2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
The 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship was the 8th edition of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-16 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in Thailand between 15 and 28 September 2019, with a total of eight teams competing.
| ฟุตบอลหญิงชิงชนะเลิศแห่งเอเชีย รุ่นอายุไม่เกิน 16 ปี 2019 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 15–28 September |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Japan (4th title) |
| Runners-up | North Korea |
| Third place | China |
| Fourth place | Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 63 (3.94 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,689 (168 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Maika Hamano (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Hanon Nishio |
| Fair play award | North Korea |
The top two teams of the tournament would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in India as the AFC representatives, besides India who would have automatically qualified as hosts. However, FIFA announced on 17 November 2020 that this edition of the World Cup would be cancelled.
This edition was the last to be played as an under-16 tournament, as the AFC have agreed to the proposal for switching the tournament from under-16 to under-17 starting from 2022.
North Korea were the defending champions, but were defeated 2–1 in the final by Japan.