The AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers will take place from 3 to 9 September 2025, featuring 43 national teams across 11 host countries. Each group winner, along with the best second-placed teams, will advance to the final tournament. Below is the full schedule with venues, dates, and kick-off times (all listed in UTC+7).
Group A (Amman, Jordan)
Venue: Amman International Stadium
- Wed 3 September 2025
- 21:00 | Turkmenistan vs Chinese Taipei
- 23:00 | Jordan vs Bhutan
- Sat 6 September 2025
- 21:00 | Bhutan vs Turkmenistan
- 23:00 | Chinese Taipei vs Jordan
- Tue 9 September 2025
- 20:00 | Chinese Taipei vs Bhutan
- 23:00 | Jordan vs Turkmenistan
Group B (Yangon, Myanmar)
Venue: Thuwunna Stadium
- Wed 3 September 2025
- 16:30 | Kuwait vs Myanmar
- 19:30 | Japan vs Afghanistan
- Sat 6 September 2025
- 16:30 | Myanmar vs Japan
- 19:30 | Afghanistan vs Kuwait
- Tue 9 September 2025
- 16:30 | Myanmar vs Afghanistan
- 19:30 | Japan vs Kuwait
Group C (Viet Tri, Vietnam)
Venue: Viet Tri Stadium
- Wed 3 September 2025
- 16:00 | Yemen vs Singapore
- 19:00 | Vietnam vs Bangladesh
- Sat 6 September 2025
- 16:00 | Bangladesh vs Yemen
- 19:00 | Singapore vs Vietnam
- Tue 9 September 2025
- 16:00 | Singapore vs Bangladesh
- 19:00 | Vietnam vs Yemen
Group D (Xi’an, China)
Venue: Xi’an Olympic Center Stadium
- Wed 3 September 2025
- 14:30 | Australia vs Northern Mariana Islands
- 18:35 | China vs Timor-Leste
- Sat 6 September 2025
- 14:30 | Timor-Leste vs Australia
- 18:35 | Northern Mariana Islands vs China
- Tue 9 September 2025
- 14:30 | Timor-Leste vs Northern Mariana Islands
- 18:35 | Australia vs China
Group E (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
Venue: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
- Wed 3 September 2025
- 17:00 | Uzbekistan vs Sri Lanka
- 21:00 | Palestine vs Kyrgyzstan
- Sat 6 September 2025
- 17:00 | Sri Lanka vs Palestine
- 21:00 | Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan
- Tue 9 September 2025
- 17:00 | Uzbekistan vs Palestine
- 21:00 | Kyrgyzstan vs Sri Lanka
Group F (Pathum Thani, Thailand)
Venue: Thammasat Stadium
- Wed 3 September 2025
- 16:00 | Malaysia vs Lebanon
- 19:30 | Thailand vs Mongolia
- Sat 6 September 2025
- 16:00 | Mongolia vs Malaysia
- 19:30 | Lebanon vs Thailand
- Tue 9 September 2025
- 16:00 | Lebanon vs Mongolia
- 19:30 | Thailand vs Malaysia
Group G (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Venue: National Olympic Stadium
- Wed 3 September 2025
- 16:00 | Iraq vs Pakistan
- 19:00 | Cambodia vs Oman
- Sat 6 September 2025
- 16:00 | Oman vs Iraq
- 19:00 | Pakistan vs Cambodia
- Tue 9 September 2025
- 16:00 | Oman vs Pakistan
- 19:00 | Iraq vs Cambodia
Group H (Doha, Qatar)
Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
- Wed 3 September 2025
- 22:15 | Bahrain vs India
- Thu 4 September 2025
- 00:00 | Qatar vs Brunei
- Sat 6 September 2025
- 22:15 | Brunei vs Bahrain
- Sun 7 September 2025
- 00:00 | India vs Qatar
- Tue 9 September 2025
- 22:15 | India vs Brunei
- Wed 10 September 2025
- 00:00 | Qatar vs Bahrain
Group I (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Venue: Al Nahyan Stadium
- Wed 3 September 2025
- 21:30 | IR Iran vs Hong Kong, China
- Thu 4 September 2025
- 00:30 | UAE vs Guam
- Sat 6 September 2025
- 21:30 | Guam vs IR Iran
- Sun 7 September 2025
- 00:30 | Hong Kong, China vs UAE
- Tue 9 September 2025
- 21:30 | Hong Kong, China vs Guam
- Wed 10 September 2025
- 00:30 | UAE vs IR Iran
Group J (Sidoarjo, Indonesia)
Venue: Gelora Delta Stadium
- Wed 3 September 2025
- 15:30 | South Korea vs Macau
- 19:30 | Indonesia vs Laos
- Sat 6 September 2025
- 15:30 | Laos vs South Korea
- 19:30 | Macau vs Indonesia
- Tue 9 September 2025
- 15:30 | Laos vs Macau
- 19:30 | South Korea vs Indonesia
Group K (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
Venue: Republican Central Stadium
- Wed 3 September 2025
- 20:00 | Syria vs Philippines
- 23:00 | Tajikistan vs Nepal
- Sat 6 September 2025
- 20:00 | Nepal vs Syria
- 23:00 | Philippines vs Tajikistan
- Tue 9 September 2025
- 20:00 | Philippines vs Nepal
- 23:00 | Tajikistan vs Syria
