Tournament details | |
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Host countries |
Myanmar (First round Group A and Second round) Jordan (First round Group B) Chinese Taipei (First round Group C) Japan (Final round) |
Dates | 11 March 2015 – 9 March 2016 |
Teams | 18 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (1st title) |
Runners-up | China PR |
Third place | Japan |
Fourth place | South Korea |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 37 |
Goals scored | 128 (3.46 per match) |
Attendance | 86,204 (2,330 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Khin Moe Wai (9 goals) |
The 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine which women's national teams from Asia qualify for the Olympic football tournament.
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil as the AFC representatives.
On 7 March 2016, with one round of matches remaining to be played, Australia and China were confirmed qualification to the Olympics.
A total of 18 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage. The format is as follows:
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 4 December 2014 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Australia
China PR
Japan
North Korea
South Korea