2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

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2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTBC
Dates1–17 May 2026
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
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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.

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It will be held between 1–17 May 2026. [1] For the first time, total of twelve teams will compete in the tournament, [2] in another first there will be no third place playoff. [3]

The top three teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup as the AFC representatives. DPR Korea are the defending champions.

Qualification

The host country will qualify automatically. In a change of rules, from this edition the top four teams of the previous tournament (up from the previous 3) will qualify automatically, [2] while the other seven teams will be decided by qualification. In another change from previous editions, there will be only one round of qualifying which will take place between 9–17 October 2025. [1]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

TeamQualified asAppearancePrevious best performance
Host
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2024 champions9thChampions (2007, 2015, 2017, 2024)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2024 runners-up10thChampions (2005, 2011, 2013, 2019)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2024 third place10thChampions (2009)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2024 fourth place10thRunners-up (2005)
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Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from AFC qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 1
TBDApril 2026
TBDApril 2026
TBDApril 2026
TBDApril 2026
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

  1. 1 2 "Asian Football Calendar (January 2025 – December 2025)". the-AFC. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  2. 1 2 "AFC unveils breakthrough reforms to strengthen Women's National Team Competitions". the-AFC. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  3. ↑ "AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup 2026 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC . Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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