AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Template other 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 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 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

Edition	Year	Host		Final				Third place match
				Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	1985	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia	0–0 Template:Aet Template:Pso	File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar		File:Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg Iraq	1–0	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
2	1986			File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea	0–0 Template:Pso	File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar		File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia	2–0	File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea
3	1988	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia	2–0	File:Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Bahrain		File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	1–1 Template:Pso	File:Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg Iraq
4	1990	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar	2–0	File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates		File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	5–0	File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
5	1992	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	2–2 Template:Aet Template:Pso	File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar		File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia	2–1	File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
6	1994	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan	1–0 Template:Aet	File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar		File:Old Flag of Oman.svg Oman	3–2	File:Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Bahrain
7	1996	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman	1–0	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand		File:Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Bahrain	0–0 Template:Pso	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
8	1998	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand	1–1 Template:Aet Template:Pso	File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar		File:Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Bahrain	5–1	File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea
9	2000	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman	1–0	File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran		File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	4–2	File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
10	2002	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea	1–1 Template:Pso	File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen		File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	1–0	File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
11	2004	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	1–0	File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea		File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar	2–1	File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
12	2006	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	4–2 Template:Aet	File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea		File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan	3–3 Template:Aet Template:Pso	File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Syria
Edition	Year	Host		Final				Losing semi-finalists1
				Champions	Score	Runners-up
13	2008	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran	2–1	File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea		Japan and United Arab Emirates
14	2010			File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	2–0	File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan		Australia and Japan
15	2012	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan	1–1 Template:Pso	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan		Iran and Iraq
16	2014	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	2–1	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea		Australia and Syria
17	2016	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq	0–0 Template:Pso	File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran		Japan and North Korea
18	2018	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	1–0	File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan		Australia and South Korea
—	2020	Template:Flagcountry		Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
19	2023	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	3–0	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea		Iran and Uzbekistan
20	2025	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan	2–0	File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia		North Korea and South Korea
21	2026
22	2027
23	2028

Notes:

• a.e.t.: after extra time
• p: after penalty shoot-out
• ¹ No third place match was played.

Most successful national teams

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Semi-finalists	Total
Japan	4 (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023)	1 (2012)	1 (2000)	1 (1996)	3 (2008, 2010, 2016)	10
South Korea	2 (1986, 2002)	3 (2008, 2014, 2023)	—	1 (1998)	2 (2018, 2025)	8
North Korea	2 (2010, 2014)	2 (2004, 2006)	—	2 (1986, 1992)	2 (2016, 2025)	8
Saudi Arabia	2 (1985, 1988)	1 (2025)	2 (1986, 1992)	—	—	6
Uzbekistan	2 (2012, 2025)	1 (2010)	—	1 (2002)	1 (2023)	5
China	2 (1992, 2004)	—	3 (1988, 1990, 2002)	—	—	5
Oman	2 (1996, 2000)	—	1 (1994)	—	—	3
Qatar	1 (1990)	5 (1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1998)	1 (2004)	—	—	7
Iran	1 (2008)	2 (2000, 2016)	—	1 (2004)	2 (2012, 2023)	6
Thailand	1 (1998)	1 (1996)	—	1 (1985)	—	3
Iraq	1 (2016)	—	1 (1985)	1 (1988)	1 (2012)	4
Bahrain	—	1 (1988)	2 (1996, 1998)	1 (1994)	—	4
Tajikistan	—	1 (2018)	1 (2006)	—	—	2
United Arab Emirates	—	1 (1990)	—	—	1 (2008)	2
Yemen	—	1 (2002)	—	—	—	1
Syria	—	—	—	1 (2006)	1 (2014)	2
Indonesia	—	—	—	1 (1990)	—	1
Vietnam	—	—	—	1 (2000)	—	1
Australia	—	—	—	—	3 (2010, 2014, 2018)	3
Total (20 editions)	20	20	12	12	16	80

Note:

• Results as hosts in bold.

