The draw for the AFC preliminary round of qualifiers for the 2019 Women’s World Cup was held on SAT 21 JAN 2017 in Amman, Jordan, allocating twenty one Asian sides into four groups. Four of these teams will advance to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

Group B features the Korea Rep and Korea DPR, with the latter to host all group matches. Group C, to be hosted by Palestine, also features two squads – Thailand and Chinese Taipei – with previous Women’s World Cup experience.

Group A contains six teams, the other groups five. The first placed team in each group advances to the Women’s Asian Cup, to be played next year in Jordan. Australia, China PR, and Japan earn a bye to the Women’s Asian Cup, as do the host nation. However, Jordan have opted to compete in the preliminary round regardless and were drawn into Group A. Should they finish first, the second placed team in that group will also advance to the Women’s Asian Cup.

The preliminary round will be played MON 03-WED 12 APR 2017. The Women’s Asian Cup, to decide the AFC’s five qualifiers to France 2019, will be played in APR 2018.

• Group A: Jordan, Philippines, Bahrain, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Tajikistan [host]
• Group B: Korea Rep, Uzbekistan, Hong Kong, India, Korea DPR [host]
• Group C: Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Lebanon, Palestine [host], Guam
• Group D: Vietnam [host], Myanmar, Iran, Syria, Singapore