AFC U19 - the second largest AFC competition - will take place from October 3-17 at the officially recognised birthplace of football here in Shandong province (China). The matches will be played at the the Zibo Sports Complex Stadium and Linzi Stadium and the four semi-finalists will have spots booked for them at the FIFA U-20 World Cup next year in Colombia.

Group A
A1. China
A2. Thailand
A3. Syria
A4. Saudi Arabia

Group B
B1. Uzbekistan
B2. Iraq
B3. Bahrain
B4. DPR Korea

Group C
C1. UAE
C2. Vietnam
C3. Jordan
C4. Japan

Group D
D1. Korea Republic
D2. Australia
D3. Yemen
D4. Iran

This confirms the current deplorable state of singapore Youth Football, who will be the future of Singapore football. Thailand and Vietnam is in, while Singapore's not.

Our football had been in the doldrums almost 3 years back.

Football is like ping pong. What goes around comes around. Very soon, we will bounce back and the pecking order will change again.

The circle of life is nearing a change again.