The GFF U17 Gulf Cup Qatar 2026 will feature 10 teams that have been placed into 2 groups, as follows:
- Group A: Qatar (QAT), United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman (OMA), Bahrain (BHR), China PR (CHN)
- Group B: Saudi Arabia (KSA), Iraq (IRQ), Kuwait (KUW), Yemen (YEM), Egypt (EGY)