2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
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 have proposed switching the tournament from under-16 to under-17 starting from 2023.[1] Moreover, the tournament will also be 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]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Bahrain |
Dates | TBD |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | TBD (in TBD host cities) |
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.
Qualification
Qualification matches are scheduled to be played between 1–9 October 2022.[4]
References
- "AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions". AFC. 26 November 2018.
- "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
- Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021, Asian Football Confederation official website, 25 January 2021
- "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022". AFC.