1997 AFC Women's Championship

The 1997 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in the province Guangdong, China between 5 and 14 December 1997. It was the 11th staging of the AFC Women's Championship. The 1997 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of eleven teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Asia's three berths were given to the two finalists - China and Korea DPR - and the winner of the third place play-off, Japan.

1997 AFC Women's Championship
1997年亞足聯女子亞洲杯
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates5–14 December
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions China PR (6th title)
Runners-up North Korea
Third place Japan
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored132 (6.95 per match)

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 31 0 +31 9
 India 3 2 0 1 13 1 +12 6
 Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 1 12 −11 3
 Guam 3 0 0 3 0 32 −32 0
Source:
India 3–0 Hong Kong
Japan 21–0 Guam
Kae Nishina
Homare Sawa
Yuko Morimoto
Miyuki Yanagita
Mayumi Omatsu
Nami Otake
Tamaki Uchiyama
Hong Kong 1–0 Guam
Japan 1–0 India
Homare Sawa
Japan 9–0 Hong Kong
Rie Yamaki
Yumi Toumei
Homare Sawa
Yuko Morimoto
Miyuki Yanagita
Tomomi Mitsui
Tamaki Uchiyama
India 10–0 Guam

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 3 3 0 0 27 1 +26 9
 North Korea 3 2 0 1 23 4 +19 6
 Uzbekistan 3 1 0 2 2 17 −15 3
 Philippines 3 0 0 3 2 32 −30 0
Source:
China PR 3–1 North Korea
Liu Ailing  3', 88'
Fan Yunjie  17'		 Kim Kum-sil  83'
Uzbekistan 2–1 Philippines
China PR 8–0 Uzbekistan
Jin Yan  15', 46', 62', 74'
North Korea 14–1 Philippines
China PR 16–0 Philippines
North Korea 8–0 Uzbekistan

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6
 South Korea 2 1 0 1 11 1 +10 3
 Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 0 17 −17 0
Source:
Chinese Taipei 1–0 South Korea
Hsu Ching-Hsin
South Korea 11–0 Kazakhstan
Chinese Taipei 6–0 Kazakhstan

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
North Korea 1–0 Japan
Kim Kum-sil  3'
China PR 10–0 Chinese Taipei
Sun Wen  2', 5'
Liu Ailing  36', 43', 45', 85'
Sun Qingmei  42', ?'
Shui Qingxia  46'
Jin Yan

Third place match
Japan 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Homare Sawa  20', 39'

Final
China PR 2–0 North Korea
Liu Ailing  49', 65'

Awards
 1997 AFC Women's Championship Winners 

China PR
Sixth title
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