The winner and runners-up of each group qualifies for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship (Finals). One best third-placed team from the West Zone and one best third-placed team from the East also qualify for the Finals.
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third placed teams of each group. The one best third-placed teams from the West Zone (Group A to D) and one best third-placed team from the East (Group E to G) would also advanced to the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship.
Because two groups has one team fewer than the others, following the withdrawal of Bhutan and the Maldives, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking. As a result, four matches played by each team will count for the purposes of the third-placed table.