A draw for the group stage of the regional football tourney was held on December 29, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced.

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The results of the draw for the group stage of AFF U23 Championship 2022 (Source: VFF)

The event is scheduled to take place from February 14 to 26, 2022 in Cambodia.

Group A comprises the hosts Cambodia, Timor Leste, the Philippines and Brunei.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Laos are in Group B.

The teams are to play in the round-robin format. The three top teams in the groups and the best second-place squad will compete in the semi-finals.

To prepare for the tournament, members of the Vietnamese team will gather for a training session in Hanoi from January 5 next year.

It will be the third edition of the AFF U23 Championship after the first and second tournaments in 2005 and 2019, respectively.

Vietnam earned a bronze medal in the 2019 edition after beating the hosts Cambodia 1-0 in the third place playoff.

Source: VNA