2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship

2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
ฟุตบอลหญิงชิงชนะเลิศแห่งเอเชีย รุ่นอายุไม่เกิน 16 ปี 2017
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates10–23 September[1]
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (3rd title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place Japan
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored69 (4.31 per match)
Attendance6,276 (392 per match)
Top scorer(s)North Korea Kim Kyong-yong (9 goals)
Best player(s)North Korea Kim Kyong-yong
Fair play award Japan
2015
2019

The 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship was the 7th edition of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-16 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in Thailand between 10 and 23 September 2017,[2] with a total of eight teams competing.

The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay as the AFC representatives.[3]

  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2017" (PDF). AFC. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Jordan to host AFC Women's Asian Cup 2018 finals". AFC. 4 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Circular #1565 - FIFA women's tournaments 2018-2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2016.