Korea Republic, who edged Iraq in the final of the competition in 2012, have won the competition 12 times since it started in 1959. The finals, to be held in Myanmar for the very first time, are the 38th edition of the competition.

The Group winners of the nine groups; five from West Zone and four from East will book a ticket to the October 2014 finals alongside with six best-placed sides and hosts Myanmar.

Qatar, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Palestine, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand and China are hosting the qualifiers involving 40 countries across the continent.

The AFC U-19 Championship also serve as the qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup with the top-four sides of the 2014 edition booking a place each in the FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in New Zealand in 2015.

Group A
Uzbekistan
Qatar
India
Turkmenistan
Nepal

Group B
Jordan
UAE
Yemen
Maldives
Afghanistan

Group C
Iraq
Kuwait
Pakistan
Bangladesh

Group D
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Tajikistan

Group E
Syria
Oman
Bahrain
Palestine

Group F
Australia
Vietnam
Chinese Taipei
Mongolia
Hong Kong

Group G
Korea Rep
Indonesia
Laos
Guam
Philippines

Group H
DPR Korea
Thailand
Singapore
Brunei

Group I
Japan
China
Malaysia
Macau