2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Host countries

Bahrain

Cambodia

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Qatar

Thailand

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Dates31 August – 6 September 2026

Teams44 (from 1 confederation)

2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countries	Bahrain Cambodia Kyrgyzstan Laos Qatar Thailand Uzbekistan Vietnam
Dates	31 August – 6 September 2026
Teams	44 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification is an upcoming international men's under-20 football competition which will be held to decide the participating teams of the 2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.

The official draw will take place on 28 May 2026 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 44 participating national teams will be divided into 11 groups.

Player eligibility

Schedule

Round	Date
Matchday 1	To be decided
Matchday 2	To be decided
Matchday 3	To be decided
Matchday 4	To be decided
Matchday 5	To be decided

Groups

In each group, teams will play each other once at a centralised venue.

The eleven group winners and the five best runners-up qualify for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings: Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points); Drawing of lots.

Group A

All matches will be held in TBD (Host).
Times listed are TBD (UTC+TBD).

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	TBD	Final tournament
2	TBD
3	TBD
4	TBD

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

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Group B

All matches will be held in TBD (Host).
Times listed are TBD (UTC+TBD).

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	TBD	Final tournament
2	TBD
3	TBD
4	TBD

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

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Group A

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