Awards

Tournament	Best player	Top goal scorer	Goals	Fair play award
2002 United Arab Emirates	Template:Fbuicon Cha Gi-suk	Unknown		South Korea
2004 Japan	Unknown	Template:Fbuicon Yusef Ahmed	7	Unknown
2006 Singapore	Template:Fbuicon Yoichiro Kakitani	Template:Fbuicon Mohamad Jaafar	6	Japan
2008 Uzbekistan	Template:Fbuicon Lee Jong-ho	Template:Fbuicon Kaveh Rezaei	6	South Korea
2010 Uzbekistan	Template:Fbuicon Timur Khakimov	Template:Fbuicon Timur Khakimov	5	Not awarded
2012 Iran	Template:Fbuicon Taro Sugimoto	Template:Fbuicon Hwang Hee-chan	5	Not awarded
2014 Thailand	Template:Fbuicon Lee Seung-woo	Template:Fbuicon Lee Seung-woo	5	South Korea
2016 India	Template:Fbuicon Mohammed Dawood	Template:Fbuicon Mohammed Dawood	6	Iraq
2018 Malaysia	Template:Fbuicon Jun Nishikawa	Template:Fbuicon Luqman Hakim	5	Japan
2023 Thailand	Template:Fbuicon Gaku Nawata	Template:Fbuicon Gaku Nawata	5	Japan
2025 Saudi Arabia	Template:Fbuicon Sadriddin Khasanov	Template:Fbuicon Asilbek Aliev	5	Saudi Arabia

Participating nations

Legend:

• Template:Bg – Champions
• Template:Bg – Runners-up
• Template:Bg – Third place
• Template:Bg – Fourth place
• Template:Bg – 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
• Template:Bg — Country not affiliated to AFC at that time
• Template:Bg — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
•      – Hosts
•      – Not affiliated to FIFA

Nation	Template:Flagdeco 1985	Template:Flagdeco 1986	Template:Flagdeco 1988	Template:Flagdeco 1990	Template:Flagdeco 1992	Template:Flagdeco 1994	Template:Flagdeco 1996	Template:Flagdeco 1998	Template:Flagdeco 2000	Template:Flagdeco 2002	Template:Flagdeco 2004	Template:Flagdeco 2006	Template:Flagdeco 2008	Template:Flagdeco 2010	Template:Flagdeco 2012	Template:Flagdeco 2014	Template:Flagdeco 2016	Template:Flagdeco 2018	Template:Flagdeco 2023	Template:Flagdeco 2025	Total
Afghanistan	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	DQ	•	•	GS	GS	GS	3
Australia												•	QF	SF	QF	SF	GS	SF	QF	GS	8
Bahrain	•	GS	2nd	•	GS	4th	3rd	3rd	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7
Bangladesh	×	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	×	GS	GS	DQ	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	6
China	GS	•	3rd	3rd	1st	GS	GS	•	GS	3rd	1st	QF	GS	GS	GS	GS	•	•	GS	GS	16
Hong Kong	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	1
India	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	QF	GS	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	QF	GS	•	9
Indonesia	×	GS	GS	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	×	QF	•	QF	7
Iran	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	2nd	×	4th	QF	1st	GS	SF	QF	2nd	GS	SF	GS	13
Iraq	3rd	•	4th	×	×	GS	×	GS	•	•	QF	GS	DQ	QF	SF	•	1st	GS	•	•	10
Japan	GS	•	GS	×	•	1st	4th	GS	3rd	GS	GS	1st	SF	SF	2nd	QF	SF	1st	1st	QF	17
Jordan	×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	×	•	•	GS	•	•	3
Kuwait	••	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	QF	•	•	GS	QF	GS	×	×	•	•	5
Kyrgyzstan						×	×	•	•	•	•	•	DQ	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Laos	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	GS	DQ	•	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	3
Malaysia	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	QF	GS	GS	GS	•	6
Myanmar	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	•	GS	GS	•	GS	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4
Nepal	•	×	•	•	•	×	×	•	GS	×	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	×	•	•	•	3
North Korea	×	4th	GS	•	4th	•	•	GS	×	•	2nd	2nd	DQ	1st	GS	1st	SF	QF	×	SF	12
Oman	×	•	•	•	×	3rd	1st	GS	1st	×	QF	•	•	GS	GS	GS	QF	QF	•	GS	11
Pakistan	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	GS	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	1
Qatar	2nd	2nd	GS	1st	2nd	2nd	•	2nd	•	QF	3rd	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	11
Saudi Arabia	1st	3rd	1st	••	3rd	GS	•	•	•	•	•	QF	QF	•	GS	GS	GS	•	QF	2nd	12
Singapore	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
South Korea	•	1st	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	4th	•	1st	QF	QF	2nd	•	QF	2nd	GS	SF	2nd	SF	16
South Yemen	GS	•	•																		1
Syria	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	QF	×	4th	QF	QF	QF	SF	•	•	•	•	6
Tajikistan						×	×	•	•	×	•	3rd	DQ	GS	•	•	•	2nd	GS	QF	5
Thailand	4th	•	GS	•	GS	•	2nd	1st	GS	×	GS	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	QF	GS	13
Timor-Leste											×	×	×	GS	•	×	•	•	×	×	1
Turkmenistan						×	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	1
United Arab Emirates	•	•	•	2nd	GS	GS	•	•	•	QF	•	•	SF	QF	•	•	QF	×	•	QF	8
Uzbekistan						GS	GS	•	•	4th	GS	•	QF	2nd	1st	QF	QF	•	SF	1st	11
Vietnam	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	4th	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	•	•	QF	GS	GS	GS	9
Yemen				×	•	•	•	×	×	2nd	•	GS	DQ	•	GS	•	GS	GS	QF	GS	7

Summary (1985–2025)

Rank	Team	Part	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Japan	17	80	49	13	18	197	92	+105	160
2	South Korea	16	74	41	14	19	160	77	+83	137
3	Iran	13	59	30	11	18	111	67	+44	101
4	China	16	65	28	17	20	113	85	+28	101
5	Qatar	11	49	27	12	10	82	47	+35	93
6	North Korea	12	58	24	16	18	95	72	+23	88
7	Saudi Arabia	13	54	25	10	19	90	58	+32	85
8	Uzbekistan	11	52	25	10	17	91	96	−5	85
9	Oman	11	46	20	7	19	79	68	+11	67
10	Iraq	10	44	19	9	16	61	49	+12	66
11	Australia	8	33	18	4	11	66	52	+14	58
12	Thailand	13	50	17	7	26	71	84	−13	58
13	Bahrain	7	33	13	8	12	53	46	+7	47
14	United Arab Emirates	8	31	11	9	11	51	52	–1	42
15	Syria	6	27	10	9	8	39	33	+6	39
16	Yemen	8	27	8	6	13	32	39	−7	30
17	Tajikistan	5	22	7	7	8	28	45	−17	28
18	Vietnam	9	31	6	8	17	35	71	−36	26
19	India	9	30	6	7	17	36	68	−32	25
20	Indonesia	8	25	5	5	15	23	59	−36	20
21	Malaysia	6	19	5	2	12	21	41	−20	17
22	Kuwait	6	22	4	3	15	28	50	−22	15
23	Bangladesh	6	20	3	3	14	16	59	−43	12
24	Myanmar	4	12	2	2	8	12	36	−24	8
25	Jordan	3	10	1	4	5	8	23	−15	7
26	Laos	3	9	2	0	7	11	25	−14	6
27	Nepal	3	10	1	2	7	6	31	−25	5
28	Kyrgyzstan	1	3	1	0	2	2	11	−9	3
29	Afghanistan	3	9	1	0	8	4	34	−30	3
30	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = South Yemen	flag alias = Flag of South Yemen.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }}||1||3||0||2||1||4||5||−1||2
31	Singapore	2	6	0	2	4	3	18	−15	2
32	Pakistan	1	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1
33	Hong Kong	1	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0
34	Timor-Leste	1	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0
35	Turkmenistan	1	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Men's U-17 World Cup qualifiers

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• QF – Quarter-finals
• R2 – Round 2
• GS – Group stage
•      – Hosts
•      – Not affiliated to AFC
• Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

Team	Template:Flagicon 1985	Template:Flagicon 1987	Template:Flagicon 1989	Template:Flagicon 1991	Template:Flagicon 1993	Template:Flagicon 1995	Template:Flagicon 1997	Template:Flagicon 1999	Template:Flagicon 2001	Template:Flagicon 2003	Template:Flagicon 2005	Template:Flagicon 2007	Template:Flagicon 2009	Template:Flagicon 2011	Template:Flagicon 2013	Template:Flagicon 2015	Template:Flagicon 2017	Template:Flagicon 2019	Template:Flagicon 2023	Template:Flagicon 2025	Total
Australia	OFC member													R2		R2		R2			3
Bahrain			4th				GS														2
China	QF		GS	GS	GS					GS	QF										6
India																	GS				1
Indonesia																			GS	Q	2
Iran									GS				R2		R2		QF		R2		5
Iraq															GS		R2				2
Japan					QF	GS			GS			GS	GS	QF	R2		R2	R2	R2	Q	11
North Korea											QF	R2		GS		R2	GS			Q	6
Oman						4th	QF		GS												3
Qatar	GS	QF		4th	GS	GS		QF			GS									Q	8
Saudi Arabia	QF	GS	1st																	Q	4
South Korea		QF								GS		GS	QF			R2		QF	GS	Q	8
Syria												R2				GS					2
Tajikistan	Part of Soviet Union											R2						GS		Q	3
Thailand							GS	GS													2
United Arab Emirates				GS									R2		GS					Q	4
Uzbekistan	Part of Soviet Union													QF	R2				QF	Q	4
Yemen										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.

External links

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