33 Teams entered the Qualification , the teams were drawn into 14 groups . 11 groups with each three teams and 3 groups with two teams . The Qualification took part from November 2005 to December 2005 ( except Group D which was scheduled to play in November 2005 but was postponed after the 2005 Amman bombings and played in February 2006 ) . The Group-Winners qualified for the tournament , a Play-Off Game between the best second-placed teams from ASEAN ( Myanmar ) and East Asia ( North Korea ) was scheduled to in Kuala Lumpur on 15 February 2006 . But after the withdrawal of Myanmar , the North Koreans qualified automatically . Hosts India were exempt from the qualification
2005 Amman bombings
2005 Amman bombings
2006 AFC Youth Championship