AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers

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continental championship qualifiers football qualification tournament

The AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers are the regional football (soccer) qualification tournaments that determine which national teams from Asia advance to the AFC Asian Cup finals.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
AFC Asian Cup qualification	10
AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers canonical	2
AFC Asian Cup qualifiers	2
AFC Asian Cup 2011 qualifying matches	1
AFC Asian Cup qualification (in some cycles)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1601330 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
Context triple: [AFC, organizesCompetition, AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers]

A. AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is Asia's premier annual club football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation, featuring top teams from across the continent.
B. Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body responsible for organizing and overseeing association football competitions and development across Asia and parts of Oceania.
C. FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification tournaments
FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification tournaments are regional competitions organized by continental confederations to determine which national futsal teams advance to the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
D. FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) is the regional tournament through which national teams from North and Central America and the Caribbean compete for spots in the FIFA World Cup.
E. FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia is the governing body for international basketball in the Asian region under the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
Target entity description: The AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers are the regional football (soccer) qualification tournaments that determine which national teams from Asia advance to the AFC Asian Cup finals.

A. AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is Asia's premier annual club football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation, featuring top teams from across the continent.
B. Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body responsible for organizing and overseeing association football competitions and development across Asia and parts of Oceania.
C. FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification tournaments
FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification tournaments are regional competitions organized by continental confederations to determine which national futsal teams advance to the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
D. FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) is the regional tournament through which national teams from North and Central America and the Caribbean compete for spots in the FIFA World Cup.
E. FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia is the governing body for international basketball in the Asian region under the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	continental championship qualifiers ⓘ football qualification tournament ⓘ
confederation	AFC ⓘ
confederationMembershipRequirement	AFC member association ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
format	group stage ⓘ home-and-away matches ⓘ round-robin groups ⓘ
frequency	every four years ⓘ
genderCategory	men's national teams ⓘ
governingBody	Asian Football Confederation ⓘ
inception	1960s ⓘ
linkedToEdition	AFC Asian Cup 1960 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 1964 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 1968 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 1972 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 1976 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 1980 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 1984 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 1988 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 1992 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 1996 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 2000 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 2004 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 2007 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 2011 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 2015 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 2019 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup 2023 ⓘ linked to: AFC Asian Cup
matchType	international A matches ⓘ
organizer	Asian Football Confederation ⓘ
participants	Asian national football teams ⓘ
partOf	AFC Asian Cup ⓘ
purpose	determine teams for AFC Asian Cup finals ⓘ
qualificationFor	continental championship finals ⓘ
qualificationMethod	best runners-up qualify for AFC Asian Cup finals ⓘ group winners qualify for AFC Asian Cup finals ⓘ play-offs for remaining spots ⓘ
region	Asia ⓘ
relatedCompetition	AFC Asian Cup ⓘ FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) ⓘ linked to: Asian Zone FIFA World Cup qualification
ruleSet	Laws of the Game (football) ⓘ linked to: Laws of the Game of association football
sport	association football ⓘ
sportType	outdoor team sport ⓘ
subConfederationCoverage	AFF ⓘ CAFA ⓘ EAFF ⓘ SAFF ⓘ linked to: COSAFA WAFF ⓘ
teamType	senior national teams ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AFC → organizesCompetition → AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers ⓘ

Asian Football Confederation → organizesCompetition → AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers ⓘ

AFC Asian Cup → qualificationProcess → AFC Asian Cup qualification ⓘ