2008 AFF Women's Championship

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2008 AFF Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Vietnam
CityHo Chi Minh City
Dates8–20 October
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up Vietnam
Third place Thailand
Fourth place Myanmar
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored103 (5.15 per match)
2007
2011

The 2008 AFF Women's Championship was held from 8 to 20 October 2008, hosted by Vietnam. All games were played at the Thanh Long Sports Centre in Ho Chi Minh City. The hosts managed to get through to the final, but failed to win the title after losing 0–1 to Australia, who made their debut in the tournament since Football Australia transferred to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006 and were assigned to the ASEAN Football Federation.

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Vietnam (H) 4 4 0 0 24 1 +23 12
 Myanmar 4 3 0 1 21 3 +18 9
 Laos 4 2 0 2 4 14 −10 6
 Indonesia 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 3
 Malaysia 4 0 0 4 1 24 −23 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Myanmar 1–3 Vietnam
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Indonesia 0–1 Laos
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Malaysia 0–7 Myanmar
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Myanmar 7–0 Laos
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Malaysia 0–11 Vietnam
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Laos 3–1 Malaysia
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Indonesia 0–6 Myanmar
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Indonesia 3–0 Malaysia
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Laos 0–6 Vietnam
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9
 Thailand 3 2 0 1 18 2 +16 6
 Philippines 3 1 0 2 3 20 −17 3
 Singapore 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: [citation needed]
Australia 2–0 Thailand
Balomenos 71', 86'
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Philippines 3–1 Singapore
  • Sun Jie 5'
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Singapore 0–6 Thailand
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Australia 7–0 Philippines
Rollason 34', 53'
Tristram 36', 81'
Sykes 65'
Balomenos 86', 90'
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Thailand 12–0 Philippines
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Singapore 0–6 Australia
Colthorpe 6', 22'
Sykes 51'
Tristram 69'
Balomenos 78'
Mastrantonio 90'
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Knockout stage[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 October – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 
 Vietnam 2
 
20 October – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 Thailand1
 
 Vietnam 0
 
18 October – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 Australia1
 
 Australia 5
 
 
 Myanmar1
 
Third Place
 
 
20 October – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 
 Thailand 3
 
 
 Myanmar0

Semi-finals[edit]

Vietnam 2–1 Thailand
Trần Thị Kim Hồng 8' (pen.), 50' (pen.) Nisa 52'
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Australia 5–1 Myanmar
Chapman 3'
Uzunlar 19'
Colthorpe 27' (pen.)
Tristram 42'
Carroll 65' (pen.)
Aye Nandar Hlaing 76' (pen.)
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Third place match[edit]

Thailand 3–0 Myanmar
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Final[edit]

Vietnam 0–1 Australia
Đào Thị Miện 79' (o.g.)
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Awards[edit]

 2008 AFF Women's Championship champions 

Australia
First title

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Statistics[edit]

There were 103 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.15 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final ranking[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Australia 5 5 0 0 21 1 +20 15 Champions
2  Vietnam (H) 6 5 0 1 26 3 +23 15 Runners-up
3  Thailand 5 3 0 2 22 4 +18 9 Third place
4  Myanmar 6 3 0 3 22 11 +11 9 Fourth place
5  Laos 4 2 0 2 4 14 −10 6 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Indonesia 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 3
7  Philippines 3 1 0 2 3 20 −17 3
8  Singapore 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
9  Malaysia 4 0 0 4 1 24 −23 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

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