AFC Challenge Cup 2014
AFC Challenge Cup 2014 | |
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AFC Challenge Cup 2014 ™ | |
Number of nations | 8 (of 19 applicants) |
winner | Palestine (1st title) |
venue | Maldives |
Opening game | 19th May 2014 |
Endgame | May 30, 2014 |
Games | 16 |
Gates | 35 (⌀: 2.19 per game) |
Top scorer | Ashraf Alfawaghra (4 goals) |
Best player | Murad Ismail Said |
The finals of the fifth AFC Challenge Cup took place on May 19-30, 2014 in the Maldives . The winner of the competition ( Palestine ) qualified as the 16th team for the final round of the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia .
The Maldives were named to host the Challenge Cup on November 28, 2012. The games took place in the Rasmee Dhandu Stadium in Malé and in the Hithadhoo Zone Stadium in Addu City on the Addu Atoll . On January 13, 2014, renovation work began in both stadiums.
qualification
The Maldives were automatically qualified to host. By the official registration deadline, 20 member associations had registered to participate. These were divided into five groups with four teams each, which were to play against each other in tournament mode. The group winners and the two best runners-up qualified for the finals.
Attendees
country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous participation in the tournament |
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Maldives | host | November 28, 2012 | 1 ( 2012 ) |
Afghanistan | Group C winner | March 6, 2013 | 2 ( 2006 , 2008 ) |
Myanmar | Group A winner | March 6, 2013 | 2 ( 2008 , 2010 ) |
Palestine | Group D winner | March 6, 2013 | 2 ( 2006 , 2012 ) |
Laos | best runner-up | 21st March 2013 | 0 (none) |
Kyrgyzstan | Group B winner | 21st March 2013 | 2 ( 2006 , 2010 ) |
Philippines | Group E winner | March 26, 2013 | 2 ( 2006 , 2012 ) |
Turkmenistan | second best runner-up | March 26, 2013 | 3 ( 2008 , 2010 , 2012 ) |
Games and results
Preliminary round
Four teams each competed in two groups (A and B) in the championship system, ie each team played once against each other team in the group. In the group stage, a win counts three, a draw counts one point, a defeat counts no points. The points are added up in the table for the respective group.
In the event of a tie between two teams, the table position and progress will be decided in the following order: the direct encounters between the teams concerned (higher number of points, goal difference, goals scored), goal difference and higher number of goals scored from all group matches and finally the lot.
Group A
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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1 | Palestine | 3-0 | 7th |
2 | Maldives | 4: 3 | 4th |
3 | Myanmar | 3: 5 | 3 |
4th | Kyrgyzstan | 1: 3 | 3 |
Group B
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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1 | Philippines | 4-0 | 7th |
2 | Afghanistan | 3: 1 | 5 |
3 | Turkmenistan | 6: 6 | 3 |
4th | Laos | 1: 7 | 1 |
Final round
In the semi-finals and in the final, the knockout system was used . If the games of the final round were tied after the regular playing time of 90 minutes, there was extra time of 15 minutes and then in the game for third place there was a penalty shoot-out , since there was no team in front after extra time.
Semifinals
May 27, 2014 | Times | Palestine - Afghanistan | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
May 27, 2014 | Times | Philippines - Maldives | 3: 2 n.V. (2: 2, 2: 1) |
Game for third place
May 29, 2014 | Times | Afghanistan - Maldives | 1: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 0) 7: 8 i. E. |
final
Palestine | Philippines | ||||||
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Ramzi Saleh ; Raed Fares , Haytham Theeb , Abdallatif MS Albahdari ; Imad HM Zaatara (90th + 1 ' Omar BO Jaaron ), Khader Abuhhamad , Murad Said ; Ashraf Alfawaghra , Helal Mousa (77th Husam Abusalah ), Abdallh N Jaber , Abdulhamid FM Abuhabib (86th Mousa Abujazar ) Trainer: Jamal Mahmoud |
Roland Müller ; Robert Gier , Daisuke Satō , Amani Aguinaldo , Simone Rota (82nd Kenshiro Daniels ); Jason de Jong , Stephan Schröck (46th Jerry Lucena ), Martin Steuble , Paul Mulders (73rd Jose Porteria ); Phil Younghusband , Patrick Reichelt Trainer: Thomas Dooley |
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1-0 Ashraf Alfawaghra (59th) | |||||||
Abdulhamid FM Abuhabib (83rd), Ashraf Alfawaghra (90th + 4 ') | Patrick Reichelt (69th), Martin Steuble (90th + 5 ') |
Goalscorer list
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- Ali Ashfaq
- Patrick Reichelt
- Phil Younghusband
- Umair
- Abdulhamid FM Abuhabib
- Kyaw Ko Ko
- Durdiyev Didar
Web links
- Curious penalty as a YouTube hit: run-up, belly landing, goal! Article with video on Spiegel Online about a penalty in the game for third place; May 31, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maldives to host 2014 AFC Challenge Cup ( Memento from April 11, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), the-afc.com from November 28, 2012 (accessed on February 15, 2014).
- ↑ Shimaz Ali: Minister announces full support to FAM to organize Challenge Cup ( Memento of December 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), maldivesoccer.com of November 29, 2012 (accessed on February 15, 2014).
- ↑ Shimaz Ali: Renovation works starts ( Memento from January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), maldivesoccer.com from January 13, 2014 (accessed on February 15, 2014).