AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2023
Location
Asia/Australia
Abbreviation
ASIACUPQ
Summary
The 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualification (ASIACUPQ) determines the teams that will be participating in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup (ASIACUP). All 45 AFC member nations participate. 2019 ASIACUPQ Seedings are based on the January 2015 FIFA World Rankings. The 2023 ASIACUPQ runs from 6 June 2019 to 14 June 2022.
In both the 2nd and 3rd Rounds, points (win = 3pts, draw = 1 pt) determine table positions, and table ranking ties were broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) Fair Play points, then (4) a drawing.
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Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Round | 12 | 12 AFC teams ranked 35th to 46th | 6 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances to the 2nd Round | |
| 2nd Round | 40 | AFC teams ranked 1st to 34th | 6 winners from the 1st Round | 8 groups of 5 with Home/Away matches against each team in their group, each group winner (except Qatar) and four 2nd place teams with highest point totals qualify for the 2022 World Cup Qualification - 3rd Round and the 2023 Asian Cup, the next 16 teams with the most points advance to the 3rd Round |
| Playoff | 4 | 4 teams from the 2nd Round | 2 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances to 3rd Round | |
| 3rd Round | 24 | 22 teams from 2nd Round, 2 winners from Playoff Round | 4 groups of 6 with Home/Away matches against each team in group, the 1st place teams in each group and the top 5 2nd place teams qualifies for the 2023 Asian Cup |
3rd Round
| Group A | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Jordan | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Nepal | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 1 | 13 | -12 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -9 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group B | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Palestine | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Philippines | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | - | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| 3 | Mongolia | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Yemen | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 0 | 7 | -7 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 08.06.22 |  | 00 | Yemen | MFF Football Centre |
| 11.06.22 |  | 01 | Philippines | MFF Football Centre |
| 14.06.22 |  | 40 | Philippines | MFF Football Centre |
| Group C | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Maldives | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 1 | 7 | -6 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | -6 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 30 | Sri Lanka | Markaziy Stadion (Namangan) |
 | 04 | Uzbekistan | Markaziy Stadion (Namangan) |
| 20 | Thailand | Markaziy Stadion (Namangan) |
| Group D | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | India | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Cambodia | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 08.06.22 |  | 21 | Afghanistan | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 12 | India | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 14.06.22 | | 22 | Cambodia | Salt Lake Stadium |
| Group E | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Bahrain | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 08.06.22 |  | 20 | Bangladesh | Bukit Jalil National Stadium |
 | 13 | Malaysia | Bukit Jalil National Stadium |
| 11.06.22 | | 12 | Turkmenistan | Bukit Jalil National Stadium |
| 14.06.22 | | 10 | Turkmenistan | Bukit Jalil National Stadium |
| 41 | Bangladesh | Bukit Jalil National Stadium |
| Group F | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Kyrgyz Republic | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Myanmar | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 2 | 12 | -10 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
2023 ASIACUP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 08.06.22 |  | 40 | Myanmar | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium |
 | 21 | Singapore | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium |
| 11.06.22 | | 01 | Tajikistan | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium |
| 02 | Kyrgyz Republic | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium |
| 00 | Tajikistan | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium |
