AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026: Full Schedule, Results, Date, Start Times, Teams, Venues
Australia plays host to the 21st edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup, taking place across Perth, Gold Coast and Sydney from 1 to 21 March 2026. Check out the full fixture schedule, group standings, and scores.
The 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup (21st edition) will be held in Australia from March 1 to March 21, 2026. This marks Australia's second time hosting the tournament (after 2006) and serves as a major qualifier for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup (top 4 teams qualify directly; additional spots via play-offs).
Twelve teams are divided into three groups, with matches played across five venues in three host cities: Perth (Western Australia), Gold Coast (Queensland), and Sydney (New South Wales). Time zones vary: AWST (Perth, GMT+8), AEST (Gold Coast, GMT+10), AEDT (Sydney, GMT+11).
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2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Host Venues, Stadiums
Perth Stadium (Perth, capacity ~60,000) — Opening match
Perth Rectangular Stadium / HBF Park (Perth, capacity ~19,500)
Gold Coast Stadium / Cbus Super Stadium (Gold Coast, capacity ~27,000)
Western Sydney Stadium / CommBank Stadium (Sydney, capacity ~30,000)
Stadium Australia (Sydney, capacity ~79,500) — Final and key matches
The opening match is Australia vs Philippines on March 1 at Perth Stadium, and the final is scheduled for March 21 at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Groups, Full teams list
Group A: Australia (hosts), South Korea (Korea Republic), IR Iran, Philippines
Group B: China PR, DPR Korea (North Korea), Bangladesh, Uzbekistan
Group C: Japan, Vietnam, India, Chinese Taipei
AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026: Full group stage schedule, results
All Times are Local, AEDT/AWST - Australia
March 1 - Australia 1-0 Philippine
March 2 -
South Korea 3 - 0 Iran
March 3
North Korea 3 - 0 Uzbekistan
China 2 -0 Bangladesh at
March 4
Japan 2 - 0 Chinese Taipei
Vietnam 2 -1 India
March 5
Philippines 0-3 South Korea
Iran 0-4 Australia
March 6
Bangladesh `0, North Korea 5,
Uzbekistan 0, China 3,
March 7
Chinese Taipei 1, Vietnam 0,
India 0, Japan 11,
March 8
Iran 0, Philippines 2,
Australia 3, South Korea 3,
March 9
Bangladesh 0, Uzbekistan 4,
North Korea 1, China 2,
March 10
Japan 4, Vietnam 0,
India 1, Chinese Taipei 3,
Knockout Stage
Quarter-finals
Fri, Mar 13
Australia 2, North Korea 1,
Sat, Mar 14
China 2, Chinese Taipei 0,
South Korea 6, Uzbekistan 0,
Sun, Mar 15
Japan 7, Philippines 0,
Semi-finals
17 Mar Semi-final - 1
China 1, Australia 2,
18 Mar Semi-final - 2
South Korea 1, Japan 4,
When & where is the AFC Women's Asian Cup Final?
21 Mar Final
Australia vs. Japan 14:00 UTC+5 Stadium Australia, Sydney
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