2022 AFF Women's Championship

The 2022 AFF Women's Championship was the 12th edition of the AFF Women's Championship, an international women's football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The final tournament was originally scheduled to run from 3 to 17 July 2020. However, the tournament was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] The tournament was later rescheduled and was held from 4 to 17 July 2022 in the Philippines.[3]

2022 AFF Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Philippines
CityManila, Biñan, Imus
Dates4–17 July
Teams11 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Philippines (1st title)
Runners-up Thailand
Third place Myanmar
Fourth place Vietnam
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored108 (3.72 per match)
Attendance19,752 (681 per match)
Top scorer(s)Philippines Sarina Bolden
Vietnam Huỳnh Như (7 goals each)
2019
2025

Vietnam were the defending champions, but failed to defend the title after losing 0–4 to the Philippines in the semi-finals. The hosts went on to win their first title in history by defeating Thailand 3–0 in the final.

Participating nations

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Eleven teams entered the AFF Women's Championship final tournament.[4] Australia sent its under-23 squad to compete in the tournament.[5]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
  Australia U23 1st Debut
  Cambodia 3rd Group stage (2018, 2019)
  Indonesia 9th Fourth place (2004)
  Laos 7th Fourth place (2011, 2012)
  Malaysia 10th Fourth place (2007)
  Myanmar 12th Champions (2004, 2007)
  Philippines (host) 11th Fourth place (2019)
  Singapore 9th Group stage (2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019)
  Thailand 11th Champions (2011, 2015, 2016, 2018)
  East Timor 4th Group stage (2016, 2018, 2019)
  Vietnam 12th Champions (2006, 2012, 2019)

Draw

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The draw for the 2022 AFF Women's Championship was held on May 28, 2022, at the Marco Polo Ortigas Manila in Pasig.[6] The teams were allocated into five pots based on their performances in the last edition of the tournament. Ten teams were first drawn into two groups of five teams. Malaysia, the eleventh team was drawn separately, making one of the two groups have six teams after the whole draw was finalized.[4][7]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Eleventh team
  1.   Myanmar
  2.   Philippines (host)

Venues

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Matches were held in three venues.[8][9]

Manila Biñan Imus
 
 
Biñan
 
Imus
 
Manila
2022 AFF Women's Championship (Calabarzon)
Rizal Memorial Stadium Biñan Football Stadium City of Imus Grandstand
Capacity: 12,873 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 2,500

Squads

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Group stage

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Tiebreakers

Ranking in each group shall be determined as follows:

  1. Greater number of points obtained in all the group matches;
  2. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  4. Greater disciplinary points.

If two or more teams are equal on the basis on the above four criteria, the place shall be determined as follows:

  1. Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
  2. Penalty shoot-out if only the teams are tied, and they met in the last round of the group;
  3. Drawing lots by the Organising Committee.

All times listed are Philippine Standard Time (UTC 08:00)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Thailand 5 4 1 0 14 2 12 13 Knockout stage
2   Philippines (H) 5 4 0 1 16 2 14 12
3   Australia U23 5 3 1 1 16 4 12 10
4   Singapore 5 1 1 3 3 14 −11 4
5   Malaysia 5 0 2 3 1 15 −14 2
6   Indonesia 5 0 1 4 2 15 −13 1
Source: PFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Singapore  0–0  Malaysia
Report
Attendance: 235
Referee: Aung Seinn Cho (Myanmar)
Philippines  1–0  Australia U23
  • Bolden   60'
Report
Attendance: 1,408
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
Indonesia  0–4  Thailand
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Công Thị Dung (Vietnam)

Thailand  2–2  Australia U23
Report
Attendance: 207
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
Philippines  7–0  Singapore
Report
Attendance: 647
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)
Indonesia  1–1  Malaysia
Report
Referee: Plong Pichakara (Cambodia)

Australia U23  4–0  Indonesia
  • Sayer   9', 13', 15', 44'
Report
Referee: Aung Seinn Cho (Myanmar)
Malaysia  0–4  Philippines
Report
Attendance: 429
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
Thailand  3–0  Singapore
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Công Thị Dung (Vietnam)

Singapore  1–4  Australia U23
Report
Attendance: 334
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)
Philippines  4–1  Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 1,464
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
Malaysia  0–4  Thailand
Report
Attendance: 32
Referee: Plong Pichakara (Cambodia)

Thailand  1–0  Philippines
Report
Attendance: 2,923
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
Indonesia  0–2  Singapore
Report
Attendance: 58
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
Australia U23  6–0  Malaysia
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Công Thị Dung (Vietnam)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Vietnam 4 4 0 0 18 0 18 12 Knockout stage
2   Myanmar 4 3 0 1 13 5 8 9
3   Cambodia 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 4
4   Laos 4 1 1 2 4 9 −5 4
5   East Timor 4 0 0 4 1 18 −17 0
Source: PFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
East Timor  0–7  Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 23
Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)
Laos  1–1  Cambodia
Report
Attendance: 110
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Laos  2–0  East Timor
Report
Attendance: 62
Referee: Jhesa Mae Kaatz (Philippines)
Cambodia  0–3  Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)

Myanmar  3–0  Cambodia
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)
Vietnam  5–0  Laos
Report
Attendance: 43
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Myanmar  3–1  Laos
Report
Attendance: 65
Referee: Jhesa Mae Kaatz (Philippines)
East Timor  0–6  Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 34
Referee: Keomany Phengmeuangkhoun (Laos)

Cambodia  3–1  East Timor
Report
Attendance: 31
Referee: Jhesa Mae Kaatz (Philippines)
Vietnam  4–0  Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 157
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 July – Manila
 
 
  Thailand2
 
17 July – Manila
 
  Myanmar0
 
  Thailand0
 
15 July – Manila
 
  Philippines3
 
  Vietnam0
 
 
  Philippines4
 
Third Place
 
 
17 July – Manila
 
 
  Myanmar4
 
 
  Vietnam3

Semi-finals

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Thailand  2–0  Myanmar
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Vietnam  0–4  Philippines
Attendance: 3,233

Third place match

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Myanmar  4–3  Vietnam
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)

Final

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Thailand  0–3  Philippines
Report
Attendance: 8,257
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

Goalscorers

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There were 108 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 3.72 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards

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The Philippine national team being recognized for winning the title.
2022 AFF Women's Championship Champions
 
Philippines
First title

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Philippines (H) 7 6 0 1 23 2 21 18 Champions
2   Thailand 7 5 1 1 16 5 11 16 Runners-up
3   Myanmar 6 4 0 2 17 10 7 12 Third place
4   Vietnam 6 4 0 2 21 8 13 12 Fourth place
5   Australia U23 5 3 1 1 16 4 12 10 Eliminated in
group stage
6   Cambodia 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 4
7   Laos 4 1 1 2 4 9 −5 4
8   Singapore 5 1 1 3 3 14 −11 4
9   Malaysia 5 0 2 3 1 15 −14 2
10   Indonesia 5 0 1 4 2 15 −13 1
11   East Timor 4 0 0 4 1 18 −17 0
Source: PFF
(H) Hosts

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Yumol, David Tristan (26 March 2020). "AFF Women's Championship in the Philippines postponed due to COVID-19 threat". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Football: AFF Women's Championship 2022 to hold draw Saturday". ABS-CBN News. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Record 11 teams to compete in AFF Women's Championship 2022". ASEAN Football. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b Morales, Luisa (28 May 2022). "Filipinas grouped with familiar foes in AFF Women's Championship tiff". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Andreatta confirms youthful final 28-Player Australian U-23 Squad For 2022 AFF Women's Championships". Football Australia Media. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  6. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (28 May 2022). "Filipinas face familiar foes in AFF Women's Championship". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  7. ^ AFF Women's Championship 2022 Official Draw (livestream). Philippine Football Federation. 28 May 2022. 16 minutes in. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  8. ^ "PFF Advisory: Rizal Memorial Football Stadium to host AFF Women's Championship 2022". Philippine Football Federation. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  9. ^ Terrado, Reuben (23 June 2022). "Filipinas' matches in AFF Women's Championship moved to Rizal Stadium". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 23 June 2022.