YANGON (18 Feb 2011) – The hosts for the four qualifying groups of the AFC Challenge Cup 2012 have been confirmed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Group A will be hosted by Myanmar in Yangon. The teams in this group are Myanmar, Bangladesh, Palestine, and the winner of the play-off match between Mongolia and the Philippines.
The Philippines won the first leg 2-0 with the second leg to be played on 15 March.
Group B will be played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the participating teams are 2008 champions India, Pakistan, Chinese Taipei and Turkmenistan.
Group C will be hosted by Maldives in Male. The teams are Maldives, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Cambodia.
Group D will be played in Kathmandu, Nepal with the teams being 2010 champions DPR Korea, Sri Lanka, and the winners of the play-offs match between Bhutan and Afghanistan (23 and 25 March).
