It was first conducted in 2009 as the AFF U-16 Women's Championship with an upper age limit of 16.

The official tournament started in 2009, hosted by Myanmar and won by Australia.

The first women's ASEAN championship at the youth level, held as the 2009 AFF U-16 Women's Championship was held in Myanmar from 9 October through 18 October 2009.

The competition was held at the New Laos National Stadium.

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.