2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

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The 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup is the 10th edition of the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC U-17 Women's Championship and AFC U-16 Women's Championship), the annual international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-17 national teams of Asia. It is the first of three consecutive U-17 Women's Asian Cups held in Suzhou, China, preceding the 2027 and 2028.

Host countryChina
CitySuzhou
Dates1–17 May 2026
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
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2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
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Tournament details
Host countryChina
CitySuzhou
Dates1–17 May 2026
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue4 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored82 (4.56 per match)
Attendance11,620 (646 per match)
Top scorer(s)North Korea Yu Jong-hyang
(6 goals)
← 2024
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 8 May 2026.
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It is held in China between 1–17 May 2026.[1][2] For the first time, there are twelve teams competing in the tournament[3] and there will be no third place playoff.[4]

The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco as the AFC representatives. North Korea are the defending champions, having won a record-equalling fourth title in 2024.

Qualification

Main article: 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

The host country and the top three teams of the previous tournament in 2024 qualified automatically, while the other eight teams were decided by qualification.[3] There was one round of qualification matches, which was held between 13–17 October 2025.[1][2]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

More information Team, Qualified as ...
Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 ChinaHosts
10th
Runners-up (2005)
 North Korea2024 champions
9th
Champions (2007, 2015, 2017, 2024)
 Japan2024 runners-up
10th
Champions (2005, 2011, 2013, 2019)
 South Korea2024 third place
10th
Champions (2009)
 PhilippinesGroup A winners
2nd
Group stage (2024)
 LebanonGroup B winners
1st
Debut
 MyanmarGroup C winners
2nd
Group stage (2009)
 VietnamGroup D winners
2nd
Group stage (2019)
 AustraliaGroup E winners
8th
Fourth place (2009, 2019)
 ThailandGroup F winners
10th
Third place (2005)
 IndiaGroup G winners
2nd
Group stage (2005)
 Chinese TaipeiGroup H winners
5th
Group stage (2005, 2009, 2013, 2015)
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Venues

The tournament is held in the following venues in Suzhou.[5][6]

More information Suzhou, Gusu ...
Suzhou
Gusu Wuzhong
Suzhou Sports Centre Stadium Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre
(Pitch 1, 4, and 8)
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: No information
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Draw

The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 12 February 2026 at 15:00 MST (UTC+8).[7][8][9] The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to a points system derived from their final rankings across the previous three editions, with the hosts China automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.

More information Pot 1, Pot 2 ...
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  China (hosts)
  2.  North Korea
  3.  Japan
  1.  Chinese Taipei
  2.  Myanmar
  3.  Lebanon
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Match officials

The following referees and assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.

Referees
  • Bhutan Choki Om
  • China Yu Hong
  • Chinese Taipei Wang Chieh
  • France Maïka Vanderstichel
  • Jordan Haneen Murad
  • Laos Keomany Phengmeuangkhoun
  • Nepal Anjana Rai
  • North Korea Jon Sol-mi
  • South Korea Park Se-jin
  • Syria Alissar Baddour
  • Thailand Sunita Thongthawin
  • United Arab Emirates Khuloud Al-Zaabi
  • Uzbekistan Roziyabonu Yusupova
  • Vietnam Trần Thị Thanh
Assistant referees
  • Australia Laura Moya
  • Bangladesh Salma Akter Mone
  • China Wen Lili
  • China Wu Qiaoli
  • France Mélissa Rossignol
  • India Riiohlang Dhar
  • India Debala Devi Elangbam
  • Japan Saki Nakamoto
  • Jordan Sabreen Alabadi
  • Laos Phutsavan Chanthavong
  • Myanmar Wint War Tun
  • Nepal Merina Dhimal
  • North Korea Hyon Un-mi
  • Saudi Arabia Eman Al-Madany
  • South Korea Lee Soo-bin
  • Syria Roba Zarka

Squads

Main article: 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup squads

Players born between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2011 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team must register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers (Regulations Articles 22.1 and 26.3).

