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2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

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2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countries 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 statistics
Matches played85
Goals scored392 (4.61 per match)
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The 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification is an international men's under-17 football competition which is being held to decide the participating teams of the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[1]

Draw

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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]

Bye to the final tournament
Teams entering the qualification
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
Host teams
  1.  Thailand (H)
  2.  China (H)
  3.  Vietnam (H)
  1.  India (H)
  1.  Myanmar (H)
  2.  Kyrgyzstan (H)
  1.  Jordan (H)
Remaining teams
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts.

Groups

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Tiebreakers
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]
  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. 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);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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  • All matches are being held in China.
  • Times listed are UTC+8.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bangladesh 5–0 Timor-Leste
 Report
Brunei 0–4 Sri Lanka
Report
Bahrain 0–4 China
Report
Attendance: 15,981
Referee: Sajëçon Zajniddinov (Tajikistan)
Bangladesh 8–0 Brunei
 Report
Bahrain 2–1 Sri Lanka
 Report
China 14–0 Timor-Leste
 Report
Attendance: 7,117
Referee: Rashid Abdulla Hassan (United Arab Emirates)
Sri Lanka 0–5 Bangladesh
Report
Timor-Leste 0–3 Bahrain
Report
China 12–0 Brunei
 Report
Attendance: 13,757
Referee: Harish Kundu (India)
Brunei 0–2 Timor-Leste
Report
Bangladesh 2–1 Bahrain
 Report
Sri Lanka 0–8 China
Report
Attendance: 15,346
Referee: Iv Tina (Cambodia)
Bahrain 10–0 Brunei
 Report
Timor-Leste 2–1 Sri Lanka
 Report
China 4–0 Bangladesh
 Report
Attendance: 15,291
Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Pakistan 3, Laos 3, Kyrgyzstan 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Pakistan +1, Laos 0, Kyrgyzstan –1
Kyrgyzstan 0–2 Yemen
Report
Laos 8–0 Guam
 Report
Cambodia 1–3 Pakistan
 Report
Referee: Ahmad Al-Khalifa (Syria)
Yemen 10–0 Guam
 Report
Referee: Tuan Yaasin Hanafiah (Malaysia)
Laos 5–1 Cambodia
 Report
Referee: Mohammed Murad Al-Balushi (Oman)
Kyrgyzstan 1–3 Pakistan
 Report
Referee: Saif Kamal Aisha (Palestine)
Pakistan 1–2 Laos
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Jafran (Sri Lanka)
Yemen 3–0 Cambodia
 Report
Referee: Yūsuke Ohashi (Japan)
Guam 0–9 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Referee: Layth Farhan Faraj (Iraq)
Cambodia 5–1 Guam
 Report Sokheang 64' (o.g.)
Referee: Saif Kamal Aisha (Palestine)
Pakistan 1–5 Yemen
 Report
Referee: Tuan Yaasin Hanafiah (Malaysia)
Laos 2–3 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
Referee: Mohammed Murad Al-Balushi (Oman)
Guam 0–11 Pakistan
Report
Referee: Ahmad Al-Khalifa (Syria)
Kyrgyzstan 3–0 Cambodia
 Report
Referee: Layth Farhan Faraj (Iraq)
Yemen 4–2 Laos
 Report
Referee: Yūsuke Ohashi (Japan)

