Kuala Lumpur: AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2017 hosts Thailand have been given the chance to avenge their defeats by China PR in the tournament's 2013 and 2015 editions, after the two sides were grouped together for this year's competition.

The two Asian heavyweights will face off in Group A, where the duo also have Korea Republic and Laos for company.

Meanwhile, reigning champions DPR Korea will face Japan - who finished second in 2015 - Australia and Bangladesh in Group B.

The eight (8) teams have been drawn into two (2) groups of four (4) teams each, and are scheduled to play a one-round league, with the top two (2) teams in each group - four (4) teams in total - qualifying for the semi-finals. The two (2) winners of the semi-finals will advance to the final, and the two (2) losing teams will contest third and fourth place.....

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