AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Organiser(s)AFC
Founded1985 (1985)
RegionAsia (including Australia)
Teams16
Current champions Japan (5th title)
Most championships Japan (5 titles)
2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup

The AFC U-17 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship, is a football competition, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held once every two years for Asian under-17 teams that also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top 8 countries qualify to participate in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Up to 2000, the tournament was for U-16 teams. Between 2002 and 2006 it was held as an under-17 tournament. Between 2008 and 2020, it was switched back to a U-16 Championship. The AFC then returned it to an under-17 tournament starting from 2023.[1] Moreover, the tournament would also be rebranded from the "AFC U-16 Championship" to the "AFC U-17 Asian Cup".[2]

On 24 May 2024, AFC announced that the tournament will be held annually from 2026.[3]

Results

Tournament names
  • 1985–2000: AFC U-16 Championship
  • 2002–2006: AFC U-17 Championship
  • 2008–2020: AFC U-16 Championship
  • 2023–present: AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Edition Year Host Final Third place match Number of teams
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1 1985  Qatar
Saudi Arabia 		0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Qatar
Iraq 		1–0
Thailand 		7
2 1986
South Korea 		0–0
(5–4 p)
Qatar
Saudi Arabia 		2–0
North Korea 		8
3 1988  Thailand
Saudi Arabia 		2–0
Bahrain
China 		1–1
(4–3 p)
Iraq 		10
4 1990  United Arab Emirates
Qatar 		2–0
United Arab Emirates
China 		5–0
Indonesia 		7
5 1992  Saudi Arabia
China 		2–2 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)
Qatar
Saudi Arabia 		2–1
North Korea 		8
6 1994  Qatar
Japan 		1–0 (a.e.t.)
Qatar
Oman 		3–2
Bahrain 		10
7 1996  Thailand
Oman 		1–0
Thailand
Bahrain 		0–0
(4–1 p)
Japan 		10
8 1998  Qatar
Thailand 		1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Qatar
Bahrain 		5–1
South Korea 		10
9 2000  Vietnam
Oman 		1–0
Iran
Japan 		4–2
Vietnam 		10
10 2002  United Arab Emirates
South Korea 		1–1
(5–3 p)
Yemen
China 		1–0
Uzbekistan 		12
11 2004  Japan
China 		1–0
North Korea
Qatar 		2–1
Iran 		16
12 2006  Singapore
Japan 		4–2 (a.e.t.)
North Korea
Tajikistan 		3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Syria 		15
Edition Year Host Final Losing semi-finalists1
Champions Score Runners-up
13 2008  Uzbekistan
Iran 		2–1
South Korea 		 Japan and  United Arab Emirates 16
14 2010
North Korea 		2–0
Uzbekistan 		 Australia and  Japan 16
15 2012  Iran
Uzbekistan 		1–1
(3–1 p)
Japan 		 Iran and  Iraq 16
16 2014  Thailand
North Korea 		2–1
South Korea 		 Australia and  Syria 16
17 2016  India
Iraq 		0–0
(4–3 p)
Iran 		 Japan and  North Korea 16
18 2018  Malaysia
Japan 		1–0
Tajikistan 		 Australia and  South Korea 16
— 2020  Bahrain Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
19 2023  Thailand
Japan 		3–0
South Korea 		 Iran and  Uzbekistan 16
20 2025  Saudi Arabia
Uzbekistan 		2–0
Saudi Arabia 		 North Korea and  South Korea 16
21 2026
Japan 		3–2
China 		 Australia and  Uzbekistan 15
22 2027
23 2028
Notes
  • 1 No third-place match was played.

Most successful national teams

Team Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finalists Total
 Japan 5 (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023, 2026) 1 (2012) 1 (2000) 1 (1996) 3 (2008, 2010, 2016) 11
 South Korea 2 (1986, 2002) 3 (2008, 2014, 2023) — 1 (1998) 2 (2018, 2025) 8
 North Korea 2 (2010, 2014) 2 (2004, 2006) — 2 (1986, 1992) 2 (2016, 2025) 8
 China 2 (1992, 2004) 1 (2026) 3 (1988, 1990, 2002) — — 6
 Saudi Arabia 2 (1985, 1988) 1 (2025) 2 (1986, 1992) — — 6
 Uzbekistan 2 (2012, 2025) 1 (2010) — 1 (2002) 2 (2023, 2026) 6
 Oman 2 (1996, 2000) — 1 (1994) — — 3
 Qatar 1 (1990) 5 (1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1998) 1 (2004) — — 7
 Iran 1 (2008) 2 (2000, 2016) — 1 (2004) 2 (2012, 2023) 6
 Thailand 1 (1998) 1 (1996) — 1 (1985) — 3
 Iraq 1 (2016) — 1 (1985) 1 (1988) 1 (2012) 4
 Bahrain — 1 (1988) 2 (1996, 1998) 1 (1994) — 4
 Tajikistan — 1 (2018) 1 (2006) — — 2
 United Arab Emirates — 1 (1990) — — 1 (2008) 2
 Yemen — 1 (2002) — — — 1
 Syria — — — 1 (2006) 1 (2014) 2
 Indonesia — — — 1 (1990) — 1
 Vietnam — — — 1 (2000) — 1
 Australia — — — — 4 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2026) 4
Total (20 editions) 21 21 12 12 18 84

