AFC Challenge Cup 2014 / Qualification

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20 associations have registered for the fifth edition of the AFC Challenge Cup . In order to determine the eight finalists, a qualification was necessary. The qualification is also part of the qualification for the 2015 Asian Football Championship , for which the winner of the Challenge Cup qualifies.

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For the first time, the host is automatically qualified for the final round. On November 20, 2012, the Maldives was chosen as the host. The other registered teams had to compete in the qualification. For the first time, the Northern Mariana Islands participated as an associated AFC member. Of the eligible countries, Bhutan and East Timor did not participate. North Korea, winner of the AFC Challenge Cup 2012 , was excluded, but is qualified for the Asian Cup 2015. Based on the results of the AFC Challenge Cup 2012the teams were drawn into five groups of four teams each. The group games were played in a simple league system in one city each. The group winners and the two best runners-up in the group qualify for the finals in the Maldives .

Group stage

The group stage draw on December 11, 2012 resulted in the following groups (hosts = bold):

  • Group A: Chinese Taipei, Guam, India, Myanmar
  • Group B: Kyrgyzstan , Macau, Pakistan, Tajikistan
  • Group C: Afghanistan, Laos , Mongolia, Sri Lanka
  • Group D: Bangladesh, Nepal , Northern Mariana Islands, Palestine
  • Group E: Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines , Turkmenistan

Group A

Games in Rangoon , Thuwanna Stadium

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. MyanmarMyanmar Myanmar  3  2  1  0 007: 100  +6 07th
 2. IndiaIndia India  3  2  0  1 006: 200  +4 06th
 3. GuamGuam Guam  3  1  0  2 003: 900  −6 03
 4th Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chinese Taipei  3  0  1  2 002: 600  −4 01
March 2, 2013
India - Chinese Taipei 2: 1 (1: 0)
Myanmar - Guam 5: 0 (3: 0)
4th March 2013
Guam - India 0: 4 (0: 0)
Chinese Taipei - Myanmar 1: 1 (1: 0)
March 6, 2013
Chinese Taipei - Guam 0: 3 (0: 1)
Myanmar - India 1: 0 (0: 0)

Group B

Games in Bishkek , Dolen Omurzakov Stadium

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan  3  3  0  0 003-000  +3 09
 2. TajikistanTajikistan Tajikistan  3  2  0  1 004: 100  +3 06th
 3. PakistanPakistan Pakistan  3  1  0  2 002: 200  ± 0 03
 4th MacauMacau Macau  3  0  0  3 000: 600  −6 00
17th March 2013
Tajikistan - Pakistan 1: 0 (0: 0)
Kyrgyzstan - Macau 1: 0 (1: 0)
March 19, 2013
Macau - Tajikistan 0: 3 (0: 0)
Pakistan - Kyrgyzstan 0: 1 (0: 1)
21st March 2013
Pakistan - Macau 2: 0 (1: 0)
Kyrgyzstan - Tajikistan 1: 0 (1: 0)

Group C

Games in Vientiane , Laos National Stadium

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. AfghanistanAfghanistan Afghanistan  3  2  1  0 003: 100  +2 07th
 2. LaosLaos Laos  3  1  2  0 006: 400  +2 05
 3. Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka  3  1  0  2 005: 500  ± 0 03
 4th MongoliaMongolia Mongolia  3  0  1  2 001: 500  −4 01
March 2, 2013
Afghanistan - Sri Lanka 1: 0 (1: 0)
Laos - Mongolia 1: 1 (1: 1)
4th March 2013
Mongolia - Afghanistan 0: 1 (0: 0)
Sri Lanka - Laos 2: 4 (0: 1)
March 6, 2013
Sri Lanka - Mongolia 3: 0 (0: 0)
Laos - Afghanistan 1: 1 (1: 1)

Group D

Games in Kathmandu , Dasarath Rangasala Stadium

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Palastina autonomous areasPalestine Palestine  3  2  1  0 010-000 +10 07th
 2. BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh  3  2  0  1 006: 100  +5 06th
 3. NepalNepal Nepal  3  1  1  1 006: 200  +4 04th
 4th Mariana Islands NorthernNorthern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands  3  0  0  3 000:190 −19 00
March 2, 2013
Palestine - Bangladesh 1: 0 (0: 0)
Nepal - Northern Mariana Islands 6: 0 (3: 0)
4th March 2013
Northern Mariana Islands - Palestine 0: 9 (0: 4)
Bangladesh - Nepal 2: 0 (1: 0)
March 6, 2013
Bangladesh - Northern Mariana Islands 4: 0 (2: 0)
Nepal - Palestine 0-0

Group E

Games in Manila , Rizal Memorial Stadium

Brunei withdrew its team on March 20, 2013.

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. PhilippinesPhilippines Philippines  2  2  0  0 009-000  +9 06th
 2. TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Turkmenistan  2  1  0  1 007: 100  +6 03
 3. CambodiaCambodia Cambodia  2  0  0  2 000:150 −15 00
22th of March 2013
Turkmenistan - Cambodia 7: 0 (4: 0)
March 24, 2013
Cambodia - Philippines 0: 8 (0: 4)
March 26, 2013
Philippines - Turkmenistan 1: 0 (0: 0)

Determination of the best runners-up in the group

Because of the withdrawal of Brunei in Group E, the runner-up in this group, unlike the other runners-up, only had to play two games. In order to be able to compare the teams, only two games are counted for the other runners-up, namely the one against the first and third placed in the respective group. The games against the fourth placed will not be counted. This results in the following table:

rank country Games Gates Points
1 LaosLaos Laos 2 5: 3 4th
2 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Turkmenistan 2 7: 1 3
3 IndiaIndia India 2 4: 1 3
4th BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh 2 2: 1 3
5 TajikistanTajikistan Tajikistan 2 1: 1 3

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ the-afc.com: Maldives to host 2014 AFC Challenge Cup ( Memento from January 19, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )
  2. ↑ the-afc.com: the-afc.com: Up for the Challenge ... ( Memento from October 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ It was initially reported that Cambodia had withdrawn after the draw for financial reasons, but the team still went to the games. ( Citing financial and competitive concerns, Cambodia withdraws from 2014 AFC Challenge Cup . Goal.com. October 27, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2014.)
  4. ^ No Brunei at Manila's AFC Challenge Cup ( April 24, 2013 memento in the Internet Archive ) The Brunei Times
  5. ↑ the-afc.com: AFC Challenge Cup 2014 line-up confirmed ( Memento from April 11, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )