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 place119850–0 1–07219860–02–08319882–01–110419902–05–07519922–2 2–18619941–0 3–210719961–00–010819981–1 5–110920001–04–2101020021–11–0121120041–02–1161220064–2 3–3 15EditionYearHostFinalLosing semi-finalists1ChampionsScoreRunners-up1320082–1 and 161420102–0 and 161520121–1 and 161620142–1 and 161720160–0 and 161820181–0 and 16 —2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic1920233–0 and 162020252–0 and 162120263–2 and 15222027232028242029 Notes 1 No third-place match was played.

Most successful national teams TeamChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeSemi-finalistsTotal 5 (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023, 2026)1 (2012)1 (2000)1 (1996)3 (2008, 2010, 2016)112 (1986, 2002)3 (2008, 2014, 2023) —1 (1998)2 (2018, 2025)82 (2010, 2014)2 (2004, 2006)—2 (1986, 1992)2 (2016, 2025)82 (1992, 2004)1 (2026)3 (1988, 1990, 2002) ——62 (1985, 1988) 1 (2025) 2 (1986, 1992) — —62 (2012, 2025)1 (2010) —1 (2002)2 (2023, 2026)62 (1996, 2000) —1 (1994) — —31 (1990)5 (1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1998)1 (2004) — —71 (2008)2 (2000, 2016) —1 (2004)2 (2012, 2023)61 (1998)1 (1996) —1 (1985) —31 (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 — — — —4 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2026)4Total (20 editions)212112121884 Note: Results as hosts in bold.

Awards TournamentBest player Top goal scorerGoalsFair play award2002 United Arab Emirates Cha Gi-sukUnknown2004 Japan Wang Dalei Yusef Ahmed 7Unknown2006 Singapore Yoichiro Kakitani Mohamad Jaafar 62008 Uzbekistan Lee Jong-ho Kaveh Rezaei62010 Uzbekistan Timur Khakimov Timur Khakimov5Not awarded2012 Iran Taro Sugimoto Hwang Hee-chan5Not awarded2014 Thailand Lee Seung-woo Lee Seung-woo52016 India Mohammed Dawood Mohammed Dawood62018 Malaysia Jun Nishikawa Luqman Hakim52023 Thailand Gaku Nawata Gaku Nawata52025 Saudi Arabia Sadriddin Khasanov Asilbek Aliev52026 Saudi Arabia Maki Kitahara Maki Kitahara6

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

Nation 1985 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2023 2025 2026 Total × × × × × × × × × × • × × • DQ • • GS GS GS • 3 • QF SF QF SF GS SF QF GS SF 9 • GS 2nd • GS 4th 3rd 3rd • • • • GS • • • • • • • • 7 × GS • • GS • • GS GS × GS GS DQ • • × • • • • • 6 GS • 3rd 3rd 1st GS GS • GS 3rd 1st QF GS GS GS GS • • GS GS 2nd 17 × • • • × • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • •• 1 • • • GS • • GS • • QF GS • GS • GS • GS QF GS • GS 10 × GS GS 4th • • • • • • • • GS GS • • × QF • QF GS 8 × • • • • • GS GS 2nd × 4th QF 1st GS SF QF 2nd GS SF GS • 133rd • 4th × × GS × GS • • QF GS DQ QF SF • 1st GS • • • 10 GS • GS × • 1st 4th GS 3rd GS GS 1st SF SF 2nd QF SF 1st 1st QF 1st 18 × • • GS • • • • • • • • • QF × • • GS • • • 3 •• • • • • • • • GS • QF • • GS QF GS × × • • • 5 × × • • • • • DQ • • • GS • • • • 1 × × × × × × • • • • GS DQ • • GS • • • GS • • 3 × • • • • • × • • • GS • GS • • QF GS GS GS • • 6 × GS × × × × × • GS GS • GS × • • • • • • • GS 5 • × • • • × × • GS × • GS • • • GS × • • • • 3 × 4th GS • 4th • • GS × • 2nd 2nd DQ 1st GS 1st SF QF × SF × 12 × • • • × 3rd 1st GS 1st × QF • • GS GS GS QF QF • GS • 11 × × × × • × × • • GS × • • • • • × × × × • 12nd 2nd GS 1st 2nd 2nd • 2nd • QF 3rd • • • • GS • • GS • GS 121st 3rd 1st •• 3rd GS • • • • • QF QF • GS GS GS • QF 2nd QF 13 • • • • • • • • • • • GS GS • • • • • • • • 2 • 1st GS GS • GS GS 4th • 1st QF QF 2nd • QF 2nd GS SF 2nd SF QF 17 GS • • 1 • × × × × × × × × QF × 4th QF QF QF SF • • • • • 6 × × • • × • 3rd DQ GS • • • 2nd GS QF QF 64th • GS • GS • 2nd 1st GS × GS • • • GS GS GS GS QF GS GS 14 × × × GS • × • • × × • 1 × × • • • • • GS • × • • × • • • 1 • • • 2nd GS GS • • • QF • • SF QF • • QF × • QF GS 9 GS GS • • 4th GS • QF 2nd 1st QF QF • SF 1st SF 12 × × × × × × × × 4th GS GS GS • GS • • QF GS GS GS QF 10 × • • • × × 2nd • GS DQ • GS • GS GS QF GS GS 8

Summary (1985–2026) RankTeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints1188654141821598+1171762177842171916781+861433177131172312392+311104135930111811167+44101512522812128552+3396612562712179999093712582416189572+2388814582411199564+318391146207197968+1167101044199166149+126611937204137356+1764121453171287389−165913733138125346+747149321110145762–5431562710983933+639166269893655−19351793097143542−73418103588194080−403219103267193675−39252082865172564−36232161952122141−20172262243152850−22152362033141659−43122451523101443−29925310145823−15726392071125−14627310127631−2552813102211−932939108434−303301302145−123126024318−152321301226−41331300306−60341300319−803513003112−110

Men's U-17 World Cup qualifiers Legend 1st – Champions 2nd – Runners-up 3rd – Third place 4th – Fourth place QF – Quarter-finals R16 – Round of 16 R32 – Round of 32 GS – Group stage      – Hosts      – Not affiliated to AFC Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

Team 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023 2025 2026 Total OFC member R16 R16 R16 Q 4 4th GS 2 QF GS GS GS GS QF Q 7 GS 1 GS GS 2 GS R16 R16 QF R16 5 GS R16 2 QF GS GS GS GS QF R16 R16 R16 R16 QF Q 12 QF R16 GS R16 GS R16 6 4th QF GS 3 GS QF 4th GS GS QF GS GS Q 9 QF GS 1st GS Q 5 QF GS GS QF R16 QF GS R32 8 R16 GS 2 Part of Soviet Union R16 GS GS Q 4 GS GS 2 GS R16 GS GS 4 Part of Soviet Union QF R16 QF R16 Q 5 GS 1

See also AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup AFC U-20 Asian Cup AFC U-23 Asian Cup

References

Sources Garin, Erik; Stokkermans, Karel. "Asian U-16 Championships". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

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