{"id":32091,"date":"2018-05-30T10:36:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T17:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=32091"},"modified":"2018-05-30T10:36:54","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T17:36:54","slug":"iran-learn-afc-u-16-womens-championship-qualifying-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2018\/05\/30\/iran-learn-afc-u-16-womens-championship-qualifying-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran learn AFC U-16 Women’s Championship qualifying opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"

AFC – KUALA LUMPUR, The AFC U-16 Women\u2019s Championship 2019 Qualifiers Round 1 is set to kick-off following the official draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

DPR Korea, Korea Republic and Japan, the top three finishers in the 2017 edition, received direct qualification to the Finals.<\/p>\n

Thirty teams from across Asia will vye for eight spots in Round 2 of the Qualifiers, where the teams will then be divided into two groups of four teams, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the Finals in 2019.<\/p>\n

Bangladesh, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Tajikistan will play hosts to Round 1 of the Qualifiers.<\/p>\n

Each group will play a one-round league in a centralised venue.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka will host Group A of the Qualifiers Round 1, alongside China PR – fourth in the 2017 edition, Uzbekistan, Jordan and Guam, who all have made one appearance in the Finals in previous editions.<\/p>\n

Tournament debutants Mongolia are set to welcome Laos, India, Hong Kong and newcomers Pakistan in Group B.<\/p>\n

Thailand, hosts of the 2017 Finals, will travel to Tajikistan, alongside Islamic Republic of Iran Northern Mariana Islands and Singapore for the Group C ties.<\/p>\n

Australia, who came up short in the 2017 Finals when they missed a spot in the Knockout Stage after finishing third in the group stage, will meet Chinese Taipei, Kyrgyz Republic (host), Palestine and Indonesia in Group D.<\/p>\n

Group E hosts Nepal are grouped with Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia and Syria while in Group F, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Lebanon will travel to Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

The Qualifiers Round 1 will be played on September 15 to 23, 2018 while the Qualifiers Round 2 will be held on February 23 to March 3, 2019.<\/p>\n

The dates and hosts for the Finals will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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