( LEAD ) S . Korean U - 19 men ' s football team to open training camp next week ( ATTN : UPDATES with draw ' s schedule in para 5 ) By Yoo Jee - ho SEOUL , June 9 ( Yonhap ) -- The South Korean men ' s under - 19 football team will open training camp next week in preparation for an upcoming continental tournament , becoming the first national football squad to work out during the coronavirus pandemic . The Korea Football Association ( KFA ) on Tuesday announced a 36 - man camp roster for head coach Kim Jung - soo . Their camp will open next Monday at the National Football Center ( NFC ) in Paju , just north of Seoul , in Gyeonggi Province . They ' ll begin preliminary prep for the 2020 Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) U - 19 Championship , which is set to run from Oct . 14 - 31 in Uzbekistan . This file photo , from Jan . 8 , 2020 , shows Kim Jung - soo , head coach of the South Korean men ' s under - 19 national football team , as he watches the U - 23 national team practice during the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) U - 23 Championship in Songkhla , Thailand . ( Yonhap ) While virtually all international matches have been canceled or postponed during the pandemic , the AFC has decided to stick with the current schedule for the U - 19 tournament . The AFC announced Tuesday that the draw for the 16 - team competition will take place at 4 : 30 p . m . on June 18 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur . The top four teams from that tournament will qualify for the 2021 FIFA U - 20 World Cup in Indonesia . The KFA said Kim will get a closer look at players and determine the future direction of the squad during the upcoming camp . The players and coaching staff will be asked to follow strict quarantine measures , the KFA added . They ' ll be required to fill out health questionnaires before reporting to the NFC and to go through regular temperature checks during their camp . jeeho @ yna . co . kr ( END )