2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

March 2018 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification 2–26 March 2013 19 1 27 80 PHI Phil Younghusband(5 goals) 2012 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.http://www.the-afc.com/afc-challenge-cup-2014/up-for-the-challenge Up for the challenge The-AFC.com Asian Football Confederation 11 December 2012 11 December 2012 Qualified nations Country Qualified asDate qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament MDV *Hosts Hosts 00 28 November 2012 01 1 (2012) AFG 2004 C1 Group C winner 01 6 March 2013 02 2 (2006, 2008) MYA A1 Group A winner 02 6 March 2013 02 2 (2008, 2010) PLE D1 Group D winner 03 6 March 2013 02 2 (2006, 2012) KGZ B1 Group B winner 05 21 March 2013 02 2 (2006, 2010) PHI E1 Group E winner 06 26 March 2013 02 2 (2006, 2012) TKM R1 Best second place team 07 26 March 2013 03 3 (2008, 2010, 2012) LAOBangladesh 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. R1 Best second place team 04 20 March 2013 00 0 (debut) Notes Format Twenty teams expressed their interest to take part before the deadline of 7 September 2012.http://www.the-afc.com/afc-challenge-cup-2014-northern-mariana-islands/northern-mariana-debuts-in-challenge-cup Northern Mariana debuts in Challenge Cup The-AFC.com Asian Football Confederation 14 September 2012 14 September 2012 The Northern Mariana Islands made their Challenge Cup debut after having been approved by the AFC to participate (the Northern Mariana Islands is an associate member of the AFC).http://www.the-afc.com/competitions-division/competitions-committee-takes-key-decisions Competitions Committee takes key decisions The-AFC.com Asian Football Confederation 22 March 2012 14 September 2012 It was decided that starting from this tournament, an automatic qualification place will be given to the AFC Challenge Cup host.http://www.the-afc.com/presidents-cup-2012-tajikistan/tajik-ff-applauded-for-excellent-hosting Tajik FF applauded for excellent hosting The-AFC.com Asian Football Confederation 1 October 2012 25 October 2012 The hosting rights were given to Maldives in the AFC Competitions Committee meeting on 28 November.http://www.the-afc.com/competitions-division/maldives-to-host-2014-afc-challenge-cup Maldives to host 2014 AFC Challenge Cup The-AFC.com Asian Football Confederation 28 November 2012 28 November 2012 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.http://www.ffkr.kg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2789%3Apo-doroge-na-maldivy&catid=2%3Anews&Itemid=7&lang=en ru:По дороге на Мальдивы ru FFKR.kg Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic 4 December 2012 11 December 2012 8 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308220548/http://ffkr.kg/index.php?catid=2:news&id=2789:po-doroge-na-maldivy&itemid=7&lang=en&option=com_content&view=article dead 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. Below the table of national teams that participated in this qualifications along with their FIFA ranking (and points) as of 7 November 2012 (in bracket with their numbers of ranking are bolded) Pot 1 ( Hosts )Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4KGZ (200; 20 pts) LAO (179; 80 pts) MYA (156; 149 pts) NEP (169; 116 pts) PHI (143; 184 pts) TKM (129; 254 pts) PLE (149; 168 pts) TJK (137; 225 pts) IND (169; 116 pts) AFG 2004 (167; 121 pts) PAK (180; 72 pts) BAN (171; 114 pts) SRI (182; 68 pts) TPE (176; 90 pts) CAM (191; 49 pts) MAC (199; 22 pts) MNG (186; 55 pts) BRU (187; 52 pts) (Withdrew on 20 March 2013) GUM (181; 71 pts) NMI (Not ranked; N/A pt) Following teams did not enter qualifications : Team (ranking; points at FIFA ranking) Reason of not entered qualifications MDV (160; 135 pts) Qualified as host PRK (81; 445 pts) Excluded as they won two previous editions of AFC Challenge Cup TLS (187; 52 pts) Either chosen not to participate or missed deadline BHU (207; 0 pt) Either chosen not to participate or missed deadline Notes : It was reported on 26 October 2012 that Cambodia withdrew, citing financial and competitive concerns.http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/141/asia/2012/10/27/3481474/citing-financial-and-competitive-concerns-cambodia-withdraws Citing financial and competitive concerns, Cambodia withdraws from 2014 AFC Challenge Cup Goal.com 27 October 2012 29 October 2012 However, they were included in the draw. Bangladesh were not one of the original 20 teams which the AFC announced as entrants. Brunei withdrew their participation a day before the AFC Challenge Cup qualifier in Manila citing unavoidable circumstances.http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/?p=12428 Brunei Withdraw from AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers 21 March 2013 21 March 2013 The last minute withdrawal puts the country in a possible AFC Challenge Cup ban.http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/205404-brunei-facing-afc-challenge-cup-ban Brunei facing AFC Challenge Cup ban 25 March 2013 25 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130330120413/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/205404-brunei-facing-afc-challenge-cup-ban 30 March 2013 dead 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 tablesGroup 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:http://www.the-afc.com/sites/default/files/afc_challenge_cup_regulations.pdf AFC Challenge Cup 2014 Competition Regulations AFC PDF 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 main WDL Group A Q n MYA MYA IND IND GUM GUM TPE TPE 2 1 0 7 1 2 0 1 6 2 1 0 2 3 9 0 1 2 2 6 #ccffcc A complete RSSSF Matches played in Myanmar (all times UTC+6:30). 2 March 2013 16:00 IND 2–1 Report TPE Raja 40Robin 90 Lee Tai-Lin 54 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 1,000 Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) 2 March 2013 18:45 MYA 5–0 Report GUM Soe Min Oo 26Kyi Lin 40 pen.Pyae Phyo Aung 45+2Pai Soe 50Kyaw Zayar Win 80 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 3,000 Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan) 4 March 2013 16:00 GUM 0–4 Report IND Chhetri 49 90+1 Miranda 68 Raja 79 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 400 Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan) 4 March 2013 18:45 TPE 1–1 Report MYA Lee Meng-Chian 80 pen. Soe Kyaw Kyaw 18 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 3,000 Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic) 6 March 2013 16:00 TPE 0–3 Report GUM Cunliffe 15 78 Mariano 54 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 700 Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) 6 March 2013 18:45 MYA 1–0 Report IND Soe Min Oo 75 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 6,000 Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan) Group B main WDL Group B Q n KGZ KGZ TJK TJK PAK PAK MAC MAC 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 #ccffcc A complete RSSSF Matches played in Kyrgyzstan (all times UTC+6). 17 March 2013 12:00 TJK 1–0 Report PAK Makhmudov 89 Spartak Stadium, Bishkek 400 Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria) 17 March 2013 16:00 KGZ 1–0 Report MAC Tetteh 45+1 Spartak Stadium, Bishkek 6,000 Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq) 19 March 2013 12:00 MAC 0–3 Report TJK Ismailov 56 90+2 Ergashev 82 Spartak Stadium, Bishkek 800 Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain) 19 March 2013 16:00 PAK 0–1 Report KGZ Tetteh 1 Spartak Stadium, Bishkek 12,000 Ammar Al-Jeneibi (UAE) 21 March 2013 12:00 PAK 2–0 Report MAC Bashir 44 pen. Kalim Ullah 70 Spartak Stadium, Bishkek 800 Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain) 21 March 2013 16:00 KGZ 1–0 Report TJK Tetteh 41 Spartak Stadium, Bishkek 15,500 Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria) Group C main WDL Group C Q n AFG AFG 2004 LAO LAO SRI SRI MNG MNG 2 1 0 3 1 1 2 0 6 4 1 0 2 5 5 0 1 2 1 5 #ccffcc A A complete RSSSF Matches played in Laos (all times UTC+7). 2 March 2013 16:00 AFG 2004 1–0 Report SRI Arezou 45 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane 200 Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore) 2 March 2013 19:00 LAO 1–1 Report MNG Vilayuth 33 Tumenjargal 45+2 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane 1,200 Ali Shaban (Kuwait) 4 March 2013 16:00 MNG 0–1 Report AFG 2004 Arezou 59 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane 500 Sgt. Win Cho (Myanmar) 4 March 2013 19:00 SRI 2–4 Report LAO Ratnayake 74 Gunaratne 81 Soukaphone 31 pen. Vilayuth 47 Viengsavanh 71 Sangvone 77 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane 1,000 Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen) 6 March 2013 16:00 SRI 3–0 Report MNG Gunaratne 55Migara 58 88 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane 200 Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore) 6 March 2013 19:00 LAO 1–1 Report AFG 2004 Khampheng 30 Ahmadi 58 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane 3,000 Ali Shaban (Kuwait) Group D main WDL Group D Q n PLE PLE BAN BAN NEP NEP NMI NMI 2 1 0 10 0 2 0 1 6 1 1 1 1 6 2 0 0 3 0 19 #ccffcc A complete RSSSF 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.http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=12454 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers: Match timing shifted to 2 PM & 5:05 PM GoalNepal.com 26 February 2013 26 February 2013 Match times of the last round of matches were changed