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.

AFC Asian Cup qualifiers
Founded1956
RegionAsia and Australia (AFC)
Number of teams46 (currently eligible)
47 (overall)
Qualifier forAFC Asian Cup
WebsiteOfficial website
2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The hosts receive automatic berths, and between 1972 and 2015 (except 1976), so did the defending champions.

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