JAKARTA - The U-23 Indonesian national team has completed the 2025 AFF U-23 Cup agenda with runner-up status. After that agenda, the Garuda Muda squad must immediately shift its focus because other agendas have been waiting for it.
After the 2025 AFF U-23 Cup was completed on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, the closest agenda for the U-23 Indonesian national team was the 2026 U-23 Asian Cup Qualification. Given the U-23 Asian Cup which will take place next year, the qualifying stage or ticket fight for the final round will take place this year.
On the agenda, 15 tickets will be available, while one place has been secured by Saudi Arabia as the host.
The 2026 U-23 Asian Cup Qualification Round will take place on September 3-9, 2025. In this event, Indonesia U-23 will act as the host of Group J inhabited by South Korea, Laos, and Macau.
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Laos will be the first opponent on September 3, 2025, three days later it was Macau's turn to be the next opponent. Meanwhile, South Korea will be the last opponent to be met on September 9, 2025.
Only group winners are entitled to a direct qualifying ticket to the 2026 U-23 Asian Cup finals. While there are only the four best runners-up rations who can qualify for the competition in Saudi Arabia.
If they can qualify for the final round, the U-23 Indonesian national team will compete on 7-25 January 2026.
In addition to the continental level championship, the U-23 Indonesian national team will also participate in the 2025 SEA Games which is planned to take place at the end of this year in Thailand.
However, for the agenda, which is planned to be held from 3-18 December 2025, until now there has been no announcement about the group draw.
Regarding the implementation, this is also unclear because the war between Thailand and Cambodia broke out recently in the border areas of the two countries.
Despite this situation, Indonesia has the status of a champion in defending its soccer sport at the SEA Games.
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