| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Qatar (Group A) Bahrain (Group B) Iran (Group C) Saudi Arabia (Group D) Kuwait (Group E) Uzbekistan (Group F) Mongolia (Group G) Cambodia (Group H) Myanmar (Group I) Malaysia (Group J) Vietnam (Group K) |
| Dates | 22–26 March 2019[1] |
| Teams | 43 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 13 (in 11 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 240 (3.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 194,470 (3,087 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Lee Dong-gyeong (6 goals) |
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 country.[2] These matches also served as the first stage of the AFC qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". 28 February 2018.
- ^ "FA Thailand proposed as 2020 AFC U-23 Championship host". AFC. Retrieved 30 August 2018.