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. 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, 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).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vietnam
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 | Advance to second round |
| 2 |  Thailand
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei (H)
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Myanmar
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Hong Kong
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Vietnam | 4–0 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
Vũ Thị Huyền Linh  13'Nguyễn Thị Muôn 43', 45'Nguyễn Kim Tiến 78' |
Report |
| Myanmar | 1–1 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Khin Marlar Tun 55' |
Report | Yu Hsiu-Chin 47' |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Anutsara 24' Sunisa 54'Chidtawan 84' |
| Myanmar | 0–2 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nguyễn Thị Muôn 73' (pen.) Trần Thị Kim Hồng 75' |
| Thailand | 2–0 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Chidtawan 38' Pitsamai 71' |
Report |
| Hong Kong | 0–5 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lee Hsiu-Chin 7' Chen Ying-Hui 65'Wang Hsiang-Huei 80' (pen.), 84'Yu Hsiu-Chin 89' |
| Hong Kong | 0–1 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Report | He Ying 76' (o.g.) |
| Vietnam | 2–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Thị Hòa 53' Lê Thu Thanh Hương 90+2' |
Report | Chidtawan 1' |
| Thailand | 4–0 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Sunisa 19' Chidtawan 48', 50'Pitsamai 64' |
Report |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–1 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Tsai Li-Chen 77' |
Report | Nguyễn Thị Hòa 19' |
Group B
All matches were held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uzbekistan
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advance to second round |
| 2 |  India
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Bangladesh (H)
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ As India and Uzbekistan were tied on points, goal difference and goals scored, the group winner was decided by a play-off match, which Uzbekistan won 5–1.
| Bangladesh | 0–3 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bala Devi 52', 70', 90+2' |
| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Ermatova 64' Sarikova 74'Karachik 89' |
Report |
| India | 1–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Tababi Devi 71' |
Report | Riskieva 79' |
Play-off match
- 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:
| India | 1–5 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Bembem Devi 41' |
Report | Lagutkina 57', 60' Karachik 72'Turdiboeva 75'Sarikova 77' |
Group C
All matches were held in Zarqa, Jordan.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Advance to second round |
| 2 |  Jordan (H)
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Bahrain
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Palestine
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
(H) Hosts
| Palestine | 0–4 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rahimi 3', 13', 55' Karimi 31' |
| Jordan | 1–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| S. Khraisat 34' |
Report | Alhashimi 2' |
| Iran | 1–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Hatamnejad 55' |
Report | Jbarah 24' |
| Palestine | 1–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| N. Owda 17' |
Report | Yaaqob 20' |
| Jordan | 6–0 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Jbarah 3', 32' Al-Naber 6'Al-Azab 21', 51'Al-Hyasat 90+2' |
Report |
| Bahrain | 0–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rahimi 8', 70' |
Second round
All matches were held in Amman, Jordan.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 10 | Advance to final round |
| 2 | Uzbekistan
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | |
| 3 | Vietnam
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Jordan (H)
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |
| 5 | Iran
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | Withdrew |
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- The Iranian government refused to allow its female players to remove the hijab when playing, in violation of FIFA policy; Jordan, Vietnam, Thailand and Uzbekistan were awarded the respective matches 3–0.
| Uzbekistan | 1–5 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Sarikova 5' |
Report | Pitsamai 14', 45' Kanjana 26'Nisa 34', 71' |
| Jordan | 0–3 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Turdiboeva 76' Sarikova 78', 81' |
| Vietnam | 1–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Thị Hòa 67' |
Report |
| Uzbekistan | 2–1 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Sarikova 36', 69' |
Report | Nguyễn Thị Muôn 90+4' |
| Thailand | 7–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Wilaiporn 19' Nuengruethai 33'Junpen 36'Pitsamai 40'Taneekarn 49'Nisa 64', 75' |
Report |
| Vietnam | 3–3 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Lê Thị Thương 8' Nguyễn Thị Muôn 12'Lê Thu Thanh Hương 37' |
Report | Nguyễn Hải Hòa 18' (o.g.) Kanjana 25'Wilaiporn 84' |
Final round
All matches were held in Jinan, Shandong, China.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 13 | Qualification to 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 2 |  North Korea
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Australia
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 |  China (H)
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 |  South Korea
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | Thailand
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Japan | 3–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Kawasumi 61' Tanaka 75'Kunupatham 90' (o.g.) |
Report |
| North Korea | 1–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Su-gyong 10' |
Report |
| China | 0–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Australia | 5–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Simon 13' Heyman 15', 34'Butt 45'van Egmond 58' |
Report | Taneekarn 59' |
| China | 0–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| South Korea | 1–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Ji So-yun 30' |
Report | Sakaguchi 10' Ohno 45+1' |
| South Korea | 2–3 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Hyun-young 5' Jo Yun-mi 62' (o.g.) |
Report | Ra Un-sim 9' Choe Mi-gyong 28'Hwang Song-mi 57' |
| Japan | 1–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Kawasumi 62' |
Report |
| Thailand | 0–2 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report | You Jia 40' Xu Yuan 80' |
| Thailand | 0–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jung Seol-bin 10' Yoo Young-a 56' Lee Hyun-young 82' |
| North Korea | 1–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jo-ran 90+2' |
Report | Kim Nam-hui 83' (o.g.) |
| Australia | 1–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
| van Egmond 61' |
Report |
| Thailand | 0–5 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Choe Mi-gyong 30' Yun Song-mi 35'Ra Un-sim 50', 70'Kim Un-hwa 56' |
| South Korea | 1–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Kwon Hah-nul 27' |
Report | De Vanna 62' Butt 76' |
| Japan | 1–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Tanaka 57' |
Report |
See also
- Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
- Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
References
- ^ "Road for Asian women's teams to London Olympics". Asian Football Confederation. 2011-02-08. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- "Qualifying round of Olympic Games Women's Football in Bangladesh next march". United News of Bangladesh. 22 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ":::: The Aiff ::::". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- "Iran protests Fifa ban on women's football team". The New Age (South Africa). 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- "Đội tuyển nữ Iran bỏ cuộc tại Vòng loại thứ 2 Giải bóng đá nữ Olympic London 2012". Vietnam Football Federation. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- "China to host women's Olympic qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 2011-03-03. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- "Women: DPR Korea vs Australia, 2012 London Olympics - Asian Qualifiers". YouTube. 16 September 2011.
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