AFC Challenge Cup
 Official logo of the AFC Challenge Cup |
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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Region | Asia (AFC) |
| Number of teams | 8 (finals) |
| Current champions |  North Korea(1st Title) |
| Most successful team |  Tajikistan India North Korea(1 title each) |
The AFC Challenge Cup is an international football competition for emerging nations (those in the lowest of three categories as designated by the AFC president) that are members of the Asian Football Confederation. The first tournament was hosted by Bangladesh in 2006. The 2008 and 2010 editions of the AFC Challenge Cup formed part of the qualifiers for the 2011 Asian Cup as the winner of each edition qualified directly.
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[edit] Selection of teams
The AFC initially divided their 46 member nations into three groups in 2006.[1] Although the tournament is meant for the countries of emerging associations class, some countries from the developing associations class and even the developed associations class have participated in the qualification and the finals of the tournament such as India, Korea DPR, Maldives, Myanmar, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
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The top 15 are classed as developed associations. |
The next 14 are classed as developing associations. |
The last 17 are classed as emerging associations, which need time to develop their football. These are the teams which participate. |
[edit] Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||
| 2006 Details |
 Bangladesh |
 Tajikistan |
4–0 |  Sri Lanka |
 Kyrgyzstan |
[note 1] |  Nepal |
| 2008 Details |
India |
 India |
4–1 | Tajikistan |
 North Korea |
4–0 |  Myanmar |
| 2010 Details |
 Sri Lanka |
North Korea |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 pens.) |
 Turkmenistan |
Tajikistan |
1–0 | Myanmar |
| 2012 Details |
 Nepal |
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- Notes
- ^ There was no official Third Place match in 2006. Semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.
[edit] Successful national teams
| Team | Champions | Runners-up |
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| Tajikistan |
1 (2006) | 1 (2008) |
| India |
1 (2008) | |
| North Korea |
1 (2010) | |
| Sri Lanka |
1 (2006) | |
 Turkmenistan |
1 (2010) |
[edit] Participating nations
| Team | 2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
Years |
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 Afghanistan |
GS | GS | 2 | ||
 Bangladesh |
QF | GS | 2 | ||
 Bhutan |
GS | 1 | |||
 Brunei |
GS | 1 | |||
 Cambodia |
GS | 1 | |||
 Chinese Taipei |
QF | 1 | |||
 Guam |
GS | 1 | |||
 India |
QF | 1st | GS | Q | 4 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
SF | GS | 2 | ||
 Macau |
GS | 1 | |||
 Maldives |
‡ | ‡ | Q | 1 | |
 Myanmar |
‡ | 4th | 4th | 2 | |
 Nepal |
SF | GS | Q | 3 | |
 North Korea |
‡ | 3rd | 1st | Q | 3 |
 Pakistan |
GS | 1 | |||
 Palestine |
QF | Q | 2 | ||
 Philippines |
GS | Q | 2 | ||
 Sri Lanka |
2nd | GS | GS | 3 | |
 Tajikistan |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | Q | 4 |
 Turkmenistan |
‡ | GS | 2nd | Q | 3 |
| Number of competing nations | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- QF – Quarter Finals
- GS – Group stage
- Q – Qualified
- ‡ – Competition was unavailable for the nation that year
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- AFC Challenge Cup at The-AFC.com
- Press release from AFC about the Challenge Cup
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