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1997 AFC Women's Championship
The 1997 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in the province Guangdong, China between 5 and 14 December 1997. It was the 11th staging of the AFC Women's Championship. The 1997 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of eleven teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Asia's three berths were given to the two finalists - China and Korea DPR - and the winner of the third place play-off, Japan. Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals Winners qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Third place match Winner qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final Awards Goalscorers External links Tables & resultsat RSSSF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1997 Afc Women's Championship Championship AFC Women's Championship AFC Women's Asian Cup tournaments AFC Women's Championship International women's association football competitions hos ...
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Liu Ailing
Liu Ailing (; born 2 May 1967) is a Chinese former footballer who played for the China national team at the 1991, 1995 and 1999 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup. She won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and participated at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. A playmaking midfielder, she played for professional club football in Japan and the United States. Club career Born in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, Liu excelled in basketball and athletics but did not play football until she was 17 years old. Her parents were initially reluctant to let her play what they saw as a masculine sport. In 1994, Liu joined Japanese second-tier club Tasaki Perule FC. She won promotion in her first season and remained with the club until 1997. At the 2000 WUSA Draft, Liu was selected by Philadelphia Charge in the first round, second overall behind compatriot Sun Wen. In the United States, Liu experienced a culture shock; she bought only raw fruit and vegetables from the supermarket as in Chi ...
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Mayumi Omatsu
is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team. Club career Omatsu was born on July 12, 1970. She played for Nikko Securities Dream Ladies. The club won L.League championship and she was selected Best Eleven for 3 years in a row (1996-1998). However, the club was disbanded in 1998 due to financial strain. She moved to OKI FC Winds in 1999. However the club was disbanded end of season. National team career On June 8, 1997, Omatsu debuted for Japan national team against China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after .... She played at 1997 AFC Championship. She was also a member of Japan for 1999 World Cup. She played 12 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1999. National team statistics References External links * * * 1970 birt ...
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Wei Haiying
Wai Hoi-ying (also known as Wei Haiying, , born January 5, 1971) is a female Chinese and Hong Kong association football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics for China women's national football team. Between 2011 and 2015 she was the Sham Shui Po District Councillor for the Nam Shan, Tai Hang Tung & Tai Hang Sai constituency in Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor .... In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches including the final and scored two goals. International goals References External links *Wei Haiying at databaseOlympics.com 1971 births Living people Chinese women's footballers Olympic footballers for China Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for China Olympi ...
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Zhao Lihong
Zhao Lihong (; born 4 December 1972) is a Chinese former footballer who played as a midfielder. She competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal. Four years later she was a member of the Chinese team which finished fifth in the women's tournament. She played all three matches and scored one goal. She played for the Philadelphia Charge in the Women's United Soccer Association The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams in the Uni ... in 2002. International goals References External links *Zhao Lihong at databaseOlympics.com 1972 births Living people Chinese women's footballers 21st-century Chinese sportswomen Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympi ...
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Jin Yan (footballer)
Jin Yan (born 27 July 1972) is a female Chinese former football forward. She was part of the China women's national football team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. International goals See also * China at the 2000 Summer Olympics The People's Republic of China competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The team excluded athletes from the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, after the territory's return to Chinese rule in 1997, and which competed se ... References External links * soccerpunter* * Seattle TimesGetty Imagessi.com 1972 births Living people Chinese women's footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for China Women's association football forwards Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games China women's international footballers Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games footballers for China Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup playe ...
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Kim Kum-sil
Kim Kum-sil (born 24 December 1970) is a North Korean politician and former women's international footballer; she played as a midfielder. She was a member of the North Korea women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. She holds the title of Merited Athlete. Kim is a member of parliament in North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly (SPA). She was elected to the SPA from the 233th Electoral District in the 2009 North Korean parliamentary election and from the 278th (Nyongbyon) in 2014 and 2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as .... References 1970 births Living people North Korean women's footballers 21st-century North Korean sportswomen North Korea women's international footballers Place of birth missing (l ...
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Fan Yunjie
Fan Yunjie (; born 29 April 1972) is a Chinese former footballer who played as a defender. She competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal. Four years later she finished fifth with the Chinese team in the women's tournament A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functional uteruses .... She played all three matches. In 2004, she finished ninth with the Chinese team in the 2004 women's tournament. She played both matches. She has been employed by Asian Football Confederation in 2008 as Grassroots and Youth Development Officer of Vision China, the AFC's flagship football development project in China, with Chinese Football Association as a partner. International goals :''Scores ...
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Langam Chaoba Devi
Chaoba Devi Langam (, born 1 March 1973) is an Indian football coach and former footballer from Manipur. She took up coaching and served as the assistant coach of the Indian women's team. She currently serves as the head coach of the club Kickstart in the Indian Women's League. She also served as the head coach of the India women's football team in 2024. Early life Chaoba from Naoremthong Laishram Leikai, Imphal Imphal (; , ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (officially known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the former Kingdom of Manipur, surrounded by a ... is a coach with the Youth Affairs and Sports department, Manipur. Her parents are Langam Angou and Kumudini. She is the youngest of the six siblings. Her parents were reluctant to let Chaoba play the game and they came to know about her football only when they saw her name in the newspapers after she got selected for ...
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Tomomi Miyamoto
(former name; Tomomi Mitsui, 三井 ともみ) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team. Club career Miyamoto was born in Sagamihara on December 31, 1978. After graduating from high school, she joined Prima Ham FC Kunoichi (later ''Iga FC Kunoichi'') in 1997. She was selected Best Eleven 2 times (1999 and 2003). She took maternity leave in 2005 season. She came back from 2006 season. In 2009, she moved to TEPCO Mareeze. In 2011, she returned to Iga FC Kunoichi. End of 2012 season, she retired. National team career On June 8, 1997, when Miyamoto was 18 years old, she debuted and scored a goal for Japan national team against China. She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2003, 2007 World Cup and 2004 Summer Olympics. She also played at 1997, 1999, 2003 AFC Championship, 1998 and 2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games, officially known as the XIV Asian Games and also known as Busan 2002 (), were an international multi-sport event held in Busan, So ...
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Yumi Toumei
is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team. Club career Tomei had a career for twelve years. She played for Iga FC Kunoichi (formerly ''Prima Ham FC Kunoichi'') from 1988 to 2000. The club won L.League championship in 1995 and 1999. She was also selected Best Eleven 5 times (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1999). National team career In December 1993, Tomei was selected Japan national team for 1993 AFC Championship. At this competition, on 6 December, she debuted against Philippines. She also played at 1994, 1998 Asian Games, 1995 and 1997 AFC Championship. She was a member of Japan for 1995, 1999 World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... She played 43 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 1999. Nati ...
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