All You Want to Know About Women’s Asian Champions Trophy

South Korea have won the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy on most occasions – thrice (2010, 2011 & 2018)
India and Japan played the first game of the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy at Busan on July 27, 2010 – a match where Japan beat India 3-2
Only 3 Teams Have Featured in Every Edition of Women’s Asian Champions Trophy – India, Japan and China
India’s Surinder Kaur scored the first goal of the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy in the inaugural 2010 edition at Busan
China Ou Zixia and India’s Savita are the only two players to captain the national side twice in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy (in 2021 and 2023)
Only instance of Malaysia making a podium finish – 3rd in the 2013 edition
South Korea missed the 2013 Women’s Asian Champions Trophy
Surinder Kaur captained India in the inaugural 2010 edition
The inaugural Women’s Asian Champions Trophy was held at Busan, South Korea
3 Players with the name ‘Rani’ played in the first 3 editions of Women’s Asian Champions Trophy – Rani Rampal, Ritu Rani & Poonam Rani in 2010, 2011, 2013
Most Goals Scored in Any Edition of Women’s Asian Champions Trophy: 67 Goals in the 2023 edition
Late MK Kaushik was the coach of the Indian team at the inaugural Women’s Asian Champions Trophy at Busan in 2011
Biggest Win in Women’s Asian Champions Trophy: India Beat Thailand 13-0 in the 2021 edition
Vandana Katariya has made 6 Asian Champions Trophy appearances – the most by an Indian (2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, & 2023)
South Korea is the only nation to host the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy thrice (2010, 2018, & 2021)
5 Players Have Scored Hat-Tricks in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy: Navneet Kaur – India (vs Japan in 2018), Zou Meirong – China (vs Thailand in 2021), Gurjit Kaur – India (vs Thailand in 2021), Zhong Jiaqi – China (vs Malaysia in 2023), Sangita Kumari – India (vs Thailand in 2023)
Most Goals Scored in Any Single Tourney: China’s Zhong Jiaqi 7 Goals in the 2023 edition
Vandana Kataria captained India to glory in the 2016 edition, while Savita captained India to glory in the 2023 edition
First Come-From-Win: Japan beat India 3-2 in the 2010 Busan edition
India have won the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy twice (2016 & 2023)
Most Individual Goals Scored in Any Match – Gurjit Kaur (India) – 5 Goals vs Thailand in 2021
Least Number of Goals Scored in Any Edition of Women’s Asian Champions Trophy: 29 Goals in the 2010 & 2013 editions
Biggest Victory Margin in the Final: India beat Japan 4-0 in the 2023 Women’s Asian Champions Trophy at Ranchi
Four Indian Players Have Been Top Goal-Scorers in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy (Deepika Thakur in 2016), Vandana Katariya & Navneet Kaur in 2018) and Gurjit Kaur in 2021)
Donghae is the only city to host the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy twice in 2018 & 2021
Wang Mengyu of China was the top goal-scorer of the inaugural Women’s Asian Champions Trophy at Busan – 4 goals
Vandana Katariya has scored most goals for India in the Asian Champions Trophy across all editions (12 Goals