Tajikistan national under-22 football team to take part in the ASEAN Football Championship due in Malasia. Group C matches – Tajikistan, Bahrain, Iran, Maldives and Qatar – will be held from June 23 to July 2.
Since all national teams refused to host the group, Asian Football Confederation decided to host the tournament in Kuala-Lumpur.
Two best teams will compete in the final round, which is due on January 11-26, 2014. This is the first ever Asian Under-22 Football Championship which is carried out by the Asian Football Confederation. The tournament is expected to be held every two years. 2014 Asian Football Championship is a pilot tournament while the 2016 tournament will be conducted as a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Brazil.
Asian Championship (U-22). Qualifying tournament
Group A
: UAE, Iraq, Oman, India, Turkmenistan, Lebanon
Group B
: Saudi Arabia, Syria, Pakistan, Palestine, Kyrgyzstan, Sri-Lanka
Group C
: Bahrain, Iran, Tajikistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Maldives.
Group D
: Uzbekistan, Jordan, Yemen, Bangladesh, Nepal
Group E
: Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Macau, East Timor
Group F
: China, Thailand, North Korea, Hong Kong, Laos, Cambodia
Group G
: South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Chinese Taipei, Philippines
