| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Vietnam | 
| Dates | 28 May – 8 June | 
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  North Korea (3rd title) | 
| Runners-up |  China | 
| Third place |  Japan | 
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 | 
| Goals scored | 57 (3.56 per match) | 
| Attendance | 21,950 (1,372 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Ri Kum-suk (7 goals) | 
The 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup was played in Vietnam from 28 May to 8 June 2008. It was won by North Korea.[1][2][3]
Qualification
Seedings
The draw was held on 18 April 2008 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
- 1.  China China
- 2. .svg.png.webp) Australia Australia
- 3.  North Korea North Korea
- 4.  Japan Japan
- 5. .svg.png.webp) Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
- 6.  South Korea South Korea
- 7.  Thailand Thailand
- 8.  Vietnam (host nation) Vietnam (host nation)
Venues
The tournament was held entirely in the following two venues. Both are in Ho Chi Minh City.
Group stage
All times UTC+7
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | 
|  China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | 
|  Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | 
|  Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | 
Source: RSSSF
| North Korea  | 5–0 |  Thailand | 
|---|---|---|
| Kim Kyong-hwa  8', 39' Ri Kum-suk  30' Ri Un-suk  51' Kim Yong-ae  90+1' | Report (AFC) Report | 
| China  | 1–0 |  Vietnam | 
|---|---|---|
| Xu Yuan  31' | Report (AFC) Report | 
| Vietnam  | 0–3 |  North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report | Ri Un-gyong  11' (pen.) Ri Kum-suk  39', 67' | 
| Thailand  | 1–5 |  China | 
|---|---|---|
| Nisa Romyen  37' | Report (AFC) Report | Liu Sa  11' Qu Feifei  20', 73' Xu Yuan  22' Pu Wei  86' | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | 
|  South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | 
Source: RSSSF
| Australia .svg.png.webp) | 4–0 | .svg.png.webp) Chinese Taipei | 
|---|---|---|
| Garriock  19', 42' Tristram  51' De Vanna  82' | Report (AFC) Report | 
| Japan  | 1–3 |  South Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Nagasato  10' | Report (AFC) Report | Cha Yun-hee  18' Park Hee-young  31', 54' | 
| Chinese Taipei .svg.png.webp) | 0–11 |  Japan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report | Sameshima  21' Utsugi  29', 65' Ando  51' Arakawa  55' Maruyama  66', 89' Goto  76' Kato  81' Lee Hsiu-chin  82' (o.g.) Nagasato  90+1' | 
| South Korea  | 0–2 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report | Perry  30' De Vanna  69' | 
| Australia .svg.png.webp) | 1–3 |  Japan | 
|---|---|---|
| Polkinghorne  70' | Report (AFC) Report | Ando  8' Nagasato  33' Miyama  50' | 
| South Korea  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Chinese Taipei | 
|---|---|---|
| Kim Yu-mi  23' Kim Soo-yun  90+2' | Report (AFC) Report | 
Knockout stage
All times UTC+7
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 June | ||||||
|  North Korea | 3 | |||||
| 8 June | ||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 0 | |||||
|  North Korea | 2 | |||||
| 5 June | ||||||
|  China | 1 | |||||
|  Japan | 1 | |||||
|  China | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 June | ||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 0 | |||||
|  Japan | 3 | |||||
Semi-final
| North Korea  | 3–0 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 
|---|---|---|
| Ri Kum-suk  2', 41', 60' | Report (AFC) Report | 
| Japan  | 1–3 |  China | 
|---|---|---|
| Sawa  47' | Report (AFC) Report | Wang Dandan  63', 68' Han Duan  75' | 
Third place match
Final
| North Korea  | 2–1 |  China | 
|---|---|---|
| Ri Kum-suk  55' Ri Yong-ae  68' | Report (AFC) Report | Bi Yan  12' | 
Awards
| 2008 AFC Women's Championship winners | 
|---|
|  North Korea Third title | 
Goalscorers
There were 57 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match.
7 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
.svg.png.webp) Lee Hsiu-chin (against Japan) Lee Hsiu-chin (against Japan)
Tournament teams ranking
This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 15 | Champions | 
| 2 |  China | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Runners-up | 
| 3 |  Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 9 | Third place | 
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | Fourth place | 
| 5 |  South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage | 
| 6 |  Vietnam (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp) Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | 
Source: 
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
References
- ↑ "North Korea beats China 2-1 to win the title". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ "North Korea wins Asian Cup opener". Usatoday.Com. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ↑ "Korea DPR win AFC Women's Asian Cup". FIFA.com. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ↑ Ormond, Aidan (15 April 2008). "Asian Cup Venue Revealed...At Last - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
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