1991 AFC Women's Championship

The 1991 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in Fukuoka, Japan from 26 May to 8 June 1991. It was the 8th staging of the AFC Women's Championship. The 1991 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of nine teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. Asia's three berths were given to the two finalists - China and Japan - and the winner of the third place play-off, Chinese Taipei.

1991 AFC Women's Championship
1991 AFC女子選手権
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates26 May – 8 June
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions China PR (3rd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored98 (4.9 per match)

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 3 3 0 0 23 1 +22 6
 Chinese Taipei 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6 3
 Thailand 3 1 1 1 4 10 −6 3
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 0 22 −22 0
Source:
China PR 3–0 Chinese Taipei
Shui Qingxia  13'
Sun Qingmei  40'
Niu Lijie  67'
Thailand 3–0 South Korea
Sunee Kridsanachandee  32'
Prapa Bourthong  42'
Anchalee Khaolaung  66'
Chinese Taipei 9–0 South Korea
Huang Yu-Chung  3', 32', 49'
China PR 10–1 Thailand
Niu Lijie  27', 28', 41', 76'
Chinese Taipei 0–0 Thailand
China PR 10–0 South Korea

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 4 4 0 0 27 1 +26 8
 North Korea 4 3 0 1 25 1 +24 6
 Hong Kong 4 1 1 2 3 9 −6 3
 Malaysia 4 1 1 2 1 24 −23 3
 Singapore 4 0 0 4 0 21 −21 0
Source:
Hong Kong 2–0 Singapore
Chan Shuk-Chi  16', 51'
Japan 1–0 North Korea
Kaori Nagamine  66'
Japan 4–1 Hong Kong
Takako Tezuka
Kaori Nagamine
Asako Takakura 		Law Ka-Lai  17'
North Korea 12–0 Malaysia
Yang Mi-sun
North Korea 5–0 Hong Kong
Malaysia 1–0 Singapore
North Korea 8–0 Singapore
Yang Mi-sun
Japan 12–0 Malaysia
Takako Tezuka
Etsuko Handa
Kaori Nagamine
Akemi Noda
Yuriko Mizuma
Japan 10–0 Singapore
Riko Matsuda
Takako Tezuka
Akemi Noda
Asako Takakura
Sayuri Yamaguchi
Tamaki Uchiyama
Hong Kong 0–0 Malaysia

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
China PR 1–0 North Korea
Zhang Yan  16'
Japan 0–0 (a.e.t.) Chinese Taipei
Penalties
5–4

Third place match
Chinese Taipei 0–0 (a.e.t.) North Korea
Penalties
5–4

Final
China PR 5–0 Japan

Awards
 1991 AFC Women's Championship Winners 

China PR
Third title
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