2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup

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2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBahrain
DatesTBD
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup will be the 20th edition of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-17 national teams of Asia. This edition will be the first since 2006 to be played as an under-17 tournament, as the AFC proposed to switch the tournament from under-16 to under-17 starting from 2023.[1] Moreover, the tournament was also rebranded from the "AFC U-16 Championship" to the "AFC U-17 Asian Cup".[2] On 25 January 2021, the AFC announced that Bahrain would retain hosting rights for the 2023 edition after the cancellation of the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament. The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup as the AFC representatives.

Japan are the title holders, having won the title in 2018.

Qualification[]

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Qualification matches are scheduled to be played between 1–9 October 2022.[5]

Qualified teams[]

A total of 16 teams including hosts Bahrain will qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 Bahrain Hosts 8th Runners-up (1988)
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References[]

  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions". AFC. 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 25 January 2021.
  5. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022". AFC. 24 February 2021.
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