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AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification
The AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification, is a quadrennial international association football competition for women's, organised by the sport's Asian governing body, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to decide the participants for AFC Women's Asian Cup. The competition has been held since 1975. Between 2006 and 2010 the tournament was held biennially, since 2010 it has been held every four years. History From 1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ... to 2003 the qualification tournament for the final tournament did not exist and the teams were invited to participate. In 2006, the structure saw a major overhaul, with a qualifier tournament introduced for the final championship tournament, allowing all the member nations of AFC to participate. The tournament w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in Oceania Football Confederation, OFC, joined AFC in 2006. Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, both Territories of the United States, territories of the United States, are also AFC members that are geographically in Oceania. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC who managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986 ALFC merged with AFC. Executive Committee Sponsors Member associations It has 47 member associations split into 5 regions. Some nations proposed a South West Asian Federation that would not interfere with AFC zones. Afghanistan Football Federation, Afghanistan, Myanma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area of , about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations. Its 4.7 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population. In general terms, Asia is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. The border of Asia with Europe is a historical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separation between them. It is somewhat arbitrary and has moved since its first conception in classical antiquity. The division of Eurasia into two continents reflects East–West cultural, linguistic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification
The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification was the qualification tournament for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup. A total of twelve teams qualified to play in the final tournament in India. The host country India and the top three teams of the previous tournament in 2018 qualified automatically, while the other eight teams were decided by qualification, with the matches played between 17 and 29 September and 18–24 October 2021 in centralised venues. This tournament also served as the first stage of Asian qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where five teams from the Women's Asian Cup qualify directly for the World Cup (plus co-hosts Australia), and two teams qualify for a 10-team playoff tournament. Draw Northern Mariana Islands, whose association became the 47th full AFC member during the confederation's 30th Congress on 9 December 2020, were eligible to enter the qualification tournament, but did not participate. They are not FIFA members and thus would not be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Women's Asian Cup
The AFC Women's Asian Cup (formerly known as the AFC Women's Championship) is a quadrennial competition in women's football for national teams which belong to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the oldest women's international football competition and premier women's football competition in the AFC region for national teams. The competition is also known as the Asian Women's Football Championship and the Asian Women's Championship. 20 tournaments have been held, with the current champions being China PR. The competition also serves as Asian qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup. History The competition was set up by the ''Asian Ladies Football Confederation'' (ALFC), a part of the AFC responsible for women's football. The first competition was held in 1975 and was held every two years after this, except for a period in the 1980s where the competition was held every three years. The ALFC was initially a separate organisation but was absorbed into the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 AFC Women's Championship
The 1975 AFC Women's Championship, officially known as the Asian Cup Ladies Football Tournament is the first edition of the AFC Women's Championship. It was held from 25 August to 3 September 1975 in Hong Kong. Participating members were New Zealand, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia. The tournament was won by New Zealand in the final against Thailand. Venue All matches were held at the Government Stadium in Hong Kong. Entrants Notes Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knock-out stage Semi-finals ---- Third place play-off Final Winner References External links RSSSF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1975 Afc Women's Championship Women's Championship AFC Women's Asian Cup tournaments International association football competitions hosted by Hong Kong Afc AFC AFC Women's Championship AFC Women's Championship AFC Championship The AFC Championship Game is the annual championship game of the American Football Conference (AFC) and on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification
The 2006 AFC Women's Championship qualification is the qualification for the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup football competition. All matches were played at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi. The two top teams in each group qualified for the play-off stage. This was the first ever AFC qualifiers for the Women's Asian Cup in the history, having previously only invited teams to take part. First round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- * Singapore advanced on a coin toss. Second round The winners of each match qualified for the main tournament. ---- ---- ---- Qualified teams The following four teams qualified for the final tournament. Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year. {{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Afc Women's Asian Cup Qualification 2006 qualification qualification Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification
The 2010 AFC Women's Championship qualification saw twelve nations attempt to qualify for the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup football competition. The three winners of the second round groups joined five automatic qualifiers in the finals tournament held in China in May 2010. This tournament also served as the first stage of qualification for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup for the Asian zone. First round The six lowest ranked teams played the first round. Myanmar, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Iran, Vietnam and Hong Kong had a bye to the second round. Bangladesh withdrew before the start of qualification. ''All matches were played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second round Group A ''All matches were played in Hsinying City, Chinese Taipei.'' ---- ---- Group B ''All matches were played in Bangkok, Thailand.'' ---- ---- Group C ''All matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. ---- ---- {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 AFC Women's Championship
The 2003 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in Thailand from 8 to 21 June 2003. It was the 14th holding of the AFC Women's Championship, a tournament for women's national teams from countries affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation. The competition was held in Bangkok in the Rajamangala Stadium and in Nakhon Sawan in the Nakhon Sawan Stadium. The tournament was won by the defending champions North Korea women's national football team (Korea DPR). As the championship was also used for qualifying for the FIFA Women's World Cup, North Korea qualified as champions, China qualifying as runners-up, and South Korea qualifying as the third-placed team. Japan as the fourth-placed team faced another match for qualification. Participating teams and structure Fourteen teams took part in the competition. This included the hosts Thailand and the defending champions North Korea. The teams were split into 3 groups, with the each team playing all the others ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
The 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup was a women's football tournament for women's national teams from countries affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation. It was the 15th installment of the AFC Women's Asian Cup. Unlike the previous tournament which was held every two years, the tournament was moved back a year to 2006. The structure of the competition changed for this tournament, with a qualifying tournament and a separate championship tournament. The four qualifiers of the sub-tournament (Vietnam, Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, Thailand) went on to compete for the Championship proper against the four automatic finalists (China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea). Australia were added to the final tournament following their switch from Oceania Football Confederation to the Asian confederation. The finals of the tournament were held in Australia in July 2006 - the hosting rights were originally given to Japan, but after Australia moved conferences, they were given the hosting rights. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Administrative Regions Of China
The special administrative regions (SAR) of the People's Republic of China are one of the provinces of China, provincial-level administrative divisions of the China, People's Republic of China directly under the control of its State Council of the People's Republic of China, Central People's Government (State Council), being Administrative division, integral areas of the country. As a region, they possess the highest degree of autonomy from China. However, despite the relative autonomy that the Central People's Government offers the special administrative regions, the National People's Congress remains capable of enforcing laws for the special administrative regions. The legal basis for the establishment of SARs, unlike the other administrative divisions of China, is provided for by Article 31, rather than Article 30, of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China of 1982. Article 31 reads: "The state may establish special administrative regions when necessary. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification
The 2008 AFC Women's Championship qualification is the qualification for the 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup football competition. The matches were held from 24 to 28 March 2008. The AFC Women's Asian Cup is organised by the Asian Football Confederation. First round First leg played on 20 October 2007 in India. Second leg played on 27 October 2007 in Iran Both legs played in Hong Kong. First leg on 20 October 2007, second leg on 22 October 2007. First leg played on 20 October 2007 in Singapore. Second leg played on 27 October 2007 in Malaysia Matches ''Iran won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Philippines won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Malaysia won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- Second round Group A ''All matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ''All matches were played in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
