2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification
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International football tournament
Host countries
China (Group A)
Kyrgyzstan (Group B)
Vietnam (Group C)
India (Group D)
Jordan (Group E)
Thailand (Group F)
Myanmar (Group G)
China (Group A)
Kyrgyzstan (Group B)
Vietnam (Group C)
India (Group D)
Jordan (Group E)
Thailand (Group F)
Myanmar (Group G)Dates22–30 November 2025[1]
Teams38 (from 1 confederation)
Venue10 (in 9 host cities)
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | China (Group A) Kyrgyzstan (Group B) Vietnam (Group C) India (Group D) Jordan (Group E) Thailand (Group F) Myanmar (Group G) |
| Dates | 22–30 November 2025[1] |
| Teams | 38 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 10 (in 9 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 85 |
| Goals scored | 392 (4.61 per match) |
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International football competition
The 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-17 football competition which was being held to decide the participating teams of the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[1]
All 47 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member associations entered the competition. Nine teams including the hosts Saudi Arabia who qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup automatically qualify for the final tournament,[2] while the other 38 teams participate in qualification.
The draw was held on 7 August 2025 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 16:00 local time (UTC+8).
The 38 teams were allocated to three groups of six teams and four groups of five teams, with teams seeded based on a points system derived from their final rankings across the previous three editions of the Finals (overall ranking shown in parentheses). A further restriction was also applied, with the seven teams serving as qualification group hosts drawn into separate groups.[3]
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- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- (H): Qualification group hosts.
Groups
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Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.2):[4]
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China (H) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | +42 | 15 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Bangladesh |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Bahrain |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Timor-Leste |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Sri Lanka |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Brunei |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | −36 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 5–0 | Timor-Leste |
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Referee: Choi Cheol-jun (Korea)
| Bahrain | 0–4 | China |
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| Bangladesh | 8–0 | Brunei |
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| China | 14–0 | Timor-Leste |
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Attendance: 7,117
Referee: Rashid Abdulla Hassan (United Arab Emirates)
| Sri Lanka | 0–5 | Bangladesh |
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Referee: Sajëçon Zajniddinov (Tajikistan)
| Timor-Leste | 0–3 | Bahrain |
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Referee: Choi Cheol-jun (Korea)
| China | 12–0 | Brunei |
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| Brunei | 0–2 | Timor-Leste |
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| Bangladesh | 2–1 | Bahrain |
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| Sri Lanka | 0–8 | China |
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| Timor-Leste | 2–1 | Sri Lanka |
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| China | 4–0 | Bangladesh |
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Group B
- All matches are being held in Kyrgyzstan.
- Times listed are UTC+6.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Yemen |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 15 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Pakistan |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 9[a] | |
| 3 |  Laos |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 9[a] | |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan (H) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9[a] | |
| 5 |  Cambodia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Guam |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 43 | −42 | 0 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0–2 | Yemen |
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| Laos | 8–0 | Guam |
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| Cambodia | 1–3 | Pakistan |
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Referee: Ahmad Al-Khalifa (Syria)
| Laos | 5–1 | Cambodia |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 1–3 | Pakistan |
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Referee: Saif Kamal Aisha (Palestine)
| Yemen | 3–0 | Cambodia |
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Referee: Yūsuke Ohashi (Japan)
| Guam | 0–9 | Kyrgyzstan |
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Referee: Layth Farhan Faraj (Iraq)
| Cambodia | 5–1 | Guam |
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Referee: Saif Kamal Aisha (Palestine)
| Pakistan | 1–5 | Yemen |
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Referee: Tuan Yaasin Hanafiah (Malaysia)
| Laos | 2–3 | Kyrgyzstan |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 3–0 | Cambodia |
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Referee: Layth Farhan Faraj (Iraq)
| Yemen | 4–2 | Laos |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Vietnam (H) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 15 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Malaysia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Singapore |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Macau |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Northern Mariana Islands |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 35 | −34 | 0 |
| Singapore | 0–6 | Vietnam |
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Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
| Malaysia | 13–0 | Northern Mariana Islands |
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Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Seo Dong-hwan (South Korea)
| Malaysia | 1–0 | Hong Kong |
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Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Saleh Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
| Singapore | 1–1 | Macau |
