The 2002 AFC Youth Championship qualifying competition is a men's under-19 football competition that determined the eleven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Qatar in the 2002 AFC Youth Championship final tournament.
A total of 40 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying competition. Players born on or after 1 January 1983 are eligible to participate.
In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The eleven group winners qualify for the final tournament.
The qualifying round was played by 31 July 2002.
The following twelve teams qualify for the final tournament.