AFC U-17 Asian Cup
The AFC U-17 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship, is a football competition, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held once every two years for Asian under-17 teams that also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top 8 countries qualify to participate in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Up to 2000, the tournament was for U-16 teams. Between 2002 and 2006 it was held as an under-17 tournament. Between 2008 and 2020, it was switched back to a U-16 Championship. The AFC then returned it to an under-17 tournament starting from 2023. Moreover, the tournament would also be rebranded from the "AFC U-16 Championship" to the "AFC U-17 Asian Cup".
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AFC U-17 Asian Cup
The AFC U-17 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship, is a football competition, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held once every two years for Asian under-17 teams that also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top 8 countries qualify to participate in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Up to 2000, the tournament was for U-16 teams. Between 2002 and 2006 it was held as an under-17 tournament. Between 2008 and 2020, it was switched back to a U-16 Championship. The AFC then returned it to an under-17 tournament starting from 2023. Moreover, the tournament would also be rebranded from the "AFC U-16 Championship" to the "AFC U-17 Asian Cup".
On 24 May 2024, AFC announced that the tournament will be held annually from 2026.
Results
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
• 1985–2000: AFC U-16 Championship • 2002–2006: AFC U-17 Championship • 2008–2020: AFC U-16 Championship • 2023–present: AFC U-17 Asian Cup
<table><thead><tr><th>Edition</th><th>Year</th><th>Host</th><th></th><th>Final</th><th></th><th>Third place match</th><th>Number of teams</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Champions</td><td>Score</td><td>Runners-up</td><td>Third place</td><td>Score</td><td>Fourth place</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>1985</td><td> Qatar</td><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)</td><td>Qatar</td><td>Iraq</td><td>1–0</td><td>Thailand</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>1986</td><td>South Korea</td><td>0–0 (5–4 p)</td><td>Qatar</td><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>2–0</td><td>North Korea</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>1988</td><td> Thailand</td><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>2–0</td><td>Bahrain</td><td>China</td><td>1–1 (4–3 p)</td><td>Iraq</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>1990</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>Qatar</td><td>2–0</td><td>United Arab Emirates</td><td>China</td><td>5–0</td><td>Indonesia</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>1992</td><td> Saudi Arabia</td><td>China</td><td>2–2 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p)</td><td>Qatar</td><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>2–1</td><td>North Korea</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>1994</td><td> Qatar</td><td>Japan</td><td>1–0 (a.e.t.)</td><td>Qatar</td><td>Oman</td><td>3–2</td><td>Bahrain</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>1996</td><td> Thailand</td><td>Oman</td><td>1–0</td><td>Thailand</td><td>Bahrain</td><td>0–0 (4–1 p)</td><td>Japan</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>1998</td><td> Qatar</td><td>Thailand</td><td>1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)</td><td>Qatar</td><td>Bahrain</td><td>5–1</td><td>South Korea</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>2000</td><td> Vietnam</td><td>Oman</td><td>1–0</td><td>Iran</td><td>Japan</td><td>4–2</td><td>Vietnam</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>2002</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>South Korea</td><td>1–1 (5–3 p)</td><td>Yemen</td><td>China</td><td>1–0</td><td>Uzbekistan</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>2004</td><td> Japan</td><td>China</td><td>1–0</td><td>North Korea</td><td>Qatar</td><td>2–1</td><td>Iran</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>2006</td><td> Singapore</td><td>Japan</td><td>4–2 (a.e.t.)</td><td>North Korea</td><td>Tajikistan</td><td>3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)</td><td>Syria</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Edition</td><td>Year</td><td>Host</td><td>Final</td><td>Losing semi-finalists1</td></tr><tr><td>Champions</td><td>Score</td><td>Runners-up</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>2008</td><td> Uzbekistan</td><td>Iran</td><td>2–1</td><td>South Korea</td><td> Japan and United Arab Emirates</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>2010</td><td>North Korea</td><td>2–0</td><td>Uzbekistan</td><td> Australia and Japan</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>2012</td><td> Iran</td><td>Uzbekistan</td><td>1–1 (3–1 p)</td><td>Japan</td><td> Iran and Iraq</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>2014</td><td> Thailand</td><td>North Korea</td><td>2–1</td><td>South Korea</td><td> Australia and Syria</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>2016</td><td> India</td><td>Iraq</td><td>0–0 (4–3 p)</td><td>Iran</td><td> Japan and North Korea</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>2018</td><td> Malaysia</td><td>Japan</td><td>1–0</td><td>Tajikistan</td><td> Australia and South Korea</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>2020</td><td> Bahrain</td><td>Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>2023</td><td> Thailand</td><td>Japan</td><td>3–0</td><td>South Korea</td><td></td><td> Iran and Uzbekistan</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>2025</td><td> Saudi Arabia</td><td>Uzbekistan</td><td>2–0</td><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td> North Korea and South Korea</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>2026</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>2027</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>2028</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Most successful national teams
