AFC Asian Cup qualifiers

The AFC Asian Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the final tournament of AFC Asian Cup. The qualification reduces the large field of eligible entrants from 47 to just 24 for the finals. The hosts receive automatic berths, and between 1972 and 2015 (except 1976), so did the defending champions.

Infobox

Founded

1956

Region

Asia and Australia (AFC)

Teams

46 (currently eligible)47 (overall)

Qualifier for

AFC Asian Cup

Website

Official website

Tables

Number of teams entering qualification · Format evolution

Total entrants

Col 1

Total entrants

1956

1960

1964

1968

1972

1976

1980

1984

1988

1992

1996

2000

2004

2007

2011

2015

2019

2023

2027

Played at least one match

Col 1

Played at least one match

1956

1960

1964

1968

1972

1976

1980

1984

1988

1992

1996

2000

2004

2007

2011

Qualified via qualification

Col 1

Qualified via qualification

1956

1960

1964

1968

1972

1976

1980

1984

1988

1992

1996

2000

2004

2007

2011

2015

2019

2023

2027

Qualified without playing

Col 1

Qualified without playing

1956

1960

1964

1968

1972

1976

1980

1984

1988

1992

1996

2000

2004

2007

2011

2015

2019

2023

2027

Total finalists

Col 1

Total finalists

1956

1960

1964

1968

1972

1976

1980

1984

1988

1992

1996

2000

2004

2007

2011

2015

2019

2023

2027

	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2007	2011	2015	2019	2023	2027
Total entrants	19	18	18	19	26	31	31	30	24	22	35	42	43	25	27	20	46	46	47
Played at least one match	6	10	4	14	13	15	17	21	20	20	33	42	43	24	24	20	45	46	46
Qualified via qualification	2	3	1	3	5	3	9	8	8	6	10	10	14	12	10	11	23	23	23
Qualified without playing	2	1	3	2	1	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	6	5	0	0	0
Total finalists	4	4	4	4	6	6	10	10	10	8	12	12	16	16	16	16	24	24	24

First appearance in qualification by team · Participating teams

Khmer Republic

Year

1972

Debuting teams

Bahrain, Brunei, Ceylon, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria

Debuting teams

Renamed teams

Khmer Republic

Sri Lanka

Year

1980

Debuting teams

Bangladesh, Macau, United Arab Emirates

Debuting teams

Renamed teams

Sri Lanka

Chinese Taipei

Year

1992

Debuting teams

None

Debuting teams

Renamed teams

Chinese Taipei

Myanmar

Year

1996

Debuting teams

Guam, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Debuting teams

Successor teams

Yemen Vietnam

Renamed teams

Myanmar

Cambodia

Year

2000

Debuting teams

Bhutan, Laos, Mongolia, Palestine

Debuting teams

Renamed teams

Cambodia

Year	Debuting teams			Successor teams	Renamed teams
Year	Teams	No.	CT	Successor teams	Renamed teams
1956	Cambodia, Malaya, Philippines, Republic of China, South Korea, South Vietnam	6	6
1960	Hong Kong, India, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Singapore	6	12
1964	Thailand	1	13	Malaysia
1968	Burma, Indonesia, Japan	3	16
1972	Bahrain, Brunei, Ceylon, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria	8	24		Khmer Republic
1976	Afghanistan, China, North Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia	5	29
1980	Bangladesh, Macau, United Arab Emirates	3	32		Sri Lanka
1984	Nepal, North Yemen, Oman	3	35
1988	South Yemen	1	36
1992	None	0	36		Chinese Taipei
1996	Guam, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan	7	43	Yemen Vietnam	Myanmar
2000	Bhutan, Laos, Mongolia, Palestine	4	47		Cambodia
2004	Timor-Leste	1	48
2007	Australia	1	49
2011	None	0	49
2015	None	0	49
2019	None	0	49
2023	None	0	49
2027	None	0	49

· Team records

Team has qualified for the main tournament through a qualifying process

Key

Team has qualified for the main tournament through a qualifying process

Team has qualified for the main tournament only automatically as host

Key

Team has qualified for the main tournament only automatically as host

Team has not qualified for the main tournament

Key

Team has not qualified for the main tournament

Team is not a member of AFC but has qualified for the main tournament

Key

Team is not a member of AFC but has qualified for the main tournament

Defunct team has qualified for the main tournament only by walkover

Key

Defunct team has qualified for the main tournament only by walkover

Team is not a member of AFC and is not eligible for the main tournament

Key

Team is not a member of AFC and is not eligible for the main tournament

Key

Team has qualified for the main tournament through a qualifying process

Team has qualified for the main tournament only automatically as host

Team has not qualified for the main tournament

Team is not a member of AFC but has qualified for the main tournament

Defunct team has qualified for the main tournament only by walkover

Team is not a member of AFC and is not eligible for the main tournament

· Team records

Total

No.

