2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification phase will see five teams advance to the finals to join three automatic qualifiers in the final tournament in Sri Lanka.
Qualification consists of two sections.
- A playoff between the 19th and 20th ranked entrants (Mongolia and Macau)
- Four qualification groups for four teams. Each group winner will advance to the finals, along with the best-ranked runner-up. Because of the withdrawal of Afghanistan the ranking of second-placed teams will exclude results of any matches against fourth-placed sides.[1]
Seeding
Seeding was based partially on the FIFA World Ranks as at January 2009 (ranking shown in brackets).
| Automatic Qualifiers | Group Hosts | Other Teams |
|---|---|---|
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Laos, Timor Leste and Guam chose not to compete. Afghanistan withdrew prior to their first match.
Qualifying preliminary round
Moved from originally scheduled dates of 7 March and 14 March due to conflict with the qualification for the 2010 East Asian Football Championship.[2]
3–3 on aggregate. Macau advanced to the group phase on the away goals rule.
Qualifying group stage
Qualification was officially scheduled take place from 2–13 April 2009, although the actual dates began before and extended beyond that.[3] Each qualification group will be held in a single location - Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka hosting their respective groups.
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:[1]
- 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;
- 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.
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Group winners and runners-up qualify for the final tournament |
Group A
- Matches played in Bangladesh.
- Times listed are UTC+6.
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Myanmar |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
 Bangladesh |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
 Cambodia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
 Macau |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
26 April 2009 15:30 |
| Myanmar |
4–0 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
Khin Maung Lwin  3' Yazar Win Thein 15' Pyaye Phyo Oo 48' Myo Min Tun 59' |
Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Turkmenistan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 |
 Maldives |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
 Philippines |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
 Bhutan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
14 April 2009 16:00 |
| Turkmenistan |
3–1 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Nasyrow 42' Şamyradow 49' Mirzoýew 68' (pen.) |
Report | Fazeel 61' (pen.) |
16 April 2009 16:00 |
| Maldives |
3–2 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Fazeel 26' (pen.) Ashfaq 45' Naseer 82' |
Report | Borromeo 11' Gould 90+2' |
16 April 2009 21:00 |
| Bhutan |
0–7 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ataýew 13', 67', 79' Çoňkaýew 16' Urazow 47' Mingazow 62' Mirzoýew 90+3' |
18 April 2009 16:00 |
| Turkmenistan |
5–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Del Rosario 26' (o.g.) Şamyradow 54', 63' Nasyrow 58' Urazow 65' |
Report |
Group C
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kyrgyzstan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Nepal |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Palestine |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Afghanistan | Withdrew on 24 March 2009.[4] | |||||||
Tie-breaking situation:
- Kyrgyzstan ranked ahead of Nepal and Palestine on the basis of goals scored.
- Nepal ranked ahead of Palestine on the basis of a better disciplinary record (Nepal 1 yellow card - Palestine 3 yellow cards).
Group D
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sri Lanka |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 |
 Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 5 |
 Chinese Taipei |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 |
 Brunei |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
4 April 2009 16:00 |
| Sri Lanka |
5–1 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Jayasuriya 23', 53', 67', 73' A. Mohamed 32' |
Report | Kamarul 82' |
8 April 2009 16:00 |
| Chinese Taipei |
5–0 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Chen Po-liang 11', 13', 58' Huang Wei-yi 30' Kuo Chun-yi 80' |
Report |
Ranking of second placed teams
The best-ranked second placed team will also qualify for the finals tournament.
Due to Afghanistan's withdrawal from Group C, matches against fourth-placed sides in the other groups are excluded from the following comparison.
| Group |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Bangladesh |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| B | Maldives |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| D | Pakistan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Nepal |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Notes on the tie-breaking situation:
- Bangladesh ranked ahead of the Maldives on the basis of goal difference.
- Pakistan ranked ahead of Nepal on the basis of goals scored.
Final tournament
The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, was eventually held from 16–27 February in Sri Lanka.[5]
Qualifiers
The eight teams that qualified for the final tournament are:
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India – automatic qualifier -
North Korea – automatic qualifier -
Tajikistan – automatic qualifier - Myanmar – winner Group A
- Turkmenistan – winner Group B
- Kyrgyzstan – winner Group C
- Sri Lanka – winner Group D
- Bangladesh – best runner-up
The draw for the final tournament was done on 30 November 2009 at the Galadri Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[6]
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
- Geofredo (playing against Mongolia)
- Anton del Rosario (playing against Turkmenistan)
References
- 1 2 "Regulations - AFC Challenge Cup 2010 (Qualifiers)" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ↑ "2009 Draft Activity Plan" (PDF). MacauFA.com (in Chinese). Macau Football Association. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- ↑ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2009" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2008-09-15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ "Afc challenge cup qualifiers:Afghanistan pull out". The Himalayan Times. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka to host 2010 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
- ↑ "AFC Challenge Cup draw on November 30". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2009-11-05.