AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Logo 2009 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
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| Founded | 2005 |
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| Region | Asia (AFC) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |
 North Korea (2nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) |
 Japan (3 titles) |
 2015 Championship
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The AFC U-16 Women's Championship is a biennial women's football tournament for youth teams organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It further serves as the qualifying competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
The tournament was first held in 2005 as an Under-17 edition. With only eleven teams entering in the inaugural year, there was no qualification held. In 2007 the tournament switched to the Under-16 modus, again eight teams entered the competition. In 2009 twelve teams entered and thus for a first time a qualifying round was held. The 2011 edition featured two qualification rounds. Here five seeded teams for the finals were joined by an additional 13 teams fighting for a final sixth spot.
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