# 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

The 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-17 football competition which was held to decide the participating teams of the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

## Draw

Of the 47 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member associations, a total of 44 teams entered the competition. Saudi Arabia as the hosts of the final tournament did not participate.
The draw was held on 13 June 2024 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 14:00 (GMT+08:00).
The 43 teams were allocated to 3 groups of five teams and 7 groups of four teams, with teams seeded according to their performance in the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). A further restriction was also applied, with the ten teams serving as qualification group hosts drawn into separate groups.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
| Japan South Korea Uzbekistan Iran Yemen Australia Thailand (H) Malaysia Afghanistan Tajikistan | India China (H) Vietnam (H) Qatar (H) Laos (H) Indonesia Bangladesh Oman Jordan (H) Iraq | Syria United Arab Emirates Kuwait (H) Kyrgyzstan Chinese Taipei (H) Singapore (H) Mongolia Cambodia (H) Brunei Bahrain | Turkmenistan Palestine Nepal Myanmar Bhutan Hong Kong Northern Mariana Islands Lebanon (W) Guam Philippines | Maldives North Korea (NR) Macau (NR) |

### Notes

* Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
* (H): Qualification group hosts
* (W): Withdrew after draw

## Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2008 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

## Schedule

The matches were played between 19 and 27 October 2024.
| — | Group A-C | Group A-C | Group D-G, I, J | Group D-G, I, J | Group H | Group H |
| — | Date | Matches | Date | Matches | Date | Matches |
| Matchday 1 | 19 October 2024 | 3 v 2 5 v 4 | 23 October 2024 | 1 v 4 2 v 3 | 23 October 2024 | 3 v 1 |
| Matchday 2 | 21 October 2024 | 4 v 1 5 v 3 | 25 October 2024 | 4 v 2 3 v 1 | 25 October 2024 | 2 v 3 |
| Matchday 3 | 23 October 2024 | 1 v 5 2 v 4 | 27 October 2024 | 1 v 2 3 v 4 | 27 October 2024 | 1 v 2 |
| Matchday 4 | 25 October 2024 | 2 v 5 3 v 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matchday 5 | 27 October 2024 | 4 v 3 1 v 2 | — | — | — | — |

## Groups

In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue.
* Tiebreakers
* Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3):
* Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
* 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);
* Drawing of lots.

### Group A

* All matches were held in Jordan.
* Times listed are UTC+3.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 12 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Iran | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 6 | |
| 4 | Syria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Jordan (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 | |

### Group B

* All matches were held in Cambodia.
* Times listed are UTC+7.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Afghanistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 12 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Philippines | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Cambodia (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Macau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Philippines 3, Bangladesh 3, Cambodia 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Philippines +1, Bangladesh 0, Cambodia –1

### Group C

* All matches were held in China.
* Times listed are UTC+8.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 10 | Final tournament |
| 2 | China (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 10 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Bahrain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Bhutan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | |
| 5 | Maldives | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 1 | |

### Group D

* All matches were held in Thailand.
* Times listed are UTC+7.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Brunei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | −42 | 0 | |

### Group E

* All matches were held in Chinese Taipei (Taiwan).
* Times listed are UTC+8.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Palestine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |

### Group F

* All matches were held in Qatar.
* Times listed are UTC+3.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Qatar (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mongolia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nepal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 | |

### Group G

* All matches were held in Kuwait.
* Times listed are UTC+3.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Kuwait (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 | |

### Group H

* All matches were held in Laos.
* Times listed are UTC+7.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 3 | Laos (H) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
* ↑ Lebanon withdrew on 16 October 2024.

### Group I

* All matches were held in Vietnam.
* Times listed are UTC+7.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yemen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Vietnam (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |

### Group J

* All matches were held in Singapore.
* Times listed are UTC+8.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | +37 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Singapore (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65 | −65 | 0 | |

## Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team groups and the fourth-placed teams in five-team groups and four-team groups were not considered for this ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 2 | I | Vietnam | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 3 | G | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 4 | A | Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 | Final tournament |
| 5 | J | Oman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | Final tournament |
| 6 | E | Iraq | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | |
| 7 | D | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | F | Qatar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 9 | H | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 10 | B | Philippines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |

## Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams including hosts Saudi Arabia qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| Saudi Arabia | Hosts | 12th | Champions (1985, 1988) |
| North Korea | Group A winners | 12th | Champions (2010, 2014) |
| Afghanistan | Group B winners | 3rd | Group stage (2018, 2023) |
| South Korea | Group C winners | 16th | Champions (1986, 2002) |
| Thailand | Group D winners | 13th | Champions (1998) |
| Uzbekistan | Group E winners | 11th | Champions (2012) |
| Japan | Group F winners | 17th | Champions (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023) |
| Australia | Group G winners | 8th | Semi-finals (2010, 2014, 2018) |
| United Arab Emirates | Group H winners | 8th | Runners-up (1990) |
| Yemen | Group I winners | 8th | Runners-up (2002) |
| Tajikistan | Group J winners | 5th | Runners-up (2018) |
| China | Best runners-up | 16th | Champions (1992, 2004) |
| Vietnam | 2nd best runners-up | 9th | Fourth place (2000) |
| Indonesia | 3rd best runners-up | 7th | Fourth place (1990) |
| Iran | 4th best runners-up | 13th | Champions (2008) |
| Oman | 5th best runners-up | 11th | Champions (1996, 2000) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

## Goalscorers

There were 386 goals scored in 69 matches, for an average of 5.59 goals per match.
16 goals
* Muhammadjon Nazriev
8 goals
* Nazrullo Ashuralizoda
6 goals
* Hiroto Asada
* Daichi Tani
* Suleýmannazar Gowşudow
5 goals
* Arash Ahmadi
* Mohammad Shirzai
* Anthony Didulica
* Kim Yu-jin
* Zaid Faisal
4 goals
* Yaser Safi
* Quinn MacNicol
* Nazmul Huda Faysal
* Wei Xiangxin
* Yang Qiandong
* Vishal Yadav
* Omid Garachchomaghloo
* Abdullah Al-Qarzaei
* Ri Kang-rim
* Al-Walid Al-Rashdi
* Qais Shajana
* Uchenna Eziakor
* Jun Min-seong
* Pirada Larsawat
* Mohammed Wahib Al-Garash
3 goals
* Max Anastasio
* Amlani Tatu
* Erfan Khodadadian
* Ameer Falah Hasan
* Phayak Siphanom
* Waqas Al-Azki
* Spencer Webster
* Helmi bin Shahrol
* Kim Ji-sung
* Lee Ji-ho
* Park Byeong-chan
* Umed Jafoev
* Haidarsho Khudoidodov
* Kittiphop Chephankhung
* Jompon Honboonma
* Siwakorn Ponsan
* Phanuphong Wan-on
* Karem Hamdi Abdulatef
2 goals
* Nawid Mahbobi
* Sahil Sarwari
* Alexander Garbowski
* Max Naylor
* Bian Yulang
* Li Xiang
* Hebibilla Nurhaji
* Yiu Tsz Leong
* Cheung Yiu Hin
* Ngamgouhou Mate
* Aldyansyah Taher
* Komang Gelgel
* Zahaby Gholy
* Zainulabdeen Al Rubaye
* Mibuki Kasai
* Hyoei Kawabata
* Kazrg Al-Qasem
* Fawaz Al-Dawood
* Abdulrahman Al-Suwaidi
* Mohamed Ilan Imran
* Choe Song-hun
* Pak Kwang-song
* Al-Walid Al-Abdulsalam
* Ahmed Al-'Amrani
* Sulaiman Al-Kharusi
* Osama Al-Ma'mari
* Firas Al-Sa'di
* Aseeb Abudeiab
* Andy Reefqy
* Erdy Thaqib
* Raihan bin Rafiq
* Lee Sang-yeon
* Lee Su-yoon
* Lim Ye-chan
* Abdulrahman Dinawi
* Asadbek Makhtumov
* Parviz Bobonanazarov
* Thitinai Jongketkorn
* Sorawit Srilang
* Arslan Wepaýew
* Mayed Adel Khamis
* Mohammed Buti Al-Marar
* Nurbek Sarsenbaev
* Ahmed Abdullah Mohyam
1 goal
* Mohammad Ibrahimi
* Nasir Ahmad Mohammadi
* Milad Noori
* Mohammad Nowrozi
* Mohammad Waris Raziqi
* Nickolas Alfaro
* Jay Maltz
* Charlie Parkin
* Ebrahim Ahmed Ayash
* Abdulrahman Bassam
* Mursed Ali
* Md Manik
* Md Rifat Kazi
* Mohammad Shofiq Rahman
* Sayon Lama
* Thinley Yezer
* Rintaro Sakakibara
* Thach Daro
* Pov Pimakara
* Bunyamin Abdulsalam
* Wen Zhanlin
* Yao Junyu
* Zhang Chengrui
* Wong Yat Hin
* Jeffery Chin
* Hui Siu Chung
* Md Arbash
* Mohammed Kaif
* Azlaan Shah KH
* Bharat Lairenjam
* Hemneichung Lunkim
* Manbhakupar Malngiang
* Ningthoukhongjam Rishi Singh
* Mahmad Sami
* Sumit Sharma
* Usham Thougamba Singh
* Fadly Alberto
* Mathew Baker
* Daniel Alfrido
* Evandra Florasta
* Ida Bagus Cahya
* Mehrdad Aghamohammadi
* Iliya Ahmadimanesh
* Mahan Alipour
* Salman Ghafarifouzi
* Abolfazl Kazemirekabdarkolaei
* Ali Al-Lami
* Karrar Al-Saedi
* Murtadha Al-Saedi
* Hayder Al-Talebi
* Kaiji Chonan
* Kosuke Imai
* Taiga Seguchi
* Mohammad Aburomeh
* Noureldeen Amro
* Mubarak Al-Ajmi
* Ahmed Mesyer
* Amantur Isakov
* Kairat Kanatov
* Innan Khe
* Palindeth Phettakounh
* Arayyan Hakeem
* Naqif Firhad
* Odkhuu Soyol
* Aung Pyae Phyo
* Thura Min Than
* Bigyan Khadka
* Sabin Kumar
* An Jin-sok
* Kim Tae-guk
* Ri Ro-gwon
* Ri Tae-myong
* Al-Yazan Al-Balushi
* Al-Walid Al-Baraidai
* Sambher Abrenica
* Luke Amann
* Joshua Moleje
* Anthony Moutzouris
* Edvard Omitade
* Matthew Steen
* Omar Al-Marzouqi
* Yazan Hani Mohamed
* Ahmad Martin
* Shafrel Ariel
* Kim Eun-seong
* Kim Min-chan
* Oh Ha-ram
* Bashar Al-Hariri
* Ahmad Khalaf
* Abdulrahman Al Sarraj
* David Maksudov
* Abdusamad Melikmurodov
* Muhammadjon Mirahmadov
* Mehrojidin Rozykov
* Sorakrit Kaewsri
* Chaiwat Ngernma
* Thatasaporn Phuengkuson
* Chatchawat Sahanunchaichid
* Hudaýnazar Meredow
* Weýsgeldi Oräzdurdyýew
* Faisal Al-Breiki
* Suhail Al-Suwaidi
* Muminkhon Bakhodirkhonov
* Sadriddin Khasanov
* Abubakir Shukurullaev
* Lê Huy Việt Anh
* Nguyễn Văn Dương
* Trần Gia Bảo
* Esam Obaid Al-Sakkaf
1 own goal
* Kazrg Al-Qasem (against Iran)
* Mukhammadier Khamidulloev (against Myanmar)
* Ki Mounkanyah (against the UAE)
* Tang Tin (against Bangladesh)
* Batmend Baasanjav (against Japan)
* Seifeldin Hassanein (against Japan)