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.
Format
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.
First round
Group A
All matches were held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei).
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Group B
All matches were held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ a b As India and Uzbekistan were tied on points, goal difference and goals scored, the group winner was decided by a play-off match, which Uzbekistan won 5–1.
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]
Group C
All matches were held in Zarqa, Jordan.
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Second round
All matches were held in Amman, Jordan.
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ The Iranian government refused to allow its female players to remove the hijab when playing, in violation of FIFA policy; Jordan, Vietnam, Thailand and Uzbekistan were awarded the respective matches 3–0.[4][5]
Final round
All matches were held in Jinan, Shandong, China.[6]
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
See also
References
- ^ a b "Road for Asian women's teams to London Olympics". Asian Football Confederation. 2011-02-08. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ "Qualifying round of Olympic Games Women's Football in Bangladesh next march". United News of Bangladesh. 22 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ ":::: The Aiff ::::". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Iran protests Fifa ban on women's football team". The New Age (South Africa). 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ "Đội tuyển nữ Iran bỏ cuộc tại Vòng loại thứ 2 Giải bóng đá nữ Olympic London 2012". Vietnam Football Federation. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "China to host women's Olympic qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 2011-03-03. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ^ "Women: DPR Korea vs Australia, 2012 London Olympics - Asian Qualifiers". YouTube. 16 September 2011.
External links
- Official site of the AFC Olympic Qualifiers