Total

Team

Successful

Qualifying attempts

mw- Pld

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

Points

Overall qualification record

Avg

No.

Team

Iran

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

226

Overall qualification record

+185

Points

183

Points

2.408

No.

Team

Qatar

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

152

Overall qualification record

+111

Points

146

Points

2.281

No.

Team

South Korea

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

206

Overall qualification record

+181

Points

145

Points

2.339

No.

Team

United Arab Emirates

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

169

Overall qualification record

+133

Points

144

Points

2.323

No.

Team

China

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

187

Overall qualification record

+152

Points

142

Points

2.152

No.

Team

Thailand

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

164

Overall qualification record

116

Overall qualification record

+48

Points

137

Points

1.575

No.

Team

Saudi Arabia

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

164

Overall qualification record

+140

Points

136

Points

2.519

No.

Team

Jordan

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

139

Overall qualification record

+77

Points

136

Points

1.813

No.

Team

Syria

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

143

Overall qualification record

+63

Points

132

Points

1.784

No.

Team

Oman

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

151

Overall qualification record

+89

Points

128

Points

1.910

No.

Team

Japan

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

162

Overall qualification record

+143

Points

127

Points

2.540

No.

Team

Iraq

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

119

Overall qualification record

+82

Points

127

Points

2.309

No.

Team

Bahrain

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

106

Overall qualification record

+44

Points

122

Points

1.718

No.

Team

Malaysia

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

157

Overall qualification record

171

Overall qualification record

–14

Points

119

Points

1.265

No.

Team

Uzbekistan

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

125

Overall qualification record

+82

Points

118

Points

2.226

No.

Team

Kuwait

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

139

Overall qualification record

+76

Points

113

Points

1.712

No.

Team

Hong Kong

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

100

Overall qualification record

125

Overall qualification record

150

Overall qualification record

–25

Points

112

Points

1.120

No.

Team

Vietnam

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

107

Overall qualification record

+10

Points

1.400

No.

Team

Indonesia

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

116

Overall qualification record

111

Overall qualification record

Points

1.264

No.

Team

North Korea

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

+26

Points

1.745

No.

Team

Australia

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

+79

Points

2.594

No.

Team

Lebanon

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

–2

Points

1.339

No.

Team

Singapore

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

166

Overall qualification record

–77

Points

0.915

No.

Team

India

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

113

Overall qualification record

–37

Points

1.058

No.

Team

Yemen

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

149

Overall qualification record

–65

Points

0.936

No.

Team

Palestine

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

+32

Points

1.413

No.

Team

Tajikistan

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

Points

1.432

No.

Team

Turkmenistan

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

–5

Points

1.419

No.

Team

Myanmar

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

149

Overall qualification record

–81

Points

1.132

No.

Team

Kyrgyzstan

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

+14

Points

1.525

No.

Team

Chinese Taipei

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

165

Overall qualification record

–84

Points

0.797

No.

Team

Cambodia

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

143

Overall qualification record

–97

Points

0.863

No.

Team

Philippines

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

149

Overall qualification record

–101

Points

0.774

No.

Team

Afghanistan

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

123

Overall qualification record

–84

Points

0.796

No.

Team

Bangladesh

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

162

Overall qualification record

–125

Points

0.524

No.

Team

Maldives

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

137

Overall qualification record

–95

Points

0.596

No.

Team

Sri Lanka

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

142

Overall qualification record

–108

Points

0.543

No.

Team

Pakistan

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

131

Overall qualification record

–106

Points

0.426

No.

Team

Bhutan

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

170

Overall qualification record

–146

Points

0.588

No.

Team

Mongolia

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

–34

Points

0.792

No.

Team

Nepal

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

179

Overall qualification record

–161

Points

0.404

No.

Team

Macau

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

–41

Points

0.607

No.

Team

Kazakhstan

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

Points

1.500

No.

Team

Laos

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

–50

Points

0.619

No.

Team

Brunei

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

–71

Points

0.684

No.

Team

Israel

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

Points

1.833

No.

Team

Timor-Leste

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

–58

Points

0.500

No.

