1980 AFC Women's Championship

1980 AFC Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
CityCalicut
Dates11–20 January
Teams6
Venue(s)EMS Stadium
Final positions
Champions Republic of China (2nd title)
Runners-up India S
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
1977
1981

The 1980 AFC Women's Championship was the 3rd edition of the AFC Women's Championship (now the AFC Women's Asian Cup). The tournament was hosted by India (with two teams India N and India S) and was the first time the competition was held in South Asia.[1] It was originally scheduled to be held in 1979, but was eventually held between 11 and 20 January 1980. All matches were played at the EMS Stadium in Calicut (now Kozhikode), Kerala.

The tournament was won by the Republic of China (Taiwan) for the second time.

  1. ^ Media Team, AIFF (15 August 2022). "Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments". www.the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.