2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–26 March 2013 |
| Teams | 19 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 82 (3.04 per match) |
| Attendance | 127,100 (4,707 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Phil Younghusband(5 goals) |
The 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification phase determined the teams which advanced to the final tournament. The qualification draw was held on 11 December 2012, in AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]
Qualified nations
| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
 Maldives | Hosts | 28 November 2012 | 1 (2012) |
 Afghanistan | Group C winner | 6 March 2013 | 2 (2006, 2008) |
 Myanmar | Group A winner | 6 March 2013 | 2 (2008, 2010) |
 Palestine | Group D winner | 6 March 2013 | 2 (2006, 2012) |
 Kyrgyzstan | Group B winner | 21 March 2013 | 2 (2006, 2010) |
| Philippines | Group E winner | 26 March 2013 | 2 (2006, 2012) |
 Turkmenistan | Best second place team | 26 March 2013 | 3 (2008, 2010, 2012) |
 Laos[note 1] | Best second place team | 20 March 2013 | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- ↑ Bangladesh originally qualified for the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, but with Brunei's withdrawal, their result against bottom-placed Northern Mariana Islands were declared void leaving Turkmenistan and Laos as the best two second-placed teams.
Format
Twenty teams expressed their interest to take part before the deadline of 7 September 2012.[2] The Northern Mariana Islands will make their Challenge Cup debut after having been approved by the AFC to participate (the Northern Mariana Islands is an associate member of the AFC).[3]
It was decided that starting from this tournament, an automatic qualification place will be given to the AFC Challenge Cup host.[4] The hosting rights were given to Maldives in the AFC Competitions Committee meeting on 28 November.[5]
The twenty teams involved in the qualification draw were drawn into five groups of four teams, with each group containing one team from each of the following seeding pots.[6] Teams in each group will play a single round-robin at a pre-determined host country. The five group winners plus the two best second-placed teams will qualify for the finals.
| Pot 1 (Hosts) | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
- Notes
- It was reported on 26 October 2012 that Cambodia withdrew, citing financial and competitive concerns.[7] However, they were included in the draw.
- Bangladesh were not one of the original 20 teams which the AFC announced as entrants.[2]
- Non-entrants: Bhutan and Timor-Leste. North Korea, the 2012 champions, have been excluded from participating in the AFC Challenge Cup starting with the 2014 edition.[5]
- Brunei withdrew their participation a day before the AFC Challenge Cup qualifier in Manila citing unavoidable circumstances.[8] The last minute withdrawal puts the country in a possible AFC Challenge Cup ban.[9] Brunei were supposed to be in Group E of the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers against hosts Philippines, Cambodia and Turkmenistan.
Groups
Groups A, C and D were played 2–6 March 2013, Group B was played 17–21 March 2013, and Group E was played 22–26 March 2013.
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and two best second-placed teams qualify for the finals |
- Tiebreakers
In each group, the teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers are in following order:[10]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned (Away goals do not apply)
- Goal difference in all the group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches
- Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play
- Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card)
- Drawing of lots
Group A
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
 India |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
 Guam |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
 Chinese Taipei |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
2 March 2013 18:45 |
| Myanmar |
5–0 | Guam |
|---|---|---|
Soe Min Oo  26'Kyi Lin 40' (pen.)Pyae Phyo Aung 45+2'Pai Soe 50'Kyaw Zayar Win 80' |
Report |
Group B
- Matches played in Kyrgyzstan (all times UTC+6).
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
 Tajikistan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
 Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Macau |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| Laos |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
 Sri Lanka |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
 Mongolia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
2 March 2013 16:00 |
| Afghanistan |
1–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Arezou 45' |
Report |
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane Attendance: 200 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore) |
4 March 2013 19:00 |
| Sri Lanka |
2–4 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Ratnayake 74' Gunaratne 81' |
Report | Vongchiengkham 31' (pen.) Sayyabounsou 47' Sayyaboun 71' Phimmasen 77' |
6 March 2013 16:00 |
| Sri Lanka |
3–0 | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Gunaratne 55' Migara 58', 88' |
Report |
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane Attendance: 200 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore) |
Group D
- Matches played in Nepal (all times UTC+5:45).
