The ceremony, held at the Traders Fudu Hotel’s Zuan Shi Tin Ballroom, separated

the 16 qualified teams into four groups for next January’s flagship Asian youth

competition.

The hosts – automatically assigned to Group A – will also meet Qatar and

Uzbekistan after opening their campaign in Changzhou against Oman on

January 8.

he draw produced a number match-ups which are sure to be highly anticipated,

none more so than the match between Asian heavyweights Korea Republic

and Australia, to be held in Kushan, in a Group D which also contains Syria

and Vietnam.

The ceremony also revealed the tournament’s four host cities with Changzhou,

Kunshan, Jiangyin and Changshu - all located in Jiangsu Province - to host

the tournament’s 32 matches.