Group stage

The top two teams of each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and should they tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3):[4]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Should more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they meet in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, CST (UTC+8)[4]

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China (H) 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Knockout stage
2  Vietnam 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
3  Thailand 3 1 1 1 3 8 −5 4
4  Myanmar 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
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Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
More information Thailand, 2–2 ...
Thailand 2–2 Vietnam
  • Murdoch 27'
  • Thidawan 37'
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  • Phan Thị Thu Phương 35'
  • Nguyễn Thị Thanh Lam 90+1'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 1, Suzhou
Attendance: 75
Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei)
More information China, 6–0 ...
China 6–0 Myanmar
  • Liu Yuxi 7'
  • Zheng Niman 30'
  • Huang Qinyi 40'
  • Wu Yichen 66'
  • Cheng Wandi 72' (pen.)
  • Ju Zhitong 85'
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Attendance: 10,015
Referee: Jon Sol-mi (North Korea)
More information Myanmar, 0–1 ...
Myanmar 0–1 Thailand
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  • Murdoch 24'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 1, Suzhou
Attendance: 80
Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)
More information Vietnam, 0–3 ...
Vietnam 0–3 China
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  • Ju Zhitong 16', 32'
  • Cheng Wandi 49'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 1, Suzhou
Attendance: 344
Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea)
More information China, 6–0 ...
China 6–0 Thailand
  • Yang Lan 5'
  • Li Qixian 20', 54'
  • Cheng Wandi 23'
  • Huang Qinyi 59', 60'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 1, Suzhou
Attendance: 252
Referee: Choki Om (Bhutan)
More information Vietnam, 2–1 ...
Vietnam 2–1 Myanmar
  • Nguyễn Thị Linh Chi 18'
  • Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Ánh 55'
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  • Thaw Dar Hnin 66'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 8, Suzhou
Attendance: 57
Referee: Khuloud Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21 9 Knockout stage
2  Australia 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
3  India 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Lebanon 3 0 1 2 1 18 −17 1
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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
More information Japan, 13–0 ...
Japan 13–0 Lebanon
  • Kubota 3'
  • Frangieh 25' (o.g.)
  • Higuchi 27', 34', 64'
  • Sumiya 28'
  • Ikeda 37'
  • Ito 42', 67'
  • Hanashiro 52', 60'
  • Ota 70'
  • Kurita 80'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 4, Suzhou
Attendance: 100
Referee: Choki Om (Bhutan)
More information Australia, 2–0 ...
Australia 2–0 India
  • Mouithys 25'
  • Basnett 59' (o.g.)
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 8, Suzhou
Attendance: 80
Referee: Maïka Vanderstichel (France)
More information Lebanon, 1–1 ...
Lebanon 1–1 Australia
  • Karnib 59'
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  • Mouithys 30'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 8, Suzhou
Attendance: 157
Referee: Roziyabonu Yusupova (Uzbekistan)
More information India, 0–3 ...
India 0–3 Japan
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  • Hayashi 59'
  • Ikeda 76', 81'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 4, Suzhou
Attendance: 124
Referee: Trần Thị Thanh (Vietnam)
More information Japan, 5–0 ...
Japan 5–0 Australia
  • Hanashiro 16', 22'
  • Tamamura 35'
  • Kurita 52'
  • Higuchi 73'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 4, Suzhou
Attendance: 50
Referee: Yu Hong (China)
More information India, 4–0 ...
India 4–0 Lebanon
  • Barman 7', 85'
  • Senjam 36'
  • Joya 72'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 8, Suzhou
Attendance: 37
Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)

Group C

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21 9 Knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3  Philippines 3 0 1 2 0 13 −13 1
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 1 2 0 14 −14 1
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Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2026. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
More information South Korea, 5–0 ...
South Korea 5–0 Philippines
  • Baek Seo-yeong 6', 14', 34', 55'
  • Kim Hee-na 67'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 8, Suzhou
Attendance: 25
Referee: Yu Hong (China)
More information North Korea, 10–0 ...
North Korea 10–0 Chinese Taipei
  • Kim Ju-gyong 5'
  • Kim Won-sim 7'
  • Yu Jong-hyang 8', 20', 68', 70', 90+4'
  • Ri Ye-rim 47'
  • Won Sol-gyong 62'
  • Kim Sol-song 82'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 4, Suzhou
Attendance: 107
Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal)
More information Chinese Taipei, 0–4 ...
Chinese Taipei 0–4 South Korea
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  • Chen You-yu 36' (o.g.)
  • Lim Ji-hye 38'
  • Kim Min-seo 82'
  • Kim Hee-na 83'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 4, Suzhou
Attendance: 87
Referee: Keomany Phengmeuangkhoun (Laos)
More information Philippines, 0–8 ...
Philippines 0–8 North Korea
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  • Ri Ui-gyong 31'
  • Eh Chong-gum 45+1'
  • Kim Won-sim 55', 79'
  • Won Sol-gyong 60'
  • Yu Jong-hyang 68'
  • Ri Kyong-im 70'
  • Song Won-yong 85'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 8, Suzhou
Attendance: 30
Referee: Alissar Baddour (Syria)
More information North Korea, 3–0 ...
North Korea 3–0 South Korea
  • Eh Chong-gum 13'
  • Kim Won-sim 77', 82'
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 4, Suzhou
Referee: Maïka Vanderstichel (France)
More information Philippines, 0–0 ...
Philippines 0–0 Chinese Taipei
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 8, Suzhou
Referee: Roziyabonu Yusupova (Uzbekistan)

