Host country Myanmar Runners-up Vietnam Matches played 16 Teams 8 | Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Fourth place Australia U-20 Dates 26 Jul 2016 – 4 Aug 2016 Goals scored 105 | |
Top scorer(s) Win Theingi Tun (9 goals) Champion Thailand women's national football team Location Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) Third place Myanmar women's national football team Similar 2016 AFC U‑19 Championship, 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification, 2016 AFC U‑16 Championship, 2016 AFC Cup, 2016 AFF Championship | ||
The 2016 AFF Women's Championship was the 9th edition of the AFF Women's Championship, an international women's football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The tournament was held in Mandalay, Myanmar between 26 July–4 August 2016.
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Participating teams
8 teams were set to take part in the tournament in Mandalay, Myanmar. Indonesia was suspended by FIFA at the time the group was announced. Australia sent its under-20 team. Japan, Chinese Taipei and South Korea were invited to participate as the eighth team in the tournament. However none of the three confirmed their participation and Timor Leste was named as the tournament's eighth team.
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
- Kicks from the penalty mark if the teams concerned are still on the field of play.
- Lowest score using Fair Play Criteria;
- Drawing of lots.
All times listed are Myanmar Standard Time (UTC+06:30)
Goalscorers
Controversy
In the 6th round of the penalty shootout of the final between Vietnam and Thailand, Thailand's Rattikan Thongsombut shot out while Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Lieu effort hit goalkeeper Waraporn Boonsing and rolled its way past the goal line before being shot away by the goalkeeper. Myanmar referee Thein Thein Aye first recognized for a goal but reversed her decision after discussing with the lineswoman from Malaysia. Vietnamese media calls event as Stolen championship