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1997 AFC Women's Championship

1997 AFC Women's Championship
1997年亞足聯女子亞洲杯
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates5–14 December
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions China (6th title)
Runners-up North Korea
Third place Japan
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored132 (6.95 per match)
Best player(s)China Liu Ailing
1995
1999

The 1997 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in the province Guangdong, China between 5 and 14 December 1997. It was the 11th staging of the AFC Women's Championship. The 1997 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of eleven teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Asia's three berths were given to the two finalists - China and Korea DPR - and the winner of the third place play-off, Japan.


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