Note:

  • Results as hosts in bold.

Awards

Tournament Best player Top goal scorer Goals Fair play award
2002 United Arab Emirates Cha Gi-suk Unknown  South Korea
2004 Japan Wang Dalei[4] Yusef Ahmed 7 Unknown
2006 Singapore Yoichiro Kakitani Mohamad Jaafar 6  Japan
2008 Uzbekistan Lee Jong-ho Kaveh Rezaei 6  South Korea
2010 Uzbekistan Timur Khakimov Timur Khakimov 5 Not awarded
2012 Iran Taro Sugimoto Hwang Hee-chan 5 Not awarded
2014 Thailand Lee Seung-woo Lee Seung-woo 5  South Korea
2016 India Mohammed Dawood Mohammed Dawood 6  Iraq
2018 Malaysia Jun Nishikawa Luqman Hakim 5  Japan
2023 Thailand Gaku Nawata Gaku Nawata 5  Japan
2025 Saudi Arabia Sadriddin Khasanov Asilbek Aliev 5  Saudi Arabia
2026 Saudi Arabia Maki Kitahara Maki Kitahara 6  Saudi Arabia

Participating nations

Legend:
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finalists
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  • DQ – Disqualified
  •  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •  ×  – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
  • XX — Country not affiliated to AFC at that time
  • XX — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
  •      – Hosts
  •      – Not affiliated to FIFA
Nation
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2023
2025
2026		 Total
 Afghanistan × × × × × × × × × × • × × • DQ • • GS GS GS • 3
 Australia • QF SF QF SF GS SF QF GS SF 9
 Bahrain • GS 2nd • GS 4th 3rd 3rd • • • • GS • • • • • • • • 7
 Bangladesh × GS • • GS • • GS GS × GS GS DQ • • × • • • • • 6
 China GS • 3rd 3rd 1st GS GS • GS 3rd 1st QF GS GS GS GS • • GS GS 2nd 17
 Hong Kong × • • • × • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • • 1
 India • • • GS • • GS • • QF GS • GS • GS • GS QF GS • GS 10
 Indonesia × GS GS 4th • • • • • • • • GS GS • • × QF • QF GS 8
 Iran × • • • • • GS GS 2nd × 4th QF 1st GS SF QF 2nd GS SF GS • 13
 Iraq 3rd • 4th × × GS × GS • • QF GS DQ QF SF • 1st GS • • • 10
 Japan GS • GS × • 1st 4th GS 3rd GS GS 1st SF SF 2nd QF SF 1st 1st QF 1st 18
 Jordan × • • GS • • • • • • • • • QF × • • GS • • • 3
 Kuwait •• • • • • • • • GS • QF • • GS QF GS × × • • • 5
 Kyrgyzstan × × • • • • • DQ • • • GS • • • • 1
 Laos × × × × × × • • • • GS DQ • • GS • • • GS • • 3
 Malaysia × • • • • • × • • • GS • GS • • QF GS GS GS • • 6
 Myanmar × GS × × × × × • GS GS • GS × • • • • • • • GS 5
   Nepal • × • • • × × • GS × • GS • • • GS × • • • • 3
 North Korea × 4th GS • 4th • • GS × • 2nd 2nd DQ 1st GS 1st SF QF × SF × 12
 Oman × • • • × 3rd 1st GS 1st × QF • • GS GS GS QF QF • GS • 11
 Pakistan × × × × • × × • • GS × • • • • • × × × × • 1
 Qatar 2nd 2nd GS 1st 2nd 2nd • 2nd • QF 3rd • • • • GS • • GS • GS 12
 Saudi Arabia 1st 3rd 1st •• 3rd GS • • • • • QF QF • GS GS GS • QF 2nd QF 13
 Singapore • • • • • • • • • • • GS GS • • • • • • • • 2
 South Korea • 1st GS GS • GS GS 4th • 1st QF QF 2nd • QF 2nd GS SF 2nd SF QF 17
 South Yemen GS • • 1
 Syria • × × × × × × × × QF × 4th QF QF QF SF • • • • • 6
 Tajikistan × × • • × • 3rd DQ GS • • • 2nd GS QF QF 6
 Thailand 4th • GS • GS • 2nd 1st GS × GS • • • GS GS GS GS QF GS GS 14
 Timor-Leste × × × GS • × • • × × • 1
 Turkmenistan × × • • • • • GS • × • • × • • • 1
 United Arab Emirates • • • 2nd GS GS • • • QF • • SF QF • • QF × • QF GS 9
 Uzbekistan GS GS • • 4th GS • QF 2nd 1st QF QF • SF 1st SF 12
 Vietnam × × × × × × × × 4th GS GS GS • GS • • QF GS GS GS QF 10
 Yemen × • • • × × 2nd • GS DQ • GS • GS GS QF GS GS 8

