1997 AFC Women's Championship
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The 1997 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in the province
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between 5 and 14 December 1997. It was the 11th staging of the
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 ...
. The 1997 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of eleven teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament for the
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. Asia's three berths were given to the two finalists -
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- and the winner of the third place play-off,
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Group stage


Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Knockout stage


Semi-finals

Winners qualified for
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Third place match

Winner qualified for
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Final


Awards


Goalscorers


External links


Tables & results
at RSSSF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1997 Afc Women's Championship
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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 Asian Cup tournaments
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 ...
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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 ...
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