Vietnam faces tough challenges in AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualifying round

(VNF) - On May 19th, the official draw for the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2017 and AFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2017 qualifiers was concluded in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) by the governing body of Asian football, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
May 20, 2016 | 22:53

(VNF) - On May 19th, the official draw for the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2017 and AFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2017 qualifiers was concluded in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) by the governing body of Asian football, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Vietnam faces tough challenges in AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualifying round
First held in 2005, the AFC U-16 Women's Championship is a biennial women's football tournament for youth teams organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It further serves as the qualifying competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Group A: Thailand (hosts), Myanmar, Jordan, Guam, Laos and Pakistan

Group B: The Republic of Korea, India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Northern Mariana Islands and Lebanon

Group C: Islamic Republic of Iran, Chinese Taipei, Bangladesh (hosts), United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan and Singapore

Group D: Uzbekistan, Australia, Vietnam (hosts), Hong Kong (China), Palestine and Iraq

Vietnam faces a lot of challenges as Group D has Australia, a really strong team.

Each group will play a one-round league in a centralised venue.

The winner from each group will qualify to the finals. If Thailand finishes 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.

The top four teams from the last edition - DPR Korea, Japan, China and Thailand (who expressed a desire to also play in the qualifiers) - have directly qualified for the finals.

The Vietnamese national squad is scheduled to gather from July 1st.

Meanwhile, draw results for the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2017 are as follows:

Group A: Australia, Jordan, Lebanon, Singapore and Northern Mariana Islands

Group B: Uzbekistan, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong (China), Tajikistan (hosts) and Pakistan

Group C: Thailand (hosts), Myanmar, Palestine and Kyrgyzstan

Vietnam faces tough challenges in AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualifying round

Group D: Islamic Republic of Iran, Vietnam (hosts), India and the Philippines

Each group will play a one-round league in a centralised venue and the winner from each group will qualify for the finals.

The top four teams in the 2015 edition of the AFC U-19 Championship in China – Japan, DPR Korea, the Republic of Korea, and China - received direct qualification to the tournament, leaving the 18 teams above to battle it out in the qualifiers.

The qualifiers will be held from October 29th to November 6th, 2016.

The U19 Vietnamese national squad is expected to gather (first stage) on September 1st in Hanoi./.

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