The 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup was held from 19–30 May at the Chengdu Sports Centre in China PR. The winners, Australia, runners-up, Korea DPR, and third-place team, Japan qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
With this victory, Australia women's had become the first ever national team to win in two different confederations, having won the OFC Women's Nations Cup three times before. Their success was later followed by their fellow men's team at the men's tournament less than 5 years later.
Qualification
Direct entry
Via qualification
(Winner Group A) (Winner Group B) (Winner Group C)
Squads
Match officials
A total of 9 referees and 9 assistant referees were appointed for the final tournament.
Referees
Jacqui Melksham
Li Hong
Wang Jia
Bentla D'Coth
Yamagishi Sachiko
Ri Hyang-ok
Hong Eun-ah
Pannipar Kamnueng
Semaksuk Praew
Assistant referees
Sarah Ho
Clare Flynn
Zhang Lingling
Liu Hsiu-mei
Saori Takahashi
Shiho Ayukai
Widiya Habibah binti Shamsuri
Hong Kum-nyo
Kim Kyoung-min
Group stages
The two groups were drawn on 21 November 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stages
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Third place match
Winner qualified for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Final
Awards
Goalscorers
Tournament teams ranking
See also
Women's association football
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) AFC Women's Asian Cup