Ranking of third-placed teams

More information Pos, Grp ...
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Thailand 3 1 1 1 3 8 −5 4 Knockout stage
2 B  India 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
3 C  Philippines 3 0 1 2 0 13 −13 1
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Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2026 (2 of 4 matches finished). Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[4]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 May – Suzhou (SC)
 
 
  China
 
14 May – Suzhou (SC)
 
  India
 
 Quarter-final 1 winners
 
11 May – Suzhou (Taihu)
 
 Quarter-final 3 winners
 
  North Korea
 
17 May – Suzhou (SC)
 
  Thailand
 
 Semi-final 1 winners
 
11 May – Suzhou (Taihu)
 
 Semi-final 2 winners
 
  Japan
 
14 May – Suzhou (SC)
 
  South Korea
 
 Quarter-final 2 winners
 
11 May – Suzhou (SC)
 
 Quarter-final 4 winners
 
  Vietnam
 
 
  Australia
 

Quarter-finals

The winners will qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

More information Japan, QF2 ...
Japan QF2 South Korea
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 1, Suzhou
More information Vietnam, QF4 ...
Vietnam QF4 Australia
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More information China, QF1 ...
China QF1 India
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More information North Korea, QF3 ...
North Korea QF3 Thailand
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Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 1, Suzhou

Semi-finals

More information Quarter-final 2 winners, v ...
Quarter-final 2 winnersvQuarter-final 4 winners
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More information Quarter-final 1 winners, v ...
Quarter-final 1 winnersvQuarter-final 3 winners
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Final

More information Semi-final 1 winners, v ...
Semi-final 1 winnersvSemi-final 2 winners
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Goalscorers

There have been 82 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.56 goals per match (as of 8 May 2026).

6 goals

5 goals

  • North Korea Kim Won-sim

4 goals

  • Japan Mei Hanashiro
  • Japan Rara Higuchi
  • South Korea Baek Seo-yeong

3 goals

  • China Cheng Wandi
  • China Huang Qinyi
  • China Ju Zhitong
  • Japan Yuzuha Ikeda

2 goals

  • Australia Theodora Mouithys
  • China Li Qixian
  • India Pritika Barman
  • Japan Anri Ito
  • Japan Nanami Kurita
  • North Korea Eh Chong-gum
  • North Korea Won Sol-gyong
  • South Korea Kim Hee-na
  • Thailand Miricah Murdoch

1 goal

  • China Liu Yuxi
  • China Wu Yichen
  • China Yang Lan
  • China Zheng Niman
  • India Alva Devi Senjam
  • India Joya
  • Japan Yumi Hayashi
  • Japan Maho Kubota
  • Japan Arisu Ota
  • Japan Runa Sumiya
  • Japan Mino Tamamura
  • Lebanon Sara Karnib
  • Myanmar Thaw Dar Hnin
  • North Korea Kim Ju-gyong
  • North Korea Kim Sol-song
  • North Korea Ri Kyong-im
  • North Korea Ri Ui-gyong
  • North Korea Ri Ye-rim
  • North Korea Song Won-yong
  • South Korea Kim Min-seo
  • South Korea Lim Ji-hye
  • Thailand Thidawan Wangchin
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Thị Linh Chi
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Ánh
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Thị Thanh Lam
  • Vietnam Phan Thị Thu Phương

1 own goal

  • Chinese Taipei Chen You-yu (against South Korea)
  • India Abhista Basnett (against Australia)
  • Lebanon Gia Frangieh (against Japan)

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The following four teams from AFC qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

More information Team, Qualified on ...
Team Qualified on Previous appearances in
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1
TBD11 May 2026
TBD
TBD
TBD
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1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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