2008 AFF Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Vietnam
CityHo Chi Minh City
Dates8–20 October
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up Vietnam
Third place Thailand
Fourth place Myanmar
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored103 (5.15 per match)

The 2008 AFF Women's Championship was held from 8 to 20 October 2008, hosted by Vietnam. All games were played at the Thanh Long Sports Centre in Ho Chi Minh City. The hosts managed to get through to the final, but failed to win the title after losing 0–1 to Australia, who made their debut in the tournament since Football Australia transferred to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006 and were assigned to the ASEAN Football Federation.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Vietnam (H) 4 4 0 0 24 1 +23 12
 Myanmar 4 3 0 1 21 3 +18 9
 Laos 4 2 0 2 4 14 −10 6
 Indonesia 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 3
 Malaysia 4 0 0 4 1 24 −23 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
Myanmar 1–3 Vietnam
  • Aye Nandar Hlaing 70'
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Indonesia 0–1 Laos
  • Sochitta Phonhalath 87' (pen.)
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam 4–0 Indonesia
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Malaysia 0–7 Myanmar
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Myanmar 7–0 Laos
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Malaysia 0–11 Vietnam
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Laos 3–1 Malaysia
  • Phayvanh 17', 90'
  • Phonhalath 74'
  • Atin 82'
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Indonesia 0–6 Myanmar
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Indonesia 3–0 Malaysia
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Laos 0–6 Vietnam
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9
 Thailand 3 2 0 1 18 2 +16 6
 Philippines 3 1 0 2 3 20 −17 3
 Singapore 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source:
Australia 2–0 Thailand
Balomenos 71', 86'
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Philippines 3–1 Singapore
  • Reyes 3'
  • Latap 22'
  • Benitez 88'
  • Sun Jie 5'
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Singapore 0–6 Thailand
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Australia 7–0 Philippines
Rollason 34', 53'
Tristram 36', 81'
Sykes 65'
Balomenos 86', 90'
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Thailand 12–0 Philippines
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Singapore 0–6 Australia
Colthorpe 6', 22'
Sykes 51'
Tristram 69'
Balomenos 78'
Mastrantonio 90'
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 October – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 
  Vietnam 2
 
20 October – Ho Chi Minh City
 
  Thailand1
 
  Vietnam 0
 
18 October – Ho Chi Minh City
 
  Australia1
 
  Australia 5
 
 
  Myanmar1
 
Third Place
 
 
20 October – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 
  Thailand 3
 
 
  Myanmar0

Semi-finals

Vietnam 2–1 Thailand
Trần Thị Kim Hồng 8' (pen.), 50' (pen.) Nisa 52'
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
Australia 5–1 Myanmar
Chapman 3'
Uzunlar 19'
Colthorpe 27' (pen.)
Tristram 42'
Carroll 65' (pen.)		 Aye Nandar Hlaing 76' (pen.)
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Third place match

Thailand 3–0 Myanmar
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Final

Vietnam 0–1 Australia
Đào Thị Miện 79' (o.g.)
Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

Awards

 2008 AFF Women's Championship champions 

Australia
First title

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Statistics

There were 103 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.15 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Myanmar My Nilar Htwe

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Australia 5 5 0 0 21 1 +20 15 Champions
2  Vietnam (H) 6 5 0 1 26 3 +23 15 Runners-up
3  Thailand 5 3 0 2 22 4 +18 9 Third place
4  Myanmar 6 3 0 3 22 11 +11 9 Fourth place
5  Laos 4 2 0 2 4 14 −10 6 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Indonesia 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 3
7  Philippines 3 1 0 2 3 20 −17 3
8  Singapore 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
9  Malaysia 4 0 0 4 1 24 −23 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
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