DIGIVESTASI - The Indonesian U17 national team has qualified for the U17 Asian Cup 2025, with 16 countries confirming their spots in the final round, including Indonesia.

The Indonesian U17 team secured its ticket to the U17 Asian Cup 2025 after playing to a goalless draw against Australia in their final Group G qualifying match at Abdullah Al Khalifa Stadium in Kuwait on Sunday night, October 27, 2024.

According to reports from Kompas.com, Indonesia finished the qualification in second place in Group G with a total of seven points. This achievement came from one victory over Kuwait (1-0), a significant win against the Northern Mariana Islands (10-0), and a 0-0 draw against Australia.

The list of 16 countries that qualified for the U17 Asian Cup 2025 includes ten group winners and five best runners-up from the qualifying round, which will take place from April 3 to 20, 2025. Saudi Arabia, as the host, is also entitled to participate in the tournament.

Indonesia qualified as one of the best runners-up in the qualifiers, alongside China, Vietnam, Oman, and Iraq. Meanwhile, North Korea, Afghanistan, South Korea, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Japan, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and Tajikistan qualified as group winners.

Here is the complete list of the 16 teams that have reached the final round of the U17 Asian Cup 2025:
- Saudi Arabia (host)
- North Korea
- Afghanistan
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Uzbekistan
- Japan
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
- Tajikistan
- China
- Vietnam
- Indonesia
- Oman
- Iraq

Although Indonesia has the same number of points as Australia, Australia emerged as the Group G winner due to a goal difference of +21, while Indonesia had a goal difference of +11. Thus, Indonesia becomes one of the three Southeast Asian countries to qualify for the U17 Asian Cup 2025, joining Thailand and Vietnam.

U17 Asian Cup 2025 Pot Drawing

According to Antara, the Indonesian U17 team has participated in the U17 Asian Cup tournament seven times. The last participation of the national team in the U17 Asian Cup, previously known as the U16 Asian Cup, was in 2018, where the Garuda Asia team reached the quarter-finals. Indonesia U17's best achievement was reaching the semi-finals at the U16 Asian Cup in 1990 in the United Arab Emirates.

Currently, the timing for the group draw for the participants of the U17 Asian Cup 2025 has not been announced, but the pot drawing has been determined based on each team's achievements in the U17 Asian Cup 2023. The Indonesian U17 team did not participate in the U17 Asian Cup 2023 but is placed in pot three.

Indonesia U17 is in pot three alongside Tajikistan, China, and Vietnam. With this pot distribution, these four teams will not be in the same group for the U17 Asian Cup 2025.

The pot drawing distribution for the U17 Asian Cup 2025 is as follows:
- Pot 1: Saudi Arabia, Japan, South Korea, Uzbekistan
- Pot 2: Iran, Yemen, Australia, Thailand
- Pot 3: Afghanistan, Tajikistan, China, Vietnam
- Pot 4: Indonesia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, North Korea

The U17 Asian Cup 2025 is scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia from April 3 to 20, 2025.

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