The 2027 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification is an international men's under-17 football competition which is being held to decide the participating teams of the 2027 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.
Draw Of the 47 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member associations, a total of 44 teams entered the competition. The 9 teams that have qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup automatically qualify for the final tournament as hosts or participants. The other 35 teams participate in the qualifiers for the 2027 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.
The draw took place at the AFC Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 August 2026 at 15:00 local time (UTC+8).
The 35 teams were allocated into 7 groups of 5 teams each. Seven countries were selected to host the qualification groups and were drawn into separate groups. The draw was seeded based on the results of the last 3 editions, with 2026 weighted at 100%, 2025 at 50%, and 2023 at 25%.
+Teams entering the qualificationPot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Host teamsRemaining teams +Did not enter (S) (DNQ)
Notes (H): Qualification group hosts. (S): Suspended by FIFA (DNQ): Disqualified from the competition
Groups Tie-breaking criteriaTeams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.2): Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and they met in the last round of the group; Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points); Drawing of lots.
Group A All matches will be held in Myanmar. Times listed are UTC+6:30.
Group B All matches will be held in Thailand. Times listed are UTC+7.
Group C All matches will be held in United Arab Emirates. Times listed are UTC+4.
Group D All matches will be held in Laos. Times listed are UTC+7.
Group E All matches will be held in Malaysia. Times listed are UTC+8.
Group F All matches will be held in Kyrgyzstan. Times listed are UTC+6.
Group G All matches will be held in Oman. Times listed are UTC+4.
Qualified teams The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.
Team Qualified as AppearancePrevious best performance (2012, 2025) (1990) (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023, 2026) (1992, 2004) (2010, 2014, 2018, 2026) (1986, 2002) (1985, 1988) (2018) (2000) TBD (...) TBD (...) TBD (...) TBD (...) TBD (...) TBD (...) TBD (...)
See also 2027 AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup 2027 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification
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