| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 3–20 April |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | TBD |
← 2023 2026 → | |
The 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup will be the 20th edition of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-17 national teams of Asia.
On 24 May 2024, the AFC announced that Saudi Arabia would host the tournament.[1]
A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament. The top eight teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the AFC representatives besides Qatar who qualified automatically as the host.[2]
Japan are the title holders, having won the title in 2023.