2020 AFC Solidarity Cup
The 2020 AFC Solidarity Cup will be the 2nd edition of the AFC Solidarity Cup, an international football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation.
In April 2016, it was proposed to take place in September 2020 but was rescheduled to December 2020. In May 2019, it was rescheduled once more to March 2020. The AFC announced on 17 September 2019 that it would be played between 30 November and 13 December 2020.
Nepal are the defending champions.
Qualified teams
The competition will be contested by a maximum of ten teams. All teams which are neither competing in the third round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers nor the third round of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers are eligible to enter. They include:- The six teams which are eliminated from the first round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup joint qualifiers.
- The four teams which are eliminated from the play-off round of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings |
AFC First Round loser | 0 | 189 | |||
AFC First Round loser | 1 | 191 | |||
AFC First Round loser | 1 | 196 | |||
AFC First Round loser | 1 | 188 | |||
AFC First Round loser | 0 | 201 | |||
AFC First Round loser | 27 6 2019 | 1 | 182 | ||
TBD | AFC Playoff Round 2 loser | ||||
TBD | AFC Playoff Round 2 loser | ||||
TBD | AFC Playoff Round 2 loser | ||||
TBD | AFC Playoff Round 2 loser |