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Champions</th><th>Runners-up</th><th>Third place</th><th>Fourth place</th><th>Semi-finalists</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Japan</td><td>4 (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023)</td><td>1 (2012)</td><td>1 (2000)</td><td>1 (1996)</td><td>3 (2008, 2010, 2016)</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>2 (1986, 2002)</td><td>3 (2008, 2014, 2023)</td><td>—</td><td>1 (1998)</td><td>2 (2018, 2025)</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> North Korea</td><td>2 (2010, 2014)</td><td>2 (2004, 2006)</td><td>—</td><td>2 (1986, 1992)</td><td>2 (2016, 2025)</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Saudi Arabia</td><td>2 (1985, 1988)</td><td>1 (2025)</td><td>2 (1986, 1992)</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Uzbekistan</td><td>2 (2012, 2025)</td><td>1 (2010)</td><td>—</td><td>1 (2002)</td><td>1 (2023)</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>2 (1992, 2004)</td><td>—</td><td>3 (1988, 1990, 2002)</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Oman</td><td>2 (1996, 2000)</td><td>—</td><td>1 (1994)</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Qatar</td><td>1 (1990)</td><td>5 (1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1998)</td><td>1 (2004)</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Iran</td><td>1 (2008)</td><td>2 (2000, 2016)</td><td>—</td><td>1 (2004)</td><td>2 (2012, 2023)</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Thailand</td><td>1 (1998)</td><td>1 (1996)</td><td>—</td><td>1 (1985)</td><td>—</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Iraq</td><td>1 (2016)</td><td>—</td><td>1 (1985)</td><td>1 (1988)</td><td>1 (2012)</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Bahrain</td><td>—</td><td>1 (1988)</td><td>2 (1996, 1998)</td><td>1 (1994)</td><td>—</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Tajikistan</td><td>—</td><td>1 (2018)</td><td>1 (2006)</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>—</td><td>1 (1990)</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1 (2008)</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Yemen</td><td>—</td><td>1 (2002)</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Syria</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1 (2006)</td><td>1 (2014)</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Indonesia</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1 (1990)</td><td>—</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Vietnam</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1 (2000)</td><td>—</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Australia</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>3 (2010, 2014, 2018)</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Total (20 editions)</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>80</td></tr></tbody></table>
Awards
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
<table><thead><tr><th>Tournament</th><th>Best player</th><th>Top goal scorer</th><th>Goals</th><th>Fair play award</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2002 United Arab Emirates</td><td>Cha Gi-suk</td><td>Unknown</td><td> South Korea</td></tr><tr><td>2004 Japan</td><td>Dalei Wang</td><td>Yusef Ahmed</td><td>7</td><td>Unknown</td></tr><tr><td>2006 Singapore</td><td>Yoichiro Kakitani</td><td>Mohamad Jaafar</td><td>6</td><td> Japan</td></tr><tr><td>2008 Uzbekistan</td><td>Lee Jong-ho</td><td>Kaveh Rezaei</td><td>6</td><td> South Korea</td></tr><tr><td>2010 Uzbekistan</td><td>Timur Khakimov</td><td>Timur Khakimov</td><td>5</td><td>Not awarded</td></tr><tr><td>2012 Iran</td><td>Taro Sugimoto</td><td>Hwang Hee-chan</td><td>5</td><td>Not awarded</td></tr><tr><td>2014 Thailand</td><td>Lee Seung-woo</td><td>Lee Seung-woo</td><td>5</td><td> South Korea</td></tr><tr><td>2016 India</td><td>Mohammed Dawood</td><td>Mohammed Dawood</td><td>6</td><td> Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>2018 Malaysia</td><td>Jun Nishikawa</td><td>Luqman Hakim</td><td>5</td><td> Japan</td></tr><tr><td>2023 Thailand</td><td>Gaku Nawata</td><td>Gaku Nawata</td><td>5</td><td> Japan</td></tr><tr><td>2025 Saudi Arabia</td><td>Sadriddin Khasanov</td><td>Asilbek Aliev</td><td>5</td><td> Saudi Arabia</td></tr></tbody></table>
Participating nations
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
• 1st – Champions • 2nd – Runners-up • 3rd – Third place • 4th – Fourth place • SF – Semi-finalists • QF – Quarter-finals • GS – Group stage • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament • DQ – Disqualified • •• – Qualified but withdrew • • – Did not qualify • × – Did not enter • × – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA • XX — Country not affiliated to AFC at that time • XX — Country did not exist or national team was inactive • – Hosts • – Not affiliated to FIFA
<table><thead><tr><th>Nation</th><th>1985</th><th>1986</th><th>1988</th><th>1990</th><th>1992</th><th>1994</th><th>1996</th><th>1998</th><th>2000</th><th>2002</th><th>2004</th><th>2006</th><th>2008</th><th>2010</th><th>2012</th><th>2014</th><th>2016</th><th>2018</th><th>2023</th><th>2025</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Afghanistan</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>DQ</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Australia</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>SF</td><td>QF</td><td>SF</td><td>GS</td><td>SF</td><td>QF</td><td>GS</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Bahrain</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>2nd</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>4th</td><td>3rd</td><td>3rd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Bangladesh</td><td>×</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>DQ</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>3rd</td><td>3rd</td><td>1st</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>3rd</td><td>1st</td><td>QF</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td> Hong