2022 AFC U-17 Women's Championship
The 2022 AFC U-17 Women's Championship will be the 9th edition of the AFC U-17/U-16 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-17 national teams of Asia. Starting from the 2022 edition, the AFC had agreed to the proposal for switching the tournament from under-16 to under-17.[1][2] The tournament will be held between 4–17 April 2022.[3] A total of eight teams will compete in the tournament.[4]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | TBD |
Dates | 4–17 April 2022 |
Teams | TBD (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | TBD (in TBD host cities) |
The top three teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup as the AFC representatives. Japan are the defending champions.
Qualification
There will be two rounds of qualification matches, with the first round scheduled to be played between 3–11 April 2021, and the second round scheduled to be played between 22–26 September 2021.[5]
References
- "AFC Women's Football Committee approves AFC Women's Club Championship". AFC. 27 September 2019.
- "Junior, Young Matildas Championships to change". thewomensgame.com. 1 October 2019.
- "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022". AFC.
- "AFC U17 Women's Championship 2022 Competition Regulations". AFC.
- "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". AFC.