2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship

2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates1–12 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venues2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place North Korea
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored48 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Mana Iwabuchi
South Korea Ji So-yun (4 goals)
Best playerJapan Mana Iwabuchi
Fair play award North Korea
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The AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2009 was the fifth edition of the AFC U-19 Women's Championship. It was held from 1 to 12 August in Wuhan, China. The top 3 teams qualified for the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Qualification

Qualified teams

Direct entry

Via qualification

Venues

Wuhan
Xinhua Road Sports Center Hankou Cultural Sports Centre
Capacity: 22,140 Capacity: 20,000

Seeding

  1.  North Korea
  2.  Japan
  3.  China
  4.  South Korea
  5.  Thailand
  6.  Australia
  7.  Vietnam
  8.  Chinese Taipei

Group stage

The draw for the AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2009 took place in Kuala Lumpur on February 27, 2009.[1]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
 Vietnam 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source:
North Korea 4–0 Thailand
Ho Un-byol 7'
Kim Un-hyang 52'
Kim Chung-sim 74'
Yun Hyon-hi 90+1'
Summary
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)

South Korea 3–0 Vietnam
Kong Hye-won 5'
Kang In-hae 29'
Park Hee-young 46'
Summary
Attendance: 600
Referee: Wang Jia (China)

Thailand 0–5 South Korea
Summary[link removed] Kang In-hae 16'
Ji So-yun 49', 65'
Park Hee-young 59'
Lim Jin-young 62'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Fukano Etsuko (Japan)

Vietnam 0–6 North Korea
Summary Yun Hyon-hi 6' (pen.), 67'
Jon Myong-hwa 17', 22', 32'
Kim Chung-sim 88'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)

North Korea 3–0 South Korea
Ho Un-byol 21'
Kim Chung-sim 55'
Choe Un-ju 85'
Summary[link removed]
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)

Vietnam 2–1 Thailand
Nguyễn Thị Nguyệt 10', 85' Summary Romyen 31'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Fukano Etsuko (Japan)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Japan 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
 Australia 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source:
Japan 1–1 Australia
Iwabuchi 66' Summary[link removed] Simon 88'

China 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Gu Yasha 4'
Zhang Chenxue 82'
Summary
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Semaksuk Praew (Thailand)

Chinese Taipei 0–5 Japan
Summary Kumagai 4'
Obara 33'
Fujita 37'
Takara 59'
Takeyama 68'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ri Hong-sil (DPR Korea)

Australia 1–2 China
Simon 75' Summary[link removed] Lou Jiahui 10'
An Ning 42'

Japan 1–1 China
Iwabuchi 49' Summary An Ning 83'

Chinese Taipei 0–4 Australia
Summary Clifford 21'
Simon 58'
Courtney 66'
Bolger 84'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ri Hong-sil (DPR Korea)

Knockout stage

All times are China standard time (UTC+8).

Semi-finals

The winners qualified for 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

North Korea 0–1 Japan
Summary Iwabuchi 58'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Melksham Jacqui (Australia)
China 0–1 South Korea
Summary[link removed] Ji So-yun 84'
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Semaksuk Praew (Thailand)

Third place play-off

The winner qualified for 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

North Korea 1–0 China
Ho Un-byol 66' Summary

Final

Japan 2–1 South Korea
Yasumoto 63'
Iwabuchi 87'
Summary Ji So-yun 69' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Wang Jia (China)

Winners

 AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2009 

Japan
Second title

Awards

Most Valuable Player Top Scorer Fair Play Award
Japan Mana Iwabuchi Japan Mana Iwabuchi (4 goals)
South Korea Ji So-yun (4 goals)
 North Korea

Goalscorers

There were 48 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

See also

References

  1. ↑ "the-afc.com".