May 24 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held the draw for the group stages of two of its men’s age group competitions in Kuala Lumpur today.
There were 44 nations in the group draws for both
the U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 Qualifiers and the U17 Asian Cup Bahrain 2023 Qualifiers.
U20 groups will be played September 10 to 18, with the 10 group winners and the five best runners-up joining hosts Uzbekistan in the 2023 Finals.
Draw results
Group A: Saudi Arabia (H), China PR, Myanmar, Maldives, Uzbekistan
Group B: Qatar, Bahrain (H),Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan
Group C: Japan, Yemen, Palestine, Laos (H), Guam
Group D: Jordan (H), Chinese Taipei, Syria, Turkmenistan, N. Mariana Islands
Group E: Korea Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia (H), Sri Lanka
Group F: Indonesia (H), Vietnam, Hong Kong, Timor-Leste
Group G: Thailand, Oman (H), Philippines, Afghanistan
Group H: Australia, Iraq (H), India, Kuwait
Group I: Tajikistan (H), Cambodia, Lebanon, Singapore
Group J: UAE, IR Iran, Kyrgyz Republic (H), Brunei Darussalam
AFC U17 Asian Cup Bahrain 2023
The U17 draw saw the 44 nations divided into 10 centralised qualifying groups, six of which will feature four teams, while four groups will include five sides. TheQualifiers will be played from October 1 to 9, 2022.
Defending champions Japan, who have won the title three times, were drawn in Group A alongside hosts Jordan, Syria, Philippines and Turkmenistan.
Draw results
Group A: Japan, Jordan (H), Syria, Philippines, Turkmenistan
Group B: Indonesia (H), Malaysia, Palestine, Guam, UAE
Group C: Oman (H), Iraq, Qatar, Lebanon, Bahrain
Group D: India, Saudi Arabia (H), Myanmar, Maldives, Kuwait
Group E: Yemen, Bangladesh (H), Singapore, Bhutan
Group F: Thailand, Vietnam (H), Chinese Taipei, Nepal
Group G: Australia (H), China PR, Cambodia, N. Mariana Islands
Group H: Tajikistan (H), Afghanistan, Timor-Leste, Mongolia
Group I: IR Iran, Hong Kong, Kyrgyz Republic (H), Laos
Group J: Korea Republic, Brunei Darussalam, Uzbekistan (H), Sri Lanka
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