Tue, 30 Nov, -0001
Chengdu: Chonburi Bluewave will face sides from the west half of Asia in the group stage of the AFC Futsal Club Championship after the title holders were pooled with the champions of Iran, Lebanon and Kuwait in Group B at Friday’s draw for the 2014 edition of the annual tournament.
The Thai powerhouse will begin the defence of their AFC Futsal Club Championship title against Kuwait’s Al Qadisa on August 25, one day before they take on Bank of Beirut SC, who won the Lebanese Futsal Championship in their first season as a professional club.
Chonburi round off their group stage campaign against Iranian champions Dabiri Tabriz who, inspired by Asian futsal legend Vahid Shamsaei, claimed the 2013/14 Iranian Futsal Super League title by finishing one point ahead of last year’s AFC Futsal Club Championship runners-up Giti Pasand.
In Group A, AFC Futsal Club Championship 2014 hosts Shenzhen Nanling Tielang will face 2011 champions Nagoya Oceans, Uzbekistan’s Lokomotiv and Vic Vipers from Australia.
The tournament will run from August 25 to 30. All matches will take place at the Shuangliu Sports Centre with the exception of two games in Matchday 3 when simultaneous kick-offs are required.
These games, the Group A clash between Uzbekistan’s Lokomotiv and Vic Vipers from Australia and the Group B fixture featuring Bank of Beirut and Al Qadsia of Kuwait, will take place at the UEST Arena on August 27.
AFC Futsal Championship China 2014 Draw
Group A:
Shanzhen Nanling Tielang (CHN)
Nagoya Oceans (JPN)
Lokomotiv FC (UZB)
Vic Vipers (AUS)
Group B:
Chonburi Bluewave (THA)
Dabiri Tabriz (IRN)
Bank of Beirut SC (LIB)
Al Qadsia (KUW)