Team

Guam

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

125

Overall qualification record

–111

Points

0.357

No.

Team

South Yemen

Qualifying attempts

Appearancesin the finals

Overall qualification record

–3

Points

0.333

No.	Team	Qualifying attempts		Appearancesin the finals	Overall qualification record							Points
No.	Team	Total	Successful	Appearancesin the finals	mw- Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points	Avg
1	Iran	13	12	16	76	57	12	7	226	41	+185	183	2.408
2	Qatar	12	10	12	64	46	8	10	152	41	+111	146	2.281
3	South Korea	14	11	16	62	46	7	9	206	25	+181	145	2.339
4	United Arab Emirates	12	11	12	62	45	9	8	169	36	+133	144	2.323
5	China	13	13	14	66	43	13	10	187	35	+152	142	2.152
6	Thailand	16	7	8	87	40	17	30	164	116	+48	137	1.575
7	Saudi Arabia	9	9	12	54	43	7	4	164	24	+140	136	2.519
8	Jordan	12	6	6	75	39	19	17	139	62	+77	136	1.813
7	Syria	14	7	7	74	40	12	22	143	80	+63	132	1.784
10	Oman	11	6	6	67	40	8	19	151	62	+89	128	1.910
11	Japan	9	7	11	50	41	4	5	162	19	+143	127	2.540
12	Iraq	10	10	11	55	39	10	6	119	37	+82	127	2.309
13	Bahrain	12	8	8	71	37	11	23	106	62	+44	122	1.718
14	Malaysia	18	3	4	94	34	17	43	157	171	–14	119	1.265
15	Uzbekistan	9	9	9	53	37	7	9	125	43	+82	118	2.226
16	Kuwait	12	8	11	66	32	17	17	139	63	+76	113	1.712
17	Hong Kong	18	3	4	100	29	25	46	125	150	–25	112	1.120
18	Vietnam	13	4	5	65	27	10	28	107	97	+10	91	1.400
19	Indonesia	14	5	6	72	26	13	33	116	111	+5	91	1.264
20	North Korea	8	7	6	51	26	11	14	81	55	+26	89	1.745
21	Australia	5	5	6	32	27	2	3	92	13	+79	83	2.594
22	Lebanon	9	2	3	59	22	13	24	77	79	–2	79	1.339
23	Singapore	14	1	2	82	21	12	49	89	166	–77	75	0.915
24	India	12	3	5	69	20	13	36	76	113	–37	73	1.058
25	Yemen	11	1	1	78	19	16	43	84	149	–65	73	0.936
26	Palestine	6	3	4	46	19	8	19	84	52	+32	65	1.413
27	Tajikistan	6	1	1	44	18	9	17	68	63	+5	63	1.432
28	Turkmenistan	6	2	2	43	18	7	18	62	67	–5	61	1.419
29	Myanmar	7	1	1	53	18	6	32	68	149	–81	60	1.132
30	Kyrgyzstan	6	3	3	40	18	7	15	71	57	+14	61	1.525
31	Chinese Taipei	11	2	2	64	16	3	45	81	165	–84	51	0.797
32	Cambodia	7	1	1	51	12	8	31	46	143	–97	44	0.863
33	Philippines	10	1	1	53	11	8	34	48	149	–101	41	0.774
34	Afghanistan	7	0	0	49	9	12	28	39	123	–84	39	0.796
35	Bangladesh	10	1	1	63	6	15	42	37	162	–125	33	0.524
36	Maldives	7	0	0	47	8	4	35	42	137	–95	28	0.596
37	Sri Lanka	9	0	0	46	7	4	35	34	142	–108	25	0.543
38	Pakistan	12	0	0	47	5	5	37	25	131	–106	20	0.426
39	Bhutan	5	0	0	34	6	2	26	24	170	–146	20	0.588
40	Mongolia	5	0	0	24	6	1	17	18	52	–34	19	0.792
41	Nepal	8	0	0	47	5	4	38	18	179	–161	19	0.404
42	Macau	8	0	0	28	5	2	21	23	64	–41	17	0.607
43	Kazakhstan	2	0	0	8	4	0	4	9	9	0	12	1.500
44	Laos	5	0	0	21	3	4	14	14	64	–50	13	0.619
45	Brunei	7	0	0	19	4	1	14	9	80	–71	13	0.684
46	Israel	1	1	4	6	3	2	1	10	8	+2	11	1.833
47	Timor-Leste	4	0	0	22	3	2	17	17	75	–58	11	0.500
48	Guam	6	0	0	28	3	1	26	14	125	–111	10	0.357

