2019 AFC Asian Cup - Third round

Playoff round for Third round

"According to the calendar published by the AFC, there will be two rounds of play-off matches to determine the final eight qualifiers for the third round."

Round 1
2 June and 7 June

Round 2
6 September
11 October

Third Round

Matchday 1 28 March 2017
Matchday 2 13 June 2017
Matchday 3 5 September 2017
Matchday 4 10 October 2017
Matchday 5 14 November 2017
Matchday 6 27 March 2018

A total of 24 teams will compete in the third round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

16 teams qualified for Third Round directly :

Afghanistan
Bahrain
Guam
Jordan
Hong Kong
Kuwait (TBC)
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Myanmar
North Korea
Oman
Palestine
Philippines
Singapore
Turkmenistan
Vietnam


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification#Third_round

6 groups of 4 teams.

8 teams from the playoffs will get slots to Third round.

Playoff draw on April 7.