again to 15:15 and 18:15 due to bandh organized by political parties.http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=12629 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers: ANFA Reschedules Match Timing GoalNepal.com 5 March 2013 5 March 2013 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031037/http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=12629 dead 2 March 2013 14:00 PLE 1–0 Report BAN Dheeb 78 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu 4,000 Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia) 2 March 2013 17:05 NEP 6–0 Report NMI Khawas 4 41 72Sahukhala 30Tamang 60 pen.Rai 68 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu 17,000 Fan Qi (China P.R.) 4 March 2013 14:00 NMI 0–9 Report PLE Salem 7 76 82 Abuhabib 21 pen. 27 Atiya 23 90+1 Dheeb 68 Abugharqud 83 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu 2,700 Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq) 4 March 2013 17:05 BAN 2–0 Report NEP Rony 28 pen. 57 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu 19,000 Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar) 6 March 2013 15:15 BAN 4–0 Report NMI Toklis 2 83Rony 37Linkon 90 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu 2,000 Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia) 6 March 2013 18:15 NEP 0–0 Report PLE Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu 12,000 Fan Qi (China P.R.) Group E main WDL Group E Q n PHI PHI TKM TKM CAM CAM 2 0 0 9 0 1 0 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 15 #ccffcc A A complete RSSSF Matches played in the Philippines (all times UTC+8). On 20 March 2013, Brunei withdrew due to "unavoidable circumstances".https://filipinofootball.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/no-brunei-at-manilas-afc-challenge-cup.html No Brunei at Manila's AFC Challenge Cup Thomas, Jason Filipino Football 20 March 2013 27 March 2014 http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3952/asia/2013/03/20/3839577/players-disappointed-with-bruneis-withdrawal-from-challenge Players disappointed with Brunei’s withdrawal from Challenge Cup Rifhan, Khalis Goal.com 20 March 2013 20 March 2013 22 March 2013 16:30 TKM 7–0 Report CAM Amanow 7 Baýramow 23 36 Thavrak 41 o.g. Şamyradow 74 Abylow 81 Batyrow 87 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila 200 Chris Beath (Australia) 22 March 2013 19:30 PHI Cancelled BRU Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila 24 March 2013 16:30 BRU Cancelled TKM Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila 24 March 2013 19:30 CAM 0–8 Report PHI P. Younghusband 26 31 34 88 Patiño 45 58Schröck 46De Murga 90 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila 6,500 Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka) 26 March 2013 16:30 CAM Cancelled BRU Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila 26 March 2013 19:30 PHI 1–0 Report TKM P. Younghusband 67 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila 8,000 Wang Di (China PR) Ranking of second-placed teams To determine the two best second-placed teams, the following criteria were used: 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.http://www.the-afc.com/afc-challenge-cup-2014/afc-challenge-cup-2014-line-up-confirmed AFC Challenge Cup 2014 line-up confirmed AFC 28 March 2013 main WDL Q n LAO LAO TKM TKM IND IND BAN BAN TJK TJK 1 1 0 5 3 1 0 1 7 1 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 y C E A D B #ccffcc C C complete RSSSF Goalscorers 5 goals PHI Phil Younghusband 3 goals 22em BAN Shakhawat Hossain Rony KGZ David Tetteh NEP Bharat Khawas PLE Khaled Salem 2 goals 22em AFG 2004 Balal Arezou BAN Toklis Ahmed GUM Jason Cunillfe IND Sunil Chhetri IND Jewel Raja LAO Vilayuth Sayyabounsou MYA Soe Min Oo PLE Abdelhamid Abuhabib PLE Alaa Atiya PLE Haytham Dheeb PHI Javier Patiño SRI Chathura Gunaratne SRI Malik Migara TJK Jamshed Ismailov TKM Wladimir Baýramow 1 goal 22em AFG 2004 Sandjar Ahmadi BAN Ashraf Mahmud Linkon TPE Lee Meng-Chian TPE Lee Tai-Lin GUM Ian Mariano IND Clifford Miranda IND Robin Singh LAO Sangvone Phimmasen LAO Khampheng Sayavutthi LAO Viengsavanh Sayyaboun LAO Soukaphone Vongchiengkham MNG Tsedenbal Tumenjargal MYA Kyaw Zayar Win MYA Kyi Lin MYA Pai Soe MYA Pyae Phyo Aung MYA Soe Kyaw Kyaw NEP Sandip Rai NEP Santosh Sahukhala NEP Raju Tamang PAK Hassan Bashir PAK Kalim Ullah PLE Eyad Abugharqud PHI Carli de Murga PHI Stephan Schröck SRI Charitha Ratnayake TJK Jahongir Ergashev TJK Khurshed Makhmudov TKM Guwanç Abylow TKM Arslanmyrat Amanow TKM Gurbangeldi Batyrow TKM Berdi Şamyradow Own goal CAM Om Thavrak (playing against Turkmenistan) References 2 External links AFC Challenge Cup, the-AFC.com Qualification Category:2013 in Asian football