DPR Korea is one of the teams to be involved in the AFC U19 women's football tourney that is hosted by Vietnam. A VFF website statement said the AFC has granted Viet Nam the right to stage the tournament which will officially take place from October 6-16 next year.

Hosts Viet Nam will be joined by the top five teams from the last edition – Japan, Cameroon, DPR Korea, China and Australia.
The tournament will have a one-round league format to determine the champions.