1997 AFC Women's Championship

The 11th Asian Cup Women was held in the period from 5 to 14 December 1997, the PRC. Venues were Guangzhou, Panyu and Zhaoqing (all Guangdong Province ). The winner was the sixth time in a row China to a 2-0 victory over North Korea.

Mode

There were no qualifiers for this tournament. The eleven teams were divided into two groups of four and a group of three. Within the preliminary groups, each team plays once against each other. The group winners and the best runners-up spot to reach the semi-finals. The semi-final winners reach the finals, the semi-final losers play for third place.

Participant

Preliminary round

Group A

All games were held in Panyu.

Group B

All games were held in Guangzhou.

Group C

All games were held in Zhaoqing.

Semifinal

3rd Place Match

Final

Decisions

China is the sixth time Asian champions. Next to China, North Korea and Japan qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999.

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