2020 AFC Women's Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
DatesCancelled
Teams16 (expected) (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)TBD (in TBD host cities)

The 2020 AFC Women's Futsal Championship was to be the third edition of the AFC Women's Futsal Championship, the biennial international futsal championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's national teams of Asia. Kuwait was confirmed by the AFC as tournament hosts on 18 March 2020.[1] The tournament was originally scheduled between 2–12 July 2020,[2][3] but had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Kuwait had expressed an interest to host the tournament in September 2021.[5]

A total of 16 teams were expected to take part in the tournament.[6] Iran are the defending champions, having won both previous editions.

Squads

Each team had to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Hosts for AFC Women's and Club Futsal Championships confirmed". AFC. 18 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Bumper 2020 beckons for Asian football". Asian Football Confederation. 1 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2020". AFC. 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "VFF - AFC postpones AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2020 and AFC U-20 Futsal Championship 2021". VFF. 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  5. ↑ "AFC Womens Futsal Championship Bakal Digelar Di 2021?". bolalob.com. 19 August 2020.
  6. 1 2 "AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2020 Competition Regulations". AFC.
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