2010 AFC U-16 Championship Qualification - Seedings

Seedings

The draw for the 2010 AFC U-16 Championship (Qualifiers) took place at AFC House on 20 February 2009.

A total number of 45 teams are eligible for the qualifying competition. The West Zone comprised 24 teams and they drew according to their ranking to make four groups of six teams each.

The East Zone had 21 teams and they drew into three groups of six teams and one group of three teams.

West Asia
(Ranked 1st to 23rd)		 East Asia
(Ranked 1st to 19th)
  1. Iran
  2. United Arab Emirates
  3. Syria
  4. Saudi Arabia
  5. Uzbekistan
  6. Bahrain
  7. India
  8. Yemen
  9. Turkmenistan
  10. Lebanon
  11. Qatar
  12. Kuwait
  13. Palestine
  14. Nepal
  15. Sri Lanka
  16. Oman
  17. Jordan
  18. Pakistan
  19. Iraq
  20. Tajikistan
  21. Kyrgyzstan
  22. Bhutan
  23. Afghanistan and Maldives (same rank)
  1. South Korea
  2. Japan
  3. Australia
  4. China PR
  5. Malaysia
  6. Indonesia
  7. Singapore
  8. Thailand
  9. Laos
  10. Guam
  11. Mongolia
  12. Vietnam
  13. Chinese Taipei
  14. Hong Kong
  15. North Korea
  16. Bangladesh
  17. Cambodia
  18. Macau
  19. Myanmar and Timor-Leste and Philippines (same rank)
  • Brunei - Did not enter
  • Bangladesh - Initially withdrew and then later re-entered.
  • Mongolia - Officially withdrew on 17 September
  • Sri Lanka - Officially withdrew on 17 September
  • Maldives - Officially withdrew on 4 October

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