2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship

2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country	China
Dates	26 September – 6 October 2013
Teams	12
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (3rd title)
Runners-up	North Korea
Third place	China PR
Fourth place	Thailand
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Rikako Kobayashi (7goals)
Best player	Hina Sugita

The 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship was the 5th edition of the tournament. The tournament was held from 26 September to 6 October 2013.^[1]

The tournament was played in Nanjing, China, just as the 2011 edition.^[2] The top three teams qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Qualification

Main article: 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification

Four teams were directly qualified by their 2011 performance, the others had to enter qualifying.

Country	Qualified as	Date qualification was secured
Japan	2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship Champion	010 July 2012
North Korea	2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship Runner-up	010 July 2012
China PR	2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship Third Place, later confirmed as hosts	010 July 2012
South Korea	2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship Fourth Place	010 July 2012
Chinese Taipei	Qualification Group D Winner	18 November 2012
Guam	Qualification Group D Runner-up	18 November 2012
Australia	Qualification Group C Winner	29 November 2012
Jordan	Qualification Group A Winner	29 November 2012
Bahrain	Qualification Group A Runner-up	29 November 2012
Thailand	Qualification Group C Runner-up	311 November 2012
Uzbekistan	Qualification Group B Winner	428 November 2012
Iran	Qualification Group B Runner-up	530 November 2012

Format

The twelve teams are drawn into four groups of three teams. After playing each other once the group winner advances to the semi-finals.^[3] The draw was held on 26 April 2013.^[4]

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings.^[3]

Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
Goal difference in all the group matches;
Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
Drawing of lots.

Group stage

All kick-off times are China Standard time (UTC+08:00).

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China PR	2	2	0	19	0	+19	6
Australia	2	1	1	8	2	+6	3
Bahrain	2	0	2	0	25	−25	0

Bahrain v China PR

26 September 2013
16:30

Bahrain	0–17	China PR
	Report	Chen Yudan 3', 36' Wu Yue 11', 19', 21' Liu Yan 15', 32', 57', 68', 85' Hessa Alzayani 46' (o.g.) Qin Manman 50', 51' Cui Yuhan 53', 60', 89' Shen Lufan 90+2'

Jiangning Sports Centre, Nanjing
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nami Sato (Japan)

Australia v Bahrain

28 September 2013
16:30

Australia	8–0	Bahrain
Rhianna Pollicina 19' Madeline Stockdale 22' Jessica Pitts 24' Afrikah Mcgladrigan 35' Sunny Franco 64', 74', 85' Alexandra Chidiac 83'	Report

Jiangning Sports Centre, Nanjing
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kim Sookhee (South Korea)

China PR v Australia

30 September 2013
16:30

China PR	2–0	Australia
Cui Yuhan 31' Fan Yuqiu 35'	Report

Jiangning Sports Centre, Nanjing
Attendance: 126
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
North Korea	2	2	0	16	0	+16	6
Chinese Taipei	2	1	1	2	11	−9	3
Jordan	2	0	2	1	8	−7	0

Jordan v North Korea

26 September 2013
14:00

Jordan	0–6	North Korea
	Report	Wi Jong Sim 10' Mun Kyong Yong 21' (pen.) Ri Hae Yon 34', 45', 57' Kim Pom Ui 67'

Jiangsu Football Training Centre Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 100
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)

Chinese Taipei v Jordan

28 September 2013
16:30

Chinese Taipei	2–1	Jordan
Pan Shin-Yu 39' Yanh Chia Hui 42'	Report	Manar Mohammad 88'

Jiangning Sports Centre, Nanjing
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mai Hoang Trang (Vietnam)

North Korea v Chinese Taipei

30 September 2013
16:30

North Korea	10–0	Chinese Taipei
Ri Pom Hwang 8' Wi Jong Sim 20', 24' An Song Ok 22' Sung Hyang Sim 39', 41', 85' Kim Pom Ui 50' Ri Hae Yon 54' Ri Un Yong 77'	Report

Jiangsu Football Training Centre Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 50
Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Thailand	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	4
South Korea	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
Uzbekistan	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3	1

Uzbekistan v South Korea

26 September 2013
16:30

Uzbekistan	0–0	South Korea
	Report

Jiangning Sports Centre, Nanjing
Attendance: 120
Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)

Thailand v Uzbekistan

28 September 2013
14:00

Thailand	3–0	Uzbekistan
Sojirat 15' Chuchuen Sudarat 37' Jiraporn 68'	Report

Jiangsu Football Training Centre Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 20
Referee: He Jin (China PR)

South Korea v Thailand

30 September 2013
14:00

South Korea	2–2	Thailand
Lee So Hee 67' (pen.), 85'	Report	Chuchuen Sudarat 80', 90+3'

