# 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship

The 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship was the second edition of the AFC Women's Futsal Championship, the biennial international futsal championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's national teams of Asia. It took place in Thailand, which was appointed as hosts by the AFC on 29 July 2017, between 2 and 12 May 2018. The tournament was originally to be held between 15–26 August 2017, two years after the inaugural edition in 2015, but was postponed to the following year.
A total of 15 teams participated in the tournament. The 15 teams were divided into four groups (one with three teams and three with four teams), with the group winners and the best runner-up advancing to the quarter-finals.
The tournament served as qualifying for the futsal tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, with the winner and the runner-up qualifying for the girls' tournament, to be represented by their under-18 representative teams.
Iran, the defending champions, won their second title in a row.

## Qualified teams

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 15 teams entered the competition. There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| Thailand (hosts) | 2nd | Third place (2015) |
| Iran | 2nd | Champions (2015) |
| Japan | 2nd | Runners-up (2015) |
| Malaysia | 2nd | Fourth place (2015) |
| China | 2nd | Group stage (2015) |
| Hong Kong | 2nd | Group stage (2015) |
| Uzbekistan | 2nd | Group stage (2015) |
| Vietnam | 2nd | Group stage (2015) |
| Bahrain | 1st | Debut |
| Chinese Taipei | 1st | Debut |
| Lebanon | 1st | Debut |
| Macau | 1st | Debut |
| Turkmenistan | 1st | Debut |
| Bangladesh | 1st | Debut |
| Indonesia | 1st | Debut |

## Venues

The matches are played at the Bangkok Arena and Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok.
| Nong Chok | Bangkok Metropolis | Bang Kapi |
| Bangkok Arena | Bangkok Metropolis | Indoor Stadium Huamark |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Bangkok Metropolis | Capacity: 10,000 |
| | Nong ChokBang Kapi2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship (Bangkok) | |

## Draw

The final draw was held on 5 March 2018, 15:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. The 15 teams were drawn into three group of four teams (Groups A, B and C) and one group of three teams (Group D). The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship tournament, with the hosts Thailand automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 (debutants) |
| Thailand (hosts) Iran Japan Malaysia | China Hong Kong Uzbekistan Vietnam | Bahrain Chinese Taipei Lebanon Macau Turkmenistan Bangladesh Indonesia |

## Squads

Each team must register a squad of 14 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers (Regulations Articles 27.1 and 27.2).

## Group stage

The winner of each group and the best runner-up advance to the semi-finals.

### Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 10.5):
* Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
* Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
* Drawing of lots.
All times are local, ICT (UTC+7).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Macau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | −31 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 14.1 and 15.1).

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 9 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | 9 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | | | |
| Thailand | 6 | | | |
| Thailand | 6 | 10 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | 10 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 10 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | 10 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | Thailand | 1 | |
| 9 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | 9 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | | Thailand | 1 | |
| 9 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | 9 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | Japan | 2 | |
| Japan | 5 | Japan | 2 | |
| Japan | 5 | | | | 12 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | 12 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | | | | 12 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | 12 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | | | | Japan | 2 |
| 9 May – Bangkok Arena | 9 May – Bangkok Arena | | | | | Japan | 2 |
| 9 May – Bangkok Arena | 9 May – Bangkok Arena | | | | Iran | 5 |
| Vietnam | 2 | | | | Iran | 5 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 10 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | 10 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | | | |
| Indonesia | 1 | 10 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | 10 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | | | |
| Indonesia | 1 | Vietnam | 0 | | | |
| 9 May – Bangkok Arena | 9 May – Bangkok Arena | | Vietnam | 0 | | | |
| 9 May – Bangkok Arena | 9 May – Bangkok Arena | Iran | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
| Iran | 4 | Iran | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
| Iran | 4 | | | | 12 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | 12 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark |
| China | 2 | | | | 12 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark | 12 May – Indoor Stadium Huamark |
| China | 2 | | | | Thailand (p) | 0 (3) |
| | | | | | Vietnam | 0 (2) |

### Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2018 Summer Youth Olympics girls' futsal tournament, to be represented by their under-18 representative teams.

