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AFC U-17 Asian Cup

FieldValue
logoFile:AFC U-17 Asian Cup logo.svg
imagesize200px
organiserAFC
founded
regionAsia (including Australia)
number of teams16
current champions(2nd title)
most successful team(4 titles)
current2026 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. Moreover, the tournament would also be rebranded from the "AFC U-16 Championship" to the "AFC U-17 Asian Cup".

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

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
EditionYearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teamsChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
11985QAT****0–0
1–07
21986****0–0
2–08
31988THA****2–01–1
10
41990UAE****2–05–07
51992KSA****2–2
2–18
61994QAT****1–03–210
71996THA****1–00–0
10
81998QAT****1–1
5–110
92000VIE****1–04–210
102002UAE****1–1
1–012
112004JPN****1–02–116
122006SIN****4–23–3
15
132008UZB****2–1and16
142010****2–0and16
152012IRN****1–1
and16
162014THA****2–1{{fbu-big17KORand16
172016IND****0–0
and16
182018MAS****1–0and16
192023THA****3–0and16
202025KSA****2–0and16
21202616
222027
232028

;Notes:

  • No third-place match was played.

Most successful national teams

TeamChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeSemi-finalistsTotalTotal (20 editions)202012121680
4 (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023)1 (2012)1 (2000)1 (1996)3 (2008, 2010, 2016)10
2 (1986, 2002)3 (2008, 2014, 2023)—1 (1998)2 (2018, 2025)8
2 (2010, 2014)2 (2004, 2006)—2 (1986, 1992)2 (2016, 2025)8
2 (1985, 1988)1 (2025)2 (1986, 1992)——6
2 (2012, 2025)1 (2010)—1 (2002)1 (2023)5
2 (1992, 2004)—3 (1988, 1990, 2002)——5
2 (1996, 2000)—1 (1994)——3
1 (1990)5 (1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1998)1 (2004)——7
1 (2008)2 (2000, 2016)—1 (2004)2 (2012, 2023)6
1 (1998)1 (1996)—1 (1985)—3
1 (2016)—1 (1985)1 (1988)1 (2012)4
—1 (1988)2 (1996, 1998)1 (1994)—4
—1 (2018)1 (2006)——2
—1 (1990)——1 (2008)2
—1 (2002)———1
———1 (2006)1 (2014)2
———1 (1990)—1
———1 (2000)—1
————3 (2010, 2014, 2018)3

Note:

  • Results as hosts in bold.

Awards

TournamentBest playerTop goal scorerGoalsFair play award
2002 United Arab EmiratesCha Gi-sukUnknown
2004 JapanDalei WangYusef Ahmed7Unknown
2006 SingaporeYoichiro KakitaniMohamad Jaafar6
2008 UzbekistanLee Jong-hoKaveh Rezaei6
2010 UzbekistanTimur KhakimovTimur Khakimov5Not awarded
2012 IranTaro SugimotoHwang Hee-chan5Not awarded
2014 ThailandLee Seung-wooLee Seung-woo5
2016 IndiaMohammed DawoodMohammed Dawood6
2018 MalaysiaJun NishikawaLuqman Hakim5
2023 ThailandGaku NawataGaku Nawata5
2025 Saudi ArabiaSadriddin KhasanovAsilbek Aliev5

Participating nations

;Legend:

  • – Champions
  • – Runners-up
  • – Third place
  • – Fourth place
  • – 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
  • — Country not affiliated to AFC at that time
  • — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
  •  – Hosts

  •  – Not affiliated to FIFA
NationQAT
1985QAT
1986THA
1988UAE
1990KSA
1992QAT
1994THA
1996QAT
1998VIE
2000UAE
2002JPN
2004SIN
2006UZB
2008UZB
2010IRN
2012THA
2014IND
2016MAS
2018THA
2023KSA
2025Total
×××××××××ו×וDQ••GSGSGS3
•QFSFQFSFGSSFQFGS8
•GS2nd•GS4th3rd3rd••••GS•••••••7
×GS••GS••GSGS×GSGSDQ••×••••6
GS•3rd3rd1stGSGS•GS3rd1stQFGSGSGSGS••GSGS16
ו••×••••••••••GS••••1
•••GS••GS••QFGS•GS•GS•GSQFGS•9
×GSGS4th••••••••GSGS••×QF•QF7
ו••••GSGS2nd×4thQF1stGSSFQF2ndGSSFGS13
3rd•4th××GS×GS••QFGSDQQFSF•1stGS••10
GS•GSו1st4thGS3rdGSGS1stSFSF2ndQFSF1st1stQF17
ו•GS•••••••••QFו•GS••3
•••••••••GS•QF••GSQFGS×ו•5
×ו••••DQ•••GS•••1
×××××ו•••GSDQ••GS•••GS•3
ו••••×•••GS•GS••QFGSGSGS•6
×GS××××וGSGS•GSו••••••4
•×•••×וGSוGS•••GSו••3
×4thGS•4th••GSו2nd2ndDQ1stGS1stSFQF×SF12
ו••×3rd1stGS1st×QF••GSGSGSQFQF•GS11
×××ו×ו•GSו••••××××1
2nd2ndGS1st2nd2nd•2nd•QF3rd••••GS••GS•11
1st3rd1st••3rdGS•••••QFQF•GSGSGS•QF2nd12
•••••••••••GSGS•••••••2
•1stGSGS•GSGS4th•1stQFQF2nd•QF2ndGSSF2ndSF16
GS••1
•××××××××QF×4thQFQFQFSF••••6
×ו•×•3rdDQGS•••2ndGSQF5
4th•GS•GS•2nd1stGS×GS•••GSGSGSGSQFGS13
×××GS•×••××1
×ו••••GS•×••×••1
•••2ndGSGS•••QF••SFQF••QFוQF8
GSGS••4thGS•QF2nd1stQFQF•SF1st11
××××××××4thGSGSGS•GS••QFGSGSGS9
ו••××2nd•GSDQ•GS•GSGSQFGS7

Summary (1985–2025)

Rankwidth="200"TeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

Men's U-17 World Cup qualifiers

;Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • R2 – Round 2
  • GS – Group stage
  •  – Hosts

  •  – Not affiliated to AFC
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
TeamCHN
1985Canada
1987Scotland
1989Italy
1991JPN
1993Ecuador
1995Egypt
1997NZL
1999TRI
2001Finland
2003Peru
2005KOR
2007Nigeria
2009Mexico
2011UAE
2013Chile
2015IND
2017Brazil
2019IDN
2023QAT
2025Total
OFC memberR2R2R23
4thGS2
QFGSGSGSGSQF6
GS1
GSQ2
GSR2R2QFR25
GSR22
QFGSGSGSGSQFR2R2R2R2Q11
QFR2GSR2GSQ6
4thQFGS3
GSQF4thGSGSQFGSQ8
QFGS1stQ4
QFGSGSQFR2QFGSQ8
R2GS2
Part of Soviet UnionR2GSQ3
GSGS2
GSR2GSQ4
Part of Soviet UnionQFR2QFQ4
GS1

References

Sources

References

  1. (26 November 2018). "AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions". Asian Football Confederation.
  2. (2 October 2020). "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". Asian Football Confederation.
  3. (24 May 2024). "Pivotal reforms approved by AFC Competitions Committee". Asian Football Confederation.
  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".
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