A total of 44 participating Member Associations (MAs) were divided into 10 centralized qualifying groups, six of which will feature four teams, while four groups will include five sides when the Qualifiers take place from October 1 to 9, 2022.
Sri Lanka has been drawn in Group J, which will be hosted by Uzbekistan, alongside two-time winners the Korea Republic and Brunei Darussalam.
Defending champions Japan, who have won the title three times, were drawn in Group A alongside hosts Jordan, Syria, the Philippines and Turkmenistan. Group B will feature hosts Indonesia, Malaysia, Palestine, Guam and UAE.
Oman will host Iraq, Qatar, Lebanon and Bahrain in Group C. Bahrain has already qualified as hosts and their results will not be considered during the qualifiers. Two-time champions Saudi Arabia – who will host Group D – were drawn alongside India, Myanmar, Maldives and Kuwait.
Group E will feature Yemen, hosts Bangladesh, Singapore and Bhutan while Vietnam will welcome Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Nepal in Group F.
