2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification Tournament details Host countries Thailand (Group A) China (Group B) Bangladesh (Group C) Vietnam (Group D) Dates 25 August – 5 September 2016 Teams 24 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Tournament statistics Matches played 50 Goals scored 332 (6.64 per match) Attendance 17,083 (342 per match) Top scorer(s) Sofia Sakalis San Thaw Thaw(11 goals each)
International football competition
The 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification was a women's under-16 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship .
A total of 24 teams entered the qualification tournament, which decided four of the eight participating teams in the final tournament held in Thailand.
Draw Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 27 teams entered the competition, with North Korea , Japan , China and the host nation Thailand automatically qualified for the final tournament by their position as the top four teams of the 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and thus did not participate in the qualifying competition, except for Thailand which decided to also participate in the qualifying competition.
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 19 May 2016, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1] [2] The 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six teams.
The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous season in 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship final tournament and qualification . The following restrictions were also applied:[3]
The three teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups. Automatically qualified for final tournament and not participating in qualification Participating in qualification Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 (unranked)
Notes Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament. (H) : Qualification group hosts (remaining group hosted at neutral venue) (Q) : Automatically qualified for final tournament regardless of qualification results (W) : Withdrew after draw Did not enter Player eligibility Players born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2003 were eligible to compete in the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship.[4]
Format In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The four group winners qualified for the final tournament. If Thailand won their group, the runner-up of their group also qualified for the final tournament.
Tiebreakers Teams were 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 were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 11.5):[4]
Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; 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; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; 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); Drawing of lots. Groups The matches were scheduled for 25 August – 5 September 2016.[5]
Group A All matches were held in Thailand . Times listed were UTC+7. 29 August 2016 (2016-08-29 )
16:00
29 August 2016 (2016-08-29 )
19:00
Thailand 5–2 Laos Supawadee 37' Kotchaphon 45+2' , 53' , 54' , 72' Report Phatdala 68' Inthiya 73'
Attendance: 536
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (
Iran )
31 August 2016 (2016-08-31 )
19:00
3 September 2016 (2016-09-03 )
19:00
5 September 2016 (2016-09-05 )
19:00
Group B All matches were held in China (neutral venue host). Times listed were UTC+8. 28 August 2016 (2016-08-28 )
11:00
28 August 2016 (2016-08-28 )
16:00
Northern Mariana Islands 1–2 Malaysia Sally 22' Report Athirah 64' Nurfaizah 71'
Attendance: 30
Referee: Shiva Yari (
Iran )
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30 )
11:00
Malaysia 0–13 South Korea Report Chun Ga-ram 2' , 22' (pen.) , 35' , 54' Cho Mi-jin 11' , 15' , 51' , 58' , 76' Chang Eun-hyun 20' Hyun Seul-gi 27' , 72' Ko Min-jung 90'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Wang Jia (
China )
1 September 2016 (2016-09-01 )
11:00
South Korea 11–0 Northern Mariana Islands Jang You-been 7' , 35' , 38' , 56' , 81' (pen.) Kim Bo-min 10' , 23' , 25' Cho Mi-jin 84' , 90+2' Hyun Seul-gi 85' Report
Attendance: 29
Referee: Shiva Yari (
Iran )
1 September 2016 (2016-09-01 )
16:00
India 5–1 Malaysia Report Nurfaizah 11'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Kajiyama Fusako (
Japan )
3 September 2016 (2016-09-03 )
11:00
India 4–1 Northern Mariana Islands Report Borja 34'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Shiva Yari (
Iran )
3 September 2016 (2016-09-03 )
16:00
Philippines 0–7 South Korea Report Hyun Seul-gi 11' , 39' Kim Hye-jeong 22' (pen.) Cho Mi-jin 45' Noh Heon-yeon 75' , 89' Jang You-been 90+2'
Attendance: 26
Referee: Wang Jia (
China )
5 September 2016 (2016-09-05 )
11:00
Malaysia 0–5 Philippines Report De. Graellos 7' , 78' Isulat 51' Levasseur 58' Mahoney 65'
Attendance: 26
Referee: Wang Jia (
China )
5 September 2016 (2016-09-05 )
16:00
Attendance: 50
Referee: Kajiyama Fusako (
Japan )
Group C All matches were held in Bangladesh . Times listed were UTC+6. Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Bangladesh (H) 5 5 0 0 26 2 +24 15 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2 Chinese Taipei 5 4 0 1 29 8 +21 12 3 Iran 5 3 0 2 28 9 +19 9 4 United Arab Emirates 5 1 1 3 5 18 −13 4 5 Kyrgyzstan 5 1 0 4 5 30 −25 3 6 Singapore 5 0 1 4 3 29 −26 1
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27 )
11:00
Chinese Taipei 7–1 Kyrgyzstan Report Erkinbaeva 3'
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27 )
18:00
29 August 2016 (2016-08-29 )
18:00
31 August 2016 (2016-08-31 )
11:00
Singapore 0–9 Chinese Taipei Report
