Iran discover rivals at AFC Futsal U-20 Championship

Tehran Times – KUALA LUMPUR, Twenty-one AFC Futsal U-20 Championship Thailand 2017 hopefuls learned their opponents on Thursday when the official draw for the inaugural competition took place in the capital of Thailand.

The 21 teams were drawn into one group of six teams and three groups of five teams.

The tournament will take place in the Thai capital from May 16 to 26, 2017 at the Bangkok Arena and the Huamark Indoor Stadium.

The group winners and runners-up from each group, eight teams in total, will qualify for the knockout stage (quarter-finals).

The four winners of the quarter-finals will qualify to the semi-finals, and subsequently the winners of the semi-finals will advance to the final, while the two losing teams will play in the third place Play-off match.

Group A

A1 Thailand (hosts)

A2 Iraq

A3 Malaysia

A4 Brunei Darussalam

A5 Bahrain

A6 Afghanistan

Group B

B1 Vietnam

B2 Japan

B3 Chinese Taipei

B4 Tajikistan

B5 Indonesia

Group C

C1 Uzbekistan

C2 Qatar

C3 Lebanon

C4 Myanmar

C5 Hong Kong

Group D

D1 Islamic Republic of Iran

D2 Kyrgyz Republic

D3 China PR

D4 Mongolia

D5 United Arab Emirates

(Source: the-afc)