When and where to watch AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Draw in India?

China will host the expanded AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup next year from 30 April to 17 May.

The AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers draw will be held in Kuala Lumpur. The excitement is palpable as the tournament has undergone expansion, with the number of teams participating in the main competition increased to 12. China will be hosting the main competition. It will be the first of the three editions to be hosted consecutively by China.

The AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup will have four spots on offer for the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup, which will push the players participating in the competition to up the ante if they want to represent their country at the global stage.

The qualifiers will start from October 9th this year and conclude on the 17th of the same month. Because this is a one-round affair, the competition will be cutthroat. Four teams, including hosts China, North Korea, Japan, and South Korea, have already sealed their place in the 2026 AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup.

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26 teams have been placed in four pots

26 countries have been divided into four pots. Pots 1 and 2 have 8 teams, whereas 7 teams have been kept in Pot 3. Whereas, Pot 4 consists of just 3 teams. The Indian team has been kept in Pot 1 along with Thailand, Australia, Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Iran, and Indonesia.

Pot 2 has teams like Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Lebanon, Nepal, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. Pot 3 boasts of Jordan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Guam, Mongolia, the Northern Mariana Islands, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Kuwait, Macau, and Saudi Arabia have been kept in Pot 4.

• Pot 1: Thailand, Australia, Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Indonesia
• Pot 2: Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Lebanon, Nepal, Hong Kong, Malaysia
• Pot 3: Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Guam, Mongolia, Northern Mariana Islands, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
• Pot 4: Kuwait, Macau, Saudi Arabia

When and where to watch AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers draw?

The Indian fans can tune in to the live streaming of the draw on the AFC Hub YouTube channel on August 7, 2025 at 11.30 AM. The young tigresses would be desperate to find a spot in the expanded U17 Women’s Asian Cup by proving their mettle in the Qualifiers starting later this year.

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