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| Founded | 1956 |
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| Region | Asia and Australia (AFC) |
| Number of teams | 46 (currently eligible) 47 (overall) |
| Qualifier for | AFC Asian Cup |
| Website | Official website |
 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
The AFC Asian Cup qualification[n 1] is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the final tournament of AFC Asian Cup. The qualification reduces the large field of eligible entrants from 47 to just 24 for the finals.
The hosts receive automatic berths, and between 1972 and 2015 (except 1976), so did the defending champions.
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