Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Ashgabat: Hosts Turkmenistan have been drawn to play Vietnam, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong and the Soloman Islands in Group A of the Futsal competition which is set to be one of the most eagerly anticipated events at the upcoming 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
In the women’s competition, the host nation will play Thailand and Palestine in Group A following the draw that was carried out at the Games headquarters in the presence of officials from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
In the men's event, 18 teams were divided into two groups of five teams and two groups of four with the winners and runners-up from each group qualifying for the quarter-finals. The four winners of the quarter-finals will advance to the semi-finals.
The men’s seeding was based on their final rankings at the AFC Futsal Championship Uzbekistan 2016.
Group B has Uzbekistan, China PR, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates and the Maldives while Group C consists Thailand, Japan, Lebanon and Indonesia. Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyz Republic, Jordan and Tahiti are in Group D.
On the women's side, nine teams were divided into three groups of three. The winners from each group plus the best second-placed team of all three groups will advance to the semi-finals.
The women's teams were seeded based on the final rankings at the AFC Women's Futsal Championship Malaysia 2015. Group B has Iran, Hong Kong and Indonesia, and Japan, China and Vietnam are in Group C.
