Stage set for AFC Futsal Club Championship Vietnam 2017 official draw

AFC – HO CHI MINH, The stage is set for the AFC Futsal Club Championship Vietnam 2017 official draw which will take place on Tuesday in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.

WHAT: Official draw AFC Futsal Club Championship Vietnam 2017
WHEN: Tuesday May 30, 1500 hours (local time)
WHERE: Grand Hotel Saigon, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

The 14 participating teams will be divided into two (2) groups of four (4) and two (2) groups of three (3) teams.

The group winners and runners-up from each group – eight (8) teams in total – will qualify for the quarter-finals. The four (4) winners of the quarter-finals will then qualify for the semi-finals, with the winners of those advancing to the final. The two losing teams will face each other in the third and fourth placing match.

The eighth edition of the tournament is set to take place in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam from July 20 to 30 later this year.

As representatives of the host country, Thai Son Nam FC (VIE) have been made the top seed, while the other seedings have been based on the ranking from the AFC Futsal Club Championship Thailand 2016.

POT 1:

1st: Thai Son Nam FC (VIE) – HOST
2nd: Shriker Osaka (JPN)
3rd: Nafit Al Wasat (IRQ)
4th: Blue Wave Chonburi (THA)

POT 2:

5th: Al Dhafra FC (UAE)
6th: Sanaye Giti Pasand (IRN)
7th: Al Rayyan SC (QAT)
8th: FC Almalyk (UZB)

POT 3:

9th: Vic Vipers FC (AUS)
10th: Bank of Beirut FC (LIB)
11th: Shenzhen Nanling Tielang FC (CHN)

POT 4:

Unranked: Vamos FC (IDN)
Unranked: FC Erem (KGZ)
Unranked: Disi Invest (TJK)

You can watch the draw live here: