Organising body | AFC |
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Founded | 2002 |
Region | Asia |
Number of teams | 12 |
Current champions | North Korea (2nd title) |
Most successful team(s) | Japan (6 titles) |
2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup |
The AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup is an association football tournament for women's national teams under the age of 20, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is organised by the Asian Football Confederation every two years, and serves as a qualifying competition for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. It was first played in 2002 as the AFC U-19 Women's Championship with an upper age limit of 19. Starting from the 2022 edition, the age limit was raised to 20. [1] Moreover, the tournament was rebranded from the "AFC U-19 Women's Championship" to the "AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup". [2]
The current champion is North Korea, which won the 2024 final 2–1 against Japan. Japan is also the most successful team in the tournament, having won six times.
In 2002 and 2004 no qualifying round was played, with all teams directly participating in the group stage. Qualifying rounds were introduced starting from the 2006 edition, with eight teams qualifying to the final tournament. The eight teams were divided into two groups of four, with the top two teams qualifying to the semi-finals. In 2011 and 2013 the teams were reduced to six, which all played a single round-robin tournament. From 2015 onwards, the pre-2011 format was recovered.
From 2026 on, the tournament will be expanded from 8 to 12 teams. [3]
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Edition | Year | Hosts | Final | Third place match | ||||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||||
1 | 2002 | India | Japan | 2–1 | Chinese Taipei | China | 4–1 | North Korea | ||
2 | 2004 | China | South Korea | 3–0 | China | North Korea | 4–0 | Thailand | ||
3 | 2006 | Malaysia | China | 1–0 | North Korea | Australia | 3–2 | Japan | ||
4 | 2007 | China | North Korea | 1–0 | Japan | China | 1–0 | South Korea | ||
5 | 2009 | China | Japan | 2–1 | South Korea | North Korea | 1–0 | China | ||
6 | 2011 | Vietnam | Japan | round-robin | North Korea | China | round-robin | South Korea | ||
7 | 2013 | China | South Korea | round-robin | North Korea | China | round-robin | Japan | ||
8 | 2015 | China | Japan | 0–0( a.e.t. ) (4–2 p) | North Korea | South Korea | 4–0 | China | ||
9 | 2017 | China | Japan | 1–0 | North Korea | China | 3–0 | Australia | ||
10 | 2019 | Thailand | Japan | 2–1 | North Korea | South Korea | 9–1 | Australia | ||
— | 2022 | Uzbekistan | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [4] | |||||||
11 | 2024 | Uzbekistan | North Korea | 2–1 | Japan | Australia | 1–0 | South Korea |
Nation | Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Fourth Place |
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Japan | 6 (2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019) | 2 (2007, 2024) | – | 2 (2006, 2013) |
North Korea | 2 (2007, 2024) | 6 (2006, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) | 2 (2004, 2009) | 1 (2002) |
South Korea | 2 (2004, 2013) | 1 (2009) | 2 (2015, 2019) | 3 (2007, 2011, 2024) |
China | 1 (2006) | 1 (2004) | 5 (2002, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017) | 2 (2009, 2015) |
Chinese Taipei | – | 1 (2002) | – | – |
Australia | – | – | 2 (2006, 2024) | 2 (2017, 2019) |
Thailand | – | – | – | 1 (2004) |
Tournament | Most Valuable Player | Top goalscorer(s) | Goals | Best goalkeeper | Fair play award |
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2006 | Kim Song-hui | Ma Xiaoxu | 10 | Did not award | Japan |
2007 | Ra Un-sim | Ra Un-sim | 4 | Japan | |
2009 | Mana Iwabuchi | Mana Iwabuchi Ji So-yun | 4 | North Korea | |
2011 | Mai Kyokawa | Mai Kyokawa Yun Hyon-hi | 5 | Japan | |
2013 | Jang Sel-gi | Jang Sel-gi | 8 | China | |
2015 | Rikako Kobayashi | Ri Un-sim | 6 | Japan | |
2017 | Sung Hyang-sim | Sung Hyang-sim | 6 | Japan | |
2019 | Oto Kanno | Kang Ji-woo | 7 | Japan | |
2024 | Chae Un-yong | Maya Hijikata | 4 | Chae Un-gyong | Japan |
Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | North Korea | 11 | 56 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 202 | 32 | +170 | 134 |
2 | Japan | 11 | 53 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 189 | 31 | +158 | 120 |
3 | South Korea | 11 | 50 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 158 | 54 | +104 | 91 |
4 | China | 11 | 52 | 25 | 9 | 18 | 157 | 59 | +98 | 84 |
5 | Australia | 9 | 39 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 77 | 80 | –3 | 52 |
6 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 20 |
7 | Thailand | 7 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 31 | 73 | −42 | 19 |
8 | India | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 58 | −49 | 9 |
9 | Vietnam | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 84 | −54 | 9 |
10 | Myanmar | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 58 | −49 | 6 |
11 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 77 | −70 | 4 |
12 | Philippines | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
13 | Jordan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 |
14 | Singapore | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 42 | −40 | 3 |
15 | Hong Kong | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 45 | −41 | 3 |
16 | Nepal | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 0 |
17 | Iran | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 |
18 | Guam | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | −54 | 0 |
19 | Malaysia | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 81 | −80 | 0 |
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Team | 2002 (12) | 2004 (15) | 2006 (8) | 2007 (8) | 2009 (8) | 2011 (6) | 2013 (6) | 2015 (8) | 2017 (8) | 2019 (8) | 2024 (8) | Total |
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Australia | 3rd | GS | GS | 5th | 5th | GS | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 9 | ||
China | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | GS | GS | 11 |
Chinese Taipei | 2nd | QF | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 5 |
Guam | GS | GS | × | • | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | 2 |
Hong Kong | GS | GS | • | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
India | GS | QF | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
Iran | • | • | × | × | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
Japan | 1st | QF | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 11 |
Jordan | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Malaysia | • | GS | GS | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | 2 |
Myanmar | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | 6th | • | • | GS | • | 4 |
Nepal | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
North Korea | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 11 |
Philippines | • | GS | × | × | • | • | • | × | × | × | • | 1 |
Singapore | GS | GS | • | • | • | × | × | • | × | • | • | 2 |
South Korea | GS | 1st | GS | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | GS | 3rd | 4th | 11 |
Thailand | GS | 4th | • | GS | GS | • | • | GS | GS | GS | • | 7 |
Uzbekistan | GS | GS | • | × | × | • | • | GS | GS | • | GS | 5 |
Vietnam | × | QF | × | • | GS | 6th | • | • | GS | GS | GS | 6 |
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