The 2004 AFC U-17 Championship was the 11th AFC U-17 Championship, which was held between 4 and 18 September 2004 in Japan.

China won their second title after beating Korea DPR 1–0 in the final.

The matches were played in the following five venues.

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

There were 95 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.97 goals per match.