2017 AFF Futsal Championship explained

Tourney Name:AFC Futsal Championship
ASEAN zone qualifiers
City:Ho Chi Minh City
Dates:26 October – 3 November
Num Teams:9
Sub-Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:13
Matches:20
Goals:228
Attendance:23270
Top Scorer: Muhammad Osamanmusa (13 goals)
Fair Play: Myanmar
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 AFF Futsal Championship will be the 14th edition of the tournament. The tournament will be second AFF Futsal Championship to be held in 2017, with the first one originally meant to be hosted in 2016 to be held in early 2017.

The tournament served as qualifiers for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship.[1]

Draw

The draw was held on 17 February 2017 during the AFF Council Meeting at the Novotel Yangon Max Hotel in Yangon, Myanmar.[2] A redraw was held in September 2017 due to the withdrawal of Australia.[3]

Venue

The all matches was held at the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City
Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium
Capacity: 3,500

Group stage

All matches are to be played in Vietnam. Times listed are UTC+7.

In the event the Philippines, Timor Leste or both finish among the top two teams in their group the next best team/s qualify for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship instead since both countries did not submit their entries for the said continental tournament.

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, excluding the third place match.

Semi-finals

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Final

Goalscorers

13 goals
12 goals
10 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: HCM City to host ASEAN Futsal Championship 2017. 31 October 2016. Vietnam Net Bridge. 31 October 2016. 27 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125454/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/sports/166170/hcm-city-to-host-asean-futsal-championship-2017.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Women’s Championship 2017 cancelled. ASEAN. 17 February 2017.
  3. News: Redraw for AFF HDBank Futsal Championship 2017. 24 September 2017. ASEAN Football Federation. 24 September 2017.