2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

The 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, the 10th edition of the international women's under-17 football championship of Asia. Therefore, players born on or after 1 January 2009 were eligible to participate.

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2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

A total of 12 teams qualified to play in the final tournament in China. The host country China and the top three teams of the previous tournament (North Korea, Japan, and South Korea) qualified automatically, while the other eight teams were decided by qualification, with the matches played between 13 and 17 October 2025 in centralised venues.

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2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

Of the 47 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member associations, a total of 27 teams entered the competition. The four teams, including the hosts China who qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, automatically qualified for the final tournament.

The draw was held on 7 August 2025 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 14:00 local time (UTC+8).

The 27 teams were allocated to three groups of four teams and five groups of three teams, with teams seeded based on a points system derived from their final rankings across the previous three editions (overall ranking shown in parentheses). A further restriction was also applied, with the eight teams serving as qualification group hosts drawn into separate groups.

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Pot 1</th><th>Pot 2</th><th>Pot 3</th><th>Pot 4</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Host teams</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Remaining teams</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

• Teams in bold advanced to the final tournament. • (H): Qualification group hosts. • (W): Withdrew after draw.

Groups

Group A

• All matches were held in Tajikistan. • Times listed are UTC+5.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Philippines</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>11</td><td>0</td><td>+11</td><td>9</td><td>Final tournament</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Malaysia</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>−1</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Syria</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>−5</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Tajikistan (H)</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>−5</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group B

• All matches were held in Saudi Arabia. • Times listed are UTC+3.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Lebanon</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>13</td><td>2</td><td>+11</td><td>7</td><td>Final tournament</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Iran</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td>2</td><td>+10</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Saudi Arabia (H)</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>4</td><td>+9</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Kuwait</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>30</td><td>−30</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group C

• All matches were held in Yangon, Myanmar. • Times listed are UTC+6:30.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Myanmar (H)</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>+8</td><td>6</td><td>Final tournament</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Indonesia</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>+1</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Macau</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td>−9</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Mongolia</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Withdrew</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group D

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Vietnam (H)</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>+6</td><td>6</td><td>Final tournament</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Hong Kong</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>+5</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Guam</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td>−11</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group E

• All matches were held in Singapore. • Times listed are UTC+8.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Australia</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>33</td><td>0</td><td>+33</td><td>6</td><td>Final tournament</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Singapore (H)</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Northern Mariana Islands</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>33</td><td>−33</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group F

• All matches were held in Thailand. • Times listed are UTC+7.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Thailand (H)</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>29</td><td>0</td><td>+29</td><td>6</td><td>Final tournament</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Nepal</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>12</td><td>−12</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Turkmenistan</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>17</td><td>−17</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group G

• All matches were held in Kyrgyzstan. • Times listed are UTC+6.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> India</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>+2</td><td>6</td><td>Final tournament</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Kyrgyzstan (H)</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Uzbekistan</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>−2</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group H

• All matches were held in Jordan. • Times listed are UTC+3.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Chinese Taipei</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>+10</td><td>6</td><td>Final tournament</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Jordan (H)</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>−5</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>−5</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>

Qualified teams

2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

The following teams qualified for the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup.

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Qualified as</th><th>Date qualified</th><th>Appearance</th><th>Previous best performance</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> China</td><td>Hosts</td><td>14 April 2025</td><td>10th</td><td>Runners-up (2005)</td></tr><tr><td> North Korea</td><td>2024 champions</td><td>16 May 2024</td><td>9th</td><td>Champions (2007, 2015, 2017, 2024)</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>2024 runners-up</td><td>16 May 2024</td><td>10th</td><td>Champions (2005, 2011, 2013, 2019)</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>2024 third place</td><td>19 May 2024</td><td>10th</td><td>Champions (2009)</td></tr><tr><td> Philippines</td><td>Group A winners</td><td>17 October 2025</td><td>2nd</td><td>Group stage (2024)</td></tr><tr><td> Lebanon</td><td>Group B winners</td><td>1st</td><td>Debut</td></tr><tr><td> Myanmar</td><td>Group C winners</td><td>2nd</td><td>Group stage (2009)</td></tr><tr><td> Vietnam</td><td>Group D winners</td><td>2nd</td><td>Group stage (2019)</td></tr><tr><td> Australia</td><td>Group E winners</td><td>8th</td><td>Fourth place (2009, 2019)</td></tr><tr><td> Thailand</td><td>Group F winners</td><td>10th</td><td>Third place (2005)</td></tr><tr><td> India</td><td>Group G winners</td><td>2nd</td><td>Group stage (2005)</td></tr><tr><td> Chinese Taipei</td><td>Group H winners</td><td>5th</td><td>Group stage (2005, 2009, 2013, 2015)</td></tr></tbody></table>