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AFC U-17 Asian Cup

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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. Until 2006 it was held as an under-17 tournament.

Edition Year Host Final
Champions Score Runners-up
1 1985  Qatar  Saudi Arabia 0–0 (aet)
(4–3 p)
 Qatar
2 1986  Qatar  South Korea 0–0
(5–4 p)
 Qatar
3 1988  Thailand  Saudi Arabia 2–0  Bahrain
4 1990  United Arab Emirates  Qatar 2–0  United Arab Emirates
5 1992  Saudi Arabia  China 2–2 (aet)
(8–7 p)
 Qatar
6 1994  Qatar  Japan 1–0 (aet)  Qatar
7 1996  Thailand  Oman 1–0  Thailand
8 1998  Qatar  Thailand 1–1 (aet)
(3–2 p)
 Qatar
9 2000  Vietnam  Oman 1–0  Iran
10 2002  United Arab Emirates  South Korea 1–1
(5–3 p)
 Yemen
11 2004  Japan  China 1–0  North Korea
12 2006  Singapore  Japan 4–2 (aet)  North Korea
13 2008  Uzbekistan  Iran 2–1  South Korea
14 2010  Uzbekistan  North Korea 2–0  Uzbekistan
15 2012  Iran  Uzbekistan 1–1
(3–1 p)
 Japan
16 2014  Thailand  North Korea 2–1  South Korea
17 2016  India  Iraq 0–0
(4–3 p)
 Iran
18 2018  Malaysia  Japan 1–0  Tajikistan
192 2020  Bahrain - - -
20 2023  Bahrain

Notes:

  • a.e.t.: after extra time
  • p: after penalty shoot-out
  • 1 No third place match was played.
  • 2 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Successful national teams

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Team Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finalists Total (Top 4)
 Japan 3 (1994, 2006, 2018) 1 (2012) 1 (2000) 1 (1996) 3 (2008, 2010, 2016) 9
 North Korea 2 (2010, 2014) 2 (2004, 2006) - 2 (1986, 1992) 1 (2016) 7
 South Korea 2 (1986, 2002) 2 (2008, 2014) - 1 (1998) 1 (2018) 6
 China 2 (1992, 2004) - 3 (1988, 1990, 2002) - - 5
 Saudi Arabia 2 (1985, 1988) - 2 (1986, 1992) - - 4
 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) 1 (2012) 5
 Thailand 1 (1998) 1 (1996) - 1 (1985) - 3
 Uzbekistan 1 (2012) 1 (2010) - 1 (2002) - 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 (18 editions) 18 18 12 12 12 72

Note:

  • Results as hosts in bold.

References

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