The 1980 AFC Women's Championship was the 3rd edition of the AFC Women's Championship (now the
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 ...
). The tournament was hosted by India (with two teams ''India N'' and ''India S'') and was the first time the competition was held in South Asia.
It was originally scheduled to be held in 1979, but was eventually held between 11 and 20 January 1980. All matches were played at the
EMS Stadium
The EMS Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is currently home of I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC, together with Indian Women's League side Gokulam Keral ...
in Calicut (now
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...
),
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
.
The tournament was won by the
Republic of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
(Taiwan) for the second time.
Venue
All matches were held at the
EMS Stadium
The EMS Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is currently home of I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC, together with Indian Women's League side Gokulam Keral ...
in Calicut (now
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...
),
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
.
Entrants
Notes
Group stage
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Knockout stage
Semi-final
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Third place match
Final
Winner
References
External links
RSSSF.comContgames-Women
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Women's Championship
The Women's Championship (formerly The FA Women's Championship) is the second-highest division of women's football in England. The division was established in 2014 as the FA Women's Super League 2 (WSL 2).
WSL 2 replaced the previous level 2 d ...
AFC Women's Asian Cup tournaments
International association football competitions hosted by India
Afc
AFC Women's Championship
The AFC Women's Asian Cup (formerly known as the AFC Women's Championship) is a quadrennial competition in Women's association football, women's football for national teams which belong to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the oldest Co ...
AFC Women's Championship
The AFC Women's Asian Cup (formerly known as the AFC Women's Championship) is a quadrennial competition in Women's association football, women's football for national teams which belong to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the oldest Co ...
1980 in Indian women's sport