2018 AFC U-23 Championship
| 2018年亞足聯U-23錦標賽 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 China
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| Dates | 9–27 January 2018 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
The 2018 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the 2018 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) will be the third edition of the AFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Asia. A total of 16 teams will compete in the tournament. It is scheduled to take place 9–27 January 2018, and will be hosted by China.
The qualification will start from 15 to 23 July 2017. China will also participate in this phase, even through they have already directly qualified as hosts.
The competition will be played in four cities and four stadiums. So far the cities of Kunshan, Changshu, Jiangyin and Changzhou have been identified as potential host venues.
The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous season in 2016.
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Players born on or after 1 January 1995 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).
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