2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 June - 5 July 2025[1] |
| Teams | TBC (from 1 confederation) |
← 2022 2029 → | |
The 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification will be the qualification tournament for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
The qualification tournament will decide eight of the twelve participating teams in the final tournament to be held in Australia.[2] This tournament will also serve as the first stage of Asian qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2028 Olympic football tournament.
The teams will be divided into eight groups (number of teams per group depending on the number of teams that enter), with the eight group winners qualifying to the final tournament. The draw is scheduled to take place 21 March 2025.[3]
Qualified teams
[edit]The following 12 teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Method of
qualification |
Date of
qualification |
Finals
appearance |
Last
appearance |
FIFA Ranking | Previous best
performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
Hosts | 15 May 2024 | 7th | 2022 | TBD | Champions (2010) |
 China
|
2022 champions | 3 February 2022 | 16th | 2022 | TBD | Champions (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2022) |
 South Korea
|
2022 runner–ups | 3 February 2022 | 14th | 2022 | TBD | Runners-up (2022) |
 Japan
|
2022 third place | 3 February 2022 | 18th | 2022 | TBD | Champions (2014, 2018) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
[edit]- ^ "AFC Calendar (July 2025 – June 2026)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Australia and Uzbekistan confirmed as 2026 and 2029 AFC Women's Asian Cup hosts". the-AFC. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Asian Football Calendar (December 2024 – November 2025)". the-AFC. Retrieved 22 December 2024.