Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Asian Qualifiers explained
The Asian Football Confederation's pre-Olympic tournament was contested by eighteen teams that competed for the two allocated spots for the 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament in London. However, Qatar withdrew before playing any match.[1] The competition was originally scheduled for February 2010 but it eventually started in March 2011.
Format
The format was as follows:
- First round
The highest-ranked 5 teams in the previous tournament (Australia, China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea) received byes to the final round. Other 12 teams were divided into 3 groups by their geographical positions,[2] where each group consisted of a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. Five teams (the winners and the runners-up of Group A and C, respectively, and the winners of Group B) advanced to the second round.
- Second round
5 teams that advanced from the first round played a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. The winner advanced to the final round.
- Final round
6 teams (5 teams with the byes and 1 team from the second round) played a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. The winners and runners-up qualified for the Football tournament in the 2012.First round
Group A
All matches were held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei).
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Group B
All matches were held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Since both India and Uzbekistan were tied on points and goal difference, a play-off match was played to decide the winner of the group:[3]
Group C
All matches were held in Zarqa, Jordan.
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Second round
All matches were held in Amman, Jordan.
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Final round
All matches were held in Jinan, Shandong, China.[4]
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See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Road for Asian women's teams to London Olympics. https://archive.today/20130105012031/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/33146-road-for-asian-womens-teams-to-london-olympics. dead. 2013-01-05. 2011-02-08. Asian Football Confederation. 2011-02-13.
- Web site: Qualifying round of Olympic Games Women's Football in Bangladesh next march. 22 August 2010. United News of Bangladesh. 4 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717154153/http://www.unbconnect.com/component/news/task-show/id-28229. 17 July 2011. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: :::: The Aiff :::: . www.the-aiff.com . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311023206/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2339 . 11 March 2012 . dead.
- Web site: China to host women's Olympic qualifiers. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327161229/http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/33698-china-to-host-womens-olympic-qualifiers. dead. 2019-03-27. Asian Football Confederation. 2011-03-03. 2011-03-10.
