2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification

The 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification is a women's under-16 football competition which decides the participating teams of the 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship.

2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesFirst round:
Sri Lanka (Group A)
Mongolia (Group B)
Tajikistan (Group C)
Kyrgyzstan (Group D)
Nepal (Group E)
Bangladesh (Group F)
Second round:
Laos (Group A)
Myanmar (Group B)
DatesFirst round:
15–23 September 2018
Second round:
27 February – 7 March 2019
Teams30 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played68
Goals scored397 (5.84 per match)
Attendance32,890 (484 per match)
Top scorer(s)China Shao Ziqin (16 goals)
2017

A total of eight teams qualify to play in the final tournament held in Thailand,[1] four of which are decided by qualification.

Teams

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Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 33 teams entered the competition, with North Korea, South Korea, and Japan, automatically qualified for the final tournament by their position as the top three teams of the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and thus not participating in qualification. The final tournament hosts Thailand, despite having automatically qualified for the final tournament, entered to participate in qualification. As a result, a total of 30 teams entered qualification. Due to the increased number of teams, two qualification rounds were scheduled for the first time.[2]

The draw for the first round of the qualifiers was held on 30 May 2018, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] For the first round, the 30 teams were drawn into six groups of five teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship final tournament and qualification. The following restrictions were also applied:[4]

  • The six teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.
Top 3 (not participating in qualification)
Participating in qualification first round
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 (unranked)
  1.   China (4)
  2.   Thailand (5) (Q)
  3.   Australia (6)
  4.   Bangladesh (7) (H)
  5.   Laos (8)
  6.   Philippines (9)
  1.   Chinese Taipei (10)
  2.   Vietnam (11)
  3.   Myanmar (12)
  4.   Iran (13)
  5.   India (14)
  6.   Uzbekistan (15)
  1.   Jordan (16)
  2.   United Arab Emirates (17)
  3.   Hong Kong (18)
  4.   Malaysia (19)
  5.   Kyrgyzstan (20) (H)
  6.   Northern Mariana Islands (21)
  1.   Guam (22)
  2.   Palestine (23)
  3.   Singapore (24)
Notes
  • Teams in bold automatically qualified for the final tournament.
  • Teams in italics advanced to second round.
  • (H): Qualification first round group hosts
  • (Q): Automatically qualified for final tournament regardless of first round qualification results, and did not advance to second round
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter

Player eligibility

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Players born between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2005 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[5]

Format

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In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue.

  • In the first round, the six group winners and the two best runners-up advance to the second round. However, the final tournament hosts Thailand do not advance to the second round. If they win their group, the runner-up of their group advances to the second round, or if they are among the two best runners-up, the third best runner-up advances to the second round.
  • In the second round, the two group winners and the two group runners-up qualify for the final tournament to join the four automatically qualified teams.

Tiebreakers

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Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 9.3):[5]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

First round

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The first round was played between 15 and 23 September 2018.[6]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China 4 4 0 0 54 0 +54 12 Second round
2   Jordan 4 2 1 1 16 9 +7 7
3   Uzbekistan 4 2 1 1 7 9 −2 7
4   Guam 4 1 0 3 5 34 −29 3
5   Sri Lanka (H) 4 0 0 4 2 32 −30 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Jordan  0–0  Uzbekistan
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Sri Lanka  2–4  Guam
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Attendance: 150
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

Guam  0–20  China
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Seinn Cho Aung (Myanmar)
Sri Lanka  0–7  Jordan
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (Iran)

Uzbekistan  3–1  Guam
Report
Attendance: 10
Referee: Seinn Cho Aung (Myanmar)
China  17–0  Sri Lanka
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Asmita Manandhar (Nepal)

Jordan  0–9  China
Report
Uzbekistan  4–0  Sri Lanka
Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

