Chinanews client, October 2nd, Beijing time on the 2nd, the AFC officially announced that starting from 2021, the AFC championships of all age groups and the indoor futsal and beach football championships will be officially renamed the Asian Cup.
Data Map: An rendering of Beijing Workers Stadium, one of the venues for the 2023 Asian Cup.
Image source: Chinese Football Association official website
The AFC stated that the first tournament to use the new name will be the first round of the 2022 AFC U17 and U20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers.
According to the announcement, Australia, Mongolia, Myanmar and Tajikistan will host the 2022 AFC U17 and U20 Women's Asian Cup first round qualifiers.
The host countries of the U17 Women's Asian Cup first round qualifiers also include Bangladesh, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam.
The other venues for the U20 Women's Asian Cup first round qualifiers are China, Chinese Taipei, Laos and Singapore.
The AFC stated that the name change of the tournament is only applicable to the AFC matches scheduled to start in 2021, and the postponed matches in 2020 will not be affected.
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