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All You Want to Know About Women’s Asia Cup

  • South Korea have won the Asia Cup on most occasions – 3 times
  • The inagural edition was held in 1985 at Seoul, South Korea
  • New Delhi is the only city to host back-to-back Women’s Asia Cup (1999 & 2004)
  • The first two editions of Women’s Asia Cup – 1985 and 1989 were played on a round-robin format
  • South Korea have won the Asia Cup on most occasions – 3 times
  • China beating India 5-3 is the biggest winning margin in the Women’s Asia Cup final – 2009 edition at Bangkok
  • Japan have been runners-up 3 times – the most by any nation
  • Biggest Win of Women’s Asia Cup – Japan beating Sri Lanka 21-0 in the 2004 edition at New Delhi
  • India, Japan and Hong Kong have hosted the Women’s Asia Cup most times – 2 times each
  • South Korea have scored most goals in Women’s Asia Cup – 268 Goals
  • South Korea and Japan have featured in every edition of Women’s Asia Cup
  • Singapore have conceded most goals in Women’s Asia Cup – 202 Goals
  • South Korea won the first match of Women’s Asia Cup – pipping Singapore 7-0 in the 1985 edition
  • India’s biggest wins in Women’s Asia Cup – 16-0 vs Thailand & Singapore respectively in the 2007 edition at Hong Kong
  • Least number of teams participating in Women’s Asia Cup – 5 teams in 1989 edition
  • Most Goals Scored by a team in a Single Women’s Asia Cup  – South Korea 65 Goals in the 2009 edition at Hong Kong
  • Sri Lanka only team to conceded twenty goals or more on two occasions – 1-21 and 0-20 to Japan in 2004 and 2009 editions
  • Most Goals Leaked in a Single Women’s Asia Cup – Sri Lanka 52 Goals in 2009 edition at Bangkok
  • India did not feature in the inaugural edition in 1985
  • Most teams participating in Women’s Asia Cup – 11 teams in 2009 edition