Courtesy: Asean Football Web Site


INDONESIA IN THE SAME GROUP A WITH AUSTRALIA

JAKARTA (31 July 2009) – Indonesia face some tough hurdles ahead in the ASEAN zone of the qualifying round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championship 2010 when they found themselves being placed in the same Group A with Australia.

The other teams in Group A are Brunei Darussalam and Myanmar while Group B are Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines.

The ASEAN zone of the qualifying round of the AFC Futsal Championship 2010 will be played out in Jakarta beginning from 13-18 February 2010.

Only the top three teams in the ASEAN zone qualifying round will earn tickets to the final round of the AFC Futsal Championship 2010 which will be held in Uzbekistan.

Thus far, only four teams have confirmed their place for the Uzbekistan meet where apart from the hosts, are defending champions Iran, 2008 runners-up Thailand and 2008 third-placed team Japan.

But while Japan will still play in the East Zone qualifiers, their points will not be taken into consideration as they have already qualified for the tournament proper.


2010 AFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING ROUNDS GROUPINGS

EAST ZONE
Group A: Japan, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Macau
Group B: China, South Korea, Guam
Venue: Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 24-29 November 2009

WEST ZONE
Group A: Lebanon, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia
Group B: Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan
Venue: Al Rayyan Sports Club, Qatar, 13-18 October 2009

ASEAN ZONE
Group A: Australia, Indonesia, Brunei, Myanmar
Group B: Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines
Venue: Jakarta Tennis Indoor Stadium, Indonesia, 13-18 February 2010.

SOUTH AND CENTRAL ZONE
Group A: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan
Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.






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