2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification

2027 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates	12 October 2023 – 31 March 2026
Teams	46 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	91
Goals scored	281 (3.09 per match)
Attendance	1,480,180 (16,266 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Almoez Ali; (7 goals)
	← 2023 2031 → All statistics correct as of 26 March 2024.

The 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification is the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, the 19th edition of the international men's football championship of Asia. Since 2019, the Asian Cup final tournament is contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that was used from 2004 to 2015.^[1]^[2]

The qualification process involves four rounds, where the first two rounds double as the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification for Asian teams.

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^ "ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals". Asian Football Confederation. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015.
^ "AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 10 September 2020.

[approval-2] "ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals". Asian Football Confederation. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015.

[regulations-3] "AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 10 September 2020.

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