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Host country |
Vietnam |
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Champions |
Japan (1st title) |
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Runner-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Playoff winner (fifth place) |
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2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup took place in Vietnam from May 14 to May 25, 2014, for teams of Asian Football Confederation. The winners of the tournament are Japan, who won their first title and also the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany. This was served as a 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification to determine who takes the five places to Canada. This was the only FIFA Women's World Cup qualification that took place after the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, but before the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Japan and Australia retained their streak, while China PR qualified for the first time since failing to qualify in 2011, and Korea Republic for the first time since 2003. Thailand will make it's Women's World Cup debut, becoming the first team from Southeast Asia to qualify for a Women's World Cup; despite winning the playoff against Vietnam.
This was the third AFC Women's Asian Cup to feature Australia.
Qualified teams
North Korea was banned from this qualifying tournament and also the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. It will be the first time since 1995 that North Korea will not participate in a Women's World Cup qualifying. Defending champs Australia automatically qualified; along with three different teams. To date, this was the first appearance of Jordan in an AFC Asian Cup.
- Via qualification
Qualification tournament was played during season 2 of Ben and Toad's Contest, in weeks 14, 15, and 17. All of the qualifying games were before the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, hosted by Brazil.
Burma (won in a group containing 
India, 
Chinese Taipei and Palestine)- Thailand (won in a group containing Iran, Philippines and Bangladesh)
- Jordan (won in a group containing Uzbekistan, Lebanon and Kuwait)
- Vietnam (won in a group containing Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan and Bahrain)
- Direct entry
The top four did not enter qualifying tournaments.
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