Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Chonburi: Thawanrat Promthongmee struck with a sublime free-kick as Thailand edged Bangladesh 1-0 in their opening AFC U-16 Women's Championship Thailand 2019 Group A tie at the Chonburi Stadium on Sunday.
With Japan and Australia having played to a goalless draw in the tournament opener earlier on Sunday, the win took Thailand to the top of the Group A standings at the end of Matchday One in Group A.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Chonburi: Australia held three-time champions Japan to a scoreless draw as both sides began their AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019 Group A campaign on Sunday.
Both sides had their chances to win the tie, but neither managed to hold their nerve in front of goal in a hard-fought tournament opener at IPE Chonburi Stadium.
Goalkeeper Miranda Templeman starred for Australia, who became the first side to avoid defeat against Japan in the opening game of the competition since DPR Korea in 2007.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Chonburi: DPR Korea, the defending champions of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship, are determined to retain the title and seal a spot in the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, head coach Hwang Yong-song has stated.
The East Asians, drawn in Group B, face Vietnam in their opening match on Monday while Korea Republic will play China PR in what are two enticing matches.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Chonburi: Today they stand on top of the footballing world, but they were once teenagers taking their first steps on the international stage.
While World Cups, club titles and major individual awards would follow, many of Asia’s women’s football icons began their careers on the same stage which greets a new generation of players in Chonburi in the AFC U-16 Women's Championship Thailand 2019.
As the Continent waits to see which promising youngsters will emerge in Thailand, the-AFC.com looks back at some of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship's graduates.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Chonburi: The presence of three Continental powerhouses and one tournament debutant make Group B at the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019 an intriguing prospect.
Defending champions DPR Korea are joined by 2017 runners-up Korea Republic, as well as China PR and a Vietnam outfit appearing at the Finals for the first time, in a series of matches guaranteed to send at least one heavyweight home early.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Chonburi: Featuring hosts Thailand, two of the Continent’s women’s football heavyweights in Japan and Australia, and an emerging Bangladesh, Group A of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019 promises to deliver memorable matches as Asia’s stars of the future stake their claim for a regional title.
With Sunday’s highly-anticipated tournament openers drawing ever closer, the-AFC.com breaks down the contenders in the first of a two-part series looking at the competition ahead in Chonburi.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Chonburi: DPR Korea remain the women’s youth football rulers of Asia, beating Korea Republic 2-0 to retain the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship title they won two years ago, in addition to last year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Song Sung-gwon’s side outran, outmuscled and outplayed their neighbours in a showing worthy of the best team in Asia, with goals to Ri Su-jong (picture below, centre) and Kim Kyong-yong giving them the result their play warranted.