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).

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
Vietnam 4–0 Hong Kong
Vũ Thị Huyền Linh 13'
Nguyễn Thị Muôn 43', 45'
Nguyễn Kim Tiến 78'		 Report
Attendance: 157
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)
Chinese Taipei 0–3 Thailand
Report Anutsara 24'
Sunisa 54'
Chidtawan 84'
Attendance: 734
Referee: Cha Sung-mi (South Korea)
Myanmar 0–2 Vietnam
Report Nguyễn Thị Muôn 73' (pen.)
Trần Thị Kim Hồng 75'
Attendance: 550
Referee: Yamaghishi Sachiko (Japan)
Thailand 2–0 Myanmar
Chidtawan 38'
Pitsamai 71'		 Report
Attendance: 75
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
Hong Kong 0–5 Chinese Taipei
Report Lee Hsiu-Chin 7'
Chen Ying-Hui 65'
Wang Hsiang-Huei 80' (pen.), 84'
Yu Hsiu-Chin 89'
Attendance: 437
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)
Hong Kong 0–1 Myanmar
Report He Ying 76' (o.g.)
Attendance: 47
Vietnam 2–1 Thailand
Nguyễn Thị Hòa 53'
Lê Thu Thanh Hương 90+2'		 Report Chidtawan 1'
Attendance: 133
Referee: Yamagishi Sachiko (Japan)
Thailand 4–0 Hong Kong
Sunisa 19'
Chidtawan 48', 50'
Pitsamai 64'		 Report
Attendance: 207
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
Chinese Taipei 1–1 Vietnam
Tsai Li-Chen 77' Report Nguyễn Thị Hòa 19'
Attendance: 1,047
Referee: Cha Sung-mi (South Korea)

Group B

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[lower-alpha 1] Advance to second round
2  India 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Bangladesh (H) 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 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.
Bangladesh 0–3 India
Report Bala Devi 52', 70', 90+2'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Semaksuk Praew (Thailand)
Uzbekistan 3–0 Bangladesh
Ermatova 64'
Sarikova 74'
Karachik 89'		 Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mai Hoang Trang (Vietnam)
India 1–1 Uzbekistan
Tababi Devi 71' Report Riskieva 79'
Attendance: 1,000

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]
India 1–5 Uzbekistan
Bembem Devi 41' Report Lagutkina 57', 60'
Karachik 72'
Turdiboeva 75'
Sarikova 77'
B. S. Mohammad Mostafa Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 100
Referee: Semaksuk Praew (Thailand)

Group C

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
Palestine 0–4 Iran
Report Rahimi 3', 13', 55'
Karimi 31'
Attendance: 60
Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)
Jordan 1–1 Bahrain
S. Khraisat 34' Report Alhashimi 2'
Attendance: 160
Referee: Nami Sato (Japan)
Iran 1–1 Jordan
Hatamnejad 55' Report Jbarah 24'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)
Palestine 1–1 Bahrain
N. Owda 17' Report Yaaqob 20'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ri Hong-sil (North Korea)
Jordan 6–0 Palestine
Jbarah 3', 32'
Al-Naber 6'
Al-Azab 21', 51'
Al-Hyasat 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)
Bahrain 0–2 Iran
Report Rahimi 8', 70'
Attendance: 60
Referee: Nami Sato (Japan)

Second round

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[lower-alpha 1]
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ↑ 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]
Uzbekistan 1–5 Thailand
Sarikova 5' Report Pitsamai 14', 45'
Kanjana 26'
Nisa 34', 71'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Wang Jia (China PR)
Jordan 0–3 Uzbekistan
Report Turdiboeva 76'
Sarikova 78', 81'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)
Vietnam 1–0 Jordan
Nguyễn Thị Hòa 67' Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Uzbekistan 2–1 Vietnam
Sarikova 36', 69' Report Nguyễn Thị Muôn 90+4'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
Thailand 7–0 Jordan
Wilaiporn 19'
Nuengruethai 33'
Junpen 36'
Pitsamai 40'
Taneekarn 49'
Nisa 64', 75'		 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Wang Jia (China PR)
Vietnam 3–3 Thailand
Lê Thị Thương 8'
Nguyễn Thị Muôn 12'
Lê Thu Thanh Hương 37'		 Report Nguyễn Hải Hòa 18' (o.g.)
Kanjana 25'
Wilaiporn 84'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Yamagishi Sachiko (Japan)

Final round

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
Japan 3–0 Thailand
Kawasumi 61'
Tanaka 75'
Kunupatham 90' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)
North Korea 1–0 Australia
Kim Su-gyong 10' Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Alexandros Dimitropoulos (Greece)
China 0–0 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Australia 5–1 Thailand
Simon 13'
Heyman 15', 34'
Butt 45'
van Egmond 58'		 Report Taneekarn 59'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)
China 0–0 North Korea
Report
Attendance: 10,000
South Korea 1–2 Japan
Ji So-yun 30' Report Sakaguchi 10'
Ohno 45+1'
Attendance: 1,172
South Korea 2–3 North Korea
Lee Hyun-young 5'
Jo Yun-mi 62' (o.g.)		 Report Ra Un-sim 9'
Choe Mi-gyong 28'
Hwang Song-mi 57'
Attendance: 417
Japan 1–0 Australia
Kawasumi 62' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mitsi Efthalia (Greece)
Thailand 0–2 China
Report You Jia 40'
Xu Yuan 80'
Attendance: 7,160
Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)
Thailand 0–3 South Korea
Report Jung Seol-bin 10'
Yoo Young-a 56'
Lee Hyun-young 82'
Attendance: 771
North Korea 1–1 Japan
Kim Jo-ran 90+2' Report Kim Nam-hui 83' (o.g.)
Attendance: 1,274
Australia 1–0 China
van Egmond 61' Report
Attendance: 10,167
Thailand 0–5 North Korea
Report Choe Mi-gyong 30'
Yun Song-mi 35'
Ra Un-sim 50', 70'
Kim Un-hwa 56'
Attendance: 555
Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)
South Korea 1–2 Australia
Kwon Hah-nul 27' Report De Vanna 62'
Butt 76'
Attendance: 765
Referee: Mitsi Efthalia (Greece)
Japan 1–0 China
Tanaka 57' Report
Attendance: 7,890
Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)


See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ ":::: The Aiff ::::". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Iran protests Fifa ban on women's football team". The New Age (South Africa). 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
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