31 August 2016 (2016-08-31 )
18:00
5 September 2016 (2016-09-05 )
11:00
Group D All matches were held in Vietnam . Times listed were UTC+7. 25 August 2016 (2016-08-25 )
13:00
Australia 28–0 Palestine Nevin 1' , 7' , 12' , 20' , 27' , 27' , 32' , 32' , 34' Cooney-Cross 4' , 72' , 83' , 89' Kubin 11' , 30' Sayer 37' Roestbakken 45+3' , 52' Al Soos 47' (o.g. ) , 57' (o.g. ) Dribbus 54' Johns 55' Sakalis 59' , 61' , 68' , 86' , 90+1' Iannella 85' Report
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 100
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (
Japan )
25 August 2016 (2016-08-25 )
15:00
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.1, Hanoi Attendance: 20
25 August 2016 (2016-08-25 )
16:00
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 75
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27 )
15:00
Uzbekistan 1–1 Palestine Rashidova 90' (pen.) Report Al Shaikh 80'
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.1, Hanoi Attendance: 80
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27 )
15:30
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 67
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27 )
18:30
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 140
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (
Japan )
29 August 2016 (2016-08-29 )
15:00
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.1, Hanoi Attendance: 70
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (
Japan )
29 August 2016 (2016-08-29 )
15:30
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 20
29 August 2016 (2016-08-29 )
18:30
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 65
1 September 2016 (2016-09-01 )
15:30
Iraq 0–4 Uzbekistan Report Yusupova 6' , 72' Farmonova 47' Rashidova 57'
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 45
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (
Japan )
1 September 2016 (2016-09-01 )
18:30
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 450
3 September 2016 (2016-09-03 )
15:00
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.1, Hanoi Attendance: 40
3 September 2016 (2016-09-03 )
15:30
Palestine 0–1 Iraq Report Sabah 76'
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 30
3 September 2016 (2016-09-03 )
18:30
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 62
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (
Japan )
Qualified teams The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC U-16 Women's Championship 1 North Korea 2015 champions 19 May 2016 5 (2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 , 2015 ) Japan 2015 champions 19 May 2016 6 (2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 , 2015 ) China 2015 third place 19 May 2016 6 (2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 , 2015 ) Thailand 2015 fourth place 19 May 2016 6 (2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 , 2015 ) Laos Group A runners-up 5 September 2016 0 (debut) South Korea Group B winners 5 September 2016 6 (2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 , 2015 ) Bangladesh Group C winners 3 September 2016 1 (2005 ) Australia Group D winners 1 September 2016 4 (2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 )
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers There were 332 goals scored in 50 matches, for an average of 6.64 goals per match.
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
Cho Mi-jin 8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Amy Sayer Marzia Akter Wu Yu-jou Yu Ya-xuan Soumya Guguloth Aphatsala Chanhthavongxay Denise Graellos Tojinisokhon Rashidova Shakhnozabonu Yusupova 2 goals
1 goal
Molly Arens Angelique Hristodoulou Laura Hughes Georgia Iannella Gracie Johns Lucy Kell Jess Meads Alyssa Rose Maria Manda Nargis Khatun He Xin-rou Lin Hsin-hui Wu Dai-ling Hannah Cruz Jenna Han Kwan Wing Yu Halasan Tsang Karishma Rai Thailand Yumlembam Fatemeh Daeinia Mobina Etemad Marzieh Feizi Hanieh Khodaparasti Maryam Mohammadi Maral Torkaman Lanja Ahmed Elaf Sabah Amal Allababdeh Adelia Erkinbaeva Shakhnoza Ibraimova Setora Sultanova Boling Daoheung Chanthala Anouta Chanthithong Bouasavanh Inthavong Noudaeng Seepasong Nor Athirah Kyi Pyar Lin May Htet Lu Thidar Win Guinevere Borja Lyka Sally Laila Al Shaikh Joudi Khalil Hala Sarawi Stacey Arthur Maeva Collatos Glynnes Dela Cruz Danezza Graellos Regine Rebosura Andrea Tiongson Hannah Villasin Dorcas Chu Valerie Ong Siu Kym Putri Nur Syaliza Chang Eun-hyun Hwang Ah-hyeon Kim Hye-jeong Ko Min-jung Chatchawan Rodthong Nutnicha Kalasin Penpitcha Chaisida Phattharanit Duangkaew Phonchita Thaenprathum Supawadee Keereewong Al Reem Al Baloshi Rawan Alhammadi Hassa Mohamed Diyora Erkinova Anora Farmonova Marjona Turaeva Nguyễn Thị Hằng Nguyễn Thị Tú Anh Trần Thị Hải Linh 1 own goal
Sina Eisenhardt (against Myanmar) Sabrina Kenney (against Laos) Fatimah Fadhil (against Vietnam) Madina Khikmatova (against Australia) 2 own goals
Nicol Al Soos (against Australia) References ^ "Stage set for 2017 AFC U-19 & U-16 Women's Championship draws". Asian Football Confederation. 19 May 2016. ^ "AFC U-16 Championship draw concluded in Kuala Lumpur". Asian Football Confederation. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016 . ^ "AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2017 - Qualifiers Draw". YouTube. 19 May 2016. ^ a b "Regulations AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2017" (PDF) . AFC. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF) . AFC. External links AFC U-16 Women's Championship , the-AFC.com AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2017, stats.the-AFC.com Tournaments
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