Tasnim - Iran is pooled in Group C of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2017 qualifiers.

The Iranian football team has been drawn along with Chinese Taipei, Bangladesh (host), the United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan and Singapore.

The top four teams from the last edition – DPR Korea, Japan, China PR and Thailand (who expressed a desire to also play in the qualifiers) – have directly qualified for the finals.

The winner from each group (total four teams) will qualify to the finals (eight teams in total). If Thailand finish top of their group in the qualifiers, the second-placed team from the same group will also qualify to the final competition.

Draw Result
Group A: Thailand (host), Myanmar, Jordan, Guam, Laos, Pakistan
Group B: Korea Republic, India, Philippines, Malaysia, Northern Mariana Islands, Lebanon
Group C: Iran, Chinese Taipei, Bangladesh (host), United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan, Singapore
Group D: Uzbekistan, Australia, Vietnam (host), Hong Kong, Palestine, Iraq

Each group will play a one-round league in a centralized venue.

The qualifiers will be played from August 27 to September 4, 2016.