Indonesia successfully defended their Southeast Asian championship after a convincing victory.

The Indonesian women's team showed overwhelming power with a 5-0 victory over Laos in the final, securing their second straight AFF Women's Cup title.

The Indonesian women's team concluded their journey at the AFF Women's Cup 2026 with a dominant victory. In the final held on the evening of July 22 at Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium, coach Satoru Mochizuki's squad defeated the Lao women's team 5-0.

Indonesia controlled the game from the opening whistle but had to wait until the 33rd minute to break through the opponent's defense. From a scramble after a corner kick, Sydney Hopper was in the right place to score from close range, opening the scoring for Garuda Pertiwi.

In the second half, the game was completely dominated by Indonesia. Isabelle Nottet doubled the lead in the 48th minute with a long-range shot, before Estella Loupatty made it 3-0 in the 56th minute.

Felicia de Zeeuw continued to make her mark with a strike from outside the box in the 68th minute. In the 84th minute, captain Emily Nahon sealed the 5-0 victory, ending a nearly one-sided performance by the defending champions.

This result helped the Indonesian women's team win the AFF Women's Cup for the second consecutive time. Two years ago, the archipelago nation also claimed the title after defeating Cambodia 3-1 in the 2024 final.

The AFF Women's Cup is a second-tier tournament in Southeast Asian women's football, below the ASEAN Women's Championship. This year's tournament had six teams, divided into two groups. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals, while the three best-performing teams overall received tickets to participate in the ASEAN Women's Championship 2027.

With the championship, Indonesia, along with runner-up Laos and third-place Singapore, achieved their goal of earning promotion tickets. Singapore overcame Cambodia on penalties after the two teams drew 1-1 in regulation time in the third-place match.

These three teams will participate in the ASEAN Women's Championship 2027 alongside five other teams: Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Australia.