· Teams yet to qualify for the finals tournament

Afghanistan

Team (14)

Afghanistan

1956 (4)

1960 (4)

1964 (4)

1968 (5)

1972 (6)

1976 (6)

•

1980 (8)

•

1984 (8)

•

1988 (8)

1992 (8)

1996 (12)

2000 (12)

2004 (16)

•

2007 (16)

2011 (16)

•

2015 (16)

•

2019 (24)

•

2023 (24)

•

2027 (24)

•

Attempts

Bhutan

Team (14)

Bhutan

1956 (4)

1960 (4)

1964 (4)

1968 (5)

1972 (6)

1976 (6)

1980 (8)

1984 (8)

1988 (8)

1992 (8)

1996 (12)

2000 (12)

•

2004 (16)

•

2007 (16)

2011 (16)

•

2015 (16)

•

2019 (24)

•

2023 (24)

•

2027 (24)

•

Attempts

Brunei

Team (14)

Brunei

1956 (4)

1960 (4)

1964 (4)

1968 (5)

1972 (6)

•

1976 (6)

•

1980 (8)

1984 (8)

1988 (8)

1992 (8)

1996 (12)

2000 (12)

•

2004 (16)

•

2007 (16)

2011 (16)

•

2015 (16)

2019 (24)

•

2023 (24)

•

2027 (24)

•

Attempts

Timor-Leste

Team (14)

Timor-Leste

1956 (4)

Part of Portugal

1960 (4)

Part of Indonesia

1964 (4)

1968 (5)

•

1972 (6)

1976 (6)

1980 (8)

1984 (8)

•

1988 (8)

1992 (8)

•

1996 (12)

Guam

Team (14)

Guam

1956 (4)

1960 (4)

1964 (4)

1968 (5)

1972 (6)

1976 (6)

1980 (8)

1984 (8)

1988 (8)

1992 (8)

1996 (12)

•

2000 (12)

•

2004 (16)

•

2007 (16)

2011 (16)

•

2015 (16)

•

2019 (24)

2023 (24)

•

2027 (24)

Attempts

Kazakhstan

Team (14)

Kazakhstan

1956 (4)

Part of Soviet Union

1960 (4)

•

1964 (4)

•

1968 (5)

UEFA member

1972 (6)

Laos

Team (14)

Laos

1956 (4)

1960 (4)

1964 (4)

1968 (5)

1972 (6)

1976 (6)

1980 (8)

1984 (8)

1988 (8)

1992 (8)

1996 (12)

2000 (12)

•

2004 (16)

•

2007 (16)

2011 (16)

2015 (16)

•

2019 (24)

•

2023 (24)

•

2027 (24)

•

Attempts

Macau

Team (14)

Macau

1956 (4)

1960 (4)

1964 (4)

1968 (5)

1972 (6)

1976 (6)

1980 (8)

•

1984 (8)

1988 (8)

1992 (8)

•

1996 (12)

•

2000 (12)

•

2004 (16)

•

2007 (16)

2011 (16)

•

2015 (16)

•

2019 (24)

•

2023 (24)

•

2027 (24)

•

Attempts

Maldives

Team (14)

Maldives

1956 (4)

Part of UK

1960 (4)

1964 (4)

1968 (5)

1972 (6)

1976 (6)

1980 (8)

1984 (8)

1988 (8)

•

1992 (8)

•

1996 (12)

•

2000 (12)

2004 (16)

•

2007 (16)

•

2011 (16)

•

2015 (16)

•

2019 (24)

•

2023 (24)

Mongolia

Team (14)

Mongolia

1956 (4)

Not AFC member

1960 (4)

•

1964 (4)

•

1968 (5)

1972 (6)

•

1976 (6)

•

1980 (8)

•

1984 (8)

•

1988 (8)

•

1992 (8)

Nepal

Team (14)

Nepal

1956 (4)

Not AFC member

1960 (4)

1964 (4)

1968 (5)

1972 (6)

•

1976 (6)

•

1980 (8)

1984 (8)

•

1988 (8)

•

1992 (8)

•

1996 (12)

2000 (12)

•

2004 (16)

•

2007 (16)

•

2011 (16)

•

2015 (16)

•

2019 (24)

Northern Mariana Islands

Team (14)

Northern Mariana Islands

1956 (4)

Not AFC member

1960 (4)

1964 (4)

•

1968 (5)

1972 (6)

1976 (6)

