Asian Games 2023 Women’s Football: Schedule, Groups, Results, Points Table, Telecast & Live Streaming Info

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Asian Games 2023 women's football competition kicks off with the group stage on Thursday (September 21) followed by the knockout stages that will conclude with the medals matches on October 6.

A totals of 16 teams, including India, South Korea, Japan and China among others will do battle for the medals, starting with the group stage, which sees the teams divided into five groups.

Two groups will contain three teams each, while two will contain four teams each with one other group, which originally contained three teams, being reduced to two following the withdrawal of Cambodia.

In the group stage, each team will play in single round-robin format with the top team on the respective group's points table heading into the knockout stage, which will start with the quarterfinals.

Apart from the five group winners, three best second-placed teams also will get a chance to enter the last 8 stage, which kicks off on September 30 with the winners earning an entry into the semifinal, scheduled to take place on October 3.

The semifinals will see the four quarterfinal winners clash for the right to play in the gold medal match, while the losers will clash for the bronze medal in the third-place playoff. The medal matches will take place on October 6.

Now, let's take a look at the Asian Games 2023 women's football schedule, teams, groups, results, points table, telecast and live streaming info for the competition:

Asian Games 2023 Women's Football Groups

There are five groups in the women's football competition. However, not every group has the same number of teams as the draw was first of all made with 17 teams, but one team pulled out to reduce the number of teams to 16.

Groups A and B consist of three teams, while Group C, which had three teams, was reduced to 2 teams following the withdrawal of Cambodia. Groups D and E consists of four teams each. Here is a look at the women's football groups:

Group A: China, Uzbekistan, Mongolia

Group B: India, Chinese Taipei, Thailand

Group C: North Korea, Singapore

Group D: Japan, Vietnam, Nepal, Bangladesh

Group E: South Korea, Hong Kong, Philippines, Myanmar

Asian Games 2023 Venues - Stadiums

The women's football competition in the Asian Games will see 28 matches, including the knockout stages, be held across five venues in two different cities. Here is a look at the venues for the women's football tournament:

● Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium (HSCS), Hangzhou

● Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium (SSCS), Hangzhou

● Linping Sports Center Stadium (LSCS), Hangzhou

● Wenzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium (WOSCS), Wenzhou

● Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium (WSCS), Wenzhou

Asian Games 2023 Women's Football Group Stage Schedule - Fixtures and Results

Each team will play the remaining teams in their respective group once with the matches kicking off at two different times - 4 PM and 7:30 PM Local Time, that is 1:30 PM IST and 5 PM IST in India: Here is a look at the fixtures.

Asian Games 2023 Points Table

There are five points table for five different groups. The top team from all the groups will directly reach quarterfinal, while the three best second ranked team based on their positions in another table will also head into the next stage.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

M - Matches Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GD (GS-GA) - Goal Difference (Goals Scored minus Goals Allowed); PTS - Points, E - Eliminated, Q - Qualified for the knock out round. (A win will hand a team 3 points, while a draw will see two teams share 1 point each and a loss will mean zero points)

Note: Top team from every group progress directly to the last 8, where they will be joined by the three best second placed team from four groups. Group C which has only two teams will not be considered for the best second-placed teams standings.

Asian Games 2023 Women's Football Knockout Schedule - Fixtures and Results

The knockout stage will begin with the quarterfinals on September 30 followed by the semifinals on October 3 and the medal matches - Bronze and Gold - on October 6. In total, there will be 8 knockout matches. Here is a look at the knockout fixtures.

Where and how to watch Asian Games 2023 women's football action?

The Asian Games 2023 women's football matches will be available for streaming on Sony LIV and will also be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network TV channels in India.