1979 AFC Women's Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| City | Calicut |
| Dates | 11–20 January 1980 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | EMS Stadium |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png){kind=small} Chinese Taipei (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
1979 AFC Women's Championship was held in India from 11 to 20 January in 1980.
Results
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 |
| India S | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 8 |
| Western Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
 Hong Kong | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
 Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| India N | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 2 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 January | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | |||||
| 20 January | ||||||
 Western Australia | 0 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | |||||
| 19 January | ||||||
| India S | 0 | |||||
| India S | 3 | |||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 20 January | ||||||
| Hong Kong | ||||||
| Western Australia | ||||||