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2027 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
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Tournament details
Dates12 October 2023 – 31 March 2026
Teams47 (from 1 confederation)
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AFC Asian Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup

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.
  • 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]

From the April 2023 FIFA World Rankings[5]
Bye to the second round
(Ranked 1st to 25th) 		Competing in first round
(Ranked 26th to 47th)
  1.  United Arab Emirates (72)
  2.  Qatar (61)
  3.  Saudi Arabia (49)
  4.  Oman (73)
  5.  Iraq (68)
  6.  Iran (24)
  7.  South Korea (27)
  8.  Japan (20)
  9.  Australia (29)
  10.  Uzbekistan (74)
  11.  Bahrain (85)
  12.  Jordan (84)
  13.  China (81)
  14.  Syria (90)
  15.  Palestine (93)
  16.  Vietnam (95)
  17.  Kyrgyzstan (96)
  18.  Lebanon (99)
  19.  India (102)
  20.  Tajikistan (109)
  21.  Thailand (114)
  22.  North Korea (115)
  23.  Philippines (136)
  24.  Turkmenistan (137)
  25.  Malaysia (138)
  1.  Pakistan (195)
  2.  Kuwait (143)
  3.  Afghanistan (155)
  4.  Yemen (159)
  5.  Indonesia (150)
  6.  Chinese Taipei (156)
  7.  Maldives (154)
  8.  Singapore (158)
  9.  Myanmar (160)
  10.    Nepal (174)
  11.  Cambodia (176)
  12.  Macau (182)
  13.  Mongolia (183)
  14.  Bhutan (185)
  15.  Laos (187)
  16.  Brunei (191)
  17.  Bangladesh (192)
  18.  Hong Kong (147)
  19.  East Timor (196)
  20.  Guam (206)
  21.  Sri Lanka (207; suspended)
  22.  Northern Mariana Islands (NA)

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.

Round Matchday Date(s)
First round First leg 12 October 2023
Second leg 17 October 2023
Second round Matchday 1 16 November 2023
Matchday 2 21 November 2023
Matchday 3 21 March 2024
Matchday 4 26 March 2024
Matchday 5 6 June 2024
Matchday 6 11 June 2024
Round Matchday Date
Play-off round First leg 5 September 2024
Second leg 10 September 2024
Third round Matchday 1 25 March 2025
Matchday 2 10 June 2025
Matchday 3 9 September 2025
Matchday 4 14 October 2025
Matchday 5 18 November 2025
Matchday 6 31 March 2026

First round

Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC 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).

Pot A Pot B
  1.  Kuwait (143)
  2.  Afghanistan (155)
  3.  Indonesia (150)
  4.  Maldives (154)
  5.  Hong Kong (147)
  6.  Chinese Taipei (156)
  7.  Yemen (157)
  8.  Singapore (158)
  9.  Myanmar (160)
  10.    Nepal (174)
  11.  Cambodia (176)
  1.  Pakistan (195)
  2.  Bangladesh (192)
  3.  Bhutan (185)
  4.  Laos (187)
  5.  Brunei (191)
  6.  Mongolia (183)
  7.  Macau (182)
  8.  East Timor (196)
  9.  Guam (206)
  10.  Sri Lanka (207; suspended)
  11.  Northern Mariana Islands (NA)

Summary

The first leg is expected to be played on 12 October, and the second leg on 17 October 2023.

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Matches

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Ranking of best losing teams

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: 12 October 2023. Source: [citation needed]

Second round

Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC 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).


Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  Japan (20)
  2.  Iran (24)
  3.  South Korea (27)
  4.  Australia (29)
  5.  Saudi Arabia (54)
  6.  Qatar (61)
  7.  Iraq (67)
  8.  United Arab Emirates (72)
  9.  Oman (73)
  1.  Uzbekistan (74)
  2.  China (81)
  3.  Jordan (84)
  4.  Bahrain (85)
  5.  Syria (90)
  6.  Palestine (93)
  7.  Vietnam (95)
  8.  Kyrgyzstan (96)
  9.  Lebanon (99)
  1.  India (101)
  2.  Tajikistan (109)
  3.  Thailand (114)
  4.  North Korea (115)
  5.  Philippines (136)
  6.  Turkmenistan (137)
  7.  Malaysia (138)
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Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: 16 November 2023. Source: [citation needed]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: 16 November 2023. Source: [citation needed]

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: 16 November 2023. Source: [citation needed]

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: 16 November 2023. Source: [citation needed]

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: 16 November 2023. Source: [citation needed]

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: 16 November 2023. Source: [citation needed]

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: 16 November 2023. Source: [citation needed]

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: 16 November 2023. Source: [citation needed]

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: 16 November 2023. Source: [citation needed]

Play-off round

Main article: 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Play-off round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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Third round

Main article: 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: March 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: March 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: March 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: March 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: March 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: March 2025. Source: AFC
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
 Saudi Arabia Hosts 1 February 2023 12th 2023 Winners (1984, 1988, 1996)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Listed on the official AFC website as Preliminary Joint Qualification round 1
  2. ^ Listed on the official AFC website as Preliminary Joint Qualification round 2
  3. ^ Listed on the official AFC website as AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers Playoff
  4. ^ Listed on the official AFC website as AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers Final round

References

  1. ^ "ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals". Asian Football Confederation. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015.
  2. ^ "AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Asia's pathway to the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 confirmed". AFC. 1 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Saudi Arabia confirmed as hosts of the AFC Asian Cup 2027". AFC. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ^ "FIFA World Rankings". FIFA. 6 April 2023.
  6. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2023 - Jul 2024)" (PDF). AFC.
  7. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2024 - Jul 2025)" (PDF). AFC.
  8. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2025 - Jul 2026)" (PDF). AFC.
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