The 2021 AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup was meant to be the third edition of

AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup The AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup, previously the AFC U-20 Futsal Championship, is the premier youth futsal competition off the Asian Football Confederation It was first held in 2017 and played biennially. From 2021, the tournament to be rebranded "AF ...

(previously the AFC U-20 Futsal Championship before rebranding from 2021), the biennial international

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championship organised by the

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(AFC) for the men's youth national futsal teams of Asia. The tournament was originally scheduled between 22 and 30 May 2021, but had been postponed due to the

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. A total of 12 teams are expected to take part in the tournament.

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are the defending champions.

Qualification

Qualification matches were originally scheduled between 14 and 26 October 2020, but had been postponed due to the

References

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2021 in youth association football Sports events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic