2014 AFC Challenge Cup

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2014 AFC Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMaldives
Dates19 – 30 May
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Palestine.svg  Palestine (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Third placeFlag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Fourth placeFlag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored35 (2.19 per match)
Attendance51,500 (3,219 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Palestine.svg Ashraf Nu'man
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Palestine.svg Murad Ismail
Best goalkeeper Flag of Palestine.svg Ramzi Saleh
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The 2014 AFC Challenge Cup was the fifth and the final edition of the AFC Challenge Cup, [1] an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member nations that are mainly categorized as "emerging countries" in the now defunct Vision Asia programme. It took place in the Maldives from 19 to 30 May 2014. [2] The champions, Palestine, qualified to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. [3]

Contents

Palestine were crowned the victors after winning the final against the Philippines 1–0 after Ashraf Nu'man scored a free kick in the 59th minute. Palestine won the title with a perfect sweep of individual awards. This includes Murad Ismail as the best player, Ramzi Saleh as the best goalkeeper, and Ashraf Nu'man as the top scorer. [4]

Hosts

The AFC decided that an automatic qualification place would be given to the tournament's hosts starting from this edition. [5] Four countries then expressed interest in bidding to host the tournament; India, [6] Maldives, [7] Philippines, [8] and Tajikistan. [9] The AFC announced on 13 November 2012 that the Philippines and Maldives were in the final shortlist to host the finals. [10] The final decision was taken in the AFC Competitions Committee meeting on 28 November 2012, and the hosting rights were given to the Maldives. [11] The Maldives Ministry of Youth and Sports then claimed that they wanted to host the tournament due to the poor facilities they encountered in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup which the Maldives qualified and competed in. [12]

In mid-November 2013, AFC president Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa announced that the Philippines would be the backup hosts "if something goes wrong in Maldives." [13] By 25 November, the AFC proposed - pending the approval of the Executive Committee - to move the tournament from the Maldives to the Philippines if the Maldives do not start the required renovation work by 15 December 2013. [14] The AFC then inspected possible venues in Manila and the Philippine Football Federation claimed that they would be ready to host the tournament if given the nod. [15] [16] Despite this, the Maldives' Ministry of Youth and Sports said they would do everything necessary for the country to host the tournament. [17] [18] On 7 January 2014, the AFC announced that the Maldives would remain as the host of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup. [19]

Venues

After the Maldives were given the hosting rights of the tournament, the Maldives' Ministry of Youth and Sports stated that the listed venues below would be used but renovations would be required. [12] Renovations then started in mid-January 2014 and was expected to be completed within 90 days. [20] [21] In a function on 12 May, the National Stadium was handed over to the Ministry of Youth and Sports and opened by President Abdulla Yameen. The stadium was also re-branded as the 'National Football Stadium'. [22] [23] Another function six days later at the second venue, originally known as the Hithadhoo Zone Stadium, was handed over and inaugurated by former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. It was also re-branded as the 'Addu Football Stadium'. [24]

Malé, Kaafu Atoll Addu City, Addu Atoll
National Football Stadium Addu Football Stadium

4°10′26.7″N73°30′47.1″E / 4.174083°N 73.513083°E / 4.174083; 73.513083 (Galolhu National Stadium)

0°38′28.68″S73°8′28.8″E / 0.6413000°S 73.141333°E / -0.6413000; 73.141333 (Addu City)

Capacity: 13,000

(renovated)

Capacity: 5,000

(renovated)

Galolhu Dhandu.jpg

Qualification

The qualification draw was held on 11 December 2012 in AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [25] The twenty teams involved in the qualification draw were drawn into five groups of four teams. The five group winners plus the two best second-placed teams qualified for the finals. North Korea, the 2010 and 2012 champions, were excluded from participating in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup. [11]

