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Revision as of 20:13, 16 April 2023
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Dates | 12 October 2023 – 31 March 2026 |
Teams | 47 (from 1 confederation) |
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AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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The 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification is the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, the 19th edition of the international men's football championship of Asia. Since 2019, the Asian Cup final tournament is contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that was used from 2004 to 2015.[1][2]
The qualification process involves four rounds, where the first two rounds double as the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification for Asian teams.
Format
The qualification structure is as follows:[3]
- First round:[note 1] 22 teams (ranked 26–47) will play home-and-away over two legs.
- The eleven winners advance to the second round.
- One best ranked losing team will advance to the third round of Asian Cup qualification.
- Second round:[note 2] 36 teams (ranked 1–25 and eleven first-round winners) are divided into nine groups of four teams to play home-and-away double round-robin matches.
- The eighteen group winners and group runners-up advance to the third round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and qualify for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup along with host Saudi Arabia.
- The remaining 18 advance directly to the third round of Asian Cup qualification.
- Play-off round:[note 3] 10 losing teams from the first round will compete in home-and-away two-legged play-off matches that determine the final five qualifiers for the third round.
- Third round:[note 4] The 24 teams (one best ranked losing team from first round + 18 third and fourth-placed teams from the second round + 5 winners from the play-off round) will be divided into six groups of four teams to play home-and-away double round-robin matches and the winner of each group will occupy the remaining six slots for the Asian Cup.
Entrants
All 47 AFC-affiliated nations are eligible. The FIFA World Rankings at the time of the draw are used to determine which nations would compete in the first round. For seeding in the second round and third round draws, the most recent FIFA Rankings prior to those draws will be used. Northern Mariana Islands are eligible to qualify for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup after their affiliation with the AFC in 2020.
Due to the joint format of the World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers, Saudi Arabia (as the host nation of the 2027 Asian Cup) will enter the second round of Asian Cup qualifiers.[3][4]
NOTE: The following arrangement is provisional, based on the April 2023 FIFA rankings. The final arrangement of teams will be confirmed by the AFC in 2023, based on the final FIFA rankings at the time of the draw. |
Bye to the second round (Ranked 1st to 25th) |
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition is expected to be as follows, according to the AFC Competitions Calendar.[6][7][8] This is the first Asian Cup qualification that starts before the previous final matches would be held, as the 2023 AFC Asian Cup was postponed to early 2024.
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First round
The draw for the first round will be held on July 2023 at 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2023 (shown in parentheses below).
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The first leg is expected to be played on 12 October, and the second leg on 17 October 2023.
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Ranking of best losing teams
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
2 | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round |
3 | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | L5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | L6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | L7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | L8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | L9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | L10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | L11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Second round
The draw for the second round will be held on July 2023 at 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2023 (shown in parentheses below).
NOTE: The following arrangement is provisional, based on the April 2023 FIFA rankings. The final arrangement of teams will be confirmed by the AFC in 2023, based on the final FIFA rankings at the time of the draw. |
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |
2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |
2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |
2 | C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
4 | C4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |
2 | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
4 | D4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | E1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |
2 | E2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | E3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
4 | E4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | F1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |
2 | F2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | F3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
4 | F4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | G1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |
2 | G2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | G3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
4 | G4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | H1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |
2 | H2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | H3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
4 | H4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group I
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | I1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |
2 | I2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | I3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
4 | I4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-off round
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Third round
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup |
2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup |
2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup |
2 | C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | C4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup |
2 | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | D4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | E1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup |
2 | E2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | E3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | E4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | F1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup |
2 | F2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | F3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | F4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Qualified teams
A total of 24 teams will qualify for the final tournament including the host Saudi Arabia.
Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearances |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
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Saudi Arabia | Hosts | 1 February 2023 | 12th | 2023 | Winners (1984, 1988, 1996) |
See also
Notes
- ^ Listed on the official AFC website as Preliminary Joint Qualification round 1
- ^ Listed on the official AFC website as Preliminary Joint Qualification round 2
- ^ Listed on the official AFC website as AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers Playoff
- ^ Listed on the official AFC website as AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers Final round
References
- ^ "ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals". Asian Football Confederation. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 10 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Asia's pathway to the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 confirmed". AFC. 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia confirmed as hosts of the AFC Asian Cup 2027". AFC. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "FIFA World Rankings". FIFA. 6 April 2023.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2023 - Jul 2024)" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2024 - Jul 2025)" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2025 - Jul 2026)" (PDF). AFC.