AFC U-19 Women's Championship
The U-19 Asian Cup Women ( officially: AFC U-19 Women's Championship ) is a competition in women's football, which is organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC ) for the U-19 selections. In addition, he also serves as a qualifying tournament for the U-20 World Cup of women.
For the first time the championship was held in 2002, then went to 16 teams. For the final round, none of the teams had to qualify, the three group winners and the best second-placed team reached the semi-finals. In this issue, Japan was able to prevail in the final against Taiwan. Both teams qualified for the World Cup in Canada. In the second edition in 2004 quarter -finals of the tournament was also introduced, South Korea won the second edition and qualified together with China for the 2004 World Championships in Thailand.
In the third final followed a mode change, so the first time a qualification phase was introduced and the number of finalists limited to 8 teams. After FIFA had increased the number of teams at the World Cup Asia was awarded another place. For the 2006 World Cup in Russia thus qualified next champion China, North Korea and AFC newcomer Australia. The next edition of the tournament took place in the People's Republic of China the following year. For the World Cup in Chile in 2008 were located next to the hosts China nor North Korea and Japan qualify.
The fifth finals took place from 1 to 12 August 2009 in the People's Republic of China place and acted as a qualifying round for the U-20 World Cup 2010 Women in Germany. Asian champions Japan was the team that was able to win in the final against the opponents from South Korea. Besides the two finalists and the third placed North Korea qualified for the World Cup finals.
From the sixth playout 2011 turn applies a modified mode. First two qualifying rounds were set to identify a participant who completes the six field the final addition to the five seeded teams.
The tournaments at a glance
Rank list of winners
U17 World Championship • U20 World Cup | | U17 Women's World Cup U20 Women's World Cup •
U17 Championship • U20 Championship • U23 Championship | | U17 Women's Championship • U20 Women's Championship
U16 Championship • Under-19 Championship • U22 Championship | | U16 Women's Championship • Under-19 Women's Championship
• Under-17 Under-19 Championship • Under-21 | | Under-17 Women • Under-19 Women | | Formerly: FIFA / UEFA youth tournament
U -17 Championship • U- 20 Championship | | U -17 Women's Championship • U -20 Women's Championship
U15 Championship • Under-17 Championship • U20 Championship | | U17 Women's Championship • U20 Women's Championship
U17 Championship • U20 Championship | | U17 Women's Championship • U20 Women's Championship
- U-19 Asian Cup Women