2010 AFC Challenge Cup

2010 AFC Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host country Sri Lanka
Dates 16–27 February
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  North Korea (1st title)
Runners-up  Turkmenistan
Third place  Tajikistan
Fourth place  Myanmar
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 44 (2.75 per match)
Attendance 12,550 (784 per match)
Top scorer(s) North Korea Ryang Yong-Gi
(4 goals)
Best player North Korea Ryang Yong-Gi

The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup was the third edition of the tournament which was held from 16–27 February 2010 in Sri Lanka.[1] India, the defending champions, fielded their under-23 team for this tournament in preparation for the 2010 Asian Games later that year.[2][3][note 1] The champions, North Korea, qualified for the 2011 Asian Cup.

Qualification

The finals saw three automatic qualifiers joined by five teams from the qualification phase. Qualification consisted of two sections.

Qualifiers

Qualifiers for the final tournament were:

The draw for the final tournament was held on 30 November 2009 at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[5]

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup.[6]

Referees Assistant Referees

Bahrain Nawaf Abdulla
China Tan Hai
Iran Alireza Faghani
Japan Hajime Matsuo
Lebanon Andre El Haddad
Thailand Chaiya Mahapab
Yemen Mukhtar Al Yarimi

Bahrain Ebrahim Mubarak
China Huo Weiming
India Shaji Kurian
Iran Morteza Karimi
Japan Toshiyuki Nagi
Lebanon Ahmad El Kawas
Malaysia Mohd Sabri Mat Daud
Oman Hamed Al Mayahi
Yemen Hussein Shukran

Squads

Group stage

All times are Sri Lanka Time (SLT) – UTC+5:30

Key to colours in group tables
Top two placed teams advance to the semi-finals

Tie-breaking criteria

Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:

  1. points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. goal difference in all group matches;
  5. number of goals scored in all group matches;
  6. kicks from the penalty mark (if only two teams are level and they are both on the field of play);
  7. fewer yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
  8. drawing of lots by the organising committee.

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Tajikistan 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
 Myanmar 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
 Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
 Bangladesh 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3

16 February 2010
16:00
Tajikistan  1–2  Bangladesh
Rabiev  70' Report E. Haque  67'
Meshu  74'
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hajime Matsuo (Japan)

16 February 2010
19:00
Myanmar  4–0  Sri Lanka
Kyaw Thi Ha  39'
Yan Paing  71'
Pai Soe  81'
Myo Min Tun  87'		 Report
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

18 February 2010
16:00
Sri Lanka  1–3  Tajikistan
Dalpethado  78' Report Rabimov  13'
Fatkhuloev  32', 90+2'
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

18 February 2010
19:00
Bangladesh  1–2  Myanmar
Hossain  49' Report Tun Tun Win  16'
Pai Soe  32'

20 February 2010
15:00
Tajikistan  3–0  Myanmar
Rabimov  33'
Hakimov  52'
Rabiev  88'		 Report
CR & FC Grounds, Colombo
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nawaf Abdulla (Bahrain)

20 February 2010
15:00
Sri Lanka  3–0  Bangladesh
Kaiz  7'
Gunarathna  43'
S. Sanjeev  79'		 Report

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 North Korea 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
 Turkmenistan 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
 Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
 India 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0

17 February 2010
16:00
India  1–2  Kyrgyzstan
Franco  58' (pen.) Report I. Amirov  15'
Zemlianuhin  32'

17 February 2010
19:00
North Korea  1–1  Turkmenistan
Ryang Yong-Gi  51' Report Garadanow  36'

19 February 2010
16:00
Kyrgyzstan  0–4  North Korea
Report Pak Song-Chol  29'
Pak Kwang-Ryong  47'
Choe Myong-Ho  65'
Ri Chol-Myong  68'

19 February 2010
19:00
Turkmenistan  1–0  India
Garadanow  24' (pen.) Report
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 450
Referee: Hajime Matsuo (Japan)

21 February 2010
15:00
India  0–3  North Korea
Report Ryang Yong-Gi  36', 72'
Choe Chol-Man  57'
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 300
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

21 February 2010
15:00
Turkmenistan  1–0  Kyrgyzstan
Nurmyradow  70' Report

Knockout phase

Semi-finals Final
24 February - Colombo
  Tajikistan  0  
  Turkmenistan  2  
 
27 February - Colombo
      Turkmenistan (pen.)  1 (4)
    North Korea  1 (5)
Third place
24 February - Colombo 27 February - Colombo
  North Korea  5   Tajikistan  1
  Myanmar  0     Myanmar  0

Semi-finals

24 February 2010
15:30
Tajikistan  0–2  Turkmenistan
Report Amanow  33'
Urazow  42'

24 February 2010
19:00
North Korea  5–0  Myanmar
Choe Myong-Ho  6'
Choe Chol-Man  12', 73'
Pak Song-Chol  13'
Kim Seong-Yong  85'		 Report

Third place match

27 February 2010
15:30
Tajikistan  1–0  Myanmar
Hakimov  11' Report

Final

Winner

 2010 AFC Challenge Cup Champions 

North Korea
First title

Awards

Fair Play Award Golden Shoe Most Valuable Player
 North Korea North Korea Ryang Yong-Gi North Korea Ryang Yong-Gi

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes

  1. ↑ All matches involving India will not count as full international matches as they fielded their under-23 team in this tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Lanka to host 2010 AFC Challenge Cup". the-afc.com. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "India names 22-member squad for AFC Challenge Cup". the-aiff.com. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "AFC Challenge Cup test for Indian young guns". the-afc.com. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Regulations – 2010 AFC Challenge Cup (Qualifiers)" (PDF). the-afc.com. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  5. ↑ "Draw – 2010 AFC Challenge Cup". the-afc.com. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "Referees – 2010 AFC Challenge Cup". the-afc.com. Retrieved 11 February 2010.

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