DOHA: Qatar have been were drawn in Group C of the AFC Futsal Cup as 20 other teams learned their opponents at the official draw for the inaugural competition took place in the capital of Thailand. Qatar have been tagged along with Uzbekistan, Lebanon, Myanmar and Hong Kong in Group C. The 21 teams were drawn into one group of six teams and three groups of five teams. Football Association of Thailand Vice President Thanasak Suraprasert welcomed the audience and said: "We are delighted and honoured to be hosts of this new competition, and we welcome the new competition at u-20 level as an important step to support the development of futsal in Thailand." The tournament will take place in the Thai capital from May 16 to 26, 2017 at the Bangkok Arena and the Huamark Indoor Stadium. The group winners and runners-up from each group, eight teams in total, will qualify for the knockout stage (quarter-finals). The four winners of the quarter-finals will qualify to the semi-finals and subsequently the winners of the semi-finals will advance to the final, while the two losing teams will play in the third place Play-off match. Group A A1 Thailand (hosts) A2 Iraq A3 Malaysia A4 Brunei Darussalam A5 Bahrain A6 Afghanistan Group B B1 Vietnam B2 Japan B3 Chinese Taipei B4 Tajikistan B5 Indonesia Group C C1 Uzbekistan C2 Qatar C3 Lebanon C4 Myanmar C5 Hong Kong Group D D1 Islamic Republic of Iran D2 Kyrgyz Republic D3 China PR D4 Mongolia D5 United Arab Emirates