List Of 16 Countries Qualifying For The 2026 U-17 Asian Cup, Including Indonesia

JAKARTA - A total of 16 countries will certainly qualify for the 2026 U-17 Asian Cup which will take place in Saudi Arabia on 7-24 May 2026, including Indonesia U-17.

The slot for the 2026 U-17 Asian Cup participants has been fully filled. There were seven teams that managed to make sure they qualified for the finals after becoming group winners in the 2026 U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers.

Previously, the U-17 2026 Asian Cup Qualification agenda took place from 22-30 November 2025. Seven countries that won tickets to the U-17 Asian Cup through qualifying channels were China, Yemen, Vietnam, India, Australia, Thailand, and Myanmar.

China managed to qualify for the 2026 U-17 Asian Cup after winning Group A with a perfect 15 points after sweeping five matches with a win.

Yemen also successfully qualified for the 2026 U-17 Asian Cup as winners of Group B with a perfect 15 points without defeat.

Furthermore, Vietnam managed to advance to the final round also with a perfect score of 15 points after the decisive match to destroy Malaysia 4-0.

Then, India also managed to qualify for the 2026 U-17 Asian Cup finals with two wins, one draw, and one loss from four matches played in Group D.

Meanwhile, Australia qualified as winners of Group E with a score of 10 points from three wins and a draw from four matches.

Lalu Thailand lolos sebagai juara Grup F dengan torehan sembilan poin usai meraih tiga kemenangan dan sekali kalah.

There is also Myanmar advancing to the 2026 U-17 Asian Cup finals as winners of Group G with a score of 10 points from three wins and a draw without defeat.

The seven teams that qualified for this qualifying followed eight teams who had confirmed themselves to qualify first because of their success in breaking into the quarter-finals of the 2025 U-17 Asian Cup.

The eight countries are Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Qatar, South Korea, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan.

Then another quota belongs to the host of the 2026 U-17 Asian Cup which automatically qualified for the final round, namely Saudi Arabia.

List Of U-17 2026 Asian Cup Participants