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2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates1–9 September 2025[1]
Teams47 (eligible) (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)TBD (in TBD host cities)
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The 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification will be an international men's under-23 football competition which will decide the participating teams of the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

A total of 16 teams will qualify to play in the final tournament, including the hosts who qualified automatically as hosting country.

Draw

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All 47 AFC member associations, including the final tournament hosts, are eligible to enter the qualifiers.

A draw will be held on 29 May 2025.[2]

The teams are seeded according to their performance in the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses). Teams that indicate their intention to serve as qualification group hosts before the draw will be placed in separate groups.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  1.  Japan (1)
  2.  Uzbekistan (2)
  3.  Iraq (3)
  4.  Indonesia (4)
  5.  South Korea (5)
  6.  Vietnam (6)
  7.  Qatar (7)
  8.  China (9)
  9.  Tajikistan (10)
  10.  Kuwait (11)
  1.  Australia (12)
  2.  Thailand (13)
  3.  Jordan (14)
  4.  United Arab Emirates (15)
  5.  Malaysia (16)
  6.  Iran (17)
  7.  Turkmenistan (18)
  8.  Yemen (19)
  9.  Oman (20)
  10.  Palestine (21)
  1.  Kyrgyzstan (22)
  2.  Cambodia (23)
  3.  Bahrain (24)
  4.  Syria (25)
  5.  Timor-Leste (26)
  6.  Philippines (27)
  7.  Lebanon (28)
  8.  Singapore (29)
  9.  Myanmar (30)
  10.  Mongolia (31)
  1.  Afghanistan (32)
  2.  India (33)
  3.  Laos (34)
  4.  Chinese Taipei (35)
  5.  Guam (36)
  6.  Hong Kong (37)
  7.  Bangladesh (38)
  8.  Pakistan (39)
  9.  Brunei (40)
  10.  Macau (41)
  1.  Bhutan (NR)
  2.  Maldives (NR)
  3.    Nepal (NR)
  4.  North Korea (NR)
  5.  Northern Mariana Islands (NR)
  6.  Sri Lanka (NR)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts determined before the draw.
  • (H)*: Qualification group hosts determined after the draw.
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.
  • (W): Withdrew after the draw.

Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 Saudi Arabia Hosts 7th Champions (2022)
TBD Group A[broken anchor] winners
TBD Group B[broken anchor] winners
TBD Group C[broken anchor] winners
TBD Group D[broken anchor] winners
TBD Group E[broken anchor] winners
TBD Group F[broken anchor] winners
TBD Group G[broken anchor] winners
TBD Group H[broken anchor] winners
TBD Group I[broken anchor] winners
TBD Group J[broken anchor] winners
TBD 1st best runners-up
TBD 2nd best runners-up
TBD 3rd best runners-up
TBD 4th best runners-up
TBD 5th best runners-up


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2025 - Jun 2026)" (PDF). AFC. 11 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Asian Football Calendar (March 2025 – February 2026)". AFC. February 2025.


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