North Korea won their 2nd title in this event by beating France in the final, 3–1.

[6][7] After South Africa's withdrawal, the following countries announced they would be interested in hosting: Papua New Guinea were awarded the hosting rights of the tournament by the FIFA Executive Committee on 20 March 2015.

[13] The final approved stadiums are: The official emblem and slogan ("To Inspire, To Excel") were unveiled on 8 March 2016.

[14] The official mascot, a bird-of-paradise nicknamed "Susa", was launched on 11 June 2016.

[19] Aye Thein Qin Liang Casey Reibelt Bao Mengxiao Fang Yan Sarah Ho Kim Kyoung-min Thérèse Neguel Fatou Thioune Mona Mahmoud Tempa Ndah Quetzalli Alvarado Marianela Araya Cruz Melissa Borjas Michelle Pye Elizabeth Aguilar Emperatriz Ayala Chantal Boudreau Lixy Enríquez Kimberly Moreira Shirley Perello Yercinia Correa Silvia Reyes Mónica Amboya Mariana Corbo Yoly García Viviana Segura Finau Vulivuli Maria Tamalelagi Jana Adámková Riem Hussein Katalin Kulcsár Monika Mularczyk Sara Persson Biljana Atanasovski Solenne Bartnik Svetlana Bilić Belinda Brem Angela Kyriakou Julia Magnusson Michelle O'Neill Maryna Striletska Elena Țepușă Katalin Török The official draw was held on 17 March 2016, 18:30 CET (UTC+1), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland.

[17] On 18 March 2016, the FIFA Executive Committee agreed that the competition would be part of the International Football Association Board's trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time.