AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2017 Qualifiers Draw
The official draw for the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2017 qualifiers was concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.
Teams: Korea Republic, Uzbekistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Chinese Taipei, Australia, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh (hosts), Vietnam (hosts), Philippines, Jordan, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, Guam, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palestine, Singapore and Thailand (hosts)
The top four teams from the last edition – DPR Korea, Japan, China PR and Thailand (who expressed a desire to also play in the qualifiers) – have directly qualified for the finals. The seedings for the U-16 women’s competition draw were based on the rankings in the 2015 edition held in China.
Draw Result:
Group A:
A1 Thailand (hosts)
A2 Myanmar
A3 Jordan
A4 Guam
A5 Laos
A6 Pakistan
Group B:
B1 Korea Republic
B2 India
B3 Philippines
B4 Malaysia
B5 Northern Mariana Islands
B6 Lebanon
Group C:
C1 Islamic Republic of Iran
C2 Chinese Taipei
C3 Bangladesh (hosts)
C4 United Arab Emirates
C5 Kyrgyzstan
C6 Singapore
Group D:
D1 Uzbekistan
D2 Australia
D3 Vietnam (hosts)
D4 Hong Kong
D5 Palestine
D6 Iraq
Each group will play a one-round league in a centralised venue.
Match Schedule:
Matchday 1:
3v1
4v6
2v5
Matchday 2:
1v5
2v4
3v6
Matchday 3:
5v3
6v2
1v4
Matchday 4:
4v5
6v1
2v3
Matchday 5:
5v6
3v4
1v2
The winner from each group (total four teams) will qualify to the finals (eight teams in total). If Thailand finish top of their group in the qualifiers, the second-placed team from the same group will also qualify to the final competition.
The qualifiers will be played from August 27th to September 4th, 2016.
Source courtesy of: the-afc.com
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