Guam  0–9  Jordan
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Asmita Manandhar (Nepal)
China  8–0  Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (Iran)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Laos 4 3 1 0 11 2 +9 10 Second round
2   India 4 2 1 1 12 4 +8 7
3   Hong Kong 4 2 0 2 9 10 −1 6[a]
4   Mongolia (H) 4 2 0 2 11 7 +4 6[a]
5   Pakistan 4 0 0 4 0 20 −20 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Mongolia 1–2 Hong Kong.
Hong Kong  1–6  India
Report
Attendance: 32
Referee: Pak Un-jong (North Korea)
Mongolia  8–0  Pakistan
Report
Attendance: 241
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Pakistan  0–3  Laos
Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran)
Mongolia  1–2  Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 265
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

India  4–0  Pakistan
Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Doumouh Al-Bakkar (Lebanon)
Laos  4–0  Mongolia
Report
Attendance: 196
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Hong Kong  1–3  Laos
Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran)
India  1–2  Mongolia
Report
Attendance: 103
Referee: Pak Un-jong (North Korea)

Pakistan  0–5  Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 33
Referee: Doumouh Al-Bakkar (Lebanon)
Laos  1–1  India
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Thailand[a] 4 4 0 0 25 1 +24 12
2   Iran 4 3 0 1 25 3 +22 9 Second round
3   Singapore 4 2 0 2 8 11 −3 6
4   Tajikistan (H) 4 1 0 3 4 20 −16 3
5   Northern Mariana Islands 4 0 0 4 0 27 −27 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Thailand, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of first round qualification results, and did not advance to the second round.[2]
Northern Mariana Islands  0–12  Iran
Report
Attendance: 180
Referee: Lee Yi-chi (Chinese Taipei)
Tajikistan  1–4  Singapore
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mi Siyu (China)

Singapore  0–6  Thailand
Report
Attendance: 140
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
Tajikistan  3–0  Northern Mariana Islands
Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Iran  4–0  Singapore
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Thailand  8–0  Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 160
Referee: Lee Yi-chi (Chinese Taipei)

Northern Mariana Islands  0–8  Thailand
Report
Attendance: 110
Referee: Mi Siyu (China)
Iran  8–0  Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)

Singapore  4–0  Northern Mariana Islands
Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Thailand  3–1  Iran
Report
Attendance: 165
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 4 4 0 0 39 0 +39 12 Second round
2   Chinese Taipei 4 3 0 1 13 9 +4 9
3   Indonesia 4 2 0 2 7 16 −9 6
4   Kyrgyzstan (H) 4 1 0 3 3 16 −13 3
5   Palestine 4 0 0 4 3 24 −21 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Indonesia  3–2  Palestine
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
Kyrgyzstan  1–2  Chinese Taipei
Report
Attendance: 420
Referee: Công Thị Dung (Vietnam)

Palestine  0–11  Australia
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
Indonesia  3–0  Kyrgyzstan
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Yu Hong (China)

Australia  11–0  Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 75
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
Chinese Taipei  8–0  Palestine
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Chinese Taipei  3–1  Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 80
Referee: Công Thị Dung (Vietnam)
Kyrgyzstan  0–10  Australia
Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

Australia  7–0  Chinese Taipei
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Palestine  1–2  Kyrgyzstan
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Yu Hong (China)

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Myanmar 3 3 0 0 19 2 +17 9 Second round
2   Philippines 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3   Malaysia 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
4     Nepal (H) 3 0 1 2 5 19 −14 1
5   Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Myanmar  3–0  Malaysia
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
Philippines  4–0    Nepal
Report
Attendance: 450
Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)

Malaysia  0–1  Philippines
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Attendance: 60
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
Nepal    1–11  Myanmar
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Philippines  1–5  Myanmar
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
Malaysia  4–4    Nepal
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Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bangladesh (H) 4 4 0 0 27 0 +27 12 Second round
2   Vietnam 4 3 0 1 25 2 +23 9
3   Lebanon 4 2 0 2 14 18 −4 6
4   United Arab Emirates 4 1 0 3 4 17 −13 3
5   Bahrain 4 0 0 4 0 33 −33 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates  0–4  Vietnam
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Lebanon  8–0  Bahrain
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Lebanon  6–3  United Arab Emirates
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Bahrain  0–10  Bangladesh
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Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)

