The third round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification was played from 8 to 14 June 2022 in six centralised venues.

It was originally scheduled for 30 March 2021 to 29 March 2022, but the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) changed the dates on multiple occasions due to postponements of matches in the second round, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.

[1] On 17 February 2022, the AFC announced the six countries that would be hosting the third round: India, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia and Uzbekistan.

[3] The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings at the time of the draw on 24 February 2022.

[4] Teams from the host countries were placed in a separate pot allotted for hosts member associations (MAs), although their final group positions reflected their original draw seeding.