2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup

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 PR
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)

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

See main article: 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Seedings

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

1. China PR
2. Australia
3. North Korea
4. Japan

5. Chinese Taipei
6. South Korea
7. Thailand
8. Vietnam (host nation)

Stadium

Group stage

All times UTC+7

Group A

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

North Korea v Thailand

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

Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

China PR v Vietnam

28 May 2008
19:30

China PR	1–0	Vietnam
Xu Yuan 31'	Report

Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Hong Eun-ah (Korea Republic)

Vietnam v North Korea

30 May 2008
17:00

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

Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Hong Eun-Ah (Korea Republic)

Thailand v China PR

30 May 2008
19:30

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

Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Baba Sachiko (Japan)

China PR v North Korea

1 June 2008
18:30

China PR	0–1	North Korea
	Report	Ri Un-gyong 34'

Army Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

Vietnam v Thailand

1 June 2008
18:30

Vietnam	1–0	Thailand
Doan Thi Kim Chi 70'	Report

Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Baba Sachiko (Japan)

Group B

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

Australia v Chinese Taipei

29 May 2008
17:00

Australia	4–0	Chinese Taipei
Heather Garriock 19', 42' Jenna Tristram 51' Lisa De Vanna 82'	Report

Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ri Hong-sil (DPR Korea)

Japan v South Korea

29 May 2008
19:30

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

Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

Chinese Taipei v Japan

31 May 2008
17:00

Chinese Taipei	0–11	Japan
	Report	Aya Sameshima 21' Rumi Utsugi 29', 65' Kozue Ando 51' Eriko Arakawa 55' Karina Maruyama 66', 89' Michi Goto 76' Tomoe Kato 81' Lee Hsui-Chin 82' (o.g.) Yuki Nagasato 90+1'

Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

South Korea v Australia

31 May 2008
19:30

South Korea	0–2	Australia
	Report	Ellyse Perry 30' Lisa De Vanna 69'

Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

Australia v Japan

2 June 2008
17:00

Australia	1–3	Japan
Clare Polkinghorne 70'	Report	Kozue Ando 8' Yuki Nagasato 33' Aya Miyama 50'

Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ri Hong-sil (DPR Korea)

South Korea v Chinese Taipei

2 June 2008
17:00

South Korea	2–0	Chinese Taipei
Kim Yoo-mi 23' Kim Soo-yun 90+2'	Report

Army Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

Knockout stage

All times UTC+7

Semi-finals			Final

5 June
North Korea	3
Australia	0

			8 June
			North Korea	2
			China PR	1


			Third place
5 June		8 June
Japan	1	Australia	0
China PR	3		Japan	3

Semi-final

North Korea v Australia

5 June 2008
16:00

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

Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

Japan v China PR

5 June 2008
19:00

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

Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

Third place match

Australia v Japan

8 June 2008
16:00

Australia	0–3	Japan
	Report	Yuki Nagasato 15' Aya Miyama 78' Homare Sawa 86'

Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Hong Eun-ah (Korea Republic)

Final

North Korea v China PR

8 June 2008
19:00

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

Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)

Awards

2008 AFC Women's Championship Winners
North Korea Third title

References

↑ "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.
↑ Ormond, Aidan (15 April 2008). "Asian Cup Venue Revealed...At Last - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

External links

RSSSF.com

AFC Women's Asian Cup

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