The Qualifiers Draw for the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 will be held on May 25
24 May 2023
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The Qualifiers Draw for the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 will take place at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, 25 May 2023.
43 teams have expressed interest in competing in the tournament's sixth iteration, which will take place from September 4 to September 12, 2023.
Eleven groups made up of four teams each in the first ten groups and three teams in the final group will be formed from the teams.
The 11 group winners and the four best second-place teams will compete in a round-robin style at a single location to earn a spot in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024.
The final 16 teams competing in the event, which will run from April 15 through May 3, 2024, will be made up of the qualifying countries and Qatar, the host.
Pots
- Pot 1: Iraq, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Australia
- Pot 2: Islamic Republic of Iran, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Syria
- Pot 3: Lebanon, Laos, Kyrgyz Republic, Palestine, Chinese Taipei, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, China, Maldives, Oman, Yemen, Timor-Leste
- Pot 4: Pakistan, Qatar, Mongolia, Philippines, Macau, Afghanistan, Brunei Darussalam, DPR Korea, Guam
- Hosts Pot: Jordan, Bahrain, China PR, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
