The 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the first women's football edition of the U-17 World Cup. It was held in New Zealand from 28 October to 16 November 2008. North Korea won the first edition, extending their grip of women's youth football having won the then-most recent U-20 Women's World Cup.

Host cities

Matches were played in four New Zealand cities: Pool matches were spread evenly among these cities. The host nation, New Zealand, was based mostly in Auckland but played one pool match in Wellington.

Qualified teams

Squads

Tournament

Group stage

All times local (UTC+13)

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

All times local (UTC+13)

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

3rd Place Playoff

Final

Winners

Awards

Goalscorers

Dzsenifer Marozsán of Germany won the Golden Shoe award for scoring six goals. In total, 113 goals were scored by 69 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.