International football competition
The 1975 AFC Women's Championship, officially known as the Asian Cup Ladies Football Tournament is the first edition of the AFC Women's Championship.[1] It was held from 25 August to 3 September 1975 in Hong Kong. Participating members were New Zealand, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia. The tournament was won by New Zealand in the final against Thailand.[2]
Venue
All matches were held at the Government Stadium in Hong Kong.
Entrants
Group stage
Group A
Source: RSSSF
Group B
Source: RSSSF
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Winner
Notes
- ^ An Australian representative side (largely from the St. George club and the New South Wales state team) participated and had been labelled as "Australia" by the organisers.[3]These games have not been recognised as official Australian A-internationals, but the players achievements were recognised as such in 2023.[4]
References
- ^ History of the AFC Women's Asian Cup (PDF) (Print ed.). Asian Football Confederation, International Centre for Sport Studies (CIES). FIFA Museum. January 2022. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2022.
- ^ Rujawongsanti, Wanchai (6 June 2019). "Women's World Cup 2019 team guide No 21: Thailand" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Howe, Andrew; Werner, Greg. Encyclopedia of Matildas. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-1-925914-74-0.
- ^ "Football Australia recognises achievements of former Australian Women's Representative Players". matildas.com.au. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
External links
- RSSSF.com
- History of New Zealand Women’s Soccer
- NZ Soccer 1975 Asian Cup
