2017–18 in Australian soccer

The 2017–18 season was the 49th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 135rd overall.

Soccer in Australia
Season2017–18
Men's soccer
A-League PremiershipSydney FC
A-League ChampionshipMelbourne Victory
National Premier LeaguesHeidelberg United
FFA CupSydney FC
Women's soccer
W-League PremiershipBrisbane Roar
W-League ChampionshipMelbourne City
← 2016–17 Australia 2018–19 →

Domestic leagues

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A-League

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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 27 20 4 3 64 22 +42 64 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification for Finals series
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 −2 39 Qualification for Finals series
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 40 −7 35
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 9 10 38 47 −9 33
8 Perth Glory 27 10 2 15 37 50 −13 32
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 5 6 16 31 55 −24 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 −21 20
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.


Finals series

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Elimination-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
Sydney FC 2
Melbourne Victory 2 Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.) 3
Adelaide United 1 Newcastle Jets 0
Melbourne Victory 1
Newcastle Jets 2
Melbourne City 2 Melbourne City 1
Brisbane Roar 0

National Premier Leagues

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The finals series featured the winner of each Member Federation's league competition in the National Premier Leagues, with the overall winner qualifying directly for the 2018 FFA Cup Round of 32.

Quarter-finals
16–17 September
Semi-finals
23 September
Grand final
30 September
         
  Canberra Olympic 1
  Edgeworth Eagles 4
  Edgeworth Eagles 0
  Brisbane Strikers 2
  South Hobart 2
  Brisbane Strikers 4
  Brisbane Strikers 0
  Heidelberg United 2
  Bayswater City 1
  Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) 3
  Heidelberg United 2
  APIA Leichhardt Tigers 1
  Adelaide City 0
  APIA Leichhardt Tigers 1

W-League

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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane Roar 12 9 1 2 21 12 +9 28 Qualification to Finals series
2 Sydney FC 12 8 1 3 26 16 +10 25
3 Newcastle Jets 12 6 2 4 26 21 +5 20
4 Melbourne City (C) 12 6 2 4 20 15 +5 20
5 Canberra United 12 5 1 6 24 27 −3 16
6 Perth Glory 12 4 2 6 25 27 −2 14
7 Melbourne Victory 12 3 2 7 15 19 −4 11
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 3 2 7 13 21 −8 11
9 Adelaide United 12 3 1 8 15 27 −12 10
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Semi-finals Grand Final
      
2 Sydney FC (a.e.t.) 3
3 Newcastle Jets 2
Sydney FC 0
Melbourne City 2
1 Brisbane Roar 0
4 Melbourne City 2

Domestic cups

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FFA Cup

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Moreton Bay United (a.e.t.) 4
Broadmeadow Magic 2 Moreton Bay United 0
Gold Coast City 3 Gold Coast City (a.e.t.) 1
Western Knights 1 Gold Coast City 0
South Melbourne 1 South Melbourne 6
Edgeworth FC 0 South Melbourne 4
Sorrento FC 1 Sorrento FC 1
Canberra Olympic 0 South Melbourne 1
Bankstown Berries 2 Sydney FC 5
North Eastern MetroStars 1 Bankstown Berries 0
Darwin Rovers 0 Sydney FC 3
Sydney FC 8 Sydney FC 2
Hills Brumbies 3 Melbourne City 0
Hakoah Sydney City East (a.e.t.) 6 Hakoah Sydney City East 2
Peninsula Power 0 Melbourne City 3
Melbourne City 2 Sydney FC (a.e.t.) 2
Blacktown City 3 Adelaide United 1
Central Coast Mariners 2 Blacktown City 3
Olympia 0 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 1
APIA Leichhardt Tigers 5 Blacktown City 2 (2)
Hume City 1 (1) Western Sydney Wanderers (p) 2 (4)
Bentleigh Greens (p) 1 (4) Bentleigh Greens 0
Western Sydney Wanderers (a.e.t.) 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 4
Wellington Phoenix 0 Western Sydney Wanderers 1
Sydney United 58 7 Adelaide United 2
Far North Queensland 2 Sydney United 58 1 (3)
Heidelberg United 1 Heidelberg United (p) 1 (4)
Perth Glory 0 Heidelberg United 0
Adelaide United 1 Adelaide United 3
Newcastle Jets 0 Adelaide United 3
Brisbane Roar 1 Melbourne Victory 0
Melbourne Victory 5

International club competitions

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AFC Champions League

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Group stage

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Group F
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SSI ULS MEL KAW
1   Shanghai SIPG 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage 2–2 4–1 1–1
2   Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 3 1 15 11 +4 9 0–1 6–2 2–1
3   Melbourne Victory 6 2 2 2 11 16 −5 8 2–1 3–3 1–0
4   Kawasaki Frontale 6 0 3 3 6 9 −3 3 0–1 2–2 2–2
Source: AFC
Group H
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SSB KAS SYD SSH
1   Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to knockout stage 1–2 1–4 1–1
2   Kashima Antlers 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9 0–1 1–1 1–1
3   Sydney FC 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6 0–2 0–2 0–0
4   Shanghai Shenhua 6 0 5 1 6 8 −2 5 0–2 2–2 2–2
Source: AFC

National teams

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Men's senior

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Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2017–18.

23 March 2018 Norway   4–1   Australia Oslo, Norway
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
27 March 2018 Colombia   0–0   Australia London, England
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Referee: Robert Madley (England)
1 June 2018 Australia   4–0   Czech Republic St. Pölten, Austria
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: NV Arena
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
9 June 2018 Hungary   1–2   Australia Budapest, Hungary
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

FIFA World Cup qualification

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31 August 2017 Group B Japan   2–0   Australia Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9
Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 59,492
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
5 September 2017 Group B Australia   2–1   Thailand Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+10
Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 26,393
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
5 October 2017 Round 4 Syria   1–1   Australia Malacca, Malaysia
20:30 UTC+8
Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
10 October 2017 Round 4 Australia   2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)
  Syria Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11
Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 42,136
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
10 November 2017 IC Playoff Honduras   0–0   Australia San Pedro Sula, Honduras
16:00 UTC−6 Report
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
15 November 2017 IC Playoff Australia   3–1
(3–1 agg.)
  Honduras Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11
Report
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 77,060
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

FIFA World Cup

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Australia qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, their fourth successive FIFA World Cup after defeating Honduras in a two-legged playoff in November 2017. They were the thirty-first team to qualify.[1] The draw took place in Moscow on 1 December 2017, with Australia drawn in Group C alongside France, Peru, and Denmark.[2]

16 June 2018 Group stage France   2–1   Australia Kazan, Russia
13:00 UTC+3
Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Kazan Arena
Attendance: 41,279
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
21 June 2018 Group stage Denmark   1–1   Australia Samara, Russia
16:00 UTC+4
Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Cosmos Arena
Attendance: 40,727
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
26 June 2018 Group stage Australia   0–2   Peru Sochi, Russia
17:00 UTC+3 Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 44,073
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Men's under-23

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Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the Men's under 23 national team in 2017–18.

6 January 2018 Australia   2–1   Thailand Shanghai, China
Report

AFC U-23 Championship qualification

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19 July 2017 Group F Australia   2–0   Brunei Yangon, Myanmar
15:00 MMT
Report Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
21 July 2017 Group F Singapore   0–7   Australia Yangon, Myanmar
15:00 MMT Report
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
23 July 2017 Group F Myanmar   0–3   Australia Yangon, Myanmar
18:00 MMT Report
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

AFC U-23 Championship

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11 January 2018 Group stage Australia   3–1   Syria Kunshan, China
16:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
14 January 2018 Group stage Vietnam   1–0   Australia Kunshan, China
16:00 CST
Report Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 2,362
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)
17 January 2018 Group stage South Korea   3–2   Australia Kunshan, China
19:30 CST
Report
Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 678
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Men's under-20

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Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 20 national team in 2017–18.

2 August 2017 WA Training Camp Western Australia  0–3   Australia Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST Report
Stadium: Perth Plasterboard Centre Stadium
Referee: Steve Gregory (Australia)
4 August 2017 WA Training Camp Australia   4–0   Singapore Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST
Report Stadium: Hartfield Park
Attendance: ~1,000
Referee: Adam Fielding (Australia)
23 September 2017 Four Nation Tournament Qatar   2–0   Australia Doha, Qatar
Report Stadium: Aspire Academy
25 September 2017 Four Nation Tournament Croatia   2–0   Australia Doha, Qatar
Report Stadium: Aspire Academy
27 September 2017 Four Nation Tournament Japan   3–3
(9–8 p)
  Australia Doha, Qatar
  • Hori   4'
  • Ando   43'
  • Ito   73'
Report
  •   15'
  •   16'
  •   63'
Stadium: Aspire Academy
30 September 2017 Four Nation Tournament
Playoff for 3rd
Japan   2–1   Australia Doha, Qatar
Report
  •   8'
Stadium: Aspire Academy

AFC U-19 Championship qualification

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4 November 2017 Hong Kong   0–3   Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
18:00 ICT Report
Stadium: National YFT Center
Attendance: 185
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
8 November 2017 Australia   4–1   North Korea Hanoi, Vietnam
18:00 ICT
Report
Stadium: National YFT Center
Attendance: 230
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

Men's under-17

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AFF U-15 Championship

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9 July 2017 Group stage Thailand   2–1   Australia Chonburi, Thailand
17:00 ICT
Report
Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin (Malaysia)
11 July 2017 Group stage Singapore   0–8   Australia Chonburi, Thailand
19:30 ICT Report
Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Chi Samdy (Cambodia)
13 July 2017 Group stage Australia   7–3   Indonesia Chonburi, Thailand
19:30 ICT
Report
Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ngo Duy Lan (Vietnam)
15 July 2017 Group stage Myanmar   0–5   Australia Chonburi, Thailand
19:30 ICT Report
Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Hoang Ngoc Ha (Vietnam)
17 July 2017 Group stage Australia   3–1   Laos Chonburi, Thailand
17:00 ICT
Report
Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin (Malaysia)
20 July 2017 Semi-final Vietnam   2–0   Australia Chonburi, Thailand
18:30 ICT Report Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Xaypasert Phongsanit (Laos)
22 July 2017 Third place Malaysia   2–3   Australia Chonburi, Thailand
16:00 ICT
Report
Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

AFC U-16 Championship qualification

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20 September 2017 Qualification Group I Mongolia   1–10   Australia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
16:00 (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 465
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
22 September 2017 Qualification Group I Cambodia   0–5   Australia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:00 (UTC+8) Report
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 46
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
24 September 2017 Qualification Group I Vietnam   1–3   Australia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:00 (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 182
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

Women's senior

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Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2017–18.

16 September 2017 Australia   2–1   Brazil Sydney, Australia
15:00 (AEST)
Report
Stadium: Pepper Stadium
Attendance: 15,089
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
19 September 2017 Australia   3–2   Brazil Newcastle, Australia
19:30 (AEST)
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 16,829
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
22 November 2017 Australia   3–0   China Melbourne, Australia
19:30 (AEDT)
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,904
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
26 November 2017 Australia   5–1   China Geelong, Australia
16:30 (AEDT)
Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 6,338
Referee: Sandra Strub (Switzerland)
26 March 2018 Australia   5–0   Thailand Perth, Australia
18:00 AWST
Report Stadium: nib Stadium

Tournament of Nations

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27 July 2017 United States   0–1   Australia Seattle, United States
19:00 (PDT) Report Butt   67' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 15,748
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
30 July 2017 Japan   2–4   Australia San Diego, United States
14:15 (PDT)
Report
Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium
Attendance: 9,597
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
3 August 2017 Australia   6–1   Brazil Carson, United States
16:15 (PDT)
Report
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 11,948
Referee: Christina Unkel (United States)

Algarve Cup

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28 February 2018 Group stage Australia   4–3   Norway Albufeira, Portugal
18:30 WET
Report
Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
2 March 2018 Group stage Portugal   0–0   Australia Algarve, Portugal
15:00 WET Report Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Jonesia Kabakama (Tanzania)
5 March 2018 Group stage Australia   2–0   China Albufeira, Portugal
19:00 WET
Report Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
7 March 2018 3rd place match Australia   1–2   Portugal Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 WET
Report
Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

AFC Women's Asian Cup

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7 April 2018 Group stage Australia   0–0   South Korea Amman, Jordan
20:00 (EEST) Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
Attendance: 230
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
10 April 2018 Group stage Vietnam   0–8   Australia Amman, Jordan
20:00 (EEST) Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 401
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
13 April 2018 Group stage Japan   1–1   Australia Amman, Jordan
16:45 (EEST)
Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
17 April 2018 Semi-final Australia   2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
  Thailand Amman, Jordan
16:45 (EEST)
Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
Attendance: 166
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
Penalties
20 April 2018 Final Japan   1–0   Australia Amman, Jordan
18:00 (EEST)
Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Women's under-20

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Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under 20 national team in 2017–18.

8 July 2017 Australia   1–0   Canada Canberra, Australia
10:00 AEST Chidiac   53' Report Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
10 July 2017 Australia   1–2   United States Canberra, Australia
15:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
12 July 2017 Australia   1–4   United States Canberra, Australia
15:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport
16 March 2018 Australia   2–1   Thailand Sydney, Australia
12:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 1,335

2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship

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16 October 2017 Group stage South Korea   0–2   Australia Nanjing, China
15:00 CST Report
Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
19 October 2017 Group stage Australia   1–5   Japan Nanjing, China
19:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center
Attendance: 561
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
22 October 2017 Group stage Australia   5–2   Vietnam Nanjing, China
15:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium
Attendance: 130
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
25 October 2017 Semi-final North Korea   3–0   Australia Nanjing, China
15:00 CST
Report Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center
Attendance: 261
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
28 October 2017 3rd place match Australia   0–3   China Nanjing, China
15:00 CST Report
Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center
Attendance: 843
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Women's under-17

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2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship

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11 September 2017 Group stage Japan   5–0   Australia Chonburi, Thailand
19:00 ICT
Report Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 152
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
14 September 2017 Group stage Australia   0–7   North Korea Chonburi, Thailand
19:00 ICT Report
Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 75
Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)
17 September 2017 Group stage Australia   3–2   Bangladesh Chonburi, Thailand
18:00 ICT
Report
Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 157
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Deaths

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Retirements

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References

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