The Asian Football Confederation's 1983 AFC Women's Championship was the fifth AFC Women's Championship. It was held from April 1983 in Thailand. Participating members were Thailand, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines. The tournament was won by Thailand in the final against India.
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Host country | Thailand |
Dates | 10–17 April |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Japan and Taiwan were expected to play but withdrew on short notice.[1]
Format
editEight nations were willing to take part; there was a draw with two groups. One group consisted of Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and Taiwan, the other of Hong Kong, India, Thailand and Philippines.[1]
After Taiwan and Japan withdrew from the tournament, the six remaining teams were put in a single group and played a single round-robin tournament.[2]
Group stage
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Thailand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 10 | Advance to final |
India | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 8 | |
Singapore | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 | Advance to third place play-off |
Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 4 | |
Philippines | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 2 | |
Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Thailand | 8–0 | Malaysia |
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India | 5–0 | Philippines |
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Malaysia | 1–0 | Philippines |
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Singapore | 5–0 | Philippines |
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Philippines | 2–0 | Hong Kong |
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Singapore | 5–1 | Malaysia |
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Thailand | 5–0 | Philippines |
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Knockout stage
editThird place play-off
editFinal
editWinner
edit AFC Women's Championship 1983 winners |
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Thailand First title |
References
edit- ^ a b "Bangkok bound, despite ban risk". The Straits Times. 21 March 1983. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Strong Thais". The Straits Times. 13 April 1983. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Singapore are smashing". The Straits Times. 12 April 1983. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Mainun nets two". The Straits Times. 14 April 1983. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Whoppping win for Singapore". The Straits Times. 16 April 1983. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Newspapers - The Straits Times, 18 April 1983, Page 43". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2012-02-23.