2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC U-23 Championship
Thailand Hosts 30 August 2018 2 ( 2016 , 2018 )
Qatar Group A winners 26 March 2019 2 ( 2016 , 2018 )
Bahrain Group B winners 26 March 2019 0 ( debut )
Iraq Group C winners 26 March 2019 3 ( 2013 , 2016 , 2018 )
United Arab Emirates Group D winners 26 March 2019 2 ( 2013 , 2016 )
Jordan Group E winners 26 March 2019 3 ( 2013 , 2016 , 2018 )
Uzbekistan Group F winners 26 March 2019 3 ( 2013 , 2016 , 2018 )
North Korea Group G winners 26 March 2019 3 ( 2013 , 2016 , 2018 )
South Korea Group H winners 26 March 2019 3 ( 2013 , 2016 , 2018 )
Japan Group I winners 26 March 2019 3 ( 2013 , 2016 , 2018 )
China PR Group J winners 26 March 2019 3 ( 2013 , 2016 , 2018 )
Vietnam Group K winners 26 March 2019 2 ( 2016 , 2018 )
Australia 1st best runners-up 26 March 2019 3 ( 2013 , 2016 , 2018 )
Iran 2nd best runners-up 26 March 2019 2 ( 2013 , 2016 )
Syria 3rd best runners-up 26 March 2019 3 ( 2013 , 2016 , 2018 )
Saudi Arabia 4th best runners-up 26 March 2019 3 ( 2013 , 2016 , 2018 )
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament .
The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification was an international men's under-23 football competition which decide the participating teams of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship. A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Thailand who qualified automatically as hosts. These matches also served as the first stage of the AFC qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan.