Tournament details | |
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Host country | China |
Dates | 6–23 February |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will be the 42nd edition of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams of Asia.
On 24 May 2024, the AFC announced that China would host the tournament. [1]
A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament. The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the AFC representatives.
Uzbekistan are the title holders, having won the title in 2023.
Qualification matches will be played between 21 and 29 September 2024. [2]
A total of 16 teams including hosts China will qualify for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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China | Hosts | 20th | Champions ( 1985) |
The following teams from AFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup 1 |
---|---|---|
2025 | ||
2025 | ||
2025 | ||
2025 |
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Host country | China |
Dates | 6–23 February |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will be the 42nd edition of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams of Asia.
On 24 May 2024, the AFC announced that China would host the tournament. [1]
A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament. The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the AFC representatives.
Uzbekistan are the title holders, having won the title in 2023.
Qualification matches will be played between 21 and 29 September 2024. [2]
A total of 16 teams including hosts China will qualify for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
---|---|---|---|
China | Hosts | 20th | Champions ( 1985) |
The following teams from AFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup 1 |
---|---|---|
2025 | ||
2025 | ||
2025 | ||
2025 |