Summary (1985–2026)

Rank Team Part M W D L GF GA GD Points
1  Japan 18 86 54 14 18 215 98 +117 176
2  South Korea 17 78 42 17 19 167 81 +86 143
3  China 17 71 31 17 23 123 92 +31 110
4  Iran 13 59 30 11 18 111 67 +44 101
5  Qatar 12 52 28 12 12 85 52 +33 96
6  Uzbekistan 12 56 27 12 17 99 99 0 93
7  North Korea 12 58 24 16 18 95 72 +23 88
8  Saudi Arabia 14 58 24 11 19 95 64 +31 83
9  Oman 11 46 20 7 19 79 68 +11 67
10  Iraq 10 44 19 9 16 61 49 +12 66
11  Australia 9 37 20 4 13 73 56 +17 64
12  Thailand 14 53 17 1 28 73 89 −16 59
13  Bahrain 7 33 13 8 12 53 46 +7 47
14  United Arab Emirates 9 32 11 10 14 57 62 –5 43
15  Syria 6 27 10 9 8 39 33 +6 39
16  Tajikistan 6 26 9 8 9 36 55 −19 35
17  Yemen 9 30 9 7 14 35 42 −7 34
18  Vietnam 10 35 8 8 19 40 80 −40 32
19  India 10 32 6 7 19 36 75 −39 25
20  Indonesia 8 28 6 5 17 25 64 −36 23
21  Malaysia 6 19 5 2 12 21 41 −20 17
22  Kuwait 6 22 4 3 15 28 50 −22 15
23  Bangladesh 6 20 3 3 14 16 59 −43 12
24  Myanmar 5 15 2 3 10 14 43 −29 9
25  Jordan 3 10 1 4 5 8 23 −15 7
26  Laos 3 9 2 0 7 11 25 −14 6
27    Nepal 3 10 1 2 7 6 31 −25 5
28  Kyrgyzstan 1 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 3
29  Afghanistan 3 9 1 0 8 4 34 −30 3
30  South Yemen 1 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
31  Singapore 2 6 0 2 4 3 18 −15 2
32  Pakistan 1 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
33  Hong Kong 1 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
34  Timor-Leste 1 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
35  Turkmenistan 1 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0

Men's U-17 World Cup qualifiers

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • R16 – Round of 16
  • R32 – Round of 32
  • GS – Group stage
  •      – Hosts
  •      – Not affiliated to AFC
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
Team
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025
2026		 Total
 Australia OFC member R16 R16 R16 Q 4
 Bahrain 4th GS 2
 China QF GS GS GS GS QF Q 7
 India GS 1
 Indonesia GS GS 2
 Iran GS R16 R16 QF R16 5
 Iraq GS R16 2
 Japan QF GS GS GS GS QF R16 R16 R16 R16 QF Q 12
 North Korea QF R16 GS R16 GS R16 6
 Oman 4th QF GS 3
 Qatar GS QF 4th GS GS QF GS GS Q 9
 Saudi Arabia QF GS 1st GS Q 5
 South Korea QF GS GS QF R16 QF GS R32 8
 Syria R16 GS 2
 Tajikistan Part of Soviet Union R16 GS GS Q 4
 Thailand GS GS 2
 United Arab Emirates GS R16 GS GS 4
 Uzbekistan Part of Soviet Union QF R16 QF R16 Q 5
 Yemen GS 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions". Asian Football Confederation. 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". Asian Football Confederation. 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Pivotal reforms approved by AFC Competitions Committee". Asian Football Confederation. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. ^ "亚洲冠军让他们成焦点 国少小将成"抢手货"-亚洲冠军,国少,U17-北方网-体育节拍". sports.enorth.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2026-01-22. Retrieved 2026-01-22.

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