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, 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. Thus, the tournament was rebranded from the "AFC U-16 Women's Championship" to the "AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup".
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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, 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. Thus, the tournament was rebranded from the "AFC U-16 Women's Championship" to the "AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup".
Format
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
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. In 2007 the tournament switched to the under-16 tournament, again eight teams entered the competition. In 2009 twelve teams entered and thus for a first time a qualifying round was held. 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.
Results
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
<table><thead><tr><th>Edition</th><th>Year</th><th>Hosts</th><th>Final</th><th>Third place match</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>2005</td><td>South Korea</td><td>Japan</td><td>1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)</td><td>China</td><td>Thailand</td><td>2–1</td><td>South Korea</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>2007</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>North Korea</td><td>3–0</td><td>Japan</td><td>South Korea</td><td>1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>2009</td><td>Thailand</td><td>South Korea</td><td>4–0</td><td>North Korea</td><td>Japan</td><td>6–2</td><td>Australia</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>2011</td><td>China</td><td>Japan</td><td>round-robin</td><td>North Korea</td><td>China</td><td>round-robin</td><td>South Korea</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>2013</td><td>China</td><td>Japan</td><td>1–1 (6–5 p)</td><td>North Korea</td><td>China</td><td>2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)</td><td>Thailand</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>2015</td><td>China</td><td>North Korea</td><td>1–0</td><td>Japan</td><td>China</td><td>8–0</td><td>Thailand</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>2017</td><td>Thailand</td><td>North Korea</td><td>2–0</td><td>South Korea</td><td>Japan</td><td>1–0</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>2019</td><td>Thailand</td><td>Japan</td><td>2–1</td><td>North Korea</td><td>China</td><td>2–1</td><td>Australia</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>2022</td><td>Indonesia</td><td>Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>2024</td><td>Indonesia</td><td>North Korea</td><td>1–0</td><td>Japan</td><td>South Korea</td><td>2–1</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>2026</td><td>China</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>2027</td><td>China</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>2028</td><td>China</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Teams reaching the top four
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
<table><thead><tr><th>Nation</th><th>Title(s)</th><th>Runners-up</th><th>Third place</th><th>Fourth place</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> North Korea</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>–</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>–</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Thailand</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Australia</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table>
Awards
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
<table><thead><tr><th>Tournament</th><th>Most Valuable Player</th><th>Top goalscorer(s)</th><th>Goals</th><th>Fair play award</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2005</td><td>Natsuko Hara</td><td>Natsuko Hara</td><td>12</td><td>Not awarded</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Yun Hyon-hi</td><td>Yun Hyon-hi</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Kim Da-hye</td><td>Yeo Min-ji</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Yui Narumiya</td><td>Ri Un-sim</td><td>9</td><td> Thailand</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Hina Sugita</td><td>Rikako Kobayashi</td><td>7</td><td> North Korea</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Ri Hae-yon</td><td>Wang Yanwen</td><td>6</td><td> Japan</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Kim Kyong-rong</td><td>Kim Kyong-rong</td><td>9</td><td> Japan</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Hanon Nishio</td><td>Maika Hamano</td><td>5</td><td> North Korea</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Miharu Shinjo</td><td>Jon Il-chong</td><td>6</td><td> Japan</td></tr></tbody></table>
Summary (2005–2024)
AFC U-17 Women's 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>9</td><td>43</td><td>32</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>220</td><td>22</td><td>+198</td><td>101</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> North Korea</td><td>8</td><td>38</td><td>31</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>145</td><td>20</td><td>+120</td><td>96</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> China</td><td>9</td><td>40</td><td>19</td><td>7</td><td>14</td><td>135</td><td>46</td><td>+89</td><td>64</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> South Korea</td><td>9</td><td>37</td><td>16</td><td>9</td><td>12</td><td>103</td><td>54</td><td>+49</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Thailand</td><td>9</td><td>33</td><td>10</td><td>2</td><td>21</td><td>48</td><td>133</td><td>−85</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Australia</td><td>6</td><td>25</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>15</td><td>46</td><td>57</td><td>−11</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> Chinese Taipei</td><td>4</td><td>10</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>62</td><td>−53</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> Philippines</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>-1</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> Uzbekistan</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>11</td><td>-8</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td> Hong Kong</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>24</td><td>−21</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td> Guam</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>39</td><td>−38</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td> India</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>13</td><td>−3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td> Iran</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>22</td><td>−20</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>55</td><td>−49</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td> Jordan</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>8</td><td>−7</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td> Vietnam</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>14</td><td>−14</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td> Myanmar</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>19</td><td>−17</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td> Laos</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>17</td><td>−17</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td> Bahrain</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>25</td><td>−25</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td> Singapore</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>34</td><td>−34</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td> Indonesia</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>59</td><td>−58</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
Summary results
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
• 1st – Champions • 2nd – Runners-up • 3rd – Third place • 4th – Fourth place • QF – Quarter-finals • GS – Group stage • • – Did not qualify • × – Did not enter / Withdrew • XX – Country did not exist or national team was inactive • – Hosts • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>2005 (11)</th><th>2007 (6)</th><th>2009 (8)</th><th>2011 (6)</th><th>2013 (12)</th><th>2015 (8)</th><th>2017 (8)</th><th>2019 (8)</th><th>2024 (8)</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Australia</td><td>×</td><td>GS</td><td>4th</td><td>R1</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>4th</td><td>GS</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Bahrain</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> Bangladesh</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>2nd</td><td>4th</td><td>GS</td><td>3rd</td><td>3rd</td><td>3rd</td><td>4th</td><td>3rd</td><td>4th</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Chinese Taipei</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Guam</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Hong Kong</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> India</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Indonesia</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Iran</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>1st</td><td>2nd</td><td>3rd</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>2nd</td><td>3rd</td><td>1st</td><td>2nd</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Jordan</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> Laos</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Myanmar</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> North Korea</td><td>×</td><td>1st</td><td>2nd</td><td>2nd</td><td>2nd</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>2nd</td><td>1st</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Philippines</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Singapore</td><td>GS</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>4th</td><td>3rd</td><td>1st</td><td>4th</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>2nd</td><td>GS</td><td>3rd</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Thailand</td><td>3rd</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>R1</td><td>4th</td><td>4th</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Uzbekistan</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Vietnam</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup results
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
• 1st – Champions • 2nd – Runners-up • 3rd – Third place • 4th – Fourth place • QF – Quarter-finals • GS – Group stage • – Hosts • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>2008 (16)</th><th>2010 (16)</th><th>2012 (16)</th><th>2014 (16)</th><th>2016 (16)</th><th>2018 (16)</th><th>2022 (16)</th><th>2024 (16)</th><th>2025 (24)</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> China</td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td>q</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> India</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>QF</td><td>2nd</td><td>QF</td><td>1st</td><td>2nd</td><td>QF</td><td>QF</td><td>QF</td><td>q</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Jordan</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> North Korea</td><td>1st</td><td>4th</td><td>2nd</td><td>GS</td><td>1st</td><td>QF</td><td></td><td>1st</td><td>q</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>QF</td><td>1st</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>GS</td><td></td><td>GS</td><td>q</td><td>5</td></tr></tbody></table>