The 2027 AFC U-17 Asian Cup will be the 22nd edition of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC U-17 Championship and AFC U-16 Championship), the annual international youth association football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-17 national teams of Asia. It was originally intended to be the third of four consecutive U-17 Asian Cups held in Saudi Arabia from 2025 to 2028. However, on July 30, 2026, AFC announced that the hosting rights have been transferred to Uzbekistan, and Saudi Arabia will be compensated by hosting the 2029 edition.
The top eight teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the AFC representatives.
Japan were the defending champions, having won their fifth title in 2026.
Qualification
The host country of the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Qatar) and the top eight teams of the 2026 U-17 Asian Cup (which includes hosts Uzbekistan) qualified automatically, while the other seven teams will be decided by qualification, to be held between 8-20 November, 2026.
Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the tournament.
TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppearance(s)Previous best performance Hosts13th19942026 (2012, 2025)AFC teams at the 10th2008 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2026) 14th1985 (1985, 1988) 7th 2006 (2018) 19th1985 (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023, 2026) 18th1985 (1992, 2004) 11th2000 (2000) 18th1986 (1986, 2002) 13th1985 (1990) Key Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup The following nine teams from AFC qualified for the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar; Qatar automatically qualified as the hosts. Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup (1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2025, 2026) May 2027 May 2027 May 2027 May 2027 Key Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
External links AFC U17 Asian Cup at the-AFC.com