Kong</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> India</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>QF</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Indonesia</td><td>×</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>4th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>QF</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Iran</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>2nd</td><td>×</td><td>4th</td><td>QF</td><td>1st</td><td>GS</td><td>SF</td><td>QF</td><td>2nd</td><td>GS</td><td>SF</td><td>GS</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td> Iraq</td><td>3rd</td><td>•</td><td>4th</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>GS</td><td>DQ</td><td>QF</td><td>SF</td><td>•</td><td>1st</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>1st</td><td>4th</td><td>GS</td><td>3rd</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>1st</td><td>SF</td><td>SF</td><td>2nd</td><td>QF</td><td>SF</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>QF</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td> Jordan</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Kuwait</td><td>••</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>QF</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Kyrgyzstan</td><td></td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>DQ</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Laos</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>DQ</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Malaysia</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Myanmar</td><td>×</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Nepal</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> North Korea</td><td>×</td><td>4th</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>4th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>2nd</td><td>2nd</td><td>DQ</td><td>1st</td><td>GS</td><td>1st</td><td>SF</td><td>QF</td><td>×</td><td>SF</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td> Oman</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>3rd</td><td>1st</td><td>GS</td><td>1st</td><td>×</td><td>QF</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>QF</td><td>QF</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> Pakistan</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Qatar</td><td>2nd</td><td>2nd</td><td>GS</td><td>1st</td><td>2nd</td><td>2nd</td><td>•</td><td>2nd</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>3rd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> Saudi Arabia</td><td>1st</td><td>3rd</td><td>1st</td><td>••</td><td>3rd</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>QF</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>2nd</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td> Singapore</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>•</td><td>1st</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>4th</td><td>•</td><td>1st</td><td>QF</td><td>QF</td><td>2nd</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>2nd</td><td>GS</td><td>SF</td><td>2nd</td><td>SF</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td> South Yemen</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Syria</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>QF</td><td>×</td><td>4th</td><td>QF</td><td>QF</td><td>QF</td><td>SF</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Tajikistan</td><td></td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>3rd</td><td>DQ</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>2nd</td><td>GS</td><td>QF</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Thailand</td><td>4th</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>2nd</td><td>1st</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>QF</td><td>GS</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td> Timor-Leste</td><td></td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Turkmenistan</td><td></td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>2nd</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>SF</td><td>QF</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Uzbekistan</td><td></td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>4th</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>2nd</td><td>1st</td><td>QF</td><td>QF</td><td>•</td><td>SF</td><td>1st</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> Vietnam</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>4th</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Yemen</td><td></td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>2nd</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>DQ</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>QF</td><td>GS</td><td>7</td></tr></tbody></table>
Summary (1985–2025)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Team</th><th>Part</th><th>M</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Points</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Japan</td><td>17</td><td>80</td><td>49</td><td>13</td><td>18</td><td>197</td><td>92</td><td>+105</td><td>160</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> South Korea</td><td>16</td><td>74</td><td>41</td><td>14</td><td>19</td><td>160</td><td>77</td><td>+83</td><td>137</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Iran</td><td>13</td><td>59</td><td>30</td><td>11</td><td>18</td><td>111</td><td>67</td><td>+44</td><td>101</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> China</td><td>16</td><td>65</td><td>28</td><td>17</td><td>20</td><td>113</td><td>85</td><td>+28</td><td>101</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Qatar</td><td>11</td><td>49</td><td>27</td><td>12</td><td>10</td><td>82</td><td>47</td><td>+35</td><td>93</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> North Korea</td><td>12</td><td>58</td><td>24</td><td>16</td><td>18</td><td>95</td><td>72</td><td>+23</td><td>88</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> Saudi Arabia</td><td>13</td><td>54</td><td>25</td><td>10</td><td>19</td><td>90</td><td>58</td><td>+32</td><td>85</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> Uzbekistan</td><td>11</td><td>52</td><td>25</td><td>10</td><td>17</td><td>91</td><td>96</td><td>−5</td><td>85</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> Oman</td><td>11</td><td>46</td><td>20</td><td>7</td><td>19</td><td>79</td><td>68</td><td>+11</td><td>67</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td> Iraq</td><td>10</td><td>44</td><td>19</td><td>9</td><td>16</td><td>61</td><td>49</td><td>+12</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td> Australia</td><td>8</td><td>33</td><td>18</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td>66</td><td>52</td><td>+14</td><td>58</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td> Thailand</td><td>13</td><td>50</td><td>17</td><td>7</td><td>26</td><td>71</td><td>84</td><td>−13</td><td>58</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td> Bahrain</td><td>7</td><td>33</td><td>13</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>53</td><td>46</td><td>+7</td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>8</td><td>31</td><td>11</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>51</td><td>52</td><td>–1</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td> Syria</td><td>6</td><td>27</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