The AFC Asian women's cup

Here's everything you need to know about the Asian Women's cup 2026!

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Image description: A large grey trophy with different shades of grey in the centre of the page, with colourful lines surrounding the image. The colours include red, orange, yellow, blue, and green. At the bottom of the screen, in large black bold text, are the words “AFC WOMEN’S ASIAN CUP”.

What is the AFC Women’s Asian Cup?

The AFC Women’s Asian Cup is an international competition for women’s national teams belonging to the Asian Football Confederation. It is one of the oldest Asian women’s competitions, first starting in 1975.

The tournament currently has 12 teams participating, and it also serves as a qualifier for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Since 2010, the tournament has taken place every four years.

Past Champions

1975: New Zealand

1977: Chinese Taipei

1980: Chinese Taipei

1981: Chinese Taipei

1983: Thailand

1986: China

1989: China

1991: China

1993: China

1995: China

1997: China

1999: China

2001: North Korea

2003: North Korea

2006: China

2008: North Korea

2010: Australia

2014: Japan

2018: Japan

2022: China

Host

The 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup will be held in Australia. Matches will be played in Sydney, Perth, and the Gold Coast. The opening match will take place in Perth, with the final being held in Sydney.

Who Will Be Taking Part?

With many countries in Asia, the 12 countries that have qualified are:

Australia, Korea Republic, IR Iran, Philippines, DPR Korea, China PR, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Japan, Vietnam, India, and Chinese Taipei.

Fixtures

Group Stage

Sunday 1st March: Australia v Philippines

Monday 2nd March: South Korea v IR Iran

Tuesday 3rd March: DPR Korea v Uzbekistan

Tuesday 3rd March: China v Bangladesh

Wednesday 4th March: Japan v Chinese Taipei

Wednesday 4th March: Vietnam v India

Thursday 5th March: Philippines v South Korea

Thursday 5th March: IR Iran v Australia

Friday 6th March: Bangladesh v DPR Korea

Friday 6th March: Uzbekistan v China

Saturday 7th March: Chinese Taipei v Vietnam

Saturday 7th March: India v Japan

Sunday 8th March: South Korea v Australia

Sunday 8th March: IR Iran v Philippines

Monday 9th March: Bangladesh v Uzbekistan

Monday 9th March: DPR Korea v China

Tuesday 10th March: India v Chinese Taipei

Tuesday 10th March: Japan v Vietnam

Quarter-finals

13th March

14th March

14th March

15th March

Semi-finals

17th March

18th March

Qualifiers

19th March

19th March

Final

21st March

Article written by Nailah Gajia