Iran Drawn with Lebanon at AFC U-16 Championship Qualifying
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has been pitted to face Lebanon in Group C of the AFC U-16 Championship 2018 qualifiers following the official draw at AFC House on Friday.
Team Iran has been drawn in Group C along with Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Bhutan.
Iran has been selected to host the competition.
The ten (10) group winners and five (5) best second-placed teams will advance to the final stage of the tournament, along with the host Member Association.
The AFC U-16 Championship 2018 qualifiers are set to take place from September 16 to 24, 2017.
WEST Zone
Group A:
1. Uzbekistan
2. Saudi Arabia (Host for qualifiers)
3. Jordan
4. Bahrain
5. Sri Lanka
Group B:
1. Oman
2. Tajikistan (Host for qualifiers)
3. Syria
4. Turkmenistan
5. Maldives
Group C:
1. Islamic Republic of Iran (Host for qualifiers)
2. Kyrgyz Republic
3. Afghanistan
4. Lebanon
5. Bhutan
Group D:
1. Iraq
2. India
3. Palestine
4. Nepal (Host for qualifiers)
Group E:
1. The United Arab Emirates
2. Yemen
3. Qatar (Host for qualifiers)
4. Bangladesh
EAST Zone
Group F:
1. DPR Korea
2. Hong Kong
3. Chinese Taipei
4. Macau
5. Brunei Darussalam
Group G:
1. Thailand (Host for qualifiers)
2. Laos
3. Timor-Leste
4. Northern Mariana Islands
5. Indonesia
Group H:
1. Korea Republic
2. China PR
3. Myanmar
4. Philippines
Group I:
1. Vietnam
2. Australia
3. Mongolia (Host for qualifiers)
4. Cambodia
Group J:
1. Japan
2. Malaysia
3. Singapore
4. Guam