Bangladesh  8–0  Lebanon
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Vietnam  14–0  Bahrain
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Vietnam  7–0  Lebanon
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Attendance: 300
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
United Arab Emirates  0–7  Bangladesh
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Bahrain  0–1  United Arab Emirates
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
Bangladesh  2–0  Vietnam
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Ranking of second-placed teams

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Due to groups having different number of teams (after the withdrawal of Syria from Group E), the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team groups are not considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C   Iran[a] 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6 Second round
2 F   Vietnam 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 6
3 E   Philippines 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
4 D   Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 1 5 9 −4 6
5 B   India 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 4
6 A   Jordan 3 1 1 1 9 9 0 4
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ Iran advanced to the second round as the Group C runners-up as Thailand were the Group C winners, who as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of first round qualification results, and did not advance to the second round.[2]

Second round

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The draw for the second round of the qualifiers was held on 7 November 2018, 11:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[7] For the second round, the eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship final tournament and qualification. The following restrictions were also applied:[8]

  • The two teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.
Participating in qualification second round
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.   Bangladesh
  2.   Laos (H)
  1.   Myanmar (H)
  2.   Iran
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification second round group hosts

The second round was played between 27 February – 7 March 2019.[9]

Group A

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  • All matches were held in Laos.
  • Times listed are UTC+7.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Final tournament
2   Vietnam 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
3   Laos (H) 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4   Iran 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Australia  3–0  Iran
Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
Laos  0–1  Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 1,018
Referee: Yu Hong (China)

Vietnam  0–1  Australia
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
Iran  0–2  Laos
Report
Attendance: 384
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Vietnam  0–0  Iran
Report
Attendance: 115
Referee: Yu Hong (China)
Australia  3–0  Laos
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Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Final tournament
2   Bangladesh 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3   Myanmar (H) 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4   Philippines 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bangladesh  10–0  Philippines
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran)
China  5–0  Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 1,986
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)

Philippines  0–7  China
Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Pak Un-jong (North Korea)
Myanmar  0–1  Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 4,540
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

China  3–0  Bangladesh
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Attendance: 125
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
Philippines  0–3  Myanmar
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Attendance: 367
Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran)

Qualified teams

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The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC U-16 Women's Championship1
  Thailand Hosts 20 April 2018[1] 7 (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
  North Korea 2017 champions 30 May 2018[3] 6 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
  South Korea 2017 runners-up 30 May 2018[3] 7 (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
  Japan 2017 third place 30 May 2018[3] 7 (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
  Australia Second round Group A winners 7 March 2019 5 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017)
  Vietnam Second round Group A runners-up 7 March 2019 0 (debut)
  China Second round Group B winners 1 March 2019 7 (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
  Bangladesh Second round Group B runners-up 1 March 2019 2 (2005, 2017)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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  • First round: There were 358 goals scored in 56 matches, for an average of 6.39 goals per match.
  • Second round: There were 39 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

In total there were 397 goals scored in 68 matches, for an average of 5.84 goals per match.

16 goals

11 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFC Women's Football Committee recommends women's club competition". AFC. 20 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "30 teams set to feature in Qualifiers". AFC. 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Journey for 2019 edition begins". AFC. 30 May 2018.
  4. ^ "AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2019 Qualifiers Draw". YouTube. 30 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b "AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2019 Competition Regulations". AFC.
  6. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2018". AFC. 11 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Qualifiers Round 2 groups revealed". AFC. 7 November 2018.
  8. ^ "AFC U-16 Women's Championship Thailand 2019 Qualifiers Round 2 - Draw". YouTube. 7 November 2018.
  9. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". AFC. 28 February 2018.
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