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,[a] Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia. The tournament was won by New Zealand in the final against Thailand.[4]
Venue
All matches were held at the Government Stadium in Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Government Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | |
|
Entrants
| ALFC members | Invitees | Did not enter (ALFC members) |
|---|---|---|
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thailand
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
 Australia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 |
 Singapore
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Thailand | 3–0 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
|
Attendance: 4,500
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 |
 Malaysia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
 Hong Kong
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Hong Kong | 0–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 4,119
| New Zealand | 3–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 4,500
Knock-out stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 August – Hong Kong | ||||||
| New Zealand | 3 | |||||
| 2 September – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
| New Zealand | 3 | |||||
| 31 August – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Thailand | 1 | |||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 September – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| New Zealand | 3–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
|
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Attendance: 6,655
| Thailand | 3–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
|
Attendance: 6,655
Third place play-off
Final
| New Zealand | 3–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
|
Thongsa  41' |
Winner
| AFC Women's Championship 1975 winners |
|---|
 New Zealand First title |
Notes
- ^ a b 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.[2] These games were not recognised as official Australian A-internationals, but the players achievements were recognised as such in 2023.[3]
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rujawongsanti, Wanchai (6 June 2019). "Women's World Cup 2019 team guide No 21: Thailand" – via www.theguardian.com.