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| Organising body | AFC |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Abolished | 2023 |
| Region | Asia |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Last champions |  Nepal (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) | 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]
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]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||
| 2016 |  Malaysia |  Nepal | 1–0 |  Macau |  Laos | 3–2 |  Brunei | 7 [upper-alpha 1] |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| Team | Champion | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 1 (2016) | |||
 Macau | 1 (2016) | |||
 Laos | 1 (2016) | |||
 Brunei | 1 (2016) |
| Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
|---|---|---|
| EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| CAFA (Central Asia) | ||
| AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| SAFF (South Asia) | Nepal | 1 title |
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The number of teams in each of the final tournaments is shown.
| Teams | 2016 (7) | 2020 (Cancelled) | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh | × | × | 0 |
 Bhutan | ‡ | × | 0 |
| Brunei | 4th | × | 1 |
| Laos | 3rd | × | 1 |
| Macau | 2nd | × | 1 |
 Mongolia | GS | × | 1 |
| Nepal | 1st | × | 1 |
 Pakistan | × | × | 0 |
 Sri Lanka | GS | × | 1 |
 East Timor | GS | × | 1 |
| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laos | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 |
| 2 | Nepal | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 |
| 3 | Macau | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 |
| 4 | Brunei | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Mongolia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 7 | East Timor | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| Tournament | Most Valuable Player | Top scorer(s) | Goals | Fair play award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Leong Ka Hang | Shahrazen Said Xaysongkham Champathong Niki Torrão | 4 | Laos |
| Year | Team | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nepal |  Koji Gyotoku |
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