The AFC U-17 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship, is a football competition, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held once every two years for Asian under-17 teams that also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

The top 4 countries qualify to participate in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Between 2008 and 2020, it was switched back to a U-16 Championship.

The AFC has proposed switching back to an under-17 tournament starting from 2023.

[2] On 24 May 2024, AFC announced that the tournament will be held annually from 2026.