2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup

2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
كأس آسيا لكرة القدم للسيدات 2018
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
CityAmman
Dates6–20 April
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up Australia
Third place China
Fourth place Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored66 (3.88 per match)
Attendance31,537 (1,855 per match)
Top scorer(s)China Li Ying (7 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Mana Iwabuchi
Fair play award Japan
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2022

The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup was the 19th edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament in Asia competed by the women's national teams in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was originally scheduled to be held in Jordan between 7 and 22 April 2018, but later was changed to 6 to 20 April 2018.[1][2][3]

The tournament served as the final stage of Asian qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the top five teams qualifying for the World Cup in France.[4]

Japan defeated Australia 1–0 in the final to win their second consecutive title. In the third-place match the same day, China PR defeated Thailand 3–1.[5]

  1. ^ "Jordan to host AFC Women's Asian Cup 2018 finals". AFC. 4 September 2016.
  2. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2018". AFC. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018.
  3. ^ "AFC WOMEN'S COMMITTEE MAKES KEY DECISIONS". AFC. 22 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Circular #1565 - FIFA women's tournaments 2018-2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Yokoyama the hero as Japan emerge champions". the-afc.com. 20 April 2018.