### Final
## Winners

* 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship winners
* Iran 2nd title

## Qualified teams for Youth Olympics

The following two teams from AFC qualified for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics girls' futsal tournament. Since Iran also qualified for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics boys' futsal tournament and chose the boys' tournament over the girls' tournament, they were replaced by Thailand.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Youth Olympics |
| Japan | 10 May 2018 | 0 (debut) |
| Thailand | 19 August 2018 (confirmed) | 0 (debut) |

### Notes

* Since teams from the same association cannot play in both the Youth Olympics boys' and girls' tournaments, if teams from the same association qualify for both tournaments, they must nominate their preferred qualification team, and the next best ranked team will qualify instead if one of the qualified teams are not nominated.
* As participation in team sports (Futsal, Beach handball, Field hockey, and Rugby sevens) are limited to one team per gender for each National Olympic Committee (NOC), the participating teams of the 2018 Youth Olympics futsal tournament will be confirmed by mid-2018 after each qualified NOC confirms their participation and any unused qualification places are reallocated.

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Top Goalscorer | Most Valuable Player | Fair Play award |
| Sara Shirbeigi | Fereshteh Karimi | Iran |
Notes:
* ↑ Sara Shirbeigi finished ahead of other top scorers by virtue of contributing three assists, compared to her competitors’ two.

## Goalscorers

There were 189 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 6.52 goals per match.
9 goals
* Fatemeh Etedadi
* Sara Shirbeigi
* Anna Amishiro
* Sasicha Phothiwong
6 goals
* Ryo Egawa
* Darika Peanpailun
5 goals
* Fereshteh Karimi
* Fahimeh Zarei
* Mutita Senkram
4 goals
* Li Jingjing
* Tian Jiao
* Fitri Rosdiana
* Jenjira Bubpha
* Đỗ Thị Nguyên
3 goals
* Shen Nan
* Febriana Kusumaningrum
* Mika Eguchi
* Eri Wakabayashi
* Rayane Rachid
* Zurain Kamarudin
* Rushaniya Safina
2 goals
* Li Yingqing
* Zhan Huimin
* Kuo Tsu-erh
* Lin Ya-hui
* Wang Shu-wen
* Cheung Wai Ki
* Heidi Yuen
* Fitriya Hilda
* Rani Mulyasari
* Arezoo Sadaghiani
* Hinako Chida
* Masami Kato
* Riho Katsumata
* Shiori Nakajima
* Shazreen Munazli
* Asnidah Zamri
* Jiraprapa Tupsuri
* Nguyễn Thị Thành
* Trịnh Nguyễn Thanh Hằng
* Võ Thị Thùy Trinh
1 goal
* Hessa Al Isa
* Eman Al Khattal
* Marwa Mubarak
* Manar Yaqoob
* Sabina Khatun
* Masura Parvin
* Wang Ting
* Zhang Yue
* Chen Pin-hui
* Chen Ya-chun
* Hsieh Pei-fen
* Tang Yung-ching
* Ng Wing Kum
* Wong So Han
* Yiu Hei Man
* Anggi Puspitasari
* Fatemeh Arzhangi
* Nasimeh Gholami
* Fereshteh Khosravi
* Nastaran Moghimi
* Fatemeh Papi
* Mio Fujita
* Misato Komura
* Junko Yokoyama
* Saki Yotsui
* Yara Hosry
* Hanis Farhana
* Atiqah Rashid
* Intan Sarah
* Natthamon Artkla
* Jiraprapa Nimrattanasing
* Pacharaporn Srimuang
* Orapin Waenngoen
* Halida Eşnyýazowa
* Malika Burkhonova
* Zumratjon Nazarova
* Maftuna Shoyimova
* Bùi Thị Trang
* Lê Thị Thùy Linh
* Nguyễn Thị Huế
1 own goal
* Akhi Khatun (against Chinese Taipei)
* Misato Komura (against Iran)
* Tanzilya Zarbieva (against Iran)
2 own goals
* Kuan Chi Kio (against Thailand, Indonesia)

## Tournament team rankings

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Iran | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | +31 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | Japan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 15 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Thailand (H) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 4 | +27 | 11 | Third place |
| 4 | Vietnam | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 6 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 9 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 12 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 13 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 15 | Macau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | −31 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |