1991 AFC Women's Championship
1991 AFC女子選手権
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates26 May – 8 June
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions China (3rd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored98 (4.9 per match)

The 1991 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in Fukuoka, Japan from 26 May to 8 June 1991. It was the 8th staging of the AFC Women's Championship. The 1991 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of nine teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. Asia's three berths were given to the two finalists - China and Japan - and the winner of the third place play-off, Chinese Taipei.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 3 3 0 0 23 1 +22 6
 Chinese Taipei 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6 3
 Thailand 3 1 1 1 4 10 −6 3
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 0 22 −22 0
Source: RSSSF
China 3–0 Chinese Taipei
Shui Qingxia 13'
Sun Qingmei 40'
Niu Lijie 67'
Thailand 3–0 South Korea
Sunee Kridsanachandee 32'
Prapa Bourthong 42'
Anchalee Khaolaung 66'
Chinese Taipei 9–0 South Korea
Huang Yu-Chung 3', 32', 49'
China 10–1 Thailand
Niu Lijie 27', 28', 41', 76'
Zhu Tao ?'
Sun Wen ?', ?'		 Anchalee Khaolaung ?'
Chinese Taipei 0–0 Thailand
China 10–0 South Korea

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 4 4 0 0 27 1 +26 8
 North Korea 4 3 0 1 25 1 +24 6
 Hong Kong 4 1 1 2 3 9 −6 3
 Malaysia 4 1 1 2 1 24 −23 3
 Singapore 4 0 0 4 0 21 −21 0
Source: RSSSF
Hong Kong 2–0 Singapore
Chan Shuk-Chi 16', 51'
Japan 1–0 North Korea
Kaori Nagamine 66'
Japan 4–1 Hong Kong
Takako Tezuka
Kaori Nagamine
Asako Takakura 		Law Ka-Lai 17'
North Korea 12–0 Malaysia
Yang Mi-sun
North Korea 5–0 Hong Kong
Malaysia 1–0 Singapore
North Korea 8–0 Singapore
Yang Mi-sun
Japan 12–0 Malaysia
Takako Tezuka
Etsuko Handa
Kaori Nagamine
Akemi Noda
Yuriko Mizuma
Japan 10–0 Singapore
Riko Matsuda
Takako Tezuka
Akemi Noda
Asako Takakura
Sayuri Yamaguchi
Tamaki Uchiyama
Hong Kong 0–0 Malaysia

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.

China 1–0 North Korea
Zhang Yan 16'
Japan 0–0 (a.e.t.) Chinese Taipei
Penalties
5–4

Third place match

Winner qualified for 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Chinese Taipei 0–0 (a.e.t.) North Korea
Penalties
5–4

Final

China 5–0 Japan

Awards

 1991 AFC Women's Championship winners 

China
Third title
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