The Final Draw for the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 and the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup China 2026 is scheduled for Thursday at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In its 21st edition, the AFC U17 Asian Cup will feature 16 teams divided into four groups of four. India is among the seven teams that qualified through the qualifiers, joining the host nation Saudi Arabia and eight other AFC representatives who automatically qualified from the FIFA U17 World Cup Qatar 2025, as reported by the AIFF.
India emerged as the leader of Group D, surpassing IR Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, and Chinese Taipei during the qualifiers held in November 2025, marking their 10th qualification for the AFC U17 Asian Cup.
The tournament is set to occur from May 5 to May 22. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarter-finals and secure their spots in the FIFA U17 World Cup Qatar 2026.
In the Final Draw for the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026, India will be placed in Pot 3. They will face teams from Pot 1 (Saudi Arabia, Korea Republic, Japan, or Uzbekistan), Pot 2 (Tajikistan, Australia, Yemen, or Indonesia), and Pot 4 (DPR Korea, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, or Myanmar). Saudi Arabia, as the host, will be the top seed and occupy position A1.
The pot allocations for the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 Final Draw are as follows:
| Pot 1 | Saudi Arabia, Korea Republic (1), Japan (2), Uzbekistan (3) |
| Pot 2 | Tajikistan (4), Australia (5), Yemen (6), Indonesia (7) |
| Pot 3 | Thailand (8), China PR (10), Vietnam (11), India (12) |
| Pot 4 | DPR Korea (13), United Arab Emirates (14), Qatar (15), Myanmar (16) |
The 10th edition of the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup will feature 12 teams divided into three groups of four. India qualified for the tournament as one of the eight teams, joining hosts China PR and four AFC representatives who qualified automatically for the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2025.
India topped Group G in the qualifiers held in October 2025, finishing ahead of the Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan, marking their first qualification for the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup in 21 years.
The tournament is scheduled to take place from May 1 to May 17.
In the Final Draw, India will be placed in Pot 3 and will face teams from Pot 1 (China PR, DPR Korea, or Japan), Pot 2 (Korea Republic, Thailand, or Australia), and Pot 4 (Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, or Lebanon). China PR, as the host, will be the top seed and occupy position A1.
The top two teams from each group, along with the two best third-placed teams, will progress to the quarter-finals. The four semi-finalists will qualify for the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2026, with DPR Korea as the current champions.
The pot allocations for the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup China 2026 Final Draw are as follows:
| Pot 1 | China PR, DPR Korea (1), Japan (2) |
| Pot 2 | Korea Republic (3), Thailand (5), Australia (6) |
| Pot 3 | Philippines (7), Vietnam (8), India (9) |
| Pot 4 | Chinese Taipei (10), Myanmar (11), Lebanon (12) |
The pot allocations for both the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 and the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup China 2026 are determined by a points system based on the teams' final rankings from the last three editions of the Finals. The points are weighted as follows: 100% for the latest edition (2025 for men's and 2024 for women's), 50% for the second-last edition (2023 for men's and 2019 for women's), and 25% for the third-last edition (2018 for men's and 2017 for women's).
