The participants were drawn from 4 pots. Pot 1 contain the 2 host countries - Myanmar and the Philippines. This will also determine where the groups will play their group stage games. The other pot pairings are based on their performance in the past AFF Suzuki Cup championships. Pot 2 contains Malaysia and defending champions Thailand. Pot 3 contains Singapore and Vietnam. Pot 4 contains Indonesia and the winner from the qualifier (either Brunei, Cambodia, Laos or Timor Leste). Each country will be drawn either to group A or B so the countries in the same pot will not be drawn together in a group.
The grouping is as follows as posted in the AFF Suzuki Cup official Twitter page :
Here it is! The complete draw for the #AFFSuzukiCup2016! pic.twitter.com/EKsebZv7Ue— AFF Suzuki Cup (@affsuzukicup) August 2, 2016
I think the Philippines has been drawn into the harder group - with defending champs Thailand, former champions Singapore and Indonesia.
The group matches will be played in Yangon and in Bocaue / Manila on November 19 - 26, 2016.
UPDATE :
Here is the schedule of games for the Philippine Azkals, all games will be played at the Philippine Stadium in Bulacan :
November 19 - vs Singapore
November 22 - vs Indonesia
November 25 - vs Thailand
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