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2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup

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]

2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
Tournament details
Host countryVietnam
Dates28 May – 8 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (3rd title)
Runners-up China
Third place Japan
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored57 (3.56 per match)
Attendance21,950 (1,372 per match)
Top scorer(s)North Korea Ri Kum-suk (7 goals)
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Qualification

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Main article: 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Seedings

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

Venues

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The tournament was held entirely in the following two venues. Both are in Ho Chi Minh City.

Group stage

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All times UTC 7

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  North Korea 3 3 0 0 9 0 9 9
  China 3 2 0 1 6 2 4 6
  Vietnam 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
  Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: RSSSF
North Korea  5–0  Thailand
Kim Kyong-hwa   8', 39'
Ri Kum-suk   30'
Ri Un-suk   51'
Kim Yong-ae   90 1'		 Report (AFC)
Report
Attendance: 2,000
China  1–0  Vietnam
Xu Yuan   31' Report (AFC)
Report
Attendance: 5,500
Vietnam  0–3  North Korea
Report (AFC)
Report		 Ri Un-gyong   11' (pen.)
Ri Kum-suk   39', 67'
Attendance: 1,700
Thailand  1–5  China
Nisa Romyen   37' Report (AFC)
Report		 Liu Sa   11'
Qu Feifei   20', 73'
Xu Yuan   22'
Pu Wei   86'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Baba Sachiko (Japan)
China  0–1  North Korea
Report (AFC)
Report		 Ri Un-gyong   34'
Attendance: 200
Vietnam  1–0  Thailand
Đoàn Thị Kim Chi   70' Report (AFC)
Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Baba Sachiko (Japan)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 2 0 1 15 4 11 6
  Australia 3 2 0 1 7 3 4 6
  South Korea 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 6
  Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source: RSSSF
Australia  4–0  Chinese Taipei
Garriock   19', 42'
Tristram   51'
De Vanna   82'		 Report (AFC)
Report
Attendance: 600
Japan  1–3  South Korea
Nagasato   10' Report (AFC)
Report		 Cha Yun-hee   18'
Park Hee-young   31', 54'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)
Chinese Taipei  0–11  Japan
Report (AFC)
Report		 Sameshima   21'
Utsugi   29', 65'
Ando   51'
Arakawa   55'
Maruyama   66', 89'
Goto   76'
Kato   81'
Lee Hsiu-chin   82' (o.g.)
Nagasato   90 1'
Attendance: 300
South Korea  0–2  Australia
Report (AFC)
Report		 Perry   30'
De Vanna   69'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)
Australia  1–3  Japan
Polkinghorne   70' Report (AFC)
Report		 Ando   8'
Nagasato   33'
Miyama   50'
Attendance: 300
South Korea  2–0  Chinese Taipei
Kim Yu-mi   23'
Kim Soo-yun   90 2'		 Report (AFC)
Report
Attendance: 250

Knockout stage

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All times UTC 7

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 5 June
 
 
   North Korea 3
 
 8 June
 
   Australia 0
 
   North Korea 2
 
 5 June
 
   China 1
 
   Japan 1
 
 
   China 3
 
Third place
 
 
 8 June
 
 
   Australia 0
 
 
   Japan 3

Semi-final

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North Korea  3–0  Australia
Ri Kum-suk   2', 41', 60' Report (AFC)
Report
Attendance: 2,700
Japan  1–3  China
Sawa   47' Report (AFC)
Report		 Wang Dandan   63', 68'
Han Duan   75'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

Third place match

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Australia  0–3  Japan
Report (AFC)
Report		 Nagasato   15'
Miyama   78'
Sawa   86'
Attendance: 1,200

Final

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North Korea  2–1  China
Ri Kum-suk   55'
Ri Yong-ae   68'		 Report (AFC)
Report		 Bi Yan   12'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)

Awards

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 2008 AFC Women's Championship winners 
 
North Korea
Third title

Goalscorers

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There were 57 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match.

7 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  •   Lee Hsiu-chin (against Japan)

Tournament teams ranking

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This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   North Korea 5 5 0 0 14 1 13 15 Champions
2   China 5 3 0 2 10 5 5 9 Runners-up
3   Japan 5 3 0 2 19 7 12 9 Third place
4   Australia 5 2 0 3 7 9 −2 6 Fourth place
5   South Korea 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 6 Eliminated in
group stage
6   Vietnam (H) 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
7   Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
8   Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

References

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  1. ^ "North Korea beats China 2-1 to win the title". The New York Times. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. ^ "North Korea wins Asian Cup opener". Usatoday.Com. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Korea DPR win AFC Women's Asian Cup". FIFA.com. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2012.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ Ormond, Aidan (15 April 2008). "Asian Cup Venue Revealed...At Last - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
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