2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup was the 20th edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup, the quadrennial international women's football tournament in Asia competed by the national teams in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| Dates | 20 January – 6 February |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | China (9th title) |
| Runners-up | South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 104 (4 per match) |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sam Kerr (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Wang Shanshan |
| Best goalkeeper | Zhu Yu |
| Fair play award | South Korea |
India was selected as the host nation by the AFC Women's Football Committee in June 2020. It was the first time that the country hosted the competition since 1979. On 28 January 2021, the AFC confirmed that the tournament would take place between 20 January and 6 February 2022, instead of the original scheduled dates of late October and early November.
For the first time in the competition, the final tournament was expanded from eight teams to twelve. It served as the final stage of Asian qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand (Regulations Article 4.6), with Australia qualifying automatically as co-hosts. Five teams qualified directly for the World Cup via the knockout stage and two more advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.
Japan were the two-time defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by China PR on penalties. The Chinese went on to win their ninth title by defeating South Korea 3–2 in the final.