AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

The AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup is an association football tournament for women's national teams under the age of 20, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) every two years, and serves as a qualifying competition for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. It was first played in 2002 as the AFC U-19 Women's Championship with an upper age limit of 19. Starting from the 2022 edition, the age limit was raised to 20. Moreover, the tournament was rebranded from the "AFC U-19 Women's Championship" to the "AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup".

The current champion is Japan, which won the 2026 final 1–0 against North Korea. Japan is also the most successful team in the tournament, having won seven titles.

Format In 2002 and 2004 no qualifying round was played, with all teams directly participating in the group stage. Qualifying rounds were introduced starting from the 2006 edition, with eight teams qualifying to the final tournament. The eight teams were divided into two groups of four, with the top two teams qualifying to the semi-finals. In 2011 and 2013 the teams were reduced to six, which all played a single round-robin tournament. In 2015, the pre-2011 format was reinstated.

In 2026, the tournament was expanded from 8 to 12 teams.

History

Results

EditionYearHostsFinalThird place matchChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place120022–1 4–1220043–04–0320061–03–2420071–01–0520092–11–062011round-robinround-robin72013round-robinround-robin820150–0 4–0920171–03–01020192–19–1 —2022Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic1120242–11–01220261–0132028142030

Teams reaching the top four NationChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth place7 (2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2026)2 (2007, 2024) –2 (2006, 2013)2 (2007, 2024)7 (2006, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2026)2 (2004, 2009)1 (2002)2 (2004, 2013)1 (2009)2 (2015, 2019)3 (2007, 2011, 2024)1 (2006)1 (2004)5 (2002, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017)2 (2009, 2015)–1 (2002)––––2 (2006, 2024)2 (2017, 2019)–––1 (2004)

Overall team records In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. .

RankTeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints11156435820232+17013421153379718931+158120311502941715854+10491411522591815759+98845939171217780–352672461173173−42198310307958−499962030173084−549104142012958−496115151113777−704121310248−431313102217−1531426105242−4031526105445−4131613003229−2701713003129−2801826003054−5401925005181−800

Comprehensive team results Legend: – Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – Semi-finals QF – Quarter-finals GS – Group stage – Did not qualify – Did not enter / Withdrew – Country did not exist or national team was inactive – Hosts q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team2002(12)2004(15)2006(8)2007(8)2009(8)2011(6)2013(6)2015(8)2017(8)2019(8)2024(8)2026(12)Total OFC member3rd GS GS 5th 5th GS 4th 4th 3rd QF 10×ו×ו•×ו•GS1 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd GS GS SF 12 2nd QF • GS GS • • • • • GS GS 6 GS GS × • × × × × × • • • 2 GS GS • • × × • • • • • • 2 GS QF GS • • • • • • • • GS 4 × × × × • • • GS • • • • 1 1st QF 4th 2nd 1st 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 12 × × GS • • • • • • • • GS 2 × GS GS × × × × × × • • • 2 GS × • GS • • 6th • • GS • • 4 × GS • • • • • • • • • • 1 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 12 × GS × × • • • × × × • × 1 GS GS • • • × × • × • • • 2 GS 1st GS 4th 2nd 4th 1st 3rd GS 3rd 4th SF 12 GS 4th • GS GS • • GS GS GS • QF 8 GS GS • × × • • GS GS • GS QF 6 × QF × • GS 6th • • GS GS GS QF 7

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup results Legend – Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place QF – Quarter-finals R2 – Round 2 (since 2024: knockout round of 16) GS – Group stage – Hosts q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown. Team2002(12)2004(12)2006(16)2008(16)2010(16)2012(16)2014(16)2016(16)2018(16)2022(16)2024(24)2026(24)Total QFQFGS••••••GSGS• 5 •2nd2ndGS•GSGS•GS••R2 7 GS••••••••••• 1 QF••QFGS3rd•3rd1st2nd 2ndR2 9 •GS••QFQFQFGS•GS1stq 8 •R1••3rdQFQFGS•GSR2QF 7 •GS•••••••••• 1

Awards TournamentMost Valuable PlayerTop goalscorer(s)GoalsBest goalkeeperFair play award 2006 Kim Song-hui Ma Xiaoxu 10 not awarded 2007 Ra Un-sim Ra Un-sim 4 2009 Mana Iwabuchi Mana Iwabuchi Ji So-yun 4 2011 Mai Kyokawa Mai Kyokawa Yun Hyon-hi 5 2013 Jang Sel-gi Jang Sel-gi 8 2015 Rikako Kobayashi Ri Un-sim 6 2017 Sung Hyang-sim Sung Hyang-sim 6 2019 Oto Kanno Kang Ji-woo 7 2024 Chae Un-yong Maya Hijikata 4 Chae Un-gyong 2026 Noa Fukushima Pak Ok-i 7 Pak Ju-gyong

See also AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup AFC U-20 Asian Cup FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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External links

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