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 was 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 2024 final 2–1 against

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

Format

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

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

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

and

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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

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. From 2015 onwards, the pre-2011 format was recovered. From 2026 on, the tournament will be expanded from 8 to 12 teams.

History

Results

Performance by country

Awards

Summary (2002–2024)

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.

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup results

;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place *QF – Quarter-finals *GS – Group stage * – 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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Afc U-19 Women's Championship Under-19 association football competitions Asian Football Confederation competitions for women's national teams Recurring sporting events established in 2002