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The 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the sixth edition of the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine which women's national teams from Asia qualify for the Olympic football tournament.[2]
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | First round: Uzbekistan (Group A) Myanmar (Group B) Nepal (Group C) Thailand (Group D) Tajikistan (Group E) Lebanon (Group F) Kyrgyzstan (Group G) Second round: Australia (Group A) China (Group B) Uzbekistan (Group C) |
| Dates | First round: 1–11 April 2023 Second round: 26 October – 1 November 2023 Third round: 24 & 28 February 2024[1] |
| Teams | 31 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 46 |
| Goals scored | 183 (3.98 per match) |
| Attendance | 290,760 (6,321 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva(9 goals) |
← 2020 2028 →
All statistics correct as of 28 February 2024. | |
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in France as AFC representatives.
Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 31 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage. The format is as follows:[3]
- First round: The five highest-ranked teams in the FIFA Women's World Rankings as of 9 December 2022, which were North Korea, Japan, Australia, China PR and South Korea, received byes to the second round. The remaining 26 teams were divided into five groups of four and two groups of three and compete in a one-round league format in a centralised venue. The winners of each group in this round then advanced to the second round.[3]
- Second round: The twelve teams (five teams who entered this round and seven teams from the first round) will be drawn into three groups of four teams and compete in a one-round league format in a centralised venue. The three group winners and the best-ranked runners-up in this round will then advance to the third round.[3]
- Third round: The four teams will play two pairs of home and away matches with the two eventual winners qualifying for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament.[3]
The draw for the first round was held on 12 January 2023, 15:00 MYT, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4] Five teams received a bye to the second round.
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- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the Olympics.
- Numbers in parentheses indicate the December 2022 FIFA Women's World Rankings (otherwise unranked).[6]
- (H): Qualification first round group hosts (* all chosen as group hosts after the draw, the remaining group hosted at a neutral venue)
- (N): Not a member of the International Olympic Committee, ineligible for Olympics
- (W): Withdrew after draw
- Did not enter
The first round was played between 1–11 April 2023.
- Tiebreakers
Teams are 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 are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations article 13.2):[7]
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = −1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = −3 points, direct red card = −4 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = −5 points);
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
- All matches were held in Uzbekistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uzbekistan (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 | Second round |
| 2 |  Bhutan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Jordan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 |  East Timor |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| Jordan | 3–1 | East Timor |
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| Uzbekistan | 9–0 | Bhutan |
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Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
| East Timor | 1–3 | Bhutan |
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Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
| Uzbekistan | 7–0 | Jordan |
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Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
Group B
- All matches were held in Myanmar.
- Times listed are UTC+6:30.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Iran |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 |  Myanmar (H) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Bangladesh |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 4 |  Maldives |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iran | 1–0 | Myanmar |
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| Myanmar | 1–1 | Iran |
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Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
Group C
- All matches were held in Nepal.
- Times listed are UTC+5:45.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Vietnam |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 |  Nepal (H) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Afghanistan[a] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 4 |  Palestine |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Afghanistan was withdrawn by the AFC. The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) released a statement that it would not permit players outside the country to represent them or intend to organize a women's national team contradicting a February 2023 social media post. The Afghanistan team was originally disbanded following the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.[8]
Nepal  | 1–5 | Vietnam |
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| Vietnam | 2–0 | Nepal |
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Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Group D
- All matches were held in Thailand.
- Times listed are UTC+7:00.
- On 22 January 2023, FIFA announced the suspension of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) from 21 January 2023 until further notice.[9]
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Referee: Yu Hong (China)
Group E
- All matches were held in Tajikistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5:00.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Philippines |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 | Second round |
| 2 |  Hong Kong |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Tajikistan (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| Philippines | 4–0 | Pakistan |
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| Hong Kong | 3–0 | Tajikistan |
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| Pakistan | 0–2 | Hong Kong |
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Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran)
Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
| Tajikistan | 0–1 | Pakistan |
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| Report | Malik  26' |
Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India)
Group F
- All matches were held in Lebanon.
- Times listed are UTC+3:00.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Chinese Taipei |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 |  Lebanon (H) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Indonesia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| Lebanon | 1–5 | Chinese Taipei |
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Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh
Referee: Công Thị Dung (Vietnam)
| Chinese Taipei | 4–0 | Indonesia |
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Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Group G
- All matches were held in Kyrgyzstan.
- Times listed are UTC+6:00.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 |  Kyrgyzstan (H) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Turkmenistan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
The draw for the second round of the qualifiers was held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 18 May 2023.[10][11] For the second round, the twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four. The teams were seeded according to the March 2023 FIFA World Rankings, with North Korea unranked due to inactivity.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the third round.
- (H): Qualification second round group hosts
Group A
- All matches were held in Perth, Australia. Due to strong demand, the second match day venue was moved to the larger Perth Stadium.[12]
- Times listed are UTC+8.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Australia (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Third round |
| 2 | Philippines |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Iran |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–4 | Philippines |
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| Hsu Yi-yun 47' |
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| Iran | 0–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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| Philippines | 1–0 | Iran |
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Group B
- All matches were held in Xiamen, China.
- Times listed are UTC+8.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  North Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | Third round |
| 2 |  South Korea |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 5 | |
| 3 |  China (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Thailand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
| South Korea | 10–1 | Thailand |
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| China | 1–2 | North Korea |
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| Thailand | 0–3 | China |
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| Report | Yan Jinjin 15' Chen Qiaozhu 68' Wurigumula 80' |
| Thailand | 0–7 | North Korea |
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| Report | Kim Kyong-yong 22', 27', 59' Sung Hyang-sim 24' Kim Jong-sim 80' Ri Hak 86' Ju Hyo-sim 89' |
| China | 1–1 | South Korea |
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| Wang Shanshan 78' |
Report | Shim Seo-yeon 62' |
Group C
- All matches were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Third round |
| 2 | Uzbekistan (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Vietnam |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | India |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 0–1 | Uzbekistan |
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| India | 1–3 | Vietnam |
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| Uzbekistan | 0–2 | Japan |
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| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | India |
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Ranking of group runners-up
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | C | Uzbekistan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Third round |
| 2 | A | Philippines |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | |
| 3 | B | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 5 |
The third round featured the three group winners (Australia, North Korea, Japan) and best group runners-up (Uzbekistan) from the second round. The third round winners, Australia and Japan, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics as the two AFC representatives.
- Combinations of matches
The specific match-ups depended on the group from which the best runners-up qualified.[14]
Combination according to the qualified team
| Best runner-up qualifies from group |
1A vs |
1B vs |
1C vs | |
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| A | 1C | 2A | 1A | |
| B | 1B | 1A | 2B | |
| C | 2C | 1C | 1B |
| Group | Winners | Best runners-up |
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| A | Australia |
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| B | North Korea |
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| C | Japan |
Uzbekistan |
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Uzbekistan |
0–13 | Australia |
0–3 | 0–10 |
| North Korea |
1–2 | Japan |
0–0 | 1–2 |
Matches
Australia won 13–0 on aggregate.
| North Korea | 0–0 | Japan |
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| Report |
Attendance: 100
Referee: Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam)
| Japan | 2–1 | North Korea |
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Japan won 2–1 on aggregate.
The following two teams from AFC qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic women's football tournament in France.
- Notes
Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- Australia qualified as a member of the OFC in 2000 and 2004.
There were 183 goals scored in 46 matches, for an average of 3.98 goals per match.
9 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Ellie Carpenter- Hayley Raso
- Amy Sayer
- Kaitlyn Torpey
- Clare Wheeler
- Tameka Yallop
Jamyang Choden- Sunita Rai
Chen Qiaozhu- Wang Shanshan
- Wurigumula
Wang Hsiang-huei- Wu Kai-ching
Chu Po Yan- Lau Yun Yi
- Sin Chung Yee
- Halasan Tsang
Hemam Shilky Devi- Soumya Guguloth
Afsaneh Chatrenoor- Negin Zandi
Remina Chiba- Aoba Fujino
- Honoka Hayashi
- Moeka Minami
- Hikaru Naomoto
- Kiko Seike
- Risa Shimizu
- Hana Takahashi
- Mina Tanaka
Sarah Abu-Sabbah- Ayah Al-Majali
Yara Bou Rada- Christy Maalouf
Win Theingi Tun
Sabitra Bhandari
Han Jin-hong- Ju Hyo-sim
- Kim Jong-sim
- Ri Hak
Zahmena Malik
Maya Alcantara- Carleigh Frilles
- Katrina Guillou
- Sofia Harrison
- Hali Long
- Eva Madarang
Izzati Rosni- Danelle Tan
Lee Geum-min- Moon Mi-ra
- Shim Seo-yeon
Pattaranan Aupachai- Panittha Jeeratanapavibul
- Orawan Keereesuwannakul
- Rinyaphat Moondong
- Nutwadee Pram-nak
- Ploychompoo Somnonk
- Pluemjai Sontisawat
- Orapin Waenngoen
Godelivia- Nilda
Ilvina Ablyakimova- Nafisa Nabiqulova
- Aziza Norboeva
Nguyễn Thị Bích Thùy- Trần Thị Hải Linh
- Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nhã
1 own goal
Remini Chere (against Chinese Taipei)
Nekubakht Khudododova (against Hong Kong)- Dilrabo Asadova (against Australia)
- 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup (AFC qualifiers for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament)
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