Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Asian Qualifiers
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The Asian Football Confederation's pre-Olympic tournament was contested by eighteen teams that competed for the two allocated spots for the 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament in London. However, Qatar withdrew before playing any match.[1] The competition was originally scheduled for February 2010 but it eventually started in March 2011.
The format was as follows:[1]
- First round
- The highest-ranked 5 teams in the previous tournament (Australia, China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea) received byes to the final round. Other 12 teams were divided into 3 groups by their geographical positions,[2] where each group consisted of a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. Five teams (the winners and the runners-up of Group A and C, respectively, and the winners of Group B) advanced to the second round.
- Second round
- 5 teams that advanced from the first round played a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. The winner advanced to the final round.
- Final round
- 6 teams (5 teams with the byes and 1 team from the second round) played a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. The winners and runners-up qualified for the Football tournament in the 2012.
All matches were held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei (H) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Myanmar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
All matches were held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4[a] | Advance to second round |
| 2 | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4[a] | |
| 3 | Bangladesh (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Play-off match
- Since both India and Uzbekistan were tied on points and goal difference, a play-off match was played to decide the winner of the group:[3]
All matches were held in Zarqa, Jordan.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | Jordan (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Palestine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
All matches were held in Amman, Jordan.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 10 | Advance to final round |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | |
| 3 | Vietnam | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Jordan (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |
| 5 | Iran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | Withdrew[a] |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
All matches were held in Jinan, Shandong, China.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 13 | Qualification to 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | North Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 | |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 | China (H) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | Thailand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
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