AFC Solidarity Cup

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AFC Solidarity Cup
AFC Solidarity Cup (2016).png
Organising body AFC
Founded2016;8 years ago (2016)
Abolished2023;1 year ago (2023)
Region Asia
Number of teams10
Last championsFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal (1st title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal (1 title)
Website the-afc.com/olidarity-cup

The AFC Solidarity Cup was an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member countries who were out of the continental qualifiers at early stage. The tournament was created following the termination of the AFC Challenge Cup. [1]

Contents

Format

The competition featured 10 national teams, where each team was guaranteed a minimum of 4 matches. [2] The first edition took place in November 2016. The second edition, scheduled for November and December 2020, was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. [3]

The tournament was abolished by the AFC on 27 November 2023, because the revamped qualification format for the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup dovetailed with the initial objectives of the AFC Solidarity Cup, as there was now more exposure for lower-ranked teams to compete over a longer period of time. [3]

Results

YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teams
ChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2016 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Flag of Nepal.svg
Nepal
1–0Flag of Macau.svg
Macau
Flag of Laos.svg
Laos
3–2Flag of Brunei.svg
Brunei
7 [upper-alpha 1]
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
  1. The 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup was supposed to feature nine teams in the competition. However, Pakistan withdrew after the draw and Bangladesh withdrew after losing in the play-off round. [4] [5]

Successful national teams

TeamChampionRunners-upThird placeFourth place
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1 (2016)
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 1 (2016)
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 1 (2016)
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 1 (2016)

Champions by region

Federation (Region)Champion(s)Number
EAFF (East Asia)
WAFF (West Asia)
CAFA (Central Asia)
AFF (Southeast Asia)
SAFF (South Asia) Nepal 1 title

Participating nations

Legend

The number of teams in each of the final tournaments is shown.

Teams Flag of Malaysia.svg
2016
(7)
2020
(Cancelled)
Years
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh ××0
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan ×0
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 4th×1
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 3rd×1
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 2nd×1
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia GS×1
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1st×1
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan ××0
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka GS×1
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor GS×1

Summary

RankTeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 15311119+210
2Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1422062+48
3Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 1522185+38
4Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 141127704
5Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 1310235-23
6Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1301225-31
7Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 1201104-41

Awards

TournamentMost Valuable PlayerTop scorer(s)GoalsFair play award
2016 Flag of Macau.svg Leong Ka Hang Flag of Brunei.svg Shahrazen Said
Flag of Laos.svg Xaysongkham Champathong
Flag of Macau.svg Niki Torrão
4Flag of Laos.svg  Laos

Winning coaches

YearTeamCoaches
2016Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Flag of Japan.svg Koji Gyotoku

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