2016 AFF Futsal Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Thailand |
| Dates | Early 2017 |
| Teams | (from 1 confederation) |
The 2016 AFF Futsal Championship will be the 13th edition of the tournament which will be held in a yet to be determined venue in early 2017.[1] It was initially planned to be held from 31 October to 6 November 2016.[2]
Following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Football Association of Thailand postponed to host the 2016 AFF Futsal Championship. Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) offered to host 2016 AFF Futsal Championship after Thailand postponed.[3] The event was rescheduled to 9 - 15 November 2016.
On 21 October 2016, AFF officially announced that the event will be cancelled due to the withdrawing from being the host of PSSI. AFF asked Singapore to be the new host but they were unable to operate the event in short time of the preparation. [4] Due to difficulties of finding new hosts for the tournament, at the 7th AFF Council Meeting held in 29 October 2016, it was decided that the tournament is to be hosted in early 2017 instead.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Two AFF Futsal tourney in 2017". Aseanfootball.org. ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "AFF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2016". 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "Thailand postponed to host the 2016 AFF Futsal Championship". 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ↑ AFF Futsal Championship 2016 cancelled