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| Vietnam | 14–0 | Northern Mariana Islands |
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Referee: Rustam Choriev (Uzbekistan)
| Vietnam | 2–0 | Hong Kong |
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Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
| Macau | 0–5 | Malaysia |
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| Malaysia | 2–1 | Singapore |
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Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Seo Dong-hwan (South Korea)
| Macau | 0–4 | Vietnam |
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Referee: Saleh Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
| Hong Kong | 4–0 | Northern Mariana Islands |
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| Northern Mariana Islands | 0–2 | Macau |
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| Vietnam | 4–0 | Malaysia |
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Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
| Singapore | 1–1 | Hong Kong |
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Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Rustam Choriev (Uzbekistan)
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | India (H) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7[a] | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Iran |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7[a] | |
| 3 |  Lebanon |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Palestine |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–5 | Iran |
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| India | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei |
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| Chinese Taipei | 1–3 | Palestine |
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Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Australia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 10 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Iraq |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Jordan (H) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Bhutan |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Philippines |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 |
| Philippines | 2–3 | Iraq |
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| Jordan | 6–1 | Philippines |
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Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Thailand (H) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 9[a] | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Turkmenistan |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9[a] | |
| 3 |  Kuwait |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9[a] | |
| 4 |  Mongolia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Maldives |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
| Turkmenistan | 0–1 | Kuwait |
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Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
| Maldives | 0–6 | Turkmenistan |
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Referee: Nghiêm Bá Trí (Vietnam)
| Mongolia | 0–4 | Thailand |
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Referee: Yousef Al-Sharshani (Qatar)
| Kuwait | 5–0 | Mongolia |
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Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
| Kuwait | 5–0 | Maldives |
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Referee: Nghiêm Bá Trí (Vietnam)
| Turkmenistan | 3–2 | Thailand |
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Referee: Yousef Al-Sharshani (Qatar)
| Mongolia | 2–6 | Turkmenistan |
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Referee: Ahmad Al-Khawaldeh (Jordan)
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Myanmar (H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Oman |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Syria |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Afghanistan |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Nepal |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |
| Myanmar | 3–1 | Afghanistan |
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Referee: Sashanka Madushanka (Sri Lanka)
| Nepal | 2–4 | Syria |
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Referee: Dawoud Alabdullah (Kuwait)
| Nepal | 0–4 | Myanmar |
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Referee: Alongkorn Khonwai (Thailand)
| Afghanistan | 1–3 | Syria |
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Referee: Alongkorn Khonwai (Thailand)
| Myanmar | 2–0 | Oman |
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Referee: Dawoud Alabdullah (Kuwait)
| Afghanistan | 2–0 | Nepal |
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Referee: Taha Kobeisse (Lebanon)
| Syria | 2–2 | Myanmar |
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Referee: Marwan Ali Alsmail (Jordan)
| Oman | 4–0 | Afghanistan |
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Referee: Sashanka Madushanka (Sri Lanka)
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance1 |
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 Saudi Arabia | Hosts and 2025 runners-up | 13th | Champions (1985, 1988) |
 Qatar | World Cup Hosts | 12th | Champions (1990) |
 Uzbekistan | 2025 champions | 12th | Champions (2012, 2025) |
 South Korea | 2025 semi-finalist | 17th | Champions (1986, 2002) |
 North Korea | 2025 semi-finalist | 13th | Champions (2010, 2014) |
 Japan | 2025 quarter-finalist | 18th | Champions (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023) |
 Indonesia | 2025 quarter-finalist | 8th | Fourth place (1990) |
 United Arab Emirates | 2025 quarter-finalist | 9th | Runners-up (1990) |
 Tajikistan | 2025 quarter-finalist | 6th | Runners-up (2018) |
| China | Group A winners | 17th | Champions (1992, 2004) |
| Yemen | Group B winners | 9th | Runners-up (2002) |
| Vietnam | Group C winners | 10th | Fourth place (2000) |
| India | Group D winners | 10th | Quarter-final (2002, 2018) |
| Australia | Group E winners | 9th | Semi-final (2010, 2014, 2018) |
| Thailand | Group F winners | 14th | Champions (1998) |
| Myanmar | Group G winners | 5th | Group stage (1986, 2000, 2002, 2006) |
- 1Italic indicates hosts for that year.
See also
References
- 1 2 "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2025 - Jun 2026)" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 August 2025.
- ↑ "Daftar 9 Tim Lolos Langsung ke Piala Asia U-17 2026". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ↑ "#AFCU17 and #U17WAC hopefuls to discover Qualifiers journey". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ↑ "Competition Regulations AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
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