| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Vietnam |
| Dates | 28 May – 8 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  North Korea (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  China |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 57 (3.56 per match) |
| Attendance | 21,950 (1,372 per match) |
| Top scorer | Ri Kum-suk (7 goals) |
←2006 2010 → | |
The2008AFC Women's Asian Cup was played inVietnam from 28 May to 8 June 2008. It was won by North Korea.[1][2][3]
The draw was held on 18 April 2008 inHo Chi Minh City,Vietnam.
China Australia North Korea Japan
Chinese Taipei
South Korea
Thailand
Vietnam (host nation)The tournament was held entirely in the following two venues. Both are inHo Chi Minh City.
All timesUTC+7
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| North Korea | 5–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
Kim Kyong-hwa 8',39'Ri Kum-suk 30'Ri Un-suk 51'Kim Yong-ae 90+1' | Report (AFC) Report |
| Vietnam | 0–3 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report | Ri Un-gyong 11' (pen.) Ri Kum-suk 39',67' |
| Thailand | 1–5 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Nisa Romyen 37' | Report (AFC) Report | Liu Sa 11' Qu Feifei 20',73'Xu Yuan 22'Pu Wei 86' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
| Australia | 4–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Garriock 19',42' Tristram 51'De Vanna 82' | Report (AFC) Report |
| Japan | 1–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Nagasato 10' | Report (AFC) Report | Cha Yun-hee 18' Park Hee-young 31',54' |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–11 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report | Sameshima 21' Utsugi 29',65'Ando 51'Arakawa 55'Maruyama 66',89'Goto 76'Kato 81'Lee Hsiu-chin 82' (o.g.)Nagasato 90+1' |
| South Korea | 0–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report | Perry 30' De Vanna 69' |
| Australia | 1–3 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Polkinghorne 70' | Report (AFC) Report | Ando 8' Nagasato 33'Miyama 50' |
All timesUTC+7
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 June | ||||||
| North Korea | 3 | |||||
| 8 June | ||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||
| North Korea | 2 | |||||
| 5 June | ||||||
| China | 1 | |||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| China | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 June | ||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||
| North Korea | 3–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Kum-suk 2',41',60' | Report (AFC) Report |
| Japan | 1–3 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Sawa 47' | Report (AFC) Report | Wang Dandan 63',68' Han Duan 75' |
| North Korea | 2–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Kum-suk 55' Ri Yong-ae 68' | Report (AFC) Report | Bi Yan 12' |
| 2008 AFC Women's Championship winners |
|---|
 North Korea Third title |
There were 57 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match.
7 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Lee Hsiu-chin (against Japan)