2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification

2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesKuwait (Group A)
Thailand (Group B)
Tajikistan (Group C)
Saudi Arabia (Group D)
China (Group E)
Kyrgyzstan (Group F)
Malaysia (Group G)
Myanmar (Group H)
Dates20–24 September 2025[1]
Teams31 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the international men's futsal championship of Asia.

A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament in Indonesia. The host country Indonesia qualified automatically, while the other 15 teams were decided by qualification, with the matches played between 20 and 24 September 2025 in centralised venues.

Draw

There are 31 teams that confirm their participation in the qualifiers. For the first time, the seeding for the draw will be based on the FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking on 4 April 2025 (shown in parentheses below). The draw was held on 26 June 2025 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Host teams
  1.  Thailand (11) (H)
  2.  Kuwait (40) (H)
  1.  Tajikistan (44) (H)
  2.  Kyrgyzstan (48) (H)
  3.  Saudi Arabia (50) (H)
  4.  Myanmar (56) (H)
  5.  Malaysia (76) (H)
  1.  China (79) (H)
Remaining teams
  1.  Iran (5)
  2.  Japan (13)
  3.  Uzbekistan (23)
  4.  Vietnam (31)
  5.  Afghanistan (33)
  6.  Iraq (41)
  1.  Australia (52)
  2.  Lebanon (53)
  3.  South Korea (70)
  1.  Chinese Taipei (82)
  2.  Bahrain (83)
  3.  United Arab Emirates (97)
  4.  Maldives (106)
  5.  Timor-Leste (109)
  6.  Mongolia (112)
  7.  Macau (115)
  1.  Hong Kong (118)
  2.  Brunei (119)
  3.  Palestine (121)
  4.  Cambodia (125)
  5.  India (135)
  6.  Bangladesh (NR)
  7.  Pakistan (NR)
Did not enter
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts.
  • (NR): Not Ranked.

Groups

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[3]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they are playing each other in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = −1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = −3 points, direct red card = −3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = −4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

All matches were held in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kuwait (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible final tournament
3  Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Australia v Mongolia
Kuwait v India
India v Australia
Mongolia v Kuwait
Mongolia v India
Kuwait v Australia

Group B

All matches were held in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible final tournament
3  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Brunei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
South Korea v Bahrain
Thailand v Brunei
Brunei v South Korea
Bahrain v Thailand
Bahrain v Brunei
Thailand v South Korea

Group C

All matches were held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Tajikistan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible final tournament
3  Macau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Japan v Cambodia
Tajikistan v Macau
Macau v Japan
Cambodia v Tajikistan
Macau v Cambodia
Japan v Tajikistan

Group D

All matches were held in Saudi Arabia.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Saudi Arabia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible final tournament
3  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iraq v Pakistan
Saudi Arabia v Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei v Iraq
Pakistan v Saudi Arabia
Chinese Taipei v Pakistan
Iraq v Saudi Arabia

Group E

All matches were held in China.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible final tournament
3  China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Vietnam v Hong Kong
Lebanon v China
Hong Kong v Lebanon
China v Vietnam
Vietnam v Lebanon
China v Hong Kong

Group F

All matches were held in Kyrgyzstan.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Kyrgyzstan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible final tournament
3  Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Uzbekistan v Palestine
Kyrgyzstan v Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste v Uzbekistan
Palestine v Kyrgyzstan
Timor-Leste v Palestine
Uzbekistan v Kyrgyzstan

Group G

All matches were held in Kuantan, Malaysia.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Malaysia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible final tournament
3  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iran v Bangladesh
Malaysia v United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates v Iran
Bangladesh v Malaysia
United Arab Emirates v Bangladesh
Iran v Malaysia

Group H

All matches were held in Yangon, Myanmar.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Myanmar (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible final tournament
3  Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Maldives v Afghanistan
MFF Futsal Indoor Stadium, Yangon
Myanmar v Maldives
MFF Futsal Indoor Stadium, Yangon
Afghanistan v Myanmar
MFF Futsal Indoor Stadium, Yangon

Ranking of second-placed teams

The seven best second-placed teams from the eight groups advanced to the final tournament along with the eight group winners. Due to fewer matches in groups H, results against the fourth-placed teams of each group A to G were not counted in determining the ranking of the second-placed teams.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 B  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C  Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 E  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 F  Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 G  Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 H  Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

Team Method of qualification Date of qualification Finals appearances Last appearance Previous best performance
 Indonesia Hosts 8 October 2024 10th 2022 Quarter-finals (2022)
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References

  1. ^ "Football Calendar" (PDF). the-AFC. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. ^ "#ACFutsal draw to unveil Indonesia 2026 Qualifiers journey". the-AFC. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Competition Regulations AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2024" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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