2027 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 31 March–17 April 2027 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
← 2026 2028 → | |
The 2027 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup will be the 11th 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. The 2027 tournament were the second of three consecutive AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup to be held in China (also in Suzhou), following the 2026 tournament and preceding the 2028 tournament.
It will be held in China between 31 March–17 April 2027.[1][2] A total of twelve teams will compete in the tournament.[3]
The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2027 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco as the AFC representatives.
Qualification
[edit]The host country and the top three teams of the previous tournament in 2026 will qualify automatically, while the other eight teams will be decided by qualification.[3] There will be one round of qualification matches, which will be held between 3–11 October 2026.[1][2]
Qualified teams
[edit]The following teams qualified for the tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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 China |
Host | 11th | Runners-up (2005) |
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Venues
[edit]The tournament will be held in Suzhou.[4]
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
[edit]The following four teams from AFC qualify for the 2027 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1 |
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| TBD | April 2027 | |
| TBD | April 2027 | |
| TBD | April 2027 | |
| TBD | April 2027 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2026 - Jun 2027)" (PDF). the-AFC. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Hosts of AFC women's age-group competitions confirmed". the-AFC. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ a b "AFC unveils breakthrough reforms to strengthen Women's National Team Competitions". the-AFC. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "官方：2026-2028亚足联U17女足亚洲杯正式落户苏州". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 22 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup at the-AFC.com