AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

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AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
AFC U17 Women's logo.svg
Organising body AFC
Founded2005;20 years ago (2005)
Region Asia
Number of teams12
Current championsFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (4th title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
(4 titles each)
Soccerball current event.svg 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

The AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, founded as the AFC U-17 Women's Championship and later the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, before changing to its current name after the 2019 edition, [1] is a biennial women's football tournament for youth teams organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It further serves as the qualifying competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The AFC agreed to the proposal for switching the tournament from under-16 to under-17 starting from 2022. [2] Thus, the tournament was rebranded from the "AFC U-16 Women's Championship" to the "AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup". [3]

Contents

Format

The tournament was first held in 2005 as an under-17 tournament. With only 11 teams entering in the inaugural year, there was no qualification held. [4] In 2007 the tournament switched to the under-16 tournament, again eight teams entered the competition. [5] In 2009 twelve teams entered and thus for a first time a qualifying round was held. [6] The 2011 edition featured two qualification rounds. Here five seeded teams for the finals were joined by an additional 13 teams fighting for a final sixth spot.

From 2026 on, the tournament will be held annually, as the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup will also be held annually. Additionally, the tournament will be expanded from 8 to 12 teams. [7]

Results

Tournament names
EditionYearHostsFinalThird place match
ChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1 2005 Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
1–1( a.e.t. )
(3–1 p)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand
2–1Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
2 2007 Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
3–0Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
1–1( a.e.t. )
(4–2 p)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
3 2009 Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
4–0Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
6–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
4 2011 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
round-robin Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
round-robin Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
5 2013 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
1–1
(6–5 p)
Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
2–2( a.e.t. )
(4–2 p)
Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand
6 2015 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
1–0Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
8–0Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand
7 2017 Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
2–0Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
1–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
8 2019 Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
2–1Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
2–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2022 Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [8]
9 2024 Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
1–0Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
2–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
10 2026 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
11 2027 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
12 2028 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China

Teams reaching the top four

NationTitle(s)Runners-upThird placeFourth placeTotal
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 448
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4329
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 11226
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1438
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 123
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22

Awards

TournamentMost Valuable PlayerTop goalscorer(s)GoalsFair play award
2005 Flag of Japan.svg Natsuko Hara Flag of Japan.svg Natsuko Hara 12Not awarded
2007 Flag of North Korea.svg Yun Hyon-hi Flag of North Korea.svg Yun Hyon-hi 7
2009 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Da-hye Flag of South Korea.svg Yeo Min-ji 10
2011 Flag of Japan.svg Yui Narumiya Flag of North Korea.svg Ri Un-sim 9Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
2013 Flag of Japan.svg Hina Sugita Flag of Japan.svg Rikako Kobayashi 7Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
2015 Flag of North Korea.svg Ri Hae-yon Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yanwen 6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2017 Flag of North Korea.svg Kim Kyong-rong Flag of North Korea.svg Kim Kyong-rong 9Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2019 Flag of Japan.svg Hanon Nishio Flag of Japan.svg Maika Hamano 5Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
2024 Flag of Japan.svg Miharu Shinjo Flag of North Korea.svg Jon Il-chong 6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Summary (2005–2024)

RankTeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 943325622022+198101
2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 838313414520+12096
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9401971413546+8964
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 9371691210354+4957
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 9331022148133−8532
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 62573154657−1124
7Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 410208962−536
8Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1311178-14
9Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 25113311-84
10Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 13111324−214
11Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 25113139−384
12Flag of India.svg  India 131021013−33
13Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 25104222−203
14Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 39018655−491
15Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1200218−70
16Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 13003014−140
17Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 13003219−170
18Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 13003017−170
19Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 12002025−250
20Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 13003034−340
21Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 26006159−580

Summary results

Legend

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team 2005
Flag of South Korea.svg
(11)
2007
Flag of Malaysia.svg
(6)
2009
Flag of Thailand.svg
(8)
2011
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
(6)
2013
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
(12)
2015
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
(8)
2017
Flag of Thailand.svg
(8)
2019
Flag of Thailand.svg
(8)
2024
Flag of Indonesia.svg
(8)
Total
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia GS4thR1GSGS4thGS7
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain ××××GS××1
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh GS××××GSGS3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2nd4thGS3rd3rd3rd4th3rd4th9
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei GS×GSGSGS4
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam GS××GS×2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong GS×××1
Flag of India.svg  India GS×1
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia GS××××××GS2
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran ×××GSGS2
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1st2nd3rd1st1st2nd3rd1st2nd9
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan ×××GS1
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos ××××××GS×1
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar ××GS1
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea ×1st2nd2nd2nd1st1st2nd1st8
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines ××GS1
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore GS×××1
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4th3rd1st4thGSGS2ndGS3rd9
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3rdGSGSR14th4thGSGSGS9
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan ×××GSGS2
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam ××××GS1

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup results

Legend

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team 2008
Flag of New Zealand.svg
(16)
2010
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
(16)
2012
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
(16)
2014
Flag of Costa Rica.svg
(16)
2016
Flag of Jordan.svg
(16)
2018
Flag of Uruguay.svg
(16)
2022
Flag of India.svg
(16)
2024
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
(16)
2025
Flag of Morocco.svg
(24)
Total
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China GSGSGSq4
Flag of India.svg  India GS1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan QF2ndQF1st2ndQFQFQFq9
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan GS1
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1st4th2ndGS1stQF1stq8
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea QF1stGSGSq5

See also

References

  1. "AFC Women's Football Committee approves AFC Women's Club Championship". AFC. 27 September 2019.
  2. "AFC Women's Football Committee approves AFC Women's Club Championship". AFC. 27 September 2019.
  3. "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
  4. "Asian Women U-17 Championship 2005". RSSSF. 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  5. "Asian Women U-16 Championship 2007". RSSSF. 2007. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  6. "Asian Women U-16 Championship 2009". RSSSF. 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  7. "AFC unveils breakthrough reforms to strengthen Women's National Team Competitions". Asian Football Confederation. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. "Latest update on the AFC National Team Competitions in 2021 and 2022". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 July 2021.