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2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

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2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesTajikistan (Group A)
Saudi Arabia (Group B)
Myanmar (Group C)
Vietnam (Group D)
Singapore (Group E)
Thailand (Group F)
Kyrgyzstan (Group G)
Jordan (Group H)
Dates13–17 October 2025[1]
Teams27 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored173 (5.77 per match)
2024
2027

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.[1] Therefore, players born on or after 1 January 2009 were eligible to participate.

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.

Draw

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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.[2]

Bye to the final tournament
  1.  North Korea
  2.  Japan
  3.  South Korea
  4.  China (final tournament hosts)
Teams entering the qualification round
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Host teams
Remaining teams
Notes
  • Teams in bold advanced to the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts.
  • (W): Withdrew after draw.
Did not enter

Groups

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Philippines 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Final tournament
2  Malaysia 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3  Syria 3 1 0 2 1 6 −5 3
4  Tajikistan (H) 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Philippines 5–0 Syria
Report
Malaysia 2–0 Tajikistan
Report

Syria 0–1 Malaysia
Report
Tajikistan 0–2 Philippines
Report
Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)

Philippines 4–0 Malaysia
Report
Tajikistan 0–1 Syria
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Lebanon 3 2 1 0 13 2 +11 7 Final tournament
2  Iran 3 2 0 1 12 2 +10 6
3  Saudi Arabia (H) 3 1 1 1 13 4 +9 4
4  Kuwait 3 0 0 3 0 30 −30 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Lebanon 9–0 Kuwait
Report
Iran 2–0 Saudi Arabia
Report

Kuwait 0–10 Iran
Report
Saudi Arabia 2–2 Lebanon
Report

Iran 0–2 Lebanon
Report
Kuwait 0–11 Saudi Arabia
Report

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar (H) 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Final tournament
2  Indonesia 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
3  Macau 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
4  Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Indonesia 2−0 Macau
Report

Macau 0−7 Myanmar
Report
Referee: Trần Thị Thanh (Vietnam)

Indonesia 0−1 Myanmar
Report
Referee: Mu Mingxin (China)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam (H) 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Final tournament
2  Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 7 2 +5 3
3  Guam 2 0 0 2 1 12 −11 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Guam 0–5 Vietnam
Report

Hong Kong 7–1 Guam
Report

Vietnam 1–0 Hong Kong
Report
Referee: Esra'a Al-Mbaidin (Jordan)

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 2 1 0 1 11 3 +8 3 Final tournament
2  Singapore (H) 2 1 0 1 11 11 0 3
3  Northern Mariana Islands 2 1 0 1 3 11 −8 3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Northern Mariana Islands 3–0
Awarded[a]
 Australia
Report
Bishan Stadium, Singapore

Singapore 11–0 Northern Mariana Islands
Report
Bishan Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

Australia 11–0 Singapore
Report
Bishan Stadium, Singapore

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand (H) 2 2 0 0 29 0 +29 6 Final tournament
2    Nepal 2 0 1 1 0 12 −12 1
3  Turkmenistan 2 0 1 1 0 17 −17 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkmenistan 0–17 Thailand
Report
Referee: Jon Sol-mi (North Korea)

Nepal   0–0 Turkmenistan
Report
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello (Australia)

Thailand 12–0   Nepal
Report
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Final tournament
2  Kyrgyzstan (H) 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3  Uzbekistan 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Kyrgyzstan 1−2 India
Report
Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)

Uzbekistan 1−2 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Referee: Plong Pich Akara (Cambodia)

India 2–1 Uzbekistan
Report

Group H

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 6 Final tournament
2  Jordan (H) 2 0 1 1 2 7 −5 1
3  Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Jordan 1–1 Bangladesh
Report
Referee: Gulshoda Saitkulova (Uzbekistan)

Chinese Taipei 6–1 Jordan
Report
Referee: Khin Nyein Chan (Myanmar)

Bangladesh 0–5 Chinese Taipei
Report
Referee: Ananthip Phophan (Thailand)

Qualified teams

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

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Asian Football Confederation stated that Australia fielded an ineligible player, Tyra Bagiante who had previously represented  Tonga at the 2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship and had not completed a change of association to Australia before featuring in this game—a violation of Article 25.1 of the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Code; therefore, Australia is considered the losing team for this match.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2025 - Jun 2026)" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 August 2025.
  2. ^ "#AFCU17 and #U17WAC hopefuls to discover Qualifiers journey". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  3. ^ "AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee Meeting on 21 April 2026" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
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