Women's Softball Asia Cup
| Sport | Softball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 |
| Continent | Asia |
| Most recent champion | Japan (9th title) |
| Most titles | Japan (9th title) |
The Women's Softball Asia Cup, formerly the Asian Women's Softball Championship is the main championship tournament between national women's softball teams in Asia, governed by the Softball Confederation of Asia (WBSC Asia).[1]
Medal table
As of 2025 Asian Women's Softball Championship.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | China | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Philippines | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Results
| # | Year | Host | Final | Semifinalists | Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place | |||||||
| 1 | 1967 | Manila |
Japan |
Philippines |
Taiwan |
Hong Kong[2][3] |
4 | |||
| 2 | 1969 | Taipei |
Japan |
Philippines |
Taiwan |
Only 3 Teams | 3 | |||
| 3 | 1972 | Manila[1] |
Philippines |
Japan |
Taiwan |
Only 3 Teams | 3 | |||
| 4 | 1987 | Kochi |
China |
Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
Philippines |
6 | |||
| 5 | 1991 | Jakarta |
China |
Chinese Taipei |
Japan |
Philippines |
12 | |||
| 6 | 1995 | Manila |
China |
Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
Philippines |
11 | |||
| 7 | 1999 | Shanghai |
China |
Japan |
North Korea |
South Korea |
10 | |||
| 8 | 2004[4] | Manila |
Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
China |
North Korea |
12 | |||
| 9 | 2007[5] | Jakarta |
Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
China |
Philippines |
10 | |||
| 10 | 2011[6] | Nantou |
Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
China |
Philippines |
13 | |||
| 11 | 2017 | Taichung |
Japan |
Philippines |
Chinese Taipei |
China |
12 | |||
| 12 | 2019 | Jakarta |
Japan |
China |
Chinese Taipei |
Philippines |
10 | |||
| 13 | 2023 | Incheon |
Japan |
China |
Chinese Taipei |
Philippines |
9 | |||
| 14 | 2025 | Xi’an |
Japan |
China |
Chinese Taipei |
Philippines |
10 | |||
Teams
| Year | 1967 | 1969 | 1972 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2004 | 2007 | 2011 | 2017 | 2019 | 2023 | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 11 | |||
| Chinese Taipei | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | ?? | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 14 |
| Hong Kong | 4th | 6th | 9th | ?? | ?? | 10th | 9th | 11th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 12 | ||
| India | 12th | ?? | ?? | 12th | 10th | 9th | 10th | 9th | 9th | 9 | |||||
| Indonesia | 5th | 7th | 5th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 6 | ||||||||
| Iran | 11th | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Iraq | 13th | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 14 |
| Malaysia | 10th | ?? | 11th | 10th | 10th | 5 | |||||||||
| North Korea | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 4 | ||||||||||
| Pakistan | ?? | 12th | 11th | 3 | |||||||||||
| Philippines | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 4th | ?? | 5 | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 14 |
| South Korea | 8th | ?? | 4th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 10 | ||||
| Singapore | 5th | 7th | 6th[7] | ?? | 8th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 11 | |||
| Thailand | 11th | ?? | ?? | 9th | 7th | 9th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 10 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
See also
- U-15 Women Softball Asia Cup
- Asian Men's Softball Championship
- Women's Baseball Asian Cup
- Asian Baseball Championship
References
- ^ a b "Asian Women Softball Championship". Softball Confederation of Asia. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Four-cornered fight softball". Eastern Sun. UPI. 28 January 1987. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
It will be a four-cornered fight among The Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong and Nationalist China for the first Asian Women's Softball Championship here from Feb. 4 to 12
(subscription required) - ^ "Asian women's softball results". Eastern Sun. UPI. 6 February 1967. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
The Philippines clobbered Hong Kong, 7-1
(subscription required) - ^ "Japan kampeon sa 8th Asian Women's Softball Championship" [Japan champions of the 8th Asian Women's Softball Championship]. Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Tagalog and English). The Philippine Star. 19 December 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "ISF National Federations Memo" (PDF). International Softball Federation. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "2011 第10回アジア女子ソフトボール選手権大会" [10th Asian Women’s Softball Championship] (in Japanese). Japan Softball Association. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Singapore finishes sixth". The Straits Times. 19 March 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 2 December 2025.