The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the competition, was a

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tournament competed by national teams in

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(AFC). It served as the qualification for the

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. It was played from 14 to 25 May 2014 in

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. Reigning world champions

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defeated the reigning Asian champions

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1–0 in the final to secure their first continental title.

Qualification

The final tournament was competed by eight teams, four of which were automatically qualified though their 2010 placement, while the others were determined via a qualification tournament.

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was banned from the tournament due to the sanction on their doping cases in

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. Hosts Vietnam had to play the qualifying round; in case of a non-qualification, another host would have been chosen.

Qualified teams

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in

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and

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Squads

Group stage

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Each team then played the others in their group once. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals, and the two third-placed teams played a play-off match for fifth place and the final World Cup qualifying spot. The draw was held on 29 November 2013. In the group stage, teams tied in the points were ranked by the following criteria: (In Section 18) # Greater number of points between the teams concerned, # Goal differences between the teams concerned, # Number of goals between the teams concerned, # Goal differences between in all round-robin matches, # Number of goals between in all round-robin matches, #

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(in case just two teams playing the final match tied in the all conditions above), # Fewer yellow and red card points in all group matches (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card), and # Drawing of lots. ''All times are local (

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).''

Group A

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Group B

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Fifth place play-off

Thailand won the play-off and thus qualified for the

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage (including the fifth place match),

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and

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are used to decide the winner if necessary. ''All times are local (

).''

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Awards

Goalscorers

Tournament teams ranking

References

External links

RSSSF.com
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