>39</td><td>33</td><td>+6</td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td> Yemen</td><td>8</td><td>27</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>13</td><td>32</td><td>39</td><td>−7</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td> Tajikistan</td><td>5</td><td>22</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>28</td><td>45</td><td>−17</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td> Vietnam</td><td>9</td><td>31</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>17</td><td>35</td><td>71</td><td>−36</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td> India</td><td>9</td><td>30</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>17</td><td>36</td><td>68</td><td>−32</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td> Indonesia</td><td>8</td><td>25</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>15</td><td>23</td><td>59</td><td>−36</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td> Malaysia</td><td>6</td><td>19</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>12</td><td>21</td><td>41</td><td>−20</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td> Kuwait</td><td>6</td><td>22</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>15</td><td>28</td><td>50</td><td>−22</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td>6</td><td>20</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>14</td><td>16</td><td>59</td><td>−43</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td> Myanmar</td><td>4</td><td>12</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>36</td><td>−24</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td> Jordan</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>23</td><td>−15</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td> Laos</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>11</td><td>25</td><td>−14</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td> Nepal</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>31</td><td>−25</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td> Kyrgyzstan</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>−9</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td> Afghanistan</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>34</td><td>−30</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td> South Yemen</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>−1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td> Singapore</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>18</td><td>−15</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td> Pakistan</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>−4</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td> Hong Kong</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>−6</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td> Timor-Leste</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>9</td><td>−8</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td> Turkmenistan</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td>−11</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
Men's U-17 World Cup qualifiers
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
• 1st – Champions • 2nd – Runners-up • 3rd – Third place • 4th – Fourth place • QF – Quarter-finals • R2 – Round 2 • GS – Group stage • – Hosts • – Not affiliated to AFC • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>1985</th><th>1987</th><th>1989</th><th>1991</th><th>1993</th><th>1995</th><th>1997</th><th>1999</th><th>2001</th><th>2003</th><th>2005</th><th>2007</th><th>2009</th><th>2011</th><th>2013</th><th>2015</th><th>2017</th><th>2019</th><th>2023</th><th>2025</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Australia</td><td>OFC member</td><td></td><td></td><td>R2</td><td></td><td>R2</td><td></td><td>R2</td><td></td><td></td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Bahrain</td><td></td><td></td><td>4th</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>QF</td><td></td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td>QF</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> India</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Indonesia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td>Q</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Iran</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>R2</td><td></td><td>R2</td><td></td><td>QF</td><td></td><td>R2</td><td></td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Iraq</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td>R2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>QF</td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>QF</td><td>R2</td><td></td><td>R2</td><td>R2</td><td>R2</td><td>Q</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> North Korea</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>QF</td><td>R2</td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td>R2</td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td>Q</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Oman</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>4th</td><td>QF</td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Qatar</td><td>GS</td><td>QF</td><td></td><td>4th</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td></td><td>QF</td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Q</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Saudi Arabia</td><td>QF</td><td>GS</td><td>1st</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Q</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td></td><td>QF</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td>GS</td><td>QF</td><td></td><td></td><td>R2</td><td></td><td>QF</td><td>GS</td><td>Q</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Syria</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>R2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Tajikistan</td><td>Part of Soviet Union</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>R2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td>Q</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Thailand</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>R2</td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Q</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Uzbekistan</td><td>Part of Soviet Union</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>QF</td><td>R2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>QF</td><td>Q</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Yemen</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>