The following is a list of squads for each national team competing at the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup. The tournament is taking place in Thailand from 1–18 April 2026. It is the 12th biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation for the women's under-20 national teams of Asia.
Players born between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2010 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team had to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers (regulation articles 21.2 and 26.3).
The age listed for each player is on 1 April 2026, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team.
Group A
Bangladesh Head coach: Peter Butler
The following 23 players were named in the squad for the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup.
China Head coach: Colin Bell
Thailand Head coach: Nuengrutai Srathongvian
Vietnam Head coach: Masahiko Okiyama
Vietnam announced their 30-player training squad on 24 February 2026.
Group B
Jordan Head coach: Hussam Abu-Raiyyash
Jordan announced their 23-player squad on 23 March 2026.
North Korea Head coach: Han Chol-hak
South Korea Head coach: Park Yoon-jeong
South Korea announced their 23-player squad on 13 March 2026.
Uzbekistan Head coach: Vladimir Panov
Group C
Australia Head coach: Alex Epakis
Australia announced their 23-player squad on 24 March 2026. On 1 April 2026, Clara Hoarau withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Caley Tallon-Henniker.
Chinese Taipei Head coach: Hsieh Chih-chun
India Head coach: Joakim Alexandersson
India announced their 24-player travelling squad on 20 March 2026. The final 23-player squad will be announced closer to the tournament.
Japan Head coach:
Japan announced their 23-player squad on 17 March 2026. On 21 March, withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Korin Sakata.
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