2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification

The 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification was a women's under-19 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.

2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesChina (Group A)
Tajikistan (Group B)
Myanmar (Group C)
Vietnam (Group D)
Dates27 October – 24 December 2016
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored93 (5.17 per match)
Attendance6,813 (379 per match)
Top scorer(s) Remy Siemsen (10 goals)

A total of 18 teams entered the qualification tournament, which decided four of the eight participating teams in the final tournament held in China.

Draw

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 22 teams entered the competition, with Japan, North Korea, South Korea and the host nation China PR automatically qualified for the final tournament by their position as the top four teams of the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship and thus did not participate in the qualifying competition.

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 19 May 2016, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1][2] The 18 teams were drawn into four groups: two groups of five teams and two groups of four teams.

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous season in 2015 AFC U-19 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)
  1.  Vietnam (H)
  2.  Jordan
  3.  Myanmar
  4.  Chinese Taipei
  1.  Palestine
  2.  India
  3.  Hong Kong
  4.  Lebanon (W)
  1.  Singapore (W)
  •  Kyrgyzstan
  •  Northern Mariana Islands
  •  Pakistan (W)
  •  Philippines (W)
  •  Tajikistan (H)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts (remaining group hosted at neutral venue)
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter
  •  Afghanistan
  •  Bahrain
  •  Bangladesh
  •  Bhutan
  •  Brunei
  •  Cambodia
  •  Guam
  •  Indonesia
  •  Iraq
  •  Kuwait (suspended)
  •  Laos
  •  Macau
  •  Malaysia
  •  Maldives
  •  Mongolia
  •    Nepal
  •  Oman
  •  Qatar
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  Sri Lanka
  •  Syria
  •  Timor-Leste
  •  Turkmenistan
  •  United Arab Emirates
  •  Yemen

Player eligibility

Players born between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2001 were eligible to compete in the 2017 AFC U-19 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.

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]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. 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;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. 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);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Groups

The matches were scheduled for 27 October – 6 November 2016.[5] Group C was postponed to 20–24 December 2016 due to the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Group A

  • All matches were held in China (neutral venue host).
  • Times listed were UTC+8.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 2 2 0 0 23 1 +22 6 Final tournament
2  Jordan 2 1 0 1 5 7 2 3
3  Northern Mariana Islands 2 0 0 2 0 20 20 0
4  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
5  Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Northern Mariana Islands 0–16 Australia
Report
Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 40
Referee: Shiva Yari (Iran)

Jordan 4–0 Northern Mariana Islands
Report
Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 40
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)

Australia 7–1 Jordan
Report
  • Zabian  30'
Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 50
Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Final tournament
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 1 6 5 3
4  Tajikistan (H) 3 0 0 3 2 9 7 0
5  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Chinese Taipei 3–0 Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Seinn Cho Aung (Myanmar)
Uzbekistan 3–0 Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

Hong Kong 0–3 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (Iran)
Tajikistan 2–5 Chinese Taipei
  • Shukronai  38'
  • Khalimova  81'
Report
  • Liang Kai-jou  16'
  • Yu Wen-chieh  55'
  • Tsai Pei-yu  62'
  • Chen Ying-hui  72'
  • Zhuo Li-ping  90+4'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kajiyama Fusako (Japan)

Uzbekistan 1–0 Chinese Taipei
  • Panjeva  26' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kajiyama Fusako (Japan)
Hong Kong 1–0 Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (Iran)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9 Final tournament
2  Myanmar (H) 3 2 0 1 15 2 +13 6
3  Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 2 6 11 5 3
4  Palestine 3 0 0 3 0 25 25 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Thailand 7–0 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Attendance: 621
Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)
Myanmar 10–0 Palestine
  • Nu Nu  26', 87', 90+1'
  • July Kyaw  33', 37', 47', 58', 68'
  • Shwe Moe Aye  39'
  • Thinzar Cho  90+5'
Report
Attendance: 752
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (Iran)

Palestine 0–9 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)
Kyrgyzstan 0–4 Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 750
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (Iran)

Palestine 0–6 Kyrgyzstan
Report
  • Kyzy  16', 45+3', 86'
  • Dalinger  69' (pen.), 89'
  • Toktobolotova  78'
Attendance: 231
Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)
Thailand 2–1 Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 1,679
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Group D

Philippines withdrew because of conflicts with college schedules.[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam (H) 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Final tournament
2  Iran 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1
3  India 2 0 1 1 1 5 4 1
4  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
India 1–1 Iran
  • Kashmina  59'
Report
  • Mokhtarifar  82'
Vietnam YFT Center Field no. 3, Hanoi
Attendance: 200

Vietnam 4–0 India
Report
Vietnam YFT Center Field no. 3, Hanoi
Attendance: 250
Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)

Iran 0–2 Vietnam
Report
Vietnam YFT Center Field no. 3, Hanoi
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC U-19 Women's Championship1
 Japan2015 champions19 May 20168 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 North Korea2015 champions19 May 20168 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 South Korea2015 third place19 May 20168 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 China PR2015 fourth place19 May 20168 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 AustraliaGroup A winners6 November 20166 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 UzbekistanGroup B winners31 October 20163 (2002, 2004, 2015)
 ThailandGroup C winners24 December 20165 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2015)
 VietnamGroup D winners6 November 20163 (2004, 2009, 2011)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
  • Angelina Gaier (playing against Myanmar)
Source: the-afc.com

References

  1. "Stage set for 2017 AFC U-19 & U-16 Women's Championship draws". Asian Football Confederation. 19 May 2016.
  2. "Nations Learn AFC U-19 Women's Championship Fate". Asian Football Confederation. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. "AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2017 - Qualifiers Draw". YouTube. 19 May 2016.
  4. "Regulations AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2017" (PDF). AFC.
  5. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  6. "ĐT U19 nữ Philippines rút lui khỏi vòng loại giải BĐ nữ U19 châu Á 2017" [Philippines U19 withdraws from the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualifiers] (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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