The 2022 AFF Women's Championship was the 12th edition of the AFF Women's Championship, an international women's football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The final tournament was originally scheduled to run from 3 to 17 July 2020. However the tournament was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] The tournament was later rescheduled and was held from 4 to 17 July 2022 in the Philippines.[3]
Vietnam were the defending champions, but failed to defend the title after losing 0–4 to the Philippines in the semi-finals. The hosts went on to win their first title in history by defeating Thailand 3–0 in the final.
Participating nations
Eleven teams entered the AFF Women's Championship final tournament.[4] Australia sent its under-23 squad to compete in the tournament.[5]
The draw for the 2022 AFF Women's Championship was held on May 28, 2022, at the Marco Polo Ortigas Manila in Pasig.[6] The teams were allocated into five pots based on their performances in the last edition of the tournament. Ten teams were first drawn into two groups of five teams. Malaysia, the eleventh team was drawn separately, making one of the two groups have six teams after the whole draw was finalized.[4][7]
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^"PFF Advisory: Rizal Memorial Football Stadium to host AFF Women's Championship 2022". Philippine Football Federation. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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