2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesTajikistan (Group A)
North Korea (Group B)
Palestine (Group C)
Vietnam (Group D)
Dates3–12 April 2017[1]
Teams21 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored206 (5.42 per match)
Attendance138,337 (3,640 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jordan Maysa Jbarah (13 goals)
2014
2022

The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification was the qualification tournament for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[2]

A total of 21 teams entered the qualification tournament, which decided four of the eight participating teams in the final tournament held in Jordan.[3] This tournament also served as the first stage of Asian qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the top five teams of the final tournament qualifying for the World Cup.[4]

  1. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017 (UPDATED)" (PDF). the-AFC.com. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ^ "AFC Women's Asian Cup 2018 Competition Regulations". Asian Football Confederation.
  3. ^ "Jordan to host AFC Women's Asian Cup 2018 finals". AFC. 4 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Circular #1565 - FIFA women's tournaments 2018-2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2016.