2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship
| 2015亚足联U19女子锦标赛 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 China
|
| City | Nanjing |
| Dates | 18–29 August 2015 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Japan (4th title)
|
| Runners-up |
 North Korea
|
| Third place |
 South Korea
|
| Fourth place |
China PR
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 73 (4.56 per match) |
| Attendance | 4,675 (292 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Ri Un-sim (6 goals) |
| Best player |
Rikako Kobayashi
|
| Fair play award |
Japan
|
The 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 8th edition of the AFC U-19 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-19 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in China between 18–29 August 2015. A total of eight teams played in the tournament.
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the AFC representatives.
Japan won their fourth title with a final victory over North Korea on penalties. Both finalists and third-placed South Korea qualified for the World Cup.
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 17 June 2014. Four teams qualified directly for the final tournament by their 2013 performance, while the other entrants competed in the qualifying stage for the remaining four spots.
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
Nanjing hosted the tournament, with two venues: Jiangning Sports Center and Jiangsu Training Base Stadium.
The draw for the final tournament was held on 13 May 2015 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous edition in 2013.
Players born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).
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