| Tourney Name: | AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Country: | Vietnam (Group A) |
| Country2: | Chinese Taipei (Group B) |
| Country3: | Kuwait (Group C) |
| Country4: | Saudi Arabia (Group D) |
| Country5: | Tajikistan (Group E) |
| Country6: | Indonesia (Group F) |
| Country7: | Laos (Group G) |
| Country8: | Thailand (Group H) |
| Country9: | Kyrgyzstan (Group I) |
| Country10: | Qatar (Group J) |
| Dates: | 21–29 September 2024[1] |
| Num Teams: | 45 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 2027 |
The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-20 football competition which was held to decide the participating teams of the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[1]
45 out of 47 AFC member associations entered the competition. China (as the hosts of the final tournament) did not participate; nor did Pakistan.
The draw was held on 13 June 2024.[2] The ten teams hosting the qualification groups were allocated to a separate pot, with other teams seeded according to their performance in the previous tournament and qualification process (overall ranking shown in parentheses).[2]
| width=18% | Pot 1 | width=18% | Pot 2 | width=18% | Pot 3 | width=18% | Pot 4 | width=18% | Pot 5 | |
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Players born on or after 1 January 2005 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[3]
| Round | Groups A–E | Groups F–J |
|---|---|---|
| Matchday 1 | 21 September 2024 | 25 September 2024 |
| Matchday 2 | 23 September 2024 | 27 September 2024 |
| Matchday 3 | 25 September 2024 | 29 September 2024 |
| Matchday 4 | 27 September 2024 | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |
| Matchday 5 | 29 September 2024 |
In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue.[4]
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Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team groups were not considered for this ranking.[5]
A total of 16 teams, including the hosts China, qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | data-sort-type="number" | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20th | (1985) | |||
| 12th | (1994) | |||
| 9th | (2023) | |||
| 40th | (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012) | |||
| 15th | (1986, 1992, 2018) | |||
| 14th | (1976, 2006, 2010) | |||
| 20th | (1961) | |||
| 22nd | (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976) | |||
| 19th | (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000) | |||
| 39th | (2016) | |||
| 16th | (2014) | |||
| 8th | (1975) | |||
| 3rd | (2006, 2023) | |||
| 9th | (2010) | |||
| 34th | (1962, 1969) | |||
| 9th | (2006) |