Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Eight teams will begin the hunt for four remaining places at the AFC U-19 Women's Championship Thailand 2019 on Friday, as Round 2 of qualifying begins in Myanmar and Vietnam.
Mandalay and Hanoi will act as the respective host cities for Groups A and B, as the eight teams to have successfully navigated last October's opening round turn their gaze towards joining Japan, DPR Korea, China PR and hosts Thailand at this year's Finals.
With the top two sides from each group to advance to the main draw, the-AFC.com previews the week ahead.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Sydney: Young Matildas Head Coach Gary van Egmond named a 23-player squad on Saturday to travel to Myanmar for the second phase of qualifying for the 2019 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship.
Van Egmond’s squad will depart for Mandalay later on Saturday having spent time over the past week preparing for their Group A fixtures against Nepal (April 26), Myanmar (April 28) and Uzbekistan (April 30) at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
Australia will need to finish first or second in Group A in order to join Thailand (hosts), Japan, DPR Korea, China PR, and other yet to be determined nations at the eight-team 2019 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship which will be contested in October and November this year.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Eight teams discovered their opponents for the next phase of qualifying following the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019 Qualifiers Round 2 official draw at AFC House on Wednesday.
For the final round of qualifiers, eight teams have been divided into two groups of four teams, with the group winners and runners-up joining host nation Thailand, reigning champions Japan, DPR Korea and China PR in the Finals in October.
Australia, who are aiming to return to the Finals after finishing fourth in the 2017 edition, will look to build on a strong performance in the previous round - one which saw them score 23 goals and concede none - when they go up against Uzbekistan, hosts Myanmar and Nepal, who are making their bid for a second AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Finals appearance, in Group A.
Meanwhile, in Group B, hosts Vietnam will welcome two-time champions Korea Republic, who have yet to miss an edition, as well as the Islamic Republic of Iran and Lebanon.
The Round 2 Qualifiers will be played over three matchdays from April 26 to 30.
Click on the link below to revisit the Official Draw ceremony.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Eight teams will identify their opponents for the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019 Round Two Qualifiers in the official draw ceremony on Wednesday.
Join the-AFC.com as we recap how these teams sealed a spot in the second round of the Qualifiers.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tehran: All too often, to see meaningful change you have to wait a frustratingly long time. Which is why developments in the Iranian women’s game are all the more striking – with the rapidity of progress being matched by the sureness of direction.
That it is being driven by a woman from the USA, who has just entered her 30s, makes it all the more remarkable.
“What I am doing now would be unheard of five years ago,” Katayoun Khosrowyar told FIFA.com, fresh from a training session with Islamic Republic of Iran’s U-19 side. This is where she is driving forward a new vision, developing a blueprint to work from top to bottom in their women's game.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Australia, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Korea Republic, Vietnam, Islamic Republic of Iran confirmed their places in the second round of the AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2019 Qualifiers as respective group winners.
The six teams join Lebanon and Myanmar who finished as the two best second-placed teams.
The qualifying campaign consists of two rounds. In the Qualifiers Round 1, the group winners and two best second-placed teams will progress to Round 2 where the top four teams will then advance to the Finals.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Uzbekistan, Jordan and Chinese Taipei stayed perfect as they recorded wins in their AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2019 Round 1 Qualifiers campaign, while Mongolia registered their first triumph on Friday.
The qualifying campaign consists of two rounds. In the Qualifiers Round 1, the group winners and two best second-placed teams will progress to Round 2 where the top four teams will then advance to the Finals.