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2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

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The 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup will be the 12th edition of the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC U-20 Women's Championship and AFC U-19 Women's Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-20 national teams of Asia. The tournament is scheduled to be held in Thailand between 1–18 April 2026. For the first time, a total of twelve teams will compete in the tournament and there will be no third place playoff. The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Poland as the AFC representatives. DPR Korea are the defending champions.

Infobox

Host country
Thailand
Dates
1–18 April 2026
Teams
12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue
3 (in 2 host cities)

Tables

· Qualification › Qualified teams
Thailand
Thailand
Team
Thailand
Qualified as
Hosts
Date of qualification
14 April 2025
App.
8th
Last
2019
Previous best performance
Fourth place (2004)
North Korea
North Korea
Team
North Korea
Qualified as
Group A winners
Date of qualification
10 August 2025
App.
12th
Last
2024
Previous best performance
Champions (2007, 2024)
Vietnam
Vietnam
Team
Vietnam
Qualified as
Group B winners
Date of qualification
7th
App.
2024
Last
Quarter-finalists (2004)
Australia
Australia
Team
Australia
Qualified as
Group C winners
Date of qualification
10th
App.
2024
Last
Third place (2006, 2024)
India
India
Team
India
Qualified as
Group D winners
Date of qualification
4th
App.
2006
Last
Quarter-finalists (2004)
China
China
Team
China
Qualified as
Group E winners
Date of qualification
12th
App.
2024
Last
Champions (2006)
Japan
Japan
Team
Japan
Qualified as
Group F winners
Date of qualification
12th
App.
2024
Last
Champions (2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Team
Uzbekistan
Qualified as
Group G winners
Date of qualification
6th
App.
2024
Last
Group stage (2002, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2024)
South Korea
South Korea
Team
South Korea
Qualified as
Group H winners
Date of qualification
12th
App.
2024
Last
Champions (2004, 2013)
Jordan
Jordan
Team
Jordan
Qualified as
Best runners-up
Date of qualification
2nd
App.
2006
Last
Group stage (2006)
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Team
Bangladesh
Qualified as
2nd best runners-up
Date of qualification
1st
App.
Debut
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Team
Chinese Taipei
Qualified as
3rd best runners-up
Date of qualification
6th
App.
2024
Last
Runners-up (2002)
Team
Qualified as
Date of qualification
App.
Last
Previous best performance
Thailand
Hosts
14 April 2025
8th
2019
Fourth place (2004)
North Korea
Group A winners
10 August 2025
12th
2024
Champions (2007, 2024)
Vietnam
Group B winners
7th
2024
Quarter-finalists (2004)
Australia
Group C winners
10th
2024
Third place (2006, 2024)
India
Group D winners
4th
2006
Quarter-finalists (2004)
China
Group E winners
12th
2024
Champions (2006)
Japan
Group F winners
12th
2024
Champions (2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Uzbekistan
Group G winners
6th
2024
Group stage (2002, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2024)
South Korea
Group H winners
12th
2024
Champions (2004, 2013)
Jordan
Best runners-up
2nd
2006
Group stage (2006)
Bangladesh
2nd best runners-up
1st
Debut
Chinese Taipei
3rd best runners-up
6th
2024
Runners-up (2002)
· Draw
Thailand (hosts) North Korea Japan
Thailand (hosts) North Korea Japan
Pot 1
Thailand (hosts) North Korea Japan
Pot 2
Australia South Korea China
Pot 3
Chinese Taipei Vietnam Uzbekistan
Pot 4
Jordan India Bangladesh
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
Thailand (hosts) North Korea Japan
Australia South Korea China
Chinese Taipei Vietnam Uzbekistan
Jordan India Bangladesh
· Venues
Rajamangala Stadium
Rajamangala Stadium
Bangkok
Rajamangala Stadium
Pathum Thani
Thammasat Stadium
Pathum Thani
Pathum Thani Stadium
Capacity: 51,560
Capacity: 51,560
Bangkok
Capacity: 51,560
Pathum Thani
Capacity: 25,000
Pathum Thani
Capacity: 15,114
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· Group stage › Group A
1
1
Pos
1
Team
Thailand (H)
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
Qualification
Knockout stage
2
2
Pos
2
Team
China
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
3
3
Pos
3
Team
Vietnam
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
Qualification
Possible knockout stage
4
4
Pos
4
Team
Bangladesh
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Thailand (H)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Knockout stage
2
China
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Vietnam
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Possible knockout stage
4
Bangladesh
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
· Group stage › Group B
1
1
Pos
1
Team
North Korea
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
Qualification
Knockout stage
2
2
Pos
2
Team
South Korea
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
3
3
Pos
3
Team
Uzbekistan
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
Qualification
Possible knockout stage
4
4
Pos
4
Team
Jordan
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
North Korea
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Knockout stage
2
South Korea
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Uzbekistan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Possible knockout stage
4
Jordan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
· Group stage › Group C
1
1
Pos
1
Team
Japan
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
Qualification
Knockout stage
2
2
Pos
2
Team
Australia
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
3
3
Pos
3
Team
Chinese Taipei
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
Qualification
Possible knockout stage
4
4
Pos
4
Team
India
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Japan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Knockout stage
2
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Chinese Taipei
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Possible knockout stage
4
India
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
· Group stage › Ranking of third-place teams
1
1
Pos
1
Grp
A
Team
A3
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
Qualification
Knockout stage
2
2
Pos
2
Grp
B
Team
B3
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
3
3
Pos
3
Grp
C
Team
C3
Pld
0
W
0
D
0
L
0
GF
0
GA
0
GD
0
Pts
0
Pos
Grp
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
A
A3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Knockout stage
2
B
B3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
C
C3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
· Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
TBD
TBD
Team
TBD
Qualified on
April 2026
TBD
TBD
Team
TBD
Qualified on
April 2026
TBD
TBD
Team
TBD
Qualified on
April 2026
TBD
TBD
Team
TBD
Qualified on
April 2026
Team
Qualified on
Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
TBD
April 2026
TBD
April 2026
TBD
April 2026
TBD
April 2026
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