Jiangsu Football Training Centre Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 50
Referee: Wang Jia (China PR)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	2	2	0	28	0	+28	6
Iran	2	1	1	2	9	−7	3
Guam	2	0	2	0	21	−21	0

Guam v Japan

26 September 2013
14:00

Guam	0–19	Japan
	Report	Kamogawa 16', 18', 46' Kobayashi 17', 20', 27', 37', 52' Sugita 32', 40' Kanda 39' Kitagawa 55', 68', 72', 87' Abe 59' Kono 63' Imai 75' Miura 83'

Jiangsu Football Training Centre Stadium, Nanjing
Attendance: 100
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

Iran v Guam

28 September 2013
14:00

Iran	2–0	Guam
Shabnam Behesht 45+2' Fatemeh Geraeli 55'	Report

Jiangning Sports Centre, Nanjing
Attendance: 55
Referee: Jacewicz Katherine Margaret (Australia)

Japan v Iran

30 September 2013
14:00

Japan	9–0	Iran
Nishida 4', 5' Minami 10' Kitagawa 12', 70' Sugita 27' Nagano 45+1', 90' Kono 63'	Report

Jiangning Sports Centre, Nanjing
Attendance: 50
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals			Final


China PR	1
North Korea	3


			North Korea	1 (5)
			Japan	1 (6)


			Third place

Thailand	0	China PR	2 (4)
Japan	6		Thailand	2 (2)

Semifinals

China PR v North Korea

3 October 2013
16:00

China PR	1–3	North Korea
Qin Manman 66'	Report	Ju Hyo Sim 35' Ri Hae Yon 41', 83'

Jiangning Sports Centre, Nanjing
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jacewicz Katherine Margaret (Australia)

Thailand v Japan

3 October 2013
19:00

Thailand	0–6	Japan
	Report	Kobayashi 12', 63' Sugita 31', 85', 90' Kamogawa 88'

Jiangning Sports Centre, Nanjing
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kim Sookhee (South Korea)

Third place play-off

China PR v Thailand

6 October 2013
16:00

China PR	2–2	Thailand
Liu Yan 18' Wu Yue 90+4'	Report	Janthawan Thanakorn 49' Chuchuen Sudarat 67'
	Penalties
	4–2

Jiangning Sports Centre, Nanjing
Attendance: 100
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)

Final

North Korea v Japan

6 October 2013
19:00

North Korea	1–1	Japan
Sung Hyang Sim 71'	Report	Miura 63'
	Penalties
	5–6

Jiangning Sports Centre, Nanjing
Attendance: 50
Referee: Wang Jia (China PR)

Awards

The following awards were given.^[5]

Most Valuable Player	Top Scorer	Fair Play Award
Hina Sugita	Rikako Kobayashi (7 goals)	North Korea

Goalscorers

7 goals

Rikako Kobayashi

6 goals

Liu Yan
Hikaru Kitagawa

Hina Sugita

Ri Hae Yon

4 goals

Cui Yuhan
Wu Yue

Miho Kamogawa
Sung Hyang Sim

Chuchuen Sudarat

3 goals

Sunny Franco

Qin Manman

Wi Jong Sim

2 goals

Chen Yudan
Fuka Kono
Fuka Nagano

Meika Nishida
Narumi Miura

Kim Pom Ui
Lee So Hee

1 goals

Afrikah Mcgladrigan
Alexandra Chidiac
Jessica Pitts
Madeline Stockdale
Rhianna Pollicina
Fan Yuqiu
Shen Lufan
Fatemeh Geraeli

Shabnam Behesht
Manar Mohammad Mahmoud Isleem
Moeka Minami
Yukiko Abe
Yurina Imai
Wakaho Kanda
An Song Ok
Ju Hyo Sim

Mun Kyong Yong
Ri Pom Hwang
Ri Un Yong
Janthawan Thanakorn
Jiraporn
Sojirat
Pan Shin-Yu
Yanh Chia Hui

Own goal

Hessa Alzayani (playing against China)

References

↑ "AFC Calendars". AFC. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
↑ "Nanjing to host AFC U-16 Women's Championship". AFC. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
1 2 "Regulations AFC U-16 Women's Championship China 2013" (PDF).
↑ "Intriguing AFC U-16 Women's draw for China". AFC. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
↑ "Japan duo scoop MVP and top scorer awards". the-afc.com. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

External links

Official tournament website

International women's association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Algarve Cup Cyprus Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year

Asia	AFC Women's Asian Cup U-19 U-16 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF Women Cup of Nations U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, COSAFA)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup U-20 U-17

South America	CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina U-20 U-17

Oceania	OFC Women's Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA Women's Championship U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board Women's Viva World Cup

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America and Caribbean Central American Games Pan American Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Codes Player of the Century Men's football

AFC U-16 Women's Championship

Tournaments	South Korea 2005 Malaysia 2007 Thailand 2009 China 2011 China 2013 China 2015 Thailand 2017

Qualification	2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

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