- Match times were originally scheduled at 14:30 and 17:30 but were changed to 14:00 and 17:05 due to technical reasons.[11]
- Match times of the last round of matches were changed again to 15:15 and 18:15 due to bandh organized by political parties.[12]
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 7 |
 Bangladesh |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
 Nepal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
 Northern Mariana Islands |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
2 March 2013 14:00 |
| Palestine |
1–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Theeb 78' |
Report |
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia) |
2 March 2013 17:05 |
| Nepal |
6–0 | Northern Mariana Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Khawas 4', 41', 72' Sahukhala 30'Tamang 60' (pen.)Rai 68' |
Report |
4 March 2013 14:00 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
0–9 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Salem 7', 76', 82' Abuhabib 21' (pen.), 27' Attieh 23', 90+1' Theeb 68' Abugharqud 83' |
6 March 2013 15:15 |
| Bangladesh |
4–0 | Northern Mariana Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Toklis 2', 83' Rony 37'Linkon 90' |
Report |
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia) |
Group E
- Matches played in the Philippines (all times UTC+8).
- On 20 March 2013, Brunei withdrew due to "unavoidable circumstances".[13][14]
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 |
| Turkmenistan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 3 |
 Cambodia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
22 March 2013 16:30 |
| Turkmenistan |
7–0 | Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Amanow 7' Baýramow 23', 36' Thavrak 41' (o.g.) Şamyradow 74' Abylow 81' Batyrow 87' |
Report |
24 March 2013 19:30 |
| Cambodia |
0–8 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Report | P. Younghusband 26', 31', 34', 88' Patiño 45', 58'Schröck 46'De Murga 90' |
Ranking of second-placed teams
To determine the two best second-placed teams, the following criteria were used:[10]
- Number of points obtained in the group matches
- Goal difference in the group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches
- Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card)
- Drawing of lots
For this ranking, the non-participation of Brunei in Group E meant that the results of the matches in the four other groups between the runner-up and the bottom-placed team were declared null and void based on Article 16.1 and Appendix 2 of the tournament regulations.[10][15]
| Group |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Laos |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| E | Turkmenistan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 3 |
| A | India |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| D | Bangladesh |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| B | Tajikistan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Sandjar Ahmadi
- Ashraf Mahmud Linkon
- Lee Meng-Chian
- Lee Tai-Lin
- Ian Mariano
- Clifford Miranda
- Robin Singh
- Sangvone Phimmasen
- Khampheng Sayavutthi
- Viengsavanh Sayyaboun
- Soukaphone Vongchiengkham
- Tsedenbal Tumenjargal
- Kyaw Zayar Win
- Kyi Lin
- Pai Soe
- Pyae Phyo Aung
- Soe Kyaw Kyaw
- Sandip Rai
- Santosh Sahukhala
- Raju Tamang
- Hassan Bashir
- Kalim Ullah
- Eyad Abugharqud
- Carli de Murga
- Stephan Schröck
- Charitha Ratnayake
- Jahongir Ergashev
- Khurshed Makhmudov
- Guwanç Abylow
- Arslanmyrat Amanow
- Gurbangeldi Batyrow
- Berdi Şamyradow
- Own goal
- Om Thavrak (playing against Turkmenistan)
References
- ↑ "Up for the challenge". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
- 1 2 "Northern Mariana debuts in Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ↑ "Competitions Committee takes key decisions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ↑ "Tajik FF applauded for excellent hosting". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- 1 2 "Maldives to host 2014 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ↑ По дороге на Мальдивы. FFKR.kg (in Russian). Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
- ↑ "Citing financial and competitive concerns, Cambodia withdraws from 2014 AFC Challenge Cup". Goal.com. 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ↑ "Brunei Withdraw from AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers". 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "Brunei facing AFC Challenge Cup ban". 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- 1 2 3 "AFC Challenge Cup 2014 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
- ↑ "AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers: Match timing shifted to 2 PM & 5:05 PM". GoalNepal.com. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ↑ "AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers: ANFA Reschedules Match Timing". GoalNepal.com. 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ↑ Thomas, Jason (2013-03-20). "No Brunei at Manila's AFC Challenge Cup". Filipino Football. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
- ↑ Rifhan, Khalis (2013-03-20). "Players disappointed with Brunei's withdrawal from Challenge Cup". Goal.com. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ↑ "AFC Challenge Cup 2014 line-up confirmed". AFC. 28 March 2013.
External links
- AFC Challenge Cup, the-AFC.com
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