2028 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 20 April–7 May 2028 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
← 2027 2029 → | |
The 2028 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup will be the 12th 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 will be the last of three consecutive AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup hosted in China (also in Suzhou), following the 2026 and 2027 tournament.
It will be held in China between 20 April–7 May 2028.[1][2] A total of twelve teams will compete in the tournament.[3]
The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2028 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco as the AFC representatives.
Qualification
Starting in 2028, only the host country will qualify automatically, while the top three teams from the previous tournament (2027) will not qualify automatically. Qualification for the Finals will be organized through the regional qualifying tournaments. Following the meeting of the AFC Women's Football Committee on 20 March 2026, the approved slot allocation are as follows:[4]
- Host - 1 team (China)
- AFF (ASEAN) - 4 teams
- CAFA (Central Asia) - 1 team
- EAFF (East Asia) - 4 teams
- SAFF (South Asia) - 1 team
- WAFF (West Asia) - 1 team
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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| China | Host | 12th | Runners-up (2005) |
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Venues
The tournament will be held in Suzhou.[5]
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The following four teams from AFC qualify for the 2028 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 | May 2028 | |
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| TBD | May 2028 | |
| TBD | May 2028 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2027-Jun 2028)" (PDF). the-AFC. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Hosts of AFC women's age-group competitions confirmed". the-AFC. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "AFC unveils breakthrough reforms to strengthen Women's National Team Competitions". the-AFC. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Reforms introduced; China PR recommended to host AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup™ in 2028 and 2030". the-AFC. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ^ "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
- AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup at the-AFC.com