AFC Women's Asian Cup

The AFC Women’s Asian Cup, known officially as the AFC Women's Championship, is Asia’s international association women’s tournament. It is the Asian Football Confederation’s premier competition for women’s national teams and is held once every four years.

Founded in 1975, the cup began as a biennial tournament, being held once every two years before adopting a quadrennial schedule for the 2014 edition onward. This tournament also functions as the Asian qualifiers for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, with the continent’s allocated spots going to the best performers at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.