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2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
كأس آسيا تحت 23 سنة 2026
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
DatesTBD 2026
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)TBD (in TBD host cities)
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The 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup will be the seventh edition of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-23 Championship.[1] This championship is held biennially and is organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the under-23 national football teams of Asia.

Host selection

On 1 July 2023, Saudi Arabia was selected as the host for this competition by the Asian Football Confederation Competitions Committee. This marks as the first time that Saudi Arabia will be hosting this competition.[2]

Qualification

Qualification matches will be played in late 2025.

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 Saudi Arabia Hosts 7th Champions (2022)

References

  1. ^ "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". 2023-08-04. Asian Football Confederation. 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions". Asian Football Confederation. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

External links

AFC U-23 Asian Cup
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