--- title: "The AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 football tournament will be held in which country?" description: "The AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 football tournament will be held in which country?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2022-02-08 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95604/the-afc-women-s-asian-cup-2022-football-tournament-will-be-held-in-which-country category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair", "football", "afc women's asian cup 2022"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # The AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 football tournament will be held in which country? The AFC [Women](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/87215/top-10-most-expensive-perfume-for-women-in-the-world)'s [Asian Cup](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101445/what-s-the-ultimate-prize-in-the-afc-asian-cup) 2022 [football tournament](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48169/which-is-the-oldest-open-football-tournament) will be [held in which country](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39258/the-54th-munich-security-conference-msc-2018-was-held-in-which-country)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Stuti Gupta The **AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022** will be contested in [**India**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95601/which-country-has-inaugurated-the-india-assisted-social-housing-units-project) from **January 20 to February 6**, with twelve nations competing for the famous trophy. The **20th edition** of the **AFC Women's Asian Cup trophy** is significant for India because it is the **[nation's](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95524/india-will-face-which-nation-in-its-first-match-of-the-t20-world-cup-2022) second time hosting the event after 1979.** \ ![The AFC Women](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/f24c5a97-25e9-454f-9fa8-516d46345b27/images/92f690d9-fe13-4083-add4-a28ff956482c.png)\ \ The **AFC Women's Football Committee** offered India as the match's host, and India was selected in **June 2020.** The nation is **hosting the [tournament](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95509/which-team-has-won-the-2022-women-s-pan-american-cup-field-hockey-tournament)** for the second time, the previous being in 1979. The final tournament was increased from **eight to twelve teams** for the first time in the [**competition**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95450/which-indian-movie-won-the-best-film-award-in-the-asian-film-competition-category-in-the-recently-concluded-20th-dhaka-international-film-festival-in-dhaka). It is the penultimate stage of **Asians qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand**, which Australia has already competed for as a co-host. 5 teams would qualify for the **World Cup** directly through the knockout stage, while two more will go to the **inter-confederation play-offs.** **[Japan](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93101/why-did-former-prime-minister-of-japan-shinzo-abe-leave-his-post)** is the two-time reigning champion, however they were **ousted in the semi-finals** on penalties by **[China](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94183/what-is-the-national-sports-of-china) PR**. China PR proceeded to win the **championship**, their eighth overall, by overcoming **South Korea 3–2 in the finale.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95604/the-afc-women-s-asian-cup-2022-football-tournament-will-be-held-in-which-country Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.