Tue, 30 Nov, -0001
Bangkok: The stage is set for more continental youth action with the draw for the AFC U-16 Championship 2014 to take place on Sunday in the host city of Bangkok, Thailand.
The 16 finalists have been classified on the basis of the final rankings of the AFC U-16 Championship 2012 in Tehran and will be drawn into four pots of four teams each.
As hosts, Thailand will be ranked number 1 and drawn into position A1. There will be four pots for the countries who will be positioned as per the ranking they obtained in the 2012 championship in Iran.
Pot 1 will comprise Thailand, Uzbekistan, Japan and Iran. Korea Republic, Syria, Kuwait and Australia will be featured in Pot 2 while China, Oman, DPR Korea and Saudi Arabia will make it into Pot 3. Qatar are in Pot 4 alongside Nepal, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
The top two teams from each group (eight teams in total) will qualify for the knockout stage (quarter-finals) and the four winners of the quarter-finals will play in the semi-finals and the winners advance to the final.
Rankings:
|
1.Thailand (Host) |
9. China |
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2. Uzbekistan |
10. Oman |
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3. Japan |
11. DPR Korea |
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4. Iran |
12. Saudi Arabia |
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5. Korea Republic |
13. Qatar |
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6. Syria |
14. Nepal |
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7. Kuwait |
15. Malaysia |
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8. Australia |
16. Hong Kong |
Allocation of Teams:
|
Pot 1 |
Pot 2 |
Pot 3 |
Pot 4 |
|
Thailand (host) |
Korea Republic |
China |
Qatar |
|
Uzbekistan |
Syria |
Oman |
Nepal |
|
Japan |
Kuwait |
DPR Korea |
Malaysia |
|
Iran |
Australia |
Saudi Arabia |
Hong Kong |