2006 AFC Challenge Cup

Tournament details
Host country| Bangladesh
Dates| 1–16 April
Venue(s)| 3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  Tajikistan (1st title)
Runners-up|  Sri Lanka
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 31
Goals scored| 82 (2.65 per match)
Attendance| 150,150 (4,844 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Fahed Attal (8 goals)
Best player(s)|  Ibrahim Rabimov

2008 ->

International football competition

The 2006 AFC Challenge Cup was held between 1 and 16 April 2006 in Bangladesh. Sixteen teams were split into four groups, the top two in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals, and from then on a straight knockout contest. There was no qualification stage. The cup winner was Tajikistan. The fair play award was won by Sri Lanka and Tajik Ibrahim Rabimov won the most valuable player award.[1]

## Selection of teams

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The AFC classed seventeen nations as emerging associations, which need time to develop their football.[2] They were selected in August 2005 to take part. Laos, Mongolia, and Timor-Leste were initially selected to participate, but were later replaced by Bangladesh and India of the developing associations class, reducing the number of participating teams to sixteen.

* Afghanistan
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* Chinese Taipei
* Guam
* Kyrgyzstan

* Laos (Removed)
* Macau
* Mongolia (Removed)
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines

* Sri Lanka
* Tajikistan
* East Timor (Removed)

Replacements

* Bangladesh
* India U20

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## Hosts and stadia

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The AFC decided at its annual meeting, that Bangladesh would host the opening ceremony and that Nepal would host the final unless Bangladesh makes it into the last two, in which case it would be held in Dhaka, its capital.[3][4] It was originally planned that the teams in Groups A and B would play their games in Nepal and that teams in Groups C and D would play in Bangladesh, but due to the political unrest that shook Nepal, it was decided that only Bangladesh would host the tournament.[5][6][7][8] The Challenge Cup was originally scheduled to take place between 26 March to 9 April 2006 but was changed to avoid clashes with Bangladesh's Independence Day on 26 March.[9] The two stadia that were selected to be used during this tournament were: the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka and the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong. However, the Bangladesh Army Stadium in Dhaka was later used to make-up the matches that were abandoned due to heavy rain.

## Venues

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Dhaka | Chittagong

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Bangabandhu National Stadium | Bangladesh Army Stadium | M. A. Aziz Stadium
Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 40,000
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Dhaka

Chittagong

## Teams

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Some teams did not take part with their 'main' national squad, as noted below:

* India decided to field their under-20 team in preparation for the AFC Youth Championship they were later hosting.
* Kyrgyzstan took part with a young squad, made up mostly of players from their under-20 team which had qualified for the AFC Youth Championship.[10]

## Squads

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Main article: 2006 AFC Challenge Cup squads

## Group stage

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All times are Bangladesh Standard Time (BST) – UTC+6

Key to colours in group tables

Top two placed teams advance to the quarter-finals

### Tie-breaking criteria

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Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:

1. points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
2. goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
4. goal difference in all group matches;
5. number of goals scored in all group matches;
6. kicks from the penalty mark (if only two teams are level and they are both on the field of play);
7. fewer yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
8. drawing of lots by the organising committee.

### Group A

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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India U20 | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 5
Chinese Taipei | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 5
Philippines | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 2
Afghanistan | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 5  | −2  | 2

Source: RSSSF

1 April 2006

15:30

India U20 | 2–0|  Afghanistan

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Vimal 35', 60' | Report |

MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Mahmood Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)

1 April 2006

18:00

Chinese Taipei | 1–0|  Philippines

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Chuang Wei-lun 20' | Report |

MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Lee Gi-Young (Korea Republic)

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3 April 2006

15:30

Philippines | 1–1|  India U20

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Valeroso 19' | Report | Vimal 8'

MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

3 April 2006

18:00

Afghanistan | 2–2|  Chinese Taipei

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Qadami 20', 23' | Report | Chuang Wei-lun 48'
Liang Chien-wei 73'

MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Lee Gi-Young (Korea Republic)

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5 April 2006

15:30

India U20 | 0–0|  Chinese Taipei

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MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Ram Krishna Gosh (Bangladesh)

5 April 2006

18:00

Philippines | 1–1|  Afghanistan

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Valeroso 59' | Report | Maqsood 28'

MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

### Group B

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Sri Lanka | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 7
Nepal | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 3  | +1  | 4
Brunei | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 4
Bhutan | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 3  | −3  | 1

Source: RSSSF

2 April 2006

15:30

Sri Lanka | 1–0|  Brunei

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Kasun 74' | Report |

MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)

2 April 2006

18:00

Nepal | 2–0|  Bhutan

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Pradeep 52', 68' | Report |

MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Ram Krishna Gosh (Bangladesh)

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4 April 2006

15:30

Bhutan | 0–1|  Sri Lanka

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| Report | Karu 45'

MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 0

Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)

4 April 2006

18:00

Brunei | 2–1|  Nepal

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Adie 11'
Riwandi 42' | Report | Tashi 60'

MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Mahmood Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)

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6 April 2006

15:30

Sri Lanka | 1–1|  Nepal

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Izzadeen 19' | Report | Pradeep 75' (pen.)

MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Lee Gi-Young (Korea Republic)

6 April 2006

18:00

Bhutan | 0–0|  Brunei

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MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Mahmood Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)

### Group C

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Palestine | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 16  | 1  | +15  | 7
Bangladesh | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 6  | 2  | +4  | 7
Cambodia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 6  | −2  | 3
Guam | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 17  | −17  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

1 April 2006

15:30

Palestine | 11–0|  Guam

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Keshkesh 6'
Attal 14', 20', 25', 32', 45+1', 86'
Atura 22'
Al Amour 39'
Al-Kord 59', 67' | Report |

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Ala Abdul Kadir Nema (Iraq)

1 April 2006

18:00

Bangladesh | 2–1|  Cambodia

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Alfaz 31'
Ameli 64' | Report | C. Rithy 68'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

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3 April 2006

15:30

Cambodia | 0–4|  Palestine

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| Report | Keshkesh 10'
Al-Sweirki 12', 75'
Attal 30'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Ala Abdul Kadir Nema (Iraq)

3 April 2006

18:00

Guam | 0–3|  Bangladesh

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| Report | Ameli 49'
Abul 83', 85'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)

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5 April 2006

15:30

Palestine | 1–1|  Bangladesh

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Attal 30' | Report | Tapu 55'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)

6 April 2006

14:00

Cambodia | 3–0|  Guam

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S. Buntheang 37'
Kosal 40'
K. Kumpheak 63' | Report |

Bangladesh Army Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 500

Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)

### Group D

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Tajikistan | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 1  | +5  | 6
Kyrgyzstan | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 6
Pakistan | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 4
Macau | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 8  | −6  | 1

Source: [citation needed]

2 April 2006

15:30

Tajikistan | 4–0|  Macau

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Mahmudov 9'
Rabiev 13'
Rabimov 56'
Khojaev 77' | Report |

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)

2 April 2006

18:00

Kyrgyzstan | 0–1|  Pakistan

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| Report | Essa 59'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

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4 April 2006

15:30

Pakistan | 0–2|  Tajikistan

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| Report | Hakimov 14'
Irgashev 20'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

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6 April 2006

14:00

Tajikistan | 0–1|  Kyrgyzstan

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| Report | Krasnov 22'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Ala Abdul Kadir Nema (Iraq)

6 April 2006

16:00

Pakistan | 2–2|  Macau

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Adeel 12'
Essa 43' | Report | Chan Kin Seng 16', 52'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

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7 April 2006

14:00

Macau | 0–2|  Kyrgyzstan

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| Report | Ablakimov 35'
Ishenbaev 58'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

## Knockout stage

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 8 April - Chittagong| | | | |

|  Chinese Taipei| 0

| 12 April – Chittagong

|  Sri Lanka| 3  |

|  Sri Lanka (PSO)| 1 (5)

| 9 April - Chittagong

| |  Nepal| 1 (3) |

|  India U20| 0

| | 16 April – Dhaka

|  Nepal| 3 |

|  Sri Lanka| 0

| 9 April - Dhaka

| |  Tajikistan| 4

|  Palestine| 0

| 13 April - Dhaka|

|  Kyrgyzstan| 1 |

|  Kyrgyzstan| 0

| 10 April - Dhaka

| |  Tajikistan| 2 |

|  Bangladesh| 1

|  Tajikistan| 6 |

### Quarter-finals

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8 April 2006

15:30

Sri Lanka | 3–0|  Chinese Taipei

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Izzadeen 44'
Sanjaya 70'
Ratnayaka 90' | Report |

MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Mahmood Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)

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9 April 2006

15:30

India U20 | 0–3|  Nepal

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| Report | Pradeep 16', 26'
Basanta 28'

MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Ram Krishna Gosh (Bangladesh)

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9 April 2006

15:30

Palestine | 0–1|  Kyrgyzstan

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| Report | Djamshidov 90+1'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 150

Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)

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10 April 2006

15:30

Tajikistan | 6–1|  Bangladesh

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Rabimov 2'
Mahmudov 20'
Mukhidinov 31'
Hakimov 51'
Rabiev 65'
Nematov 81' | Report | Alfaz 17'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Ala Abdul Kadir Nema (Iraq)

### Semi-finals

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12 April 2006

15:30

Sri Lanka | 1–1|  Nepal

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Kasun 65' | Report | Basanta 82'
Penalties
Fuard
Chathura
Gunaratne
Channa
Ratnayaka | 5 - 3 |  Anjan
Tashi
Nabin
Pradeep

MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Lee Gi-Young (Korea Republic)

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13 April 2006

15:30

Kyrgyzstan | 0–2|  Tajikistan

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| Report | Rabiev 51', 90+2'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

### Final

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Main article: 2006 AFC Challenge Cup Final

16 April 2006

15:30

Sri Lanka | 0–4|  Tajikistan

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| Report | Mukhidinov 1', 61', 71'[note 1]
Mahmudov 45'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)

## Winner

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2006 AFC Challenge Cup champions

Tajikistan
First title

## Awards

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Fair Play Award  | Golden Shoe  | Most Valuable Player

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Sri Lanka |  Fahed Attal |  Ibrahim Rabimov

## Goalscorers

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8 goals

* Fahed Attal

5 goals

* Pradeep Maharjan

4 goals

* Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov
* Yusuf Rabiev

3 goals

* Vimal Pariyar
* Khurshed Makhmudov

2 goals

* Hafizullah Qadami
* Alfaz Ahmed
* Zahid Hasan Ameli
* Mohamed Abdul Hossain
* Chuang Wei-lun
* Chan Kin Seng
* Basanta Thapa
* Muhammad Essa
* Ziyad Al-Kord
* Ibrahim Al-Sweirki
* Ahmed Keshkesh
* Alvin Valeroso
* