2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
| 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 the first of three consecutive AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup held in China (also in Suzhou), preceding the 2027 and 2028.
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
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
The following teams qualified for the tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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| 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
The tournament will be held in Suzhou.[5]
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
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
- ^ 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
- AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup at the-AFC.com