Six countries play host to U-19 qualifiers

Kuala Lumpur: AFC has confirmed the hosts of six qualifying groups for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship.

AFC has confirmed the hosts of six qualifying groups for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship. 

Bangladesh will play host to Group A while the Group B qualifiers will be played in Qatar. Iran will host Group C while UAE will host Group D games. 

Thailand and Vietnam have been confirmed as hosts of Group E and F respectively while there are no hosts so far for Group G. 

Matches of Group G could be organised in a neutral venue if none of the participating teams in the group express an interest to host by April 27. 

West Asian:

1. Saudi Arabia, 2. Uzbekistan, 3. UAE, 4. Bahrain, 5. Syria, 6. Iran, 7. Jordan, 8. Iraq, 9.Yemen, 10. Oman, 11. Tajikistan, 12. Pakistan, 13. Qatar, 14. Palestine, 15. India, 16.Bangladesh, 17. Kuwait, 18. Nepal, 19. Afghanistan, 20. Bhutan, Lebanon, Maldives,Turkmenistan.

East Asian:

1. DPR Korea, 2. Australia, 3. Korea Republic, 4. Japan, 5. China, 6. Việt Nam, 7. Thailand, 8.Indonesia, 9. Malaysia, 10. Hong Kong, 11. Myanmar, 12. Singapore, 13. Macau, 14. Guam, 15. Laos, 16. Chinese Taipei. 

THE GROUPINGS 

Group A: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives 
Group B: Bahrain, Jordan, Tajikistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Bhutan 
Group C: Uzbekistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan 
Group D: UAE, Syria, Yemen, Palestine, Lebanon 
Group E: Korea Republic, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Guam, Chinese Taipei 
Group F: DPR Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos 
Group G: Australia, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Macau