2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup

2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
2027年亚足联U-20亚洲杯
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates24 March – 10 April
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venues4 (in 1 host city)
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The 2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will be the 43rd edition of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship), the biennial international youth football championship. organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams of Asia. It is the second of three consecutive U-20 Asian Cups held in China from 2025 to 2029.

On 3 December 2025, the AFC announced that China will host the tournament for the second consecutive time after hosting it in 2025.[1]

A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament. The top four teams will qualify for the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan as the AFC representatives besides Uzbekistan which automatically qualified as co-host.[2]

Australia are the defending champions.

Venues

The competition will be held in Hangzhou.[3] Four venues are proposed for use in this tournament.[4]

Hangzhou
Xihu Shangcheng Linping Xiaoshan
Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium Linping Sports Centre Stadium Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium
Capacity: 51,971 Capacity: 13,544 Capacity: 10,200 Capacity: 10,118

Qualification

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams, including hosts China, qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualification method Date of qualification Appearance(s) Previous best performance[a]
Total First Last Streak
 China Host nation 4 December 2025 21st 1975 2025 15 Champions (1985)

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

The following four teams from AFC qualified for the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup including Uzbekistan which qualified as co-host. while one team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1
 Uzbekistan2 October 20255 (2003, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2023)
March 2027
March 2027
March 2027
March 2027
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "China PR to host AFC U20 Asian Cup 2027™". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Council calls for peace and takes key decisions on football governance". FIFA.com. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "官方：杭州将承办2027年U20亚洲杯". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "亚足联到访！2027年U20亚洲杯，杭州准备好了吗？". Weixin (in Chinese). Zhejiang Football Association. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  1. ↑ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
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