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1983 AFC Women's Championship

1983 AFC Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates10–17 April
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Thailand (1st title)
Runners-up India
Third place Malaysia
1981
1986

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.

Japan and Taiwan were expected to play but withdrew on short notice.[1]

Format

Eight 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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 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
  • Wanwilai Thongsa 2'
  • Udon Rajasri 6'
  • Anchalee Khaowlaung 21'
  • Wannipa Yeepracha 31'
  • Achara Aramsri
  • Nongyao Wongkasemsak
India 5–0 Philippines
  • Mullick 3', 20', ?'
  • Shukla Dutta 2x'
Singapore 2–0 Hong Kong
  • Jacqueline Chan 24'
  • Maimun Wahab 40'

India 1–0 Hong Kong
Malaysia 1–0 Philippines
  • Normala Rashid 51'
Thailand 3–0 Singapore
  • Wannipa Yeepracha 11'
  • Achara Aramsri 16'
  • Yupadee Chaisawad 53'

India 3–0 Malaysia
Singapore 5–0 Philippines
  • Mona Fricke 9'
  • Maimun Wahab ??', 64'
  • Jacqueline Chan ??'
  • Azizah Ahmed ??'
Thailand 4–0 Hong Kong
  • Wanvilai Thongsa 5'
  • Udon Rajasri
  • Wannipa Yeepracha

Philippines 2–0 Hong Kong
  • Laudeth Gonzalez 11', 84'
Singapore 5–1 Malaysia
  • Roshimah Maing 16'
  • Maimun Wahab 29'
  • Rogayah Mohammad 41', 65'
  • Mona Fricke ??'
  • Normala Rashid 14'
Thailand 2–1 India
  • Yupadee Chaisawad
  • Wannipha Yeepracha

India 1–0 Singapore
Malaysia 5–0 Hong Kong
  • Normala Rashid
  • Djamilah Buhari
  • Abu Hassan
Thailand 5–0 Philippines
  • Wanvilai Thongsa
  • Achara Aramsri
  • Nongyao Wongkasemsak
  • Anchalee Khaowlaung

Knockout stage

Third place play-off

Final

Thailand 3–0 India
  • Wannipha Yeepracha 65'
  • Udorn Rajasri 69'
  • Yupadee Chaisawad 78'
Attendance: 5000

Winner

 AFC Women's Championship
1983 winners 

Thailand
First title

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d "Strong Thais". The Straits Times. 13 April 1983. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Singapore are smashing". The Straits Times. 12 April 1983. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Mainun nets two". The Straits Times. 14 April 1983. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "Newspapers - The Straits Times, 18 April 1983, Page 43". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2012-02-23.