The AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup is an

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tournament for women's national teams under the age of 20, organized by the

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(AFC). It is organised by the

every two years, and serves as a qualifying competition for the

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. It was first played in 2002 as the AFC U-19 Women's Championship with an upper age limit of 19. Starting from the

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edition, the age limit was raised to 20. Moreover, the tournament will also be rebranded from the "AFC U-19 Women's Championship" to the "AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup". The current champion is

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, which won the 2019 final 2–1 against

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. Japan is also the most successful team in the tournament, having won six times.

Format

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and

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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

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and

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the teams were reduced to six, which all played a single

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. From 2015 onwards, the pre-2011 format was recovered.

History

Results

Performance by country

Medal summary

Awards

All-time results

As of 2017 Group Stage

Comprehensive team results

;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place *QF – Quarterfinals *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.

References

External links

* * at RSSSF.com Under-19 association football competitions Asian Football Confederation competitions for women's national teams Recurring sporting events established in 2002 {{Asia-footy-competition-stub