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 8 countries qualify to participate in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Up to 2000, the tournament was for U-16 teams. Between 2002 and 2006 it was held as an under-17 tournament. Between 2008 and 2020, it was switched back to a U-16 Championship. The AFC then returned it to an under-17 tournament starting from 2023. Moreover, the tournament would also be rebranded from the "AFC U-16 Championship" to the "AFC U-17 Asian Cup".
Results
;Tournament names: • 1985–2000: AFC U-16 Championship • 2002–2006: AFC U-17 Championship • 2008–2020: AFC U-16 Championship • 2023–present: AFC U-17 Asian Cup ;Notes: • 1 No third-place match was played. ==Most successful national teams==
Most successful national teams
Note: • Results as hosts in bold. ==Awards==
Participating nations
;Legend: • – Champions • – Runners-up • – Third place • – Fourth place • – Semi-finalists • QF – Quarter-finals • GS – Group stage • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament • DQ – Disqualified • •• – Qualified but withdrew • • – Did not qualify • × – Did not enter • × – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA • — Country not affiliated to AFC at that time • — Country did not exist or national team was inactive • – Hosts • – Not affiliated to FIFA Teams not yet to qualify : , , , , , , , , , , ==Summary (1985–2025)==
Summary (1985–2025)
==Men's U-17 World Cup qualifiers==
Men's U-17 World Cup qualifiers
;Legend • 1st – Champions • 2nd – Runners-up • 3rd – Third place • 4th – Fourth place • QF – Quarter-finals • R16 – Round of 16 • R32 – Round of 32 • GS – Group stage • – Hosts • – Not affiliated to AFC • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament ==See also==