2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |
 Tajikistan (Group A) North Korea (Group B) Palestine (Group C) Vietnam (Group D) |
| Dates | 3–12 April 2017 |
| Teams | 21 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 206 (5.42 per match) |
| Attendance | 138,337 (3,640 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Maysa Jbarah (13 goals) |
The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification was the qualification tournament for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
A total of 21 teams entered the qualification tournament, which decided four of the eight participating teams in the final tournament held in Jordan. This tournament also served as the first stage of Asian qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the top five teams of the final tournament qualifying for the World Cup.
Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 24 teams entered the competition, with Japan, Australia, and China PR automatically qualified for the final tournament by their position as the top three teams of the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup and thus did not participate in the qualifying competition. Jordan also automatically qualified for the final tournament as hosts, but decided to also participate in the qualifying competition.
The draw was held on 21 January 2017, 15:00 AST (UTC+2), at the Grand Hyatt in Amman, Jordan. The 21 teams were drawn into one group of six teams and three groups of five teams.
The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup final tournament and qualification. The following restrictions were also applied:
In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The four group winners qualified for the final tournament. If Jordan won their group, the runner-up of their group also qualified for the final tournament.
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