2003 AFC Women's Championship

The 2003 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in Thailand from 8 to 21 June 2003. It was the 14th edition of the AFC Women's Championship, a tournament for women's national teams from countries affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation.

2003 AFC Women's Championship

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Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	8–21 June
Teams	14 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	North Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up	China
Third place	South Korea
Fourth place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	184 (6.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ri Kum-suk (15 goals)
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The competition was held in Bangkok in the Rajamangala Stadium and in Nakhon Sawan in the Nakhon Sawan Stadium. The tournament was won by the defending champions North Korea women's national football team (Korea DPR). As the championship was also used for qualifying for the FIFA Women's World Cup, North Korea qualified as champions, China qualifying as runners-up, and South Korea qualifying as the third-placed team. Japan as the fourth-placed team faced another match for qualification.

Participating teams and structure

Fourteen teams took part in the competition. This included the hosts Thailand and the defending champions North Korea. The teams were split into 3 groups, with the each team playing all the others in the group in a round robin format. At the end of the group stage the four teams with the best results from all the groups who qualified in the 1st 2 spaces in each group qualify to the knockout stage. This is played in the format of a semi-final, a 3rd/4th place match, as well as a final.

The winners and runners-up of the competition automatically qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003. The 3rd place team has to compete against a CONCACAF team over home and away matches for a final place in the FIFA Women's World Cup. The runners-up and the 3rd place team were re-berthed to 3rd and 4th place respectively as China, as original host of the World Cup and would automatically qualified to final rounds, got 2nd place.

This was the last tournament to still issue invitation. From 2006, a separate qualification round was introduced to find out teams to qualify for the Women's Asian Cup.

•  China
•  Chinese Taipei
•  Guam
•  Hong Kong
•  India
•  Japan
•  North Korea
•  South Korea
•  Myanmar
•  Philippines
•  Singapore
•  Thailand
•  Uzbekistan
•  Vietnam

Venues

Bangkok	Nakhon Sawan
Rajamangala Stadium	Nakhon Sawan Stadium
Capacity: 65,000	Capacity: 15,000
Bangkok Nakhon Sawan

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
North Korea	4	3	1	0	45	2	+43	10
South Korea	4	3	1	0	20	2	+18	10
Thailand	4	2	0	2	6	21	−15	6
Hong Kong	4	1	0	3	2	24	−22	3
Singapore	4	0	0	4	0	24	−24	0

Source: RSSSF

Singapore	0–3	Thailand
	Report	Kitiya 17' Saranya 20' Anootsara 63'

8 June 2003

Rajamangala Stadium
(Opening ceremony and match)

South Korea	8–0	Hong Kong
Sung Hyun-ah 1' Lee Ji-eun 23', 46' Lee Myung-hwa 59' Park Eun-sun 62', 65', 78', 89'	Report

8 June 2003

Rajamangala Stadium

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South Korea	6–0	Thailand
Hwang In-sun 23' Kim Jin-hee 34' Lee Ji-eun 52', 86' Park Eun-sun 64', 79'	Report

10 June 2003

Rajamangala Stadium

North Korea	13–0	Hong Kong
Ra Mi-ae 1' Ri Kum-suk 4', 24', 33', 37', 75', 84' Yun Yong-hui 11', 21' Ri Un-gyong 22', 90+2' Ho Sun-hui 58' Jin Pyol-hui 88'	Report

10 June 2003

Rajamangala Stadium

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South Korea	4–0	Singapore
Park Eun-sun 7' Cha Sung-mi 10', 20' Shin Sun-nam 61'	Report

12 June 2003

Rajamangala Stadium

North Korea	14–0	Thailand
Jin Pyol-hui 9', 26', 41', 48' Ri Un-gyong 20' Ri Kum-suk 31', 37', 43', 57' Ra Mi-ae 51' Yun Yong-hui 64', 83' Ri Un-suk 75'	Report

12 June 2003

Rajamangala Stadium

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Hong Kong	1–3	Thailand
Yau Ka Wai 54'	Report	Chownee 80' Pranee 90' Hathairat 90+1'

14 June 2003

Rajamangala Stadium

North Korea	16–0	Singapore
Jin Pyol-hui 9', 22', 31' Ho Sun-hui 15', 48' Ri Kum-suk 17' Pak Kum-chun 27', 59', 72' Ri Un-suk 35' Pak Kyong-sun 41', 60' Sin Kum-ok 56' Jang Ok-gyong 57' Ri Hyang-ok 74' O Kum-ran 80'	Report

14 June 2003

Rajamangala Stadium

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North Korea	2–2	South Korea
Yun Yong-hui 39' Jin Pyol-hui 77'	Report	Lee Ji-eun 19' Hwang In-sun 43'

16 June 2003

Rajamangala Stadium

Hong Kong	1–0	Singapore
Ng Wing Kum 7'	Report

16 June 2003

Rajamangala Stadium

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	4	4	0	0	34	0	+34	12
Myanmar	4	2	1	1	11	8	+3	7
Chinese Taipei	4	2	1	1	7	7	0	7
Philippines	4	1	0	3	2	26	−24	3
Guam	4	0	0	4	2	15	−13	0

Source: RSSSF

Japan	15–0	Philippines
Otani 8', 10', 33', 45', 53', 74', 77' Arakawa 9' Kobayashi 17', 58' Miyazaki 35' Sawa 41' Miyamoto 60' Miyama 75' Sakai 76'	Report

9 June 2003

16:00

Rajamangala Stadium

Attendance: 2000

Referee: Deng Junxia (China)

Guam	1–2	Chinese Taipei
Flores 7'	Report	Chen Shu-chiung 43' Ho Meng-ting 69'

9 June 2003

18:15

Rajamangala Stadium

Attendance: 100

Referee: Sin Hwa Youen (South Korea)

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Philippines	0–6	Myanmar
	Report	San San Kyu 8', 46' Aye Nandar Hlaing 34', 47' Moe Moe War 78' Callejas 86' (o.g.)

11 June 2003

16:00

Rajamangala Stadium

Attendance: 100

Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

Japan	7–0	Guam
Sakai 19' Sawa 23', 48' Maruyama 27', 64', 85' Yano 78'	Report

11 June 2003

18:15

Rajamangala Stadium

Attendance: 200

Referee: Zhang Dongqing (China)

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Philippines	0–4	Chinese Taipei
	Report	Wu Hsin-jung 4' Lin Yu-hui 23', 36' Huang Chun-lan 41'

13 June 2003

16:00

Rajamangala Stadium

Attendance: 200

Referee: Zhang Dongqing (China)

Japan	7–0	Myanmar
Otani 2', 20' Kobayashi 22', 88' Sawa 50' Isozaki 71' Maruyama 87'	Report

13 June 2003

18:15

Rajamangala Stadium

Attendance: 200

Referee: Ri Hong Sil (North Korea)

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Guam	0–4	Myanmar
	Report	Aye Nandar Hlaing 39' Zin Mar Wann 46' Thu Zar Htwe 77' Hla Hla Thant 79'

15 June 2003

16:00

Rajamangala Stadium

Attendance: 500

Referee: Deng Junxia (China)

Japan	5–0	Chinese Taipei
Sawa 62', 83' Kobayashi 72' Maruyama 74' Huang Feng-chiu 78' (o.g.)	Report

15 June 2003

18:15

Rajamangala Stadium

Attendance: 700

Referee: Im Eun Ju (South Korea)

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Chinese Taipei	1–1	Myanmar
Cheng Yu-hsin 17'	Report	Huang Feng-chiu 31' (o.g.)

17 June 2003

16:00

Rajamangala Stadium

Attendance: 100

Referee: Ri Hong Sil (North Korea)

Philippines	2–1	Guam
Loren 32' Penales 70'	Report	Santos 24'

17 June 2003

18:15

Rajamangala Stadium

Attendance: 200

Referee: Deng Junxia (China)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	29	0	+29	9
Vietnam	3	2	0	1	6	9	−3	6
India	3	1	0	2	7	14	−7	3
Uzbekistan	3	0	0	3	2	21	−19	0

Source: RSSSF

China	6–0	Vietnam
Teng Wei 3', 29' Sun Wen 8' Liu Ying 55', 63' Han Duan 75'	Report

9 June 2003

16:00

Nakhon Sawan Province Stadium

Attendance: 3000

Referee: Im Eun Ju (South Korea)

India	6–0	Uzbekistan
Rani Chanu 15' Maichon Devi 20' Robita Devi 40' Kar 47' Tababi Devi 72', 76'	Report

9 June 2003

18:15

Nakhon Sawan Province Stadium

Attendance: 1000

Referee: Ri Hong Sil (North Korea)

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Vietnam	4–2	Uzbekistan
Lưu Ngọc Mai 19', 24', 37', 77'	Report	Kosimova 57' Abdurasulova 85'

11 June 2003

Nakhon Sawan Province Stadium

Attendance: 1500

Referee: Sin Hwa Youen (South Korea)

China	12–0	India
Bai Jie 9', 20', 26', 74', 79' Sun Wen 22', 63', 67', 88', 90+1' Zhao Lihong 56' Liu Ying 61'	Report

11 June 2003

18:15

Nakhon Sawan Province Stadium

Attendance: 800

Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)

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Vietnam	2–1	India
Lưu Ngọc Mai 9' Đoàn Thị Kim Chi 55'	Report	Kar 60'

13 June 2003

16:00

Nakhon Sawan Province Stadium

Attendance: 1000

Referee: Im Eun Ju (South Korea)

China	11–0	Uzbekistan
Teng Wei 3', 40', 47' Han Duan 13', 42' Ren Liping 23', 60' Gao Hongxia 48' Qu Feifei 52' Pu Wei 53' Zhou Xiaoxia 76'	Report

13 June 2003

18:15

Nakhon Sawan Province Stadium

Attendance: 1000

Referee: Sin Hwa Youen (South Korea)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

North Korea	3–0	Japan
Ri Kum-suk 7', 35' Kobayashi 83' (o.g.)

19 June 2003

Rajamangala Stadium

China	3–1	South Korea
Bai Jie 12', 19' Sun Wen 88'		Kim Jin-hee 26'

19 June 2003

Rajamangala Stadium

Third place match

Since the host China PR reached the final, the winner qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup while the loser entered CONCACAF–AFC play-off.

Japan	0–1	South Korea
		Hwang In-sun 18'

21 June 2003

Rajamangala Stadium

Final

North Korea	2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.)	China
Ri Kum-suk 41', 112' (pen.)		Gao Hongxia 61'

21 June 2003

Rajamangala Stadium

Awards

2003 AFC Women's Championship winners
North Korea Second title

Goalscorers

There were 184 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 6.13 goals per match.

15 goals

• Ri Kum-suk

9 goals

• Mio Otani
• Jin Pyol-hui

7 goals

• Bai Jie
• Sun Wen
• Park Eun-sun

6 goals

• Homare Sawa

5 goals

• Teng Wei
• Karina Maruyama
• Yayoi Kobayashi
• Lee Ji-eun
• Yun Yong-hui
• Lưu Ngọc Mai

3 goals

• Han Duan
• Liu Ying
• Hwang In-sun
• Aye Nandar Hlaing
• Ho Sun-hui
• Pak Kum-chun
• Ri Un-gyong

2 goals

• Gao Hongxia
• Ren Liping
• Lin Yu-hui
• Sujata Kaur
• Thongam Tababi Devi
• Tomoe Kato
• Cha Sung-mi
• Kim Jin-hee
• San San Kyu
• Pak Kyong-sun
• Ra Mi-ae
• Ri Un-suk

1 goal

• Pu Wei
• Qu Feifei
• Zhao Lihong
• Zhou Xiaoxia
• Chen Shu-chiung
• Cheng Yu-hsin
• Ho Meng-ting
• Huang Chun-lan
• Wu Hsin-jung
• Rhoda Santos
• Tera Flores
• Ng Wing Kum
• Yau Ka Wai
• Maichon Khundrakpam
• Rani Chanu
• Robita Wangkhem
• Aya Miyama
• Eriko Arakawa
• Hiromi Ikeda
• Kyoko Yano
• Tomomi Miyamoto
• Yuka Miyazaki
• Lee Myung-hwa
• Shin Sun-nam
• Sung Hyun-ah
• Hla Hla Thant
• Moe Moe War
• Thu Zar Htwe
• Zin Mar Wann
• Jang Ok-gyong
• O Kum-ran
• Ri Hyang-ok
• Sin Kum-ok
• Josephine Loren
• Rhea Penales
• Anootsara Maijarern
• Chownee Phanlet
• Hathairat Thongsri
• Kitiya Thiangtham
• Pranee Saipin
• Saranya Kaewka
• Narghiza Kosimova
• Nargiza Abdurasulova
• Đoàn Thị Kim Chi

1 own goal

• Yayoi Kobayashi (against North Korea)
• Bautista Callejas (against Myanmar)

2 own goals

• Huang Feng-chiu (against Japan and Myanmar)

External links

• Match results at the official AFC web site
• Results at RSSSF