2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
 | This article only references primary sources. (January 2025) |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 30 April–17 May 2026 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
← 2024 2027 → | |
The 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup will be the 10th edition of the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC U-17 Women's Championship and AFC U-16 Women's Championship), the annual international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-17 national teams of Asia.
It will be held in China between 30 April–17 May 2026.[1][2] For the first time, total of twelve teams will compete in the tournament[3] and there will be no third place playoff.[4]
The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco as the AFC representatives. DPR Korea are the defending champions.
Qualification
[edit]The host country and the top three teams of the previous tournament in 2024 qualified automatically, while the other eight teams will be decided by qualification.[3] There will be one round of qualification matches, which will be held between 9–17 October 2025.[1][2]
Qualified teams
[edit]The following teams qualified for the tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 China |
Hosts | 10th | Runners-up (2005) |
 North Korea |
2024 champions | 9th | Champions (2007, 2015, 2017, 2024) |
 Japan |
2024 runners-up | 10th | Champions (2005, 2011, 2013, 2019) |
 South Korea |
2024 third place | 10th | Champions (2009) |
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Venues
[edit]The tournament will be held in Suzhou.[5]
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
[edit]The following four teams from AFC qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1 |
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| TBD | May 2026 | |
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| TBD | May 2026 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Asian Football Calendar (January 2025 – December 2025)" (PDF). the-AFC. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Hosts of AFC women's age-group competitions confirmed". the-AFC. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ a b "AFC unveils breakthrough reforms to strengthen Women's National Team Competitions". the-AFC. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup 2026 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "官方：2026-2028亚足联U17女足亚洲杯正式落户苏州". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 22 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup at the-AFC.com