# 2008 AFF Women's Championship

The 2008 AFF Women's Championship was held from 8 to 20 October 2008, hosted by Vietnam. All games were played at the Thanh Long Sports Centre in Ho Chi Minh City. The hosts managed to get through to the final, but failed to win the title after losing 0–1 to Australia, who made their debut in the tournament since Football Australia transferred to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2006.

## Group stage
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Vietnam (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 12 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 9 |
| Laos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 6 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 |
| Thailand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 6 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 3 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 18 October – Ho Chi Minh City | 18 October – Ho Chi Minh City |
| Vietnam | 2 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 20 October – Ho Chi Minh City | 20 October – Ho Chi Minh City |
| Thailand | 1 | 20 October – Ho Chi Minh City | 20 October – Ho Chi Minh City |
| Thailand | 1 | Vietnam | 0 |
| 18 October – Ho Chi Minh City | 18 October – Ho Chi Minh City | | Vietnam | 0 |
| 18 October – Ho Chi Minh City | 18 October – Ho Chi Minh City | Australia | 1 |
| Australia | 5 | Australia | 1 |
| Myanmar | 1 | | |
| Myanmar | 1 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 20 October – Ho Chi Minh City | 20 October – Ho Chi Minh City |
| | | Thailand | 3 |
| | | Myanmar | 0 |

### Final
## Awards

* 2008 AFF Women's Championship champions
* Australia First title

## Statistics

There were 103 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.15 goals per match.
6 goals
* My Nilar Htwe
5 goals
* Victoria Balomenos
* Nisa Romyen
* Bùi Thị Tuyết Mai
* Đỗ Thị Ngọc Châm
4 goals
* Jenna Tristram
* Aye Nandar Hlaing
3 goals
* Lauren Colthorpe
* Than Than Htwe
* Annotsara Maijarern
* Lê Thị Oanh
* Lê Thị Thương
* Trần Thị Kim Hồng
2 goals
* Ashleigh Skyes
* Renee Rollason
* Sochitta Phonhalath
* Souphavanh Phayvanh
* Yee Yee Oo
* Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw
* San San Thein
* Junpen Seesraum
* Sukunya Paengthem
* Sunisa Srangthaisong
* Pitsamai Sornsai
* Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt
1 goal
* Ella Mastrantonio
* Amy Chapman
* Servet Uzunlar
* Kim Carroll
* Sanice Nensi Buaim
* Yudith Herlina Sada
* Maulina Novryliani
* Atin Surang
* Moe Moe War
* Aye Aye Mar
* Wer Phaw
* Thida Oo
* Rachelle De Los Reyes
* Ruchelle Somogod Latap
* Marielle Benitez
* Sun Jie
* Wilaiporn Boothduang
* Chidtawan Chawong
* Wajee Kertsombun
* Nguyễn Thị Nga
* Từ Thị Phụ
* Vũ Thị Huyền Linh
* Văn Thị Thanh
1 own goal
* Rozeinie Du Silah (against Vietnam)
* Đào Thị Miện (against Australia)

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | Vietnam (H) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 15 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Thailand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | Myanmar | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 9 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Laos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 7 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 9 | Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |