The 2017 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the Asian Women's Handball Championship, which took place from 13 to 22 March 2017 in Suwon, South Korea.

The tournament was held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation.

It also acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship.

The draw was held on 11 January 2017 at the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea.

Bahraini, Jordanian and Iranian pairs were male while the rest of two were female: