The 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification will be an international men's under-23 football competition which decided 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
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.
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.
- 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
The following teams qualified for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
See also
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