FIRST GROUP PHASE

GROUP A			R	Pts	GD
»		Qatar	2	12	+14
		India	2	4	-3
		Afghanistan	2	4	-10
		Kuwait	2	3	-1

GROUP B			R	Pts	GD
»		Japan	2	12	+14
		Syria	2	7	+3
		Korea DPR	2	3	0
		Myanmar	2	1	-17

GROUP C			R	Pts	GD
		Korea Rep	2	10	+11
		China PR	2	7	+1
		Thailand	2	4	-2
		Singapore	2	1	-10

GROUP D			R	Pts	GD
		Kyrgyz Rep	2	9	+6
		Oman	2	9	+6
		Malaysia	2	6	-2
×		Chinese Taipei	2	0	-10

GROUP E			R	Pts	GD
»		Iran	2	10	+10
»		Uzbekistan	2	10	+7
×		Turkmenistan	2	1	-8
×		Hong Kong	2	1	-9

GROUP F			R	Pts	GD
		Iraq	2	10	+6
		Indonesia	2	5	-3
		Vietnam	2	4	0
		Philippines	2	2	-3

GROUP G			R	Pts	GD
		Saudi Arabia	2	10	+7
		Jordan	2	7	+8
		Tajikistan	2	5	+4
×		Pakistan	2	0	-19

GROUP H			R	Pts	GD
»		UAE	2	12	+10
		Bahrain	2	9	+8
		Yemen	2	3	-4
×		Nepal	2	0	-14

GROUP I			R	Pts	GD
»		Australia	2	12	+15
		Palestine	2	7	+5
		Lebanon	2	2	-7
		Bangladesh	2	1	-13

SCHEDULE

• Preliminary round
  • First leg: THU 12 OCT 2023
  • Second leg: TUE 17 OCT 2023
• First group phase
  • Matchday 1: THU 16 NOV 2023
  • Matchday 2: TUE 21 NOV 2023
  • Matchday 3: THU 21 MAR 2024
  • Matchday 4: TUE 26 MAR 2024
  • Matchday 5: THU 06 JUN 2024
  • Matchday 6: TUE 11 JUN 2024
• Final round
  • Matchday 1: THU 05 SEP 2024
  • Matchday 2: TUE 10 SEP 2024
  • Matchday 3: THU 10 OCT 2024
  • Matchday 4: TUE 15 OCT 2024
  • Matchday 5: THU 14 NOV 2024
  • Matchday 6: TUE 19 NOV 2024
  • Matchday 7: THU 20 MAR 2025
  • Matchday 8: TUE 25 MAR 2025
  • Matchday 9: THU 05 JUN 2025
  • Matchday 10: TUE 10 JUN 2025
• AFC playoffs
  • Repechage playoffs
    • Matchday 1: WED 08 OCT 2025
    • Matchday 2: SAT 11 OCT 2025
    • Matchday 3: TUE 14 OCT 2025
  • Second round playoff
    • First leg: THU 13 NOV 2025
    • Second leg: TUE 18 NOV 2025
• Playoffs
  • Semifinals: MON 23-SAT 28 MAR 2026
  • Finals: SUN 29-TUE 31 MAR 2026

AFC QUALIFYING MAP

PRELIMINARY ROUND AFG MGL MDV BAN SIN GUM YEM SRI MYA MAC CAM PAK TPE TLS IDN BRU HKG BHU NEP LAO		FIRST GROUP PHASE QAT IND AFG KUW JPN SYR PRK MYA KOR CHN THA SIN KGZ OMA MAS TPE IRN UZB TKM HKG IRQ IDN VIE PHI KSA JOR TJK PAK UAE BHR YEM NEP AUS PLE LIB BAN		FINAL ROUND [A1] [A2] [A3] [A4] [A5] [A6] [B1] [B2] [B3] [B4] [B5] [B6] [C1] [C2] [C3] [C4] [C5] [C6]
				AFC PLAYOFFS REPECHAGE PLAYOFFS [A1] [A2] [A3] [B1] [B2] [B3] SECOND ROUND PLAYOFF [2A] [2B]
				PLAYOFFS GROUP A [SF-A1] [SF-A2] [FINAL-A1] [W-SF-A] GROUP B [SF-B1] [SF-B2] [FINAL-B1] [W-SF-B]