2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Vietnam
|
| Dates | 14–25 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Japan (1st title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Australia
|
| Third place |
 China PR
|
| Fourth place |
 South Korea
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 67 (3.94 per match) |
| Attendance | 45,250 (2,662 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Yang Li Park Eun-sun (6 goals) |
| Best player |
Aya Miyama
|
The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the competition, was a women's association football tournament competed by national teams in Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It served as the qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. It was played from 14 to 25 May 2014 in Vietnam.
Reigning world champions Japan defeated the reigning Asian champions Australia 1–0 in the final to secure their first continental title.
The final tournament was competed by eight teams, four of which were automatically qualified though their 2010 placement, while the others were determined via a qualification tournament.
North Korea was banned from the tournament due to the sanction on their doping cases in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Hosts Vietnam had to play the qualifying round; in case of a non-qualification, another host would have been chosen.
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Each team then played the others in their group once. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals, and the two third-placed teams played a play-off match for fifth place and the final World Cup qualifying spot. The draw was held on 29 November 2013. In the group stage, teams tied in the points were ranked by the following criteria:
All times are local (UTC+7).
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