Qualified nations

CountryQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Hosts28 November 20121 (2012)
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Group C winner6 March 20132 (2006, 2008)
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Group A winner6 March 20132 (2008, 2010)
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Group D winner6 March 20132 (2006, 2012)
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Best runner-up team 21 March 20130 (debut)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Group B winner21 March 20132 (2006, 2010)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Group E winner26 March 20132 (2006, 2012)
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 2nd best runner-up team 26 March 20133 (2008, 2010, 2012)

Draw

The eight participating teams were drawn into two brackets of the group stage. To prepare for this, the teams were separated into four pots of two teams each based on their performance in the 2012 edition of the tournament with the exception of hosts being placed in Pot 1. The final draw was held at the Paradise Island Resort in the Maldives on 12 February 2014. [26] [27]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives (hosts)
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan

Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine

Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan

Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar

Squads

Each team can name a squad of 23 players. [3]

Group stage

Tie-breaking criteria

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: [3]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  6. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  7. 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)
  8. Drawing of lots.
Key to colours in group tables
Top two placed teams advance to the semi-finals

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 321030+37
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives (H)311143+14
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 310213−23
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 310235−23
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg1–0Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Abuhabib Soccerball shade.svg90+6' Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 500
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg2–3Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Umair Soccerball shade.svg55'
Ashfaq Soccerball shade.svg90+6'		 Report Kyaw Ko Ko Soccerball shade.svg39', 90+5'
Nyein Chan Aung Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar.svg0–2Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Report Abuhabib Soccerball shade.svg45+4'
Nu'man Soccerball shade.svg50'
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 600
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg0–2Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Report Ashfaq Soccerball shade.svg61', 71'
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Wang Di (China PR)
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg0–0Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg1–0Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Verevkin Soccerball shade.svg18' Report
Addu Football Stadium, Addu City
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 321040+47
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 312031+25
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 31026603
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 301217−61
Source: RSSSF
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg5–1Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Baýramow Soccerball shade.svg42'
Durdyýew Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.), 85'
Keodouangdeth Soccerball shade.svg55' (o.g.)
Hojaahmedow Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Sayavutthi Soccerball shade.svg34'
Addu Football Stadium, Addu City
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0–0Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Report
Addu Football Stadium, Addu City
Attendance: 500
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Laos  Flag of Laos.svg0–2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Report Rota Soccerball shade.svg41'
Reichelt Soccerball shade.svg63'
Addu Football Stadium, Addu City
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg3–1Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Amiri Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Hatifi Soccerball shade.svg61'
Shayesteh Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Muhadow Soccerball shade.svg64'
Addu Football Stadium, Addu City
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg0–2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Report P. Younghusband Soccerball shade.svg49'
Reichelt Soccerball shade.svg73'
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)
Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg0–0Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Report
Addu Football Stadium, Addu City
Attendance: 600
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 May
 
 
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 2
 
30 May
 
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 0
 
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 1
 
27 May
 
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0
 
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (a.e.t.)3
 
 
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 2
 
Third place
 
 
29 May
 
 
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 1 (7)
 
 
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives (p)1 (8)

Semi-finals

Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg2–0Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Nu'man Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.), 47' Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg3–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
P. Younghusband Soccerball shade.svg19'
Lucena Soccerball shade.svg38'
C. Greatwich Soccerball shade.svg104'		 Report Umair Soccerball shade.svg36'
Abdulla Soccerball shade.svg66'
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Third place play-off

Final

Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg1–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Nu'man Soccerball shade.svg59' Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Winners

 2014 AFC Challenge Cup champions 
Flag of Palestine.svg
Palestine
First title

Statistics

Player awards

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance. Matches that ended in a penalty shoot out are counted as draws

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGD
Reached the knockout stage
1Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 541060+6
2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 531173+4
3Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 5122770
4Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 5131440
Eliminated in the group stage
5Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 3102660
6Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 310235−2
7Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 310213−2
8Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 301217−6

Notes

  1. ↑ Kickoff delayed from 21:00 due to rain.

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