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2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup

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AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup 2025
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates6–17 May
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
← 2018
TBD →

The 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup will be the 3rd edition of the AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup, the international futsal championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's national teams of Asia.[1] The tournament will be held between 6 and 17 May 2025.[2]

Iran are the two-time defending champions.

The tournament will serve as the qualifying for the inaugural 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup in the Philippines.

Host selection

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The following three football associations submitted their interest to host the tournament by the deadline.[3]

On 13 September 2024, the AFC Executive Committee ratified the AFC Futsal & Beach Soccer Committee's decisions to award the hosting rights of the 2025 AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup to the Chinese Football Association.[5]

Qualification

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Main article: 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification

The host country and the top two teams of the previous tournament in 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship qualified automatically, while the other nine teams will be decided by qualification matches to be played in January 2025.[3][6]

Qualified teams

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The following twelve teams qualified for the tournament:

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
 China Hosts 13 September 2024 3rd 2018 Quarter-finals (2018)
 Iran 2018 champions 30 August 2024 3rd 2018 Champions (2015, 2018)
 Japan 2018 runners-up 30 August 2024 3rd 2018 Runners-up (2015, 2018)
 Thailand Group A winners 17 January 2025 3rd 2018 Third place (2015, 2018)
 Indonesia Group B winners 17 January 2025 2nd 2018 Quarter-finals (2018)
 Australia Group C winners 17 January 2025 1st N/A N/A (Debut)
 Vietnam Group D winners 17 January 2025 3rd 2018 Fourth place (2018)
 Bahrain Group A runners-up 19 January 2025 2nd 2018 Group Stage (2018)
 Hong Kong Group B runners-up 17 January 2025 3rd 2018 Group Stage (2015, 2018)
 Uzbekistan Group C runners-up 19 January 2025 3rd 2018 Quarter-finals (2018)
 Chinese Taipei Group D runners-up 17 January 2025 2nd 2018 Quarter-finals (2018)
 Philippines Best third-placed team 17 January 2025 1st N/A N/A (Debut)

Draw

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The draw was held on 6 February 2025 at the Juva Grand Hotel in Hohhot, China.[7][8]

The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four teams, with seeding based on their FIFA Futsal World Ranking as of October 2024, which are shown in parentheses except for the team who is unranked, which are denoted by (–). As hosts, China were automatically seeded into pot 1.[8]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 China (26; hosts)
 Thailand (6)
 Iran (9) 		 Japan (10)
 Vietnam (11)
 Uzbekistan (18) 		 Indonesia (24)
 Chinese Taipei (25)
 Hong Kong (31) 		 Bahrain (36)
 Philippines (59)
 Australia (–)

Squads

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Main article: 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup squads

Each team was required to registered a squad with a minimum of 14 players and a maximum of 25 players, at least two of whom had to be goalkeepers (Regulations Article 23).[9]

Group stage

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All times are local (BJT, UTC+8)

Tiebreakers

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Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3):[9]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 May 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Uzbekistan v Chinese Taipei
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
China v Australia
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Australia v Uzbekistan
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Chinese Taipei v China
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Chinese Taipei v Australia
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
China v Uzbekistan
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 7 May 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Iran v Philippines
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Vietnam v Hong Kong
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Philippines v Vietnam
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Hong Kong v Iran
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Hong Kong v Philippines
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Iran v Vietnam
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 7 May 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Thailand v Bahrain
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Japan v Indonesia
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Bahrain v Japan
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Indonesia v Thailand
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Indonesia v Bahrain
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Thailand v Japan
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Third place Group A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 B Third place Group B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C Third place Group C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: May 2025. Source: AFC

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where penalty shoot-out without extra time is used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 10).[9]

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 May - Hohhot
 
 
Group A winner
 
15 May - Hohhot
 
Group B/C third place
 
Quarter final 3 winner
 
13 May - Hohhot
 
Quarter final 2 winner
 
Group C winner
 
17 May - Hohhot
 
Group A/B third place
 
Semi final 1 winner
 
13 May - Hohhot
 
Semi final 2 winner
 
Group B winner
 
15 May - Hohhot
 
Group C runner-up
 
Quarter final 1 winner
 
13 May - Hohhot
 
Quarter final 4 winnerThird place play-off
 
Group A runner-up
 
17 May - Hohhot
 
Group B runner-up
 
Semi final 1 loser
 
 
Semi final 2 loser
 

Quarter-finals

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Group B winnervGroup C runner-up
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Group C winnervGroup A/B third place
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Group A winnervGroup B/C third place
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
Group A runner-upvGroup B runner-up
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot

Semi-finals

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Winners will qualify for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup.

QF3 winnervQF2 winner
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot
QF1 winnervQF4 winner
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot

Third place match

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Winner will qualify for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup. If the Philippines reach the semi-finals, the loser will also qualify.

SF1 loservSF2 loser
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot

Final

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SF1 winnervSF2 winner
Hohhot Sports Centre, Hohhot

Qualified teams for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

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As the host nation, the Philippines have secured their place in the World Cup, regardless of their results in the Asian Cup.[10]

Should the Philippines advance to the semifinals, all other semifinalists will automatically qualify. However, if the Philippines do not reach the semifinals, then the top three teams—the winner, runner-up, and third-place finisher—will secure qualification for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup.

The following four teams from AFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in the FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
 Philippines[10] 15 May 2024 0 (debut)
May 2025 0 (debut)
May 2025 0 (debut)
May 2025 0 (debut)

References

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  1. ^ "AFC Futsal & Beach Soccer Committee approves competition formats and dates". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ^ "AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup China 2025 Match Schedule" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b Steve Harris [@futsal1958] (29 August 2024). "2025 Women's Asian Cup: 21 Teams Competing for World Cup Spots" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Steve Harris
  4. ^ "呼和浩特通过申办亚洲杯女足赛事推进五人制足球发展" [Hohhot promotes the development of futsal through its bid to host the AFC Women's Asian Cup.]. inews.nmgnews.com.cn (in Chinese). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. ^ "AFC unveils breakthrough reforms to strengthen Women's National Team Competitions". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  6. ^ "日本女子代表: AFC女子フットサルアジアカップ2025の開催が決定！初のW杯開催に向け「出場枠3枠」を懸けた戦いが、2025年5月に開幕" [【Japan Women's National Team】The host of the AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup 2025 has been decided! The battle for the "three spots" in the inaugural World Cup will commence in May 2025.]. f-sal.com (in Japanese). 29 April 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  7. ^ "China 2025 cast finalised". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Battle lines to be drawn for #WACFutsal2025". the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup 2025 Competition Regulations". Asian Football Confederation.
  10. ^ a b "Preparations for the FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup 2025 have begun". pff.org.ph. Philippines Football Federation. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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