The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification saw 16 nations attempt to qualify for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup football competition. The four winners from all groups joined the four automatic qualifiers in the final tournament.
This tournament also served as the first stage of qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup for the Asian zone.
Participants Participants from the qualification round were as follows (numbers denote the seeding order):
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
Groups Total sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four, and each group played a single round-robin tournament. The winners of each group qualified for the final tournament. The draw was held on 19 October 2012 in Malacca, Malaysia. The first matches were played on 21 May 2013.
In the round-robin tournaments, teams tied in the points were ranked by the following criteria: (In Section 16) Greater number of points between the teams concerned, Goal differences between the teams concerned, Number of goals between the teams concerned, Goal differences between in all round-robin matches, Number of goals between in all round-robin matches, Penalty shoot-out (in case just two teams playing the final match tied in the all conditions above), Fewer yellow and red card points in all group matches (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card), and Drawing of lots.
Group A
All matches were played in Jordan (all times UTC+2).
Group B
All matches were played in Bangladesh (all times UTC+6).
Group C
All matches were played in Bahrain (all times UTC+3).
Group D
All matches were played in Palestine (all times UTC+3).
Qualified teams
Direct qualifiers
Qualifying group winners
Goalscorers 9 goals Zebo Juraeva
8 goals
Maysa Jbarah Nisa Romyen
7 goals Stephanie Al-Naber
6 goals
Abeer Al-Nahar Yee Yee Oo
5 goals Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt
4 goals
Shahnaz Jebreen Sama’a Khraisat Makhfuza Turapova Nguyễn Thị Muôn
3 goals
Reem Al Hashmi Lin Ya-han Cheung Wai Ki Khin Moe Wai Feruza Turdiboeva Nguyễn Thị Hòa Trần Thị Kim Hồng
2 goals
Deena Abdelrahman Lai Li-chin Yu Hsiu-chin Fung Kam Mui Malik Sasmita Maryam Rahimi Luna Al-Masri Svetlana Tynkova Nadia Assaf Nadine Schtakleff Lara Bahlawan Saria Al Sayegh Marisa Park Jesse Shugg Naphat Seesraum Huỳnh Như Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến Nguyễn Thị Xuyến
1 goal
Lin Kai-ling Sara Ghomi Amani Hajji Sara Bakri Sahar Dbouk Hiba El Jaafil Taghrid Hamadeh Margret Marri Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw Caroline Sohgian Cat Barnekow Heather Cooke Christina delos Reyes Joana Houplin Megan Jurado Anootsara Maijarern Boontan Anongnat Rattikan Thongsombut Sunisa Srangthaisong Fazilat Bakhromova Aziza Ermatova Maria Moiseeva Kamola Riskieva Makhliyo Sarikova Tanzilya Zarbieva Nguyễn Thị Liễu Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Anh
1 own goal
Trishna Chakma (playing against Thailand) Cheung Wai Ki (playing against Vietnam) Sarshin Kamangar (playing against the Philippines)
References
External links AFC Women's Asian Cup, the-AFC.com