| Official name | : | 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| Host country | : | |
| Mascot | : | TBA |
| Editions | : | 42nd |
| Dates | : | 6 – 23 2025 |
| Teams | : | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Total matches | : | 31 |
| Venues | : | TBA |
| Current champions | : | (1st title | 2023) |
The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will be the 42nd 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. On 24 May 2024, the AFC announced that China would host the tournament.
A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament. The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the AFC representatives. Uzbekistan are the title holders, having won the title in 2023.
Qualified teams
A total of 16 teams including hosts Uzbekistan qualified for the final tournament.
| No. | Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Total times qualified |
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| 1 | | Hosts | | |
| 2 | | Group A winners | | |
| 3 | | Group B winners | | |
| 4 | | Group C winners | | |
| 5 | | Group D winners | | |
| 6 | | Group E winners | | |
| 7 | | Group F winners | | |
| 8 | | Group G winners | | |
| 9 | | Group H winners | | |
| 10 | | Group I winners | | |
| 11 | | Group J winners | | |
| 12 | | 1st best runners-up | | |
| 13 | | 2nd best runners-up | | |
| 14 | | 3rd best runners-up | | |
| 15 | | 4th best runners-up | | |
| 16 | | 5th best runners-up | | |
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