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The qualifying stage is open to all AFC members and the final stage is contested between 16 teams. The most recent edition, the 42nd, was held in China. The AFC switched the tournament from under-19 to under-20 starting from 2023. [1] Moreover, the tournament was also rebranded from the "AFC U-19 Championship" to the "AFC U-20 Asian Cup". [2]
The ten winners advanced to the second round. The best loser qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round, while the remaining teams qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round. Second round: 36 teams (ranked 1–26 and ten first-round winners) were divided into nine groups of four teams. The teams ...
The country has hosted various men's youth competitions, such as the 2008 and 2010 AFC U-16 Championships, the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup and the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup. On 23 February 2024, Uzbekistan also withdrew their bid. [7] The AFC ultimately awarded Uzbekistan the 2029 Women's Asian Cup hosting rights also on 15 May as the only bidder. [1]
The 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup will be the 12th edition of the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC U-20 Women's Championship and AFC U-19 Women's Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-20 national teams of Asia.
2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification; Tournament details; Dates: 12 October 2023 – 31 March 2026: Teams: 46 [note 1] (from 1 confederation) Tournament statistics; Matches played: 133: Goals scored: 397 (2.98 per match) Attendance: 2,254,832 (16,954 per match) Top scorer(s) Almoez Ali Son Heung-min (7 goals each)
On 1 August 2022, the Asian Football Confederation Executive Committee approved the qualification format for Asia's road to the 2026 World Cup, as well as the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, in preparation for the eight direct spots and the single intercontinental play-off slot allocated to the AFC by FIFA following the expansion of the FIFA World Cup to ...
The second round of 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC qualification, which also served as the second round of 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification, began on 16 November 2023 and was completed on 11 June 2024. [1] [2]
2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification; Tournament details; Host countries: Vietnam (Group A) Chinese Taipei (Group B) Kuwait (Group C) Saudi Arabia (Group D) Tajikistan (Group E) Indonesia (Group F) Laos (Group G) Thailand (Group H) Kyrgyzstan (Group I) Qatar (Group J) Dates: 21–29 September 2024 [1] Teams: 45 (from 1 confederation ...