Courtesy: Australian Football Association


Thunder anxiously waiting for draw

Wednesday, 29 April 2009

A NSW Thunder player battles against his ACT Cobras opponent in the final at the FFA Futsal Nationals The draw for the inaugural edition of the AFC Futsal Club Championship will be held in Isfahan on April 30, with Australia to be represented by New South Wales Thunder.

Thunder won the right to represent Australia, courtesy of winning the 2009 National titles in January, held in Canberra.

Representative teams from hosts and Asian futsal champions Iran and runners-up Thailand have been given the top billing for the 10-team event, which will be held in Isfahan from July 4 to 12.

Foolad Mahan will be banking heavily on Vahid Shamsaee in the inaugural AFC Futsal Club Championship. With AFC Futsal Player of the Year Shamsaee in their ranks, Sepahan-based Foolad Mahan club will aim to stamp their authority in the continent while Thailand will be represented by Port Authority.

The teams will be divided into two groups of five and will play each other in round robin format with top two teams from each group qualifying for the semi-finals.

Apart from Iran and Thailand, teams from Australia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, China, Qatar, Lebanon and Iraq will vie for the top honours in the competition.


LIST OF TEAMS
Iran -> Foolad Mahan
Australia -> New South Wales Thunder
Japan -> Nagoya Oceans
Kyrgyzstan -> AUB Altyn-Tash Bishkek
Uzbekistan -> Stroitel-Zarafshan
China -> Wuhan Dilong
Thailand -> Port Authority
Qatar -> Al Sadd
Lebanon -> TBA
Iraq -> Nawrouz








Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com