The AFC U-17 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship, is a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
competition, organised by the
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...
(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 FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération ...
. The top 4 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 have proposed switching back to an under-17 tournament starting from 2023. Moreover, the tournament will also be rebranded from the "AFC U-16 Championship" to the "AFC U-17 Asian Cup".
Format
History
Results
Notes:
* ''a.e.t.'': after extra time
* ''p'': after penalty shoot-out
*
1 No third place match was played.
Successful national teams
Note:
* Results as hosts in bold.
Awards
Participating nations
;Legend
:
* – Champion
* – 2nd
* – 3rd
* – 4th
* – 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
Results (1985-2018)
Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers
;Legend
*
1st – Champions
*
2nd – Runners-up
*
3rd – Third place
*
4th – Fourth place
*QF – Quarterfinals
*R2 – Round 2
*R1 – Round 1
*
– Hosts
*
– Not affiliated to AFC
*q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
See also
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AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
The AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, founded as the AFC U-17 Women's Championship and later the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, before changing to its current name after the 2019 edition, is a biennial women's football tournament for youth teams organis ...
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FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération ...
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AFC U-20 Asian Cup
The AFC U-20 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship, is a biennial international association football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams ...
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AFC U-23 Asian Cup
The AFC U-23 Asian Cup, previously the AFC U-22 Championship (in 2013) and AFC U-23 Championship (between 2016 and 2020), is a biennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 n ...
References
Sources
*Garin, Erik; Stokkermans, Karel
"Asian U-16 Championships" Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
External links
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* http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/as-u16.html
{{DEFAULTSORT:Afc U-16 Championship
Under-16 association football
Asian Football Confederation competitions for national teams