2020 AFC Women's Futsal Championship
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| country = Kuwait
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The 2020 AFC Women's Futsal Championship was to be the third edition of the AFC Women's Futsal Championship, the biennial international futsal championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's national teams of Asia. Kuwait was confirmed by the AFC as tournament hosts on 18 March 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-futsal-club-championship/latest/news/hosts-for-afc-women-s-and-club-futsal-championships-confirmed|title=Hosts for AFC Women's and Club Futsal Championships confirmed|publisher=AFC|date=18 March 2020}} The tournament was originally scheduled between 2–12 July 2020,{{cite web|date=1 January 2020|title=Bumper 2020 beckons for Asian football|url=https://www.the-afc.com/features/bumper-2020-beckons-for-asian-football|publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}{{cite web|date=28 February 2018|title=AFC Competitions Calendar 2020|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-competitions-calendar-2020|publisher=AFC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301045122/http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-competitions-calendar-2020|archive-date=1 March 2018|url-status=dead}} but had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|date=2020-04-24|title=VFF - AFC postpones AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2020 and AFC U-20 Futsal Championship 2021|url=http://en.vff.org.vn/afc-postpones-afc-womens-futsal-championship-2020-and-afc-u-20-futsal-championship-2021/|access-date=2020-09-06|website=VFF|language=en-US}} Kuwait had expressed an interest to host the tournament in September 2021.{{cite web|url=https://bolalob.com/read/141256/afc-womens-futsal-championship-bakal-digelar-di-2021|title=AFC Womens Futsal Championship Bakal Digelar Di 2021?|publisher=bolalob.com|date=19 August 2020}}
A total of 16 teams were expected to take part in the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/documents/afc-women-s-futsal-championship-2020-competition-regulations|title=AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2020 Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC}} Iran are the defending champions, having won both previous editions.
Squads
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-futsal-asian-cup/|name=AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup}}, the-AFC.com
{{AFC Women's Futsal Championship}}
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Category:International futsal competitions hosted by Kuwait
Category:Sports events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic