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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name   = AFC Women's Asian Cup
| year           = 2022
| image          = 
| dates          = 20 January – 6 February
| country        = India
| city           = 
| num_teams      = 12
| confederations = 1
| venues         = 2
| cities         = 2
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| count          = 
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| matches        = 
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| attendance     = 
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| prevseason     = [[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2018]]
| nextseason     = ''[[2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2026]]''
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The '''2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup''' will be the 20th edition of the [[AFC Women's Asian Cup]], the quadrennial international [[association football|football]] tournament in Asia competed by the women's national teams in the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC).<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/documents/afc-women-s-asian-cup-2022-competition-regulations|title=AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC}}</ref>

[[India]] was recommended as the host of the tournament by AFC Women's Football Committee and selected as the host in June 2020.<ref name="hosts">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-asian-cup/latest/news/india-recommended-as-host-for-afc-women-s-asian-cup-2022|title=India recommended as host for AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022|publisher=AFC|date=19 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="AIFF1"/> It will be the second time that the country hosts the competition, the first being in [[1980 AFC Women's Championship|1979]].<ref>{{cite news |title=India to host 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time since 1979 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/india-to-host-2022-afc-women-s-asian-cup-for-the-first-time-since-1979-120060500408_1.html |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=5 June 2020}}</ref> On 28 January 2021, the AFC confirmed that the tournament would take place between 20 January and 6 February 2022, instead of the original scheduled dates of late October and early November.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-asian-cup/latest/news/dates-for-expanded-afc-women-s-asian-cup-india-2022tm-confirmed|title=Dates for expanded AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 confirmed|publisher=AFC|date=28 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/documents/afc-competitions-calendar-2022|title=AFC Competitions Calendar 2022|publisher=AFC}}</ref>

For the first time in the competition, the final tournament was expanded from eight teams to twelve.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/afc-to-invest-in-new-era-of-national-team-and-club-competitions|title=AFC to invest in new era of national team and club competitions|publisher=AFC|date=26 October 2019}}</ref> It will serve as the final stage of Asian qualification for the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]] in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], in which [[Australia women's national soccer team|Australia]] already qualified automatically as a co-host.<ref name=co-hosts>{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/australia-and-new-zealand-selected-as-hosts-of-fifa-women-s-world-cup-2023tm |title=Australia and New Zealand selected as hosts of FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 |work=FIFA |date=25 June 2020 |access-date=26 June 2020}}</ref> Five teams will qualify directly for the World Cup via the knockout stage (including play-offs for fifth place or possibly sixth place), and two more teams will advance to the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|inter-confederation play-offs]].

[[Japan women's national football team|Japan]] are the defending champions.

==Host selection==
The following three football associations submitted their interest to host the tournament by the 31 May 2019 deadline.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-asian-cup/latest/news/chinese-taipei-india-and-uzbekistan-express-interest-in-hosting-2022-edition|title=Chinese Taipei, India and Uzbekistan express interest in hosting 2022 edition|publisher=AFC.com|date=1 June 2019|access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref>

*{{Flagicon|IND}} '''[[All India Football Federation|India]]'''
*{{Flagicon|TPE}} [[Chinese Taipei Football Association|Chinese Taipei]]
*{{Flagicon|UZB}} [[Uzbekistan Football Association|Uzbekistan]]

India had previously hosted the [[1980 AFC Women's Championship]], originally scheduled for 1979, and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) had hosted the [[1977 AFC Women's Championship|1977]] and [[2001 AFC Women's Championship|2001]] editions of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=India among three countries interested in hosting the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup |url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/afc-womens-asian-cup/1109794/india-among-three-countries-interested-in-hosting-2022-afc-womens-asian-cup-uzbekistan-chinese-taipei-taiwan/ |website=FOX Sports Asia |accessdate=5 June 2019 |date=1 June 2019}}</ref>

India was recommended as the host for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup by the AFC Women's Football Committee on 19 February 2020.<ref name="hosts"/> On 5 June 2020, India was awarded the hosting rights.<ref name="AIFF1">{{cite news |title=India to host AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 finals |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-to-host-afc-womens-asian-cup-2022-finals |accessdate=5 June 2020 |work=All India Football Federation |date=5 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=India to host 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup |url=https://www.espn.in/football/india-u17/story/4106428/india-to-host-2022-afc-womens-asian-cup |accessdate=13 June 2020 |work=ESPN |date=5 June 2020}}</ref>

==Qualification==
{{main|2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification}}

The host country [[India women's national football team|India]] and the top three teams of the previous tournament in [[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2018]] will qualify automatically, while the other eight teams will be decided by qualification. Qualification matches are scheduled to be played between 13–25 September 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/documents/afc-competitions-calendar-2021|title=AFC Competitions Calendar 2021|publisher=AFC}}</ref>

===Qualified teams===
The following twelve teams qualified for the tournament:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Team
! Method of<br />qualification
! Date of<br />qualification
! data-sort-type="number"|Finals<br />appearance
! Last<br />appearance
! Previous best<br />performance
! December  2020<br />[[FIFA World Rankings|FIFA ranking]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Women's Ranking |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/ |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=FIFA |date=27 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
| {{fbw|IND}} || {{sort|*|Hosts}} || {{sort|01|5 June 2020}} || 9th || [[2003 AFC Women's Championship|2003]] || {{sort|02|''Runners-up''}} ([[1980 AFC Women's Championship|1979]], [[1983 AFC Women's Championship|1983]]) || style="text-align:center;"|  53
|-
| {{fbw|JPN}} || {{sort|2|[[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2018]] champions}} || {{sort|02|28 January 2021}} || 17th || [[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2018]] ||  {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2014]], [[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2018]]) || style="text-align:center;"|  10
|-
| {{fbw|AUS}} || {{nowrap|{{sort|3|[[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2018]] runners-up}}}} || {{sort|03|28 January 2021}} || 6th || [[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2018]] || {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2010]]) || style="text-align:center;"|  7
|-
| {{nowrap|{{fbw|CHN}}}} || {{sort|4|[[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2018]] third place}} || {{nowrap|{{sort|04|28 January 2021}}}} || 15th || [[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2018]] || {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[1986 AFC Women's Championship|1986]], [[1989 AFC Women's Championship|1989]], [[1991 AFC Women's Championship|1991]], [[1993 AFC Women's Championship|1993]], [[1995 AFC Women's Championship|1995]], [[1997 AFC Women's Championship|1997]], [[1999 AFC Women's Championship|1999]], [[2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2006]]) || style="text-align:center;"|  15
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->''TBD'' ||  [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification#Group%20A|Group A]] winners|| ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->''TBD'' ||  [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification#Group%20B|Group B]] winners|| ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->''TBD'' ||  [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification#Group%20C|Group C]] winners|| ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->''TBD'' ||  [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification#Group%20D|Group D]] winners|| ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->''TBD'' ||  [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification#Group%20E|Group E]] winners|| ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->''TBD'' ||  [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification#Group%20F|Group F]] winners|| ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->''TBD'' ||  [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification#Group%20G|Group G]] winners|| ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->''TBD'' ||  [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification#Group%20H|Group H]] winners|| ||  ||  ||  ||
|}

==Venues==
The venues for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup are located across three cities in [[India]], and matches will be played in three stadiums.<ref>{{cite web|title=Three top venues for AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 confirmed|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-asian-cup/latest/news/three-top-venues-for-afc-women-s-asian-cup-india-2022tm-confirmed|publisher=AFC|access-date=26 March 2021|date=26 March 2021}}</ref> Originally, the host cities were [[Ahmedabad]], [[Bhubaneswar]] and [[Navi Mumbai]], and the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] confirmed the three host cities of the event in June 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar chosen as venues for 2022 Women's Asian Cup|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/navi-mumbai-ahmedabad-bhubaneswar-chosen-as-venues-for-2022-womens-asian-cup/article34167885.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=26 March 2021|date=26 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Host cities confirmed for AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022|url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/host-cities-confirmed-afc-womens-asian-cup-india-2022tm|website=Westfield Matildas|access-date=26 March 2021|date=26 March 2021}}</ref> However, on 6 July 2021, AFC announced [[Mumbai]], [[Navi Mumbai]] and [[Pune]] will host the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=New venues for AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022™ confirmed|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-asian-cup/latest/news/new-venues-for-afc-women-s-asian-cup-india-2022tm-confirmed|website=AFC|access-date=6 July 2021|date=6 July 2021}}</ref>

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|-
!rowspan="4"|{{location map+|float=middle|India|width=350|caption=|places=
{{location map~ |India |lat=23.011028|long=72.599111|label=[[Ahmedabad]] |position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=20.290917|long=85.824991|label=[[Bhubaneswar]] |position=left}}
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![[Mumbai]]
![[Navi Mumbai]]
![[Pune]]
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|[[Mumbai Football Arena]]
|[[DY Patil Stadium]]
|[[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]]
|-
|Capacity: '''18,000'''
|Capacity: '''37,900'''
|Capacity: '''11,900'''
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|[[File:Mumbai Football Arena.jpg|190px]]
|[[File:D Y Patil Sports Stadium.jpg|190px]]
|[[File:Balewadi Athletics Stadiums Interior.jpg|190px]]
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==Squads==
{{Main article|2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup squads}}

Each team have to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom must have been goalkeepers (Regulations Article 26.3).<ref name="regulations" />
<!-- DATA TO HIDE: Too early to display as of June 2020 - await more details over time
==Draw==

==Match officials==

==Group stage==

===Group A===

===Group B==

===Group C===

==Knockout stage==

===Bracket===

===Quarter-finals===

===Fifth place match===
Winner qualifies for the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]].

===Semi-finals===

===Third place match===

===Final===

==Awards==

==Goalscorers==
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==Group stage==
The top two teams of each group and two of the three best third-placed teams qualify for the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportstar.thehindu.com/football/afc-womens-asian-cup-india-january-20-february-6-2022-praful-patel-dato-windsor-john/article33682479.ece/amp/|title=AFC Women's Asian Cup to be held from January 20 to February 6, 2022|publisher=Sportstar|date=28 January 2021}}</ref>

{{anchor|Tiebreakers}}
;Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to [[Points (association football)|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 are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 11.5):<ref name="regulations"/>
#Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
#[[Goal difference]] in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
#Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
#If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
#Goal difference in all group matches;
#Goals scored in all group matches;
#[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalty shoot-out]] if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
#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);
#Drawing of lots.

All times are local, [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+{{frac|5|1|2}}]]).

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!Matchday
!Dates
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|Matchday 1
|20–22 January 2022
|1 v 4, 2 v 3
|-
|Matchday 2
|23–25 January 2022
|4 v 2, 3 v 1
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|Matchday 3
|26–28 January 2022
|1 v 2, 3 v 4
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===Ranking of third-placed teams===
Top two teams will qualify for the quarterfinals.

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==Knockout stage==
===Bracket===
===World cup play-offs===
To be played to determine the fifth direct group stage slot and two play-off slots for the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]].

===Quarterfinals===
===Semifinals===
===Final===

==Qualified teams for FIFA Women's World Cup==
Five teams from the AFC will qualify for the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]], apart from co-hosts Australia which qualified automatically, while two teams will advance to the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|inter-confederation play-offs]]. The slot for Australia was taken directly from the quota allocated to the AFC.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/update-on-fifa-women-s-world-cuptm-and-men-s-youth-competitions |title=Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions |work=FIFA |date=24 December 2020 |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Qualified on
! data-sort-type="number"|Previous [[National team appearances in the FIFA Women's World Cup|appearances]] in [[FIFA Women's World Cup]]<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>
|-
| {{fbw|AUS}} || {{dts|2020|6|25|format=dmy}}<ref name=co-hosts/> || 7 ([[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995]]<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>, [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]]<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>, [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]]<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>, [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]], [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]], [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]], [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019]])
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->TBD || {{dts|2022|2||format=dmy}} ||
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->TBD || {{dts|2022|2||format=dmy}} || 
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->TBD || {{dts|2022|2||format=dmy}} || 
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->TBD || {{dts|2022|2||format=dmy}} || 
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->TBD || {{dts|2022|2||format=dmy}} || 
|}
:<div id="1"></div><sup>1</sup> Australia qualified as a member of the [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] in 1995, 1999 and 2003.

===Qualified for Inter-confederation play-offs===
Two play-off slots were allocated to the [[Asian Football Confederation]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Qualified on
! data-sort-type="number"|Previous [[National team appearances in the FIFA Women's World Cup|appearances]] in [[FIFA Women's World Cup]]<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->TBD || {{dts|2022|2||format=dmy}} || 
|-
| <!--{{fbw|}}-->TBD || {{dts|2022|2||format=dmy}} || 
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-asian-cup/|name=AFC Women's Asian Cup}}, the-AFC.com

{{AFC Women's Championship}}
{{2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification}}

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