Ahead of the tournament’s first games on Sunday, join the the-AFC.com as we bring you the second in a two-part series looking at the teams about to lock horns in Chonburi.

Sides finishing first and second in Group B will qualify for the semi-finals. The competition’s top three finishers will earn places at the 2020 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Ahead of the tournament’s first games on Sunday, join the-AFC.com as we bring you the first in a two-part series looking at the teams about to lock horns in Chonburi.

Sides finishing first and second in Group A will qualify for the semi-finals. The competition’s top three finishers will earn places at the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Ahead of the tournament opener between DPR Korea and Australia, join the-AFC.com as we detail all you need to know about the Continental extravaganza in Chonburi.

With the top three finishers also assured places at next year’s FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Nigeria, the-AFC.com takes a look at some of the competition’s key stats, facts and records.

The AFC U-16 Women’s Championship and the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship – both to be staged in Thailand in late 2019 – are considered some of the strongest women’s youth competitions in the world, producing seven World Cup-winners at either U-17 or U-20 level.

But while both competitions have produced globally competitive age-group sides, their long-term value is highlighted by the central role they played as a pathway to senior World Cup football for Asian players.

The ceremony, held at Chonburi’s Oakwood Hotel, saw the eight qualified teams split into two groups of four ahead of the competition’s October kick-off, setting the stage for a number of intriguing fixtures.

First-time hosts Thailand have a tough challenge ahead if they are to end a 15-year semi-final drought, after they were drawn alongside DPR Korea, Australia and Southeast Asian neighbours Vietnam in a difficult Group A.

Champions in 2007, DPR Korea were runners-up in the 2017 edition of the competition, while Australia finished in fourth place to narrowly miss out on qualification for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

Meanwhile, five-time champions and current title holders Japan will meet China PR in a highly-competitive Group B, which also includes Korea Republic and Myanmar.

MYANMAR 2-1 NEPAL

Group hosts Myanmar were a goal and a player down at half-time, but they completed a second-half turnaround to seal qualification with a 2-1 win over Nepal

Goals from San Thaw Thaw and May Phu Ko ensured the group hosts claimed not only the one point they needed to reach the Finals, but all three, after they had fallen behind in a sequence that resulted in their captain Zune Yu Ya Oo being sent off.