The 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification will be the qualification tournament for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
[3] Along with the host nation, the top three teams in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup final tournament also secured automatic qualification: China, South Korea and Japan.
[4] A total of 33 teams submitted entries to participate in the qualifiers.
For the first time in the tournament's history, the seeding for both qualifiers and final draws is expected to be based on the latest FIFA Women's World Ranking at the time of the draw.
[6] The following teams have entered the qualification round,[4] with their latest FIFA Women's World Ranking (December 2024) shown in parenthesis: