Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Bhutan (Group A) Vietnam (Group B) Tajikistan (Group C) Myanmar (Group D) China (Group E) Malaysia (Group F) Uzbekistan (Group G) Laos (Group H) |
Dates | 6–10 August 2025 |
Teams | 33 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 249 (5.19 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (8 goal) |
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The 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification was a women's under-20 football competition that determined the participating teams in the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup final tournament.
A total of 12 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, with the host country qualifying automatically. The qualifying round was held between 6 and 10 August 2025. [1] [2]
The draw was held on 28 April 2025, 15:00 in Malaysia. [3]
Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 33 teams entered the competition. Unlike the previous edition, there was no automatic qualification for the final tournament by their position from the last tournament; all teams excluding the host participated in qualification. The 33 teams were 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.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 (unranked) | |
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Host pot |
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Remaining teams |
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.2): [4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | +36 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
North Korea ![]() | 15–0 | ![]() |
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Nepal ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Senu Pariyar ![]() | Report | Keld. Wangmo ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Sukriya Miya ![]() |
Bhutan ![]() | 0–10 | ![]() |
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Report |
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North Korea ![]() | 11–0 | ![]() |
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Bhutan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Vietnam ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Singapore ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Hong Kong ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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Hong Kong ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Vietnam ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Kao Hsin ![]() Fu Chih-Ling ![]() | Report |
Australia ![]() | 14–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Tajikistan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Kao Hsin ![]() Li Chun-Mei ![]() |
Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Lin Szu-ying ![]() Halmarick ![]() | Report |
Palestine ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Abuasfar ![]() | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
Myanmar ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() |
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Indonesia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 |
Lebanon ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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China ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Syria ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Cambodia ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() |
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Cambodia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
China ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | +32 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Iran ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Japan ![]() | 11–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Malaysia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
Jordan ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() |
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Bahrain ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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Northern Mariana Islands ![]() | 0–8 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Northern Mariana Islands ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
South Korea ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Bangladesh ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Timor-Leste ![]() | 0–8 | ![]() |
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Report |
Laos ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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South Korea ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Laos ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | G | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | H | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | C | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
4 | B | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
5 | F | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | |
6 | E | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 6 | |
7 | D | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | |
8 | A | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 4 |
The following 12 teams qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | App. | Last | Previous best performance | Previous appearances in AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup |
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![]() | Hosts | 14 April 2025 | 8th | Fourth place (2004) | 7 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019 ) | |
![]() | Group A winners | 10 August 2025 | 12th | Champions (2007, 2024) | 11 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 , 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024 ) | |
![]() | Group B winners | 7th | Quarter-finalists (2004) | 6 (2004, 2009, 2011 , 2017, 2019, 2024) | ||
![]() | Group C winners | 10th | Third place (2006, 2024) | 9 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024) | ||
![]() | Group D winners | 4th | Quarter-finalists (2004) | 3 ( 2002 , 2004, 2006) | ||
![]() | Group E winners | 12th | Champions (2006) | 11 (2002, 2004 , 2006 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011, 2013 , 2015 , 2017 , 2019, 2024) | ||
![]() | Group F winners | 12th | Champions (2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019) | 11 ( 2002 , 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 , 2011 , 2013, 2015 , 2017 , 2019 , 2024) | ||
![]() | Group G winners | 6th | Group stage (2002, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2024) | 5 (2002, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2024) | ||
![]() | Group H winners | 12th | Champions (2004, 2013) | 11 (2002, 2004 , 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 , 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024) | ||
![]() | Best runners-up | 2nd | Group stage (2006) | 1 (2006) | ||
![]() | 2nd best runners-up | 1st | — | — | Debut | |
![]() | 3rd best runners-up | 6th | Runners-up (2002) | 5 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2024) |
Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.