How they qualified: Group A winners

Best finish: Third place (2015, 2018)

Appearances: 3

Fun Fact: Arriya Saetoen was Thailand’s top scorer in the qualifiers with five goals

Champions at all five Southeast Asian Games that have been played to date, ASEAN powerhouses Thailand enter this tournament as the highest-ranked AFC side in the FIFA rankings at number five.

Darika Peanpailun will be hoping to add to her overall tally of seven goals in her third outing, as Thanathorn Santhanaprasit aims to lead the Thais to the final for the first time.

How they qualified: 2018 runners-up

Best finish: Runners-up (2015, 2018)

Appearances: 3

Fun Fact: Anna Amishiro, who is Japan’s all-time leading scorer in tournament history with 11 goals, can add to her tally at her third outing.

Appointed in November 2021, Takehiro Suga’s mission will be to claim that elusive winners’ trophy for Japan, who have come up short at both previous editions in the final.

They will be bolstered by the presence of Yuria Suto between the sticks, who joined Spanish top-flight side Torreblanca Melilla for the 2024/25 season, while forward Anna Amishiro will shoulder their attacking responsibilities.

How they qualified: Group B winners

Best finish: Quarter-finals (2018)

Appearances: 2

Fun Fact: Indonesia scored 22 goals in the qualifiers

After making it to the last eight on their debut in 2018, Indonesia return for a second straight edition looking to go even further under the new stewardship of Portuguese head coach Luis Estrela.

They finished third at the ASEAN Women’s Futsal Championship 2024 and have also participated thrice in the Southeast Asian Games, where they collected one third-place and two fourth-place finishes.

How they qualified: Group A runners-up

Best finish: Group stage (2018)

Appearances: 2

Fun Fact: Amira Sowar led Bahrain’s charge in the qualifiers with four goals

A strong qualifying campaign saw Bahrain successfully make it to a second straight Finals and become the only West Asian team to qualify.

In charge of the side since 2020, Lino Gomes has helped Bahrain achieve a third-place finish at the 2022 West Asian Football Federation Women’s Futsal Championship and glory at the 2022 Gulf Cooperation Council Games, and will seek to make another breakthrough by progressing beyond the Group Stage for the first time.