At the meeting, Deputy Secretary General FAT Pasanat Supaphong said that he had discussed the process of preparing for the UEFA Asian U.23 Championship, which Thailand hosted, summarizing the costs related to this work. .

“We have prepared the number of employees working on the event-driven days, such as next month, September 27 as the tournament’s draw day. So far, there have been confirmation from many hotels, training ground and progress of upgrading and renovating the hostages, "a statement by Supaphong on the official FAT website.

FAT Pasanat Deputy Secretary General Supaphong

With the statement of the Deputy Secretary-General of FAT, the drawing date of the table divided into the U23 Asian Championships 2020 (taking place from August 8 to 26) was transferred on September 27. Previously, according to the scheduled schedule of the Asian Football Federation (AFC), the draw was held on September 26 at the Rama Gardens hotel in Bangkok (Thailand). Accordingly, 16 teams will be drawn into 4 groups, of which the Thai host is in group 1 and falls into Group A. Meanwhile, as the runner-up, U.23 Vietnam located in the No. 1 seed group.

Earlier, Thailand faced the risk of being deprived of the right to host the U.23 Asian Championship next year when 4 registered fields were delayed to upgrade to ensure AFC standards. These are the Rajamangala (Bangkok), Tinsulanon (Songkhla), 700th Anniversary (Chiang Mai) and Thammasat in Pathum Thani.

Talking about the progress of upgrading and renovating the stadiums at the meeting, Mr. Supaphong said: “We have a summary of the 4 courses that will host the tournament until the test in late October that the progress is reached. requirements and will likely be completed completely by December. But if there is a risk of being unable to meet this schedule, it is another problem. Currently, we have accelerated the final Rajamangala stadium in Bangkok.

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As far as understanding, contractors and progress remain in the frame that meets the specified time. We also have a number of back-up yards in case there is not a yard available. The reserves are all Thai League 1 teams, but it has limitations such as the lighting system of some courts that are not qualified by AFC. Besides, the changing room needs more than 2 rooms with 4 rooms. We have to quickly handle this. ”

4 groups of lottery seeds divided into the U.23 Asian Prize table 2020

Group 1: Thailand, VN, Uzbekistan, Qatar.

Group 2: Korea, Iraq, Japan, DPRK

Group 3: China, Australia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia

Group 4: Syria, Iran, UAE, Bahrain.