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Reinforcing the AFC’s commitment to empowering women, promoting health and well-being, and celebrating excellence in Asian women’s football.

The first-ever bespoke Official Match Ball created exclusively for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

The AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ has launched its multicultural Community Champions program, welcoming more than 200 community leaders to help bring the excitement, colour and cultural pride of Asia’s most prestigious women’s football tournament to life.

The AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ has reached a major milestone, with the first ticket allocation for the match between Australia and IR Iran at Gold Coast Stadium on 5 March officially exhausted.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed its largest-ever line-up of match officials in Women’s Asian Cup history, for the upcoming AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™, taking place from 1–21 March.

Korea Republic's EAFF E-1 triumph was their first since 2005 and it came at the best possible moment with Shin Sang-woo's determined to challenge for the AFC Women's Asian Cup title. They came extremely close in the previous edition as they led 2-0 in the final against China PR but could not fend off the record winners' spirited fightback as they succumbed to a heartbreaking 3-2 loss. It was Korea Republic's first appearance in the final in 13 attempts and Shin's side will be determined to go all the way at Australia 2026.

Qualification to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ is another indicator of just how much the Philippines have improved in recent times.

Uzbekistan are set for a historic return to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup with the Central Asian side back on the Continental stage for the first time since 2003.

Vietnam will be counting on a solid qualifying campaign to power them at the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026™.