2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification

2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates2–10 August 2025
Teams33 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification is a women's under-20 football competition that will determine the participating teams in the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup final tournament.

A total of 12 teams will qualify to play in the final tournament. The host country will qualify automatically, while the other 11 teams will be decided by qualification. There will be a single qualifying round scheduled to be played between 2 and 10 August 2025.[1][2]

Draw

The draw was held on 28 April 2025, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 33 teams entered the competition. Unlike the previous edition, there is no automatic qualification for the final tournament by their position from the last tournament and thus all teams excluding the host participating in qualification. The 33 teams will be divided into eight groups, seven groups of four teams and one group of five. The teams were seeded based on a points system derived from their final rankings across the previous three editions of the Finals.[3] Thailand automatically qualified for the final tournament as hosts.

Teams entering qualifying round
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 (unranked)
Host pot
Remaining teams
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter

Groups

Group A

  • All matches will be held in Bhutan.
  • Times listed are UTC+6.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2    Nepal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Bhutan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Bhutan v   Nepal
Saudi Arabia v Mongolia
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Mongolia v North Korea
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Saudi Arabia v Bhutan
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
North Korea v Saudi Arabia
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Nepal   v Mongolia
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Nepal   v Saudi Arabia
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Bhutan v North Korea
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Mongolia v Bhutan
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
North Korea v   Nepal
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu

Group B

  • All matches will be held in Vietnam.
  • Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 August 2025. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Vietnam v Singapore
Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, Hanoi
Kyrgyzstan v Hong Kong
Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, Hanoi
Singapore v Kyrgyzstan
Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, Hanoi
Hong Kong v Vietnam
Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, Hanoi
Vietnam v Kyrgyzstan
Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, Hanoi
Hong Kong v Singapore
Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, Hanoi

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Tajikistan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 August 2025. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Australia v Tajikistan
Chinese Taipei v Palestine
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Tajikistan v Chinese Taipei
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Palestine v Australia
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Australia v Chinese Taipei
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Palestine v Tajikistan
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 August 2025. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Myanmar v Turkmenistan
India v Indonesia
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Turkmenistan v India
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Indonesia v Myanmar
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Myanmar v India
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Indonesia v Turkmenistan
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Group E

  • All matches will be held in China.
  • Times listed are UTC+8.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 August 2025. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
China v Syria
Lebanon v Cambodia
Helan Mountain Stadium, Yinchuan
Syria v Lebanon
Helan Mountain Stadium, Yinchuan
Cambodia v China
Helan Mountain Stadium, Yinchuan
China v Lebanon
Helan Mountain Stadium, Yinchuan
Cambodia v Syria
Helan Mountain Stadium, Yinchuan

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Malaysia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Guam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 August 2025. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Japan v Guam
Iran v Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Guam v Iran
Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia v Japan
Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Japan v Iran
Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia v Guam
Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Northern Mariana Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 August 2025. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Uzbekistan v Bahrain
Do'stlik Stadium, Tashkent
Jordan v Northern Mariana Islands
Do'stlik Stadium, Tashkent
Bahrain v Jordan
Do'stlik Stadium, Tashkent
Northern Mariana Islands v Uzbekistan
Do'stlik Stadium, Tashkent
Uzbekistan v Jordan
Do'stlik Stadium, Tashkent
Northern Mariana Islands v Bahrain
Do'stlik Stadium, Tashkent

Group H

  • All matches will be held in Laos.
  • Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Laos (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 August 2025. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
South Korea v Timor-Leste
Bangladesh v Laos
Timor-Leste v Bangladesh
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Laos v South Korea
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
South Korea v Bangladesh
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Laos v Timor-Leste
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to groups having different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team group are not considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Second place Group A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 B Second place Group B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C Second place Group C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D Second place Group D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 E Second place Group E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 F Second place Group F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 G Second place Group G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 H Second place Group H 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source:

Qualified teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
 Thailand Hosts 14 April 2025 7 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019)
TBD August 2025
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Key

Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

See also

References

  1. ^ "AFC unveils breakthrough reforms to strengthen Women's National Team Competitions". the-AFC. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  2. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2025 - Jun 2026)" (PDF). AFC. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b "#U20WAC Qualifiers draw to set stage for Asia's rising stars". the-AFC. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
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