AFC Women's Asian Cup
The AFC Women's Asian Cup (formerly known as the AFC Women's Championship) is a biannual competition in women's football for national teams which belong to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the premier women's football competition in the AFC region for national teams. The competition is also known as the Asian Women's Football Championship and the Asian Women's Championship. 17 tournaments have been held, with the current champions being Australia. The competition also serves as a qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup.
The competition was set up by the Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC), a part of the AFC responsible for women's football. The first competition was held in 1975 and was held every two years after this, except for a period in the 1980s where the competition was held every three years. The ALFC was initially a separate organisation but was absorbed into the AFC in 1986 [1].
The competition has been dominated by countries from the Pacific Rim, with the People's Republic of China having a series of 7 consecutive victories. Both Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) and North Korea have won 3 times as of 2010.
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Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 1975 Details |
 Hong Kong |
 New Zealand |
3 – 1 |  Thailand |
 Australia |
5 – 0 |  Malaysia |
| 1977 Details |
 Taiwan |
 Chinese Taipei |
3 – 1 | Thailand |
 Singapore |
2 – 0 |  Indonesia |
| 1979 Details |
 India |
Chinese Taipei |
2 – 0 | India ( South ) |
Hong Kong |
unknown | Australia ( Western ) |
| 1981 Details |
Hong Kong |
Chinese Taipei |
5 – 0 | Thailand |
India |
2–0 | Hong Kong |
| 1983 Details |
Thailand |
Thailand |
3 – 0 | India |
Singapore |
 Japan |
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| 1986 Details |
Hong Kong |
 China PR |
2 – 0 | Japan |
Thailand |
3 – 0 | Indonesia |
| 1989 Details |
Hong Kong |
China PR |
1 – 0 | Chinese Taipei |
Japan |
3 – 1 | Hong Kong |
| 1991 Details |
Japan |
China PR |
5 – 0 | Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
0 – 0 (5–4) pen |
 Korea DPR |
| 1993 Details |
Malaysia |
China PR |
3 – 0 | Korea DPR |
Japan |
3 – 0 | Chinese Taipei |
| 1995 Details |
Malaysia |
China PR |
2 – 0 | Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
0 – 0 (3–0) pen |
 Korea Republic |
| 1997 Details |
China |
China PR |
2 – 0 | Korea DPR |
Japan |
2 – 0 | Chinese Taipei |
| 1999 Details |
 Philippines |
China PR |
3 – 0 | Chinese Taipei |
Korea DPR |
3 – 2 | Japan |
| 2001 Details |
 Chinese Taipei |
Korea DPR |
2 – 0 | Japan |
China PR |
8 – 0 | Korea Republic |
| 2003 Details |
Thailand |
Korea DPR |
2 – 1 aet | China PR |
Korea Republic |
1 – 0 | Japan |
| 2006 Details |
Australia |
China PR |
2 – 2 aet (4–2) pen |
Australia |
Korea DPR |
3 – 2 | Japan |
| 2008 Details |
 Vietnam |
Korea DPR |
2 – 1 | China PR |
Japan |
3 – 0 | Australia |
| 2010 Details |
China |
Australia |
1 – 1 aet (5–4) pen |
Korea DPR |
Japan |
2 – 0 | China PR |
Note: aet – after extra time
Performance by nation
| # | Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Third Place | Fourth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China PR |
8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Korea DPR |
3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Thailand |
1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Australia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Japan |
0 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | India |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Korea Republic |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 |  Hong Kong |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Indonesia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Malaysia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
See also
- East Asian Football Championship
- AFC Asian Cup
External links
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