The 2027 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification will be the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2027 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, the 11th edition of the international women's under-17 football championship of Asia. Therefore, players born on or after 1 January 2010 will be eligible to participate.
A total of 12 teams will qualify to play in the final tournament in China. The host country China and the top three teams of the previous tournament in 2026 will qualify automatically, while the other eight teams will be decided by qualification, with the matches played between 5 and 11 October 2026.
Draw Of the 47 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member associations, a total of 30 teams entered the competition. The top four teams from the last edition, including the hosts China who qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, automatically qualified for the final tournament.
The draw was held on 16 July 2026, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The 30 teams were allocated to six groups of four teams and two groups of three teams, with teams seeded based on a points system derived from their final rankings across the previous three editions (overall ranking shown in parentheses). A further restriction was also applied, with the eight teams serving as qualification group hosts drawn into separate groups.
+Bye to the final tournament
+Teams entering the qualification roundPot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Notes Teams in bold advanced to the final tournament. (H): Qualification group hosts. (W): Withdrew after draw.
Did not enter
Groups Group A All matches will be held in Tajikistan. Times listed are UTC+5.
Group B All matches will be held in Singapore. Times listed are UTC+8.
Group C All matches will be held in Laos. Times listed are UTC+7.
Group D All matches will be held in Vietnam. Times listed are UTC+7.
Group E All matches will be held in Malaysia. Times listed are UTC+8.
Group F All matches will be held in Thailand. Times listed are UTC+7.
Group G All matches will be held in Myanmar. Times listed are UTC+6:30.
Group H All matches will be held in Uzbekistan. Times listed are UTC+5.
Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the 2027 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup.
Team Qualified as Date qualifiedAppearance Previous best performance Hosts 14 April 2025 (2005) 2026 champions 14 May 2026 (2007, 2015, 2017, 2024, 2026) 2026 runners-up (2005, 2011, 2013, 2019) 2026 fourth place (2009, 2019, 2026) Group A winners TBD TBD Group B winners TBD Group C winners TBD Group D winners TBD Group E winners TBD Group F winners TBD Group G winners TBD Group H winners TBD
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See also 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification 2027 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
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