2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification explained

The Qualification Competition for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship.

Tourney Name:	AFC U-19 Championship qualification
Year:	2010
Num Teams:	42
Confederations:	1
Prevseason:	2008
Nextseason:	2012

The Draw

The draw for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship (Qualifiers) will take place at AFC House on 20 February 2009.^{[1] [2]}

A total of 42 teams will come out of the pots. In the West Zone, there are 24 teams, while the East Zone will comprise 18 teams.

There will be four groups of six teams each in the West Zone and the East will comprise three groups of six teams each.

Qualification

The winner and runners-up of each group qualifies for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship (Finals). One best third-placed team from the West Zone and one best third-placed team from the East also qualify for the Finals.

Seedings

West Asia

(Ranked 1st to 22nd)

East Asia

(Ranked 1st to 16th)

Notes

• and and and – Did not enter
• – Withdrew
• – withdrew
• – withdrew^[3]
• – withdrew^[4]

Matches

Group A

All matches were held in Kathmandu, Nepal .

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Group B

All matches in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Group C

All Matches in Iraq^[5]

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Group D

All matches in Iran.^[6] Pakistan were stripped of the hosting rights^[7]

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Group E

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Group F

All matches in Bandung, Indonesia

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Group G

All matches in Zibo, China PR

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Third-placed qualifiers

At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third placed teams of each group. The one best third-placed teams from the West Zone (Group A to D) and one best third-placed team from the East (Group E to G) would also advanced to the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship.

West Zone

Because two groups has one team fewer than the others, following the withdrawal of Bhutan and the Maldives, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking. As a result, four matches played by each team will count for the purposes of the third-placed table.

East Zone

See also

• 2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

External links

• Details on AFC.com

Notes and References

1. News: AFC U-19 Championship 2010 (Q) draw . 1 February 2009O . The AFC . 10 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212174433/http://the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168526457.html . 12 February 2009 .
2. News: AFC U-19 Championship 2010 (Q) draw held . 20 February 2009 . The AFC . 20 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090319062916/http://the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168526988.html . 19 March 2009 .
3. News: Lebanon, Turkmenistan withdraw from U19 Group D . 4 December 2009. The AFC. 4 December 2009.
4. News: Lebanon, Turkmenistan withdraw from U19 Group D . 4 December 2009. The AFC. 4 December 2009.
5. http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/24801--afc-green-light-to-arbil-as-venue AFC green-light to Arbil as venue
6. http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/26044-iran-set-to-host-u-19-group-d-qualifiers Iran set to host U-19 Group D qualifiers
7. http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/25805-afc-to-nominate-new-host-for-u19-group-d-qualifiers AFC to nominate new host for U19 Group D qualifiers