1980 (8)

Pakistan

Team (14)

Pakistan

1956 (4)

1960 (4)

•

1964 (4)

1968 (5)

•

1972 (6)

1976 (6)

1980 (8)

1984 (8)

•

1988 (8)

•

1992 (8)

•

1996 (12)

•

2000 (12)

•

2004 (16)

•

2007 (16)

•

2011 (16)

•

2015 (16)

•

2019 (24)

•

2023 (24)

•

2027 (24)

•

Attempts

Sri Lanka

Team (14)

Sri Lanka

1956 (4)

1960 (4)

1964 (4)

1968 (5)

1972 (6)

•

1976 (6)

1980 (8)

•

1984 (8)

•

1988 (8)

1992 (8)

1996 (12)

•

2000 (12)

•

2004 (16)

•

2007 (16)

2011 (16)

•

2015 (16)

•

2019 (24)

•

2023 (24)

•

Attempts

Team (14)

1956 (4)

1960 (4)

1964 (4)

1968 (5)

1972 (6)

1976 (6)

1980 (8)

1984 (8)

1988 (8)

1992 (8)

1996 (12)

2000 (12)

2004 (16)

2007 (16)

2011 (16)

2015 (16)

2019 (24)

2023 (24)

2027 (24)

Attempts

Afghanistan

•

Bhutan

•

Brunei

•

Timor-Leste

Part of Portugal

Part of Indonesia

•

Guam

•

Kazakhstan

Part of Soviet Union

•

UEFA member

Laos

•

Macau

•

Maldives

Part of UK

•

Mongolia

Not AFC member

•

Nepal

Not AFC member

•

Northern Mariana Islands

Not AFC member

•

Pakistan

•

Sri Lanka

•

References

The notation used in the logo for the qualifiers is "AFC Asian Qualifiers".
1 team qualified by walkover
2 teams qualified by walkover
The host qualified automatically for the Asian Cup but participated in the qualification as a World Cup qualifier.
Qualified automatically for the 1956 Asian Cup as host.
Withdrew from the 1956 qualification before playing.
Qualified by walkover for the 1956 finals.
Withdrew from the 1956 and 1960 qualification before playing.
Withdrew from the 1956, 1960 and 1964 qualifications before playing.
Withdrew from the 1956 and 1964 qualification before playing. In 1960 Indonesia declined to participate due to an AFC me
Withdrew from the 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968 qualifications before playing.
Withdrew from the 1968 qualification before playing.
Withdrew from the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 qualifications before playing.
Withdrew from the 1976 qualification before playing.
Withdrew from the 1972, 1976 and 1980 qualifications before playing.
Qualified automatically for the 1976 finals. Withdrew from the 1980 and 1984 qualifications before playing.
Withdrew from the 1992 qualification before playing.
Cambodia was renamed as Khmer Republic in the 1972 qualification, then entered the 1980 qualification as Democratic Kam
Malaya was succeeded by Malaysia from the 1964 qualification.
The Republic of China became officially known as Chinese Taipei from the 1992 qualification.
South Vietnam was succeeded by Vietnam from the 1996 qualification.
Burma was renamed as Myanmar from the 1996 qualification.
Ceylon was renamed as Sri Lanka from the 1980 qualification.
North Yemen was succeeded by Yemen from the 1994 qualification.
East Timor were banned from qualifying for the 2023 Asian Cup for using 12 ineligible players between 2011 and 2017 and
Kazakhstan played in two qualification competitions before joining UEFA in 2002, but had never qualified for the Asian C
"ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals"
http://www.the-afc.com/executive-committee/exco-approves-expanded-afc-asian-cup-finals
"AFC Asian Cup 2019 Competition Regulations"
http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-competition-regulations
"World Cup draw looms large in Asia"
https://web.archive.org/web/20150416192221/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=world-cup-draw-looms-large-in-asia-2590022.html
"AFC Competitions Committee meeting"
http://www.the-afc.com/standing-committee/afc-competitions-committee-meeting
the-afc
https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_competitions/news/asia%E2%80%99s_pathway_to_the_fifa_world_cup_2026_and_afc_asian_cup%E2%84%A2_2027_confirmed.html
the-AFC
https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/fifa_world_cup/news/seedings_revealed_for_fifa_world_cup_2026_and_afc_asian_cup_saudi_arabia_2027™_qualifiers_draw.html
The-AFC.com
http://www.the-afc.com/media/federacao-futebol-timor-leste-expelled-from-afc-asian-cup-2023-34508