The 2020 AFC Women's Futsal Championship was to be the third edition of the AFC Women's Futsal Championship, the biennial international

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championship organized by the

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(AFC) for the women's national teams of Asia.

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was confirmed by the AFC as tournament hosts on 18 March 2020. The tournament was originally scheduled between 2–12 July 2020, but had been postponed due to the

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. Kuwait had expressed an interest to host the tournament in September 2021. A total of 16 teams were expected to take part in the tournament.

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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.

References

External links

*, the-AFC.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Afc Women's Futsal Championship 2020

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Women's Futsal Championship International futsal competitions hosted by Kuwait Sports events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic