AFC U-17 Asian Cup

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 4 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 has proposed switching back to an under-17 tournament starting from 2023. Moreover, the tournament will also be rebranded from the "AFC U-16 Championship" to the "AFC U-17 Asian Cup".

On 24 May 2024, AFC announced that the tournament will be held annually from 2026.

Results
Notes:
 * 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
 * a.e.t.: after extra time
 * p: after penalty shoot-out
 * 1 No third place match was played.

Successful national teams
Note:
 * Results as hosts in bold.

Participating nations

 * Legend :
 * – Champion
 * – 2nd
 * – 3rd
 * – 4th
 * – 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

Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers

 * Legend
 * 1st – Champions
 * 2nd – Runners-up
 * 3rd – Third place
 * 4th – Fourth place
 * QF – Quarterfinals
 * R2 – Round 2
 * R1 – Round 1
 * – Hosts
 * – Not affiliated to AFC
 * q – Qualified for upcoming tournament