BANGKOK (13 May 2015) – Thailand have been placed in the easier group for the AFC Under-16 Women’s Championship 2015 later this year where they have managed to avoid defending champions Japan.
For the meet that will be held in Wuhan, China on 4-15 November, ASEAN’s only representative are in Group A against hosts China, Korea Republic and Iran.
Defending champions Japan are up against losing finalists DPR Korea in Group B alongside Chinese Taipei and Uzbekistan.
Japan, China, DPR Korea and Thailand gained automatic entries into the competition by finishing in the top four of the last edition.
Uzbekistan, Iran, Korea Republic and Chinese Taipei punched their tickets to the finals after winning their respective qualifying groups.
The eight teams will play a one-round league, whereby each team in the group will play one match against every other team.
The top two teams in each group (four teams in total) will qualify for the semi-finals where the two winners will play in the final match to determine the champion while the losing teams will play in the 3rd/4th place play-off.
GROUPINGS
Group A: China, Thailand, Iran, Korea Republic
Group B: Japan, DPR Korea, Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan
