New Competition dates announced by AFC Remaining 2nd round matches: March & June 2021 WC qual 3rd round: September 2021 - March 2022 Asian & Inter-continental playoff: May/June 2022
Also - AFC U16 Championship dates to be confirmed. - AFC to open bidding process for hosting rights of 2022 & 2024 U23 Asian Cup. 2026 edition will be hosted by host of 2027 AFC Asian Cup. - 2021 AFC Champions League format and dates to be decided. - 2021 AFC Cup dates finalized.
@Nagendra Suggested March 30 because it's an off-day for pot 3 teams and all other 32 teams will have qualifying matches that day (if AFC goes with normal scheduling). Since it falls on FIFA days, there will be better weightage on ranking points calculation and opponents will field their strongest team, unlike what they did during Intercontinental Cup.
The cancelled friendly with Tajikistan was also scheduled similarly (just after Qatar match).
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Remaining 2nd round matches: March & June 2021
WC qual 3rd round: September 2021 - March 2022
Asian & Inter-continental playoff: May/June 2022
Also
- AFC U16 Championship dates to be confirmed.
- AFC to open bidding process for hosting rights of 2022 & 2024 U23 Asian Cup. 2026 edition will be hosted by host of 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
- 2021 AFC Champions League format and dates to be decided.
- 2021 AFC Cup dates finalized.
https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/latest/news/new-competition-dates-approved-by-afc-competitions-committee
25 March: Qatar (H)
03 June: Bangladesh (A)
08 June: Afghanistan (H)
30 March: ideal for a friendly against 3rd pot / low ranked Asian teams
(Remember we had a friendly lined up against Tajikistan which got cancelled)
When we have matches in June 1st & 2nd week. 30th March would not be ideal for friendly. It should be in May.
The cancelled friendly with Tajikistan was also scheduled similarly (just after Qatar match).
The match was supposed to happen on March. Don't know why this change, because both BAN & QAT have one more match on March.