Australian Under 19 Asia Cup in October

AFC U-19 Championship draw on April 6. Aussies have to come in the top four to qualify for the World Cup.

With Steve O'Connor off to Sydney FC there is no word on who is to Coach this team yet. O'Connor has offered to Coach the side, most of whom are under his charge at the AIS.

Details of the seedings below.

AFC U-19 Championship draw on April 6


KUALA LUMPUR: The draw for the AFC U-19 Championship will take place on April 6, 2008, in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Sixteen teams, including hosts Saudi Arabia, will come out of the pots to be divided into four groups of four teams each with the top two teams in each pool advancing to the quarter-finals.

The finals will be played from October 31-November 14, 2008, in the two venues of Al Khobar and Dammam.

DPR Korea won the title in 2006 in India after defeating Japan in the final.
The four semi-finalists of the AFC U-19 Championship will represent Asia at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt next year.

AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW
PARTICIPATING TEAMS AND SEEDINGS

1) DPR Korea, 2) Japan, 3) Korea Republic, 4) Jordan - best third placed team, 5) China, 6) Iraq, 7) Saudi Arabia – hosts, 8) Australia, 9) Iran, 10) Thailand, 11) UAE, 12) Tajikistan, 13) Uzbekistan, 14) Yemen, 15) Syria, 16) Lebanon