Shan United to host AFC Challenge League group matches in Yangon

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MYANMAR’S Shan United will host the 2024-2025 AFC Challenge League Group D matches at the Thuwunna Youth Training Centre in Yangon.

The tournament will be divided between the East and West Asian zones, with the West Asian zone featuring four teams in three groups and the East Asian zone having three teams in two groups. Shan United will compete in Group D of the East Asian zone alongside Chinese Taipei’s Taichung Futuro and Laos’ Young Elephant.

Group D matches will be held from 27 October to 2 November, with Shan United playing as the home team. The fixtures are as follows: Shan United (Myanmar) versus Young Elephant (Laos) on 27 October, Taichung Futuro (Chinese Taipei) versus Young Elephant (Laos) on 30 October, and Shan United (Myanmar) versus Taichung Futuro (Chinese Tai-pei) on 2 November.

In the group stage draw, the West Asian zone Group A sees East Bengal (India), Nejmeh (Lebanon), Bashundhara Kings (Bangladesh), and Paro (Bhutan). Group B features Al-Arabi (Kuwait), Arkadag (Turkmenistan), Maldivian side Maziya, and Abdysh-Ata (Kyrgyzstan). Group C comprises Al-Ahli(Bahrain), Al-Futowa (Syria), Al-Seeb (Oman), and Hilal AlQuds (Palestine). Meanwhile, the East Asian zone Group D consists of Shan United (Myanmar), Tainan City (Chinese Taipei), and Young Elephant (Laos), while Group E includes Madura United (Indonesia), Svay Rieng (Cambodia), and Falcon (Mongolia).

The top two teams from each of the two East Asian groups will advance to the next round, and from the West Asian zone, the top team from each of the three groups and one best-performing second-placed team will qualify. The quarter-finals will feature four teams from the East Asian zone and four from the West Asian zone, with a single match to determine who progresses to the finals, which will feature one team from each zone.

The West Asian group matches will take place from 26 October to 1 November, while the East Asian group matches will be held from 27 October to 2 November. The group matches will be conducted simultaneously, with the quarterfinals and finals being single matches. —Ko Nyi Lay/KZL

Source- The Global New Light Of Myanmar

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