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2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

The 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-17 football competition which was being held to decide the participating teams of the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

Draw

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, 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 ().

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.

Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts.

Groups

Group A

  • All matches are being held in China.
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Group B

  • All matches are being held in Kyrgyzstan.
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Group C

  • All matches are being held in Vietnam.
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Group D

  • All matches are being held in India.
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Group E

  • All matches are being held in Jordan.
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Group F

  • All matches are being held in Thailand.
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Group G

  • All matches are being held in Myanmar.
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Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.

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See also

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