Group C

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  • All matches are being held in Vietnam.
  • Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Hong Kong 2–0 Macau
 Report
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Ismaeel Fazal (Pakistan)
Singapore 0–6 Vietnam
Report
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Malaysia 13–0 Northern Mariana Islands
 Report
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Seo Dong-hwan (South Korea)
Malaysia 1–0 Hong Kong
 Report
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Saleh Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Singapore 1–1 Macau
 Report
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Daniel Cook (Australia)
Northern Mariana Islands 1–2 Singapore
 Report
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Ismaeel Fazal (Pakistan)
Vietnam 2–0 Hong Kong
 Report
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Macau 0–5 Malaysia
Report
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Afsheen Naseer (Maldives)
Malaysia 2–1 Singapore
 Report Aaryan 75'
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Seo Dong-hwan (South Korea)
Macau 0–4 Vietnam
Report
Referee: Saleh Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Hong Kong 4–0 Northern Mariana Islands
 Report
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Daniel Cook (Australia)
Northern Mariana Islands 0–2 Macau
Report
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Afsheen Naseer (Maldives)
Vietnam 4–0 Malaysia
 Report
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Singapore 1–1 Hong Kong
 Report
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Rustam Choriev (Uzbekistan)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: India 3, Iran 0
Lebanon 0–0 Chinese Taipei
Report
Palestine 1–1 India
 Report
Chinese Taipei 0–5 Iran
Report
Lebanon 1–1 Palestine
 Report
Iran 1–1 Lebanon
 Report
India 3–1 Chinese Taipei
 Report
Palestine 1–3 Iran
 Report
India 0–2 Lebanon
Report Assaf 26'
Maakaroun 37'
Chinese Taipei 1–3 Palestine
 Report
Iran 1–2 India
 Report

Group E

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  • All matches are being held in Jordan.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bhutan 0–5 Jordan
Report
Philippines 2–3 Iraq
 Report
Jordan 0–1 Australia
Report
Bhutan 0–0 Philippines
Report
Iraq 2–2 Jordan
 Report
Australia 3–0 Bhutan
 Report
Philippines 0–6 Australia
Report
Iraq 1–0 Bhutan
Hareb 86' Report
Jordan 6–1 Philippines
 Report
Australia 3–3 Iraq
 Report

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Thailand 3, Turkmenistan 3, Kuwait 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Thailand +2, Turkmenistan 0, Kuwait –2
Turkmenistan 0–1 Kuwait
Report
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Maldives 0–1 Mongolia
Report
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
Maldives 0–6 Turkmenistan
Report
Referee: Nghiêm Bá Trí (Vietnam)
Mongolia 0–4 Thailand
Report
Referee: Yousef Al-Sharshani (Qatar)
Kuwait 5–0 Mongolia
 Report
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
Thailand 7–1 Maldives
 Report
Referee: Ahmad Al-Khawaldeh (Jordan)
Kuwait 5–0 Maldives
 Report
Referee: Nghiêm Bá Trí (Vietnam)
Turkmenistan 3–2 Thailand
 Report
Referee: Yousef Al-Sharshani (Qatar)
Mongolia 2–6 Turkmenistan
 Report
Referee: Ahmad Al-Khawaldeh (Jordan)
Thailand 3–0 Kuwait
 Report
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Myanmar 3–1 Afghanistan
 Report
Referee: Sashanka Madushanka (Sri Lanka)
Nepal   2–4 Syria
 Report
Referee: Dawoud Alabdullah (Kuwait)
Nepal   0–4 Myanmar
Report
Referee: Alongkorn Khonwai (Thailand)
Syria 1–3 Oman
 Report
Referee: Marwan Ali Alsmail (Jordan)
Oman 5–0   Nepal
 Report
Referee: Taha Kobeisse (Lebanon)
Afghanistan 1–3 Syria
 Report
Referee: Alongkorn Khonwai (Thailand)
Myanmar 2–0 Oman
 Report
Referee: Dawoud Alabdullah (Kuwait)
Afghanistan 2–0   Nepal
 Report
Referee: Taha Kobeisse (Lebanon)
Syria 2–2 Myanmar
 Report
Referee: Marwan Ali Alsmail (Jordan)
Oman 4–0 Afghanistan
 Report
Referee: Sashanka Madushanka (Sri Lanka)

Qualified teams

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The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance1
 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2025 - Jun 2026)" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Daftar 9 Tim Lolos Langsung ke Piala Asia U-17 2026". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  3. ^ "#AFCU17 and #U17WAC hopefuls to discover Qualifiers journey". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Competition Regulations AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
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