
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 40
Referee: Maiket Yuttakon (Thailand)
Iran 4–2 Malaysia
Zarei 1'
Zarrinrad 23'
Karimi 27', 29'		 Report Ridzuan 16' (pen.), 39'
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 450
Referee: Da Fuping (China)

Group B

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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Thailand 3–1 China
Sasicha 4'
Nipaporn 7'
Hataichanok 32'		 Report Mao Yifan 22'
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 50
Referee: Maryam Poor Jafarian (Iran)
Japan 4–2 Vietnam
Kichibayashi 5' (pen.), 24'
Higashiyama 10'
Takao 12'		 Report Nguyễn Thị Châu 34', 39'
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 50
Referee: Hawkar Salar Ahmed (Iraq)
China 3–2 Vietnam
Liu Jing 2'
Mao Yifan 30', 35'		 Report Phạm Thị Tươi 16'
Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Anh 21'
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 30
Referee: Rey Ritaga (Philippines)
Thailand 2–3 Japan
Mamyalee 36'
Siranya 38'		 Report Sakata 6'
Kichibayashi 20', 31'
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 50
Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei)
Vietnam 1–2 Thailand
Phạm Thị Tươi 2' Report Siranya 13'
Sasicha 38'
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 30
Referee: Ryan Shepheard (Australia)
Japan 7–1 China
Nakajima 3'
Kato 7', 8'
Sekinada 8'
Amishiro 20'
Higashiyama 37'
Wang Hui 40' (o.g.)		 Report Liu Jing 33'
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 30
Referee: Helday Idang (Malaysia)

Knockout stage

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

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 September – Nilai
 
 
 Iran1
 
26 September – Nilai
 
 Thailand0
 
 Iran1
 
25 September – Nilai
 
 Japan0
 
 Japan8
 
 
 Malaysia1
 
Third place
 
 
26 September – Nilai
 
 
 Thailand4
 
 
 Malaysia1

Semi-finals

Iran 1–0 Thailand
Meisami 32' Report
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 130
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Japan 8–1 Malaysia
Sakata 2', 35'
Amishiro 12'
Kitagawa 15'
Higashiyama 23'
Kichibayashi 39' (pen.), 40', 40'		 Report Norazizah 35'
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ryan Shepheard (Australia)

Third place play-off

Thailand 4–1 Malaysia
Sawitree 13'
Hataichanok 15'
Peanpailun 21'
Shazreen 34' (o.g.)		 Report Majid 11'
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kumi Niitsuma (Japan)

Final

Iran 1–0 Japan
Karimi 8' Report
Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai
Attendance: 550
Referee: Liang Qingyun (China)

Awards

AFC Women's Futsal Championship
2015 Champions
Iran
Iran
First Title
  • Most Valuable Player[6]
  • Top Scorer Award[7]
    • Malaysia Farahiyah Ridzuan (7 goals, won tiebreaker over Japan Chikage Kichibayashi)

Goalscorers

7 goals
  • Japan Chikage Kichibayashi
  • Malaysia Farahiyah Ridzuan
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
  • China Mao Yifan
  • Iran Fahimeh Zarei
  • Japan Maiko Higashiyama
  • Japan Mutsumi Sakata
  • Malaysia Norhawa Yasin
  • Uzbekistan Mahliyo Yusupova
2 goals
1 goal
1 Own goal
  • China Wang Hui (playing against Japan)
  • Hong Kong Kwong Wing Yan (playing against Malaysia)
  • Malaysia Nur Shazreen Munazli (playing against Thailand)
2 Own goals

Source: the-AFC.com[8]

References

  1. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Impact of Football Association of Indonesia Suspension". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Stage set for AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2015 draw". AFC. 13 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Malaysia to face old foes Iran and Hong Kong". AFC. 14 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Competition Regulations AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Fereshteh Karimi attributes MVP accolade to team effort". AFC. 27 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Malaysia's Farahiyah Ridzuan wins Top Scorer Award". AFC. 27 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Top Goal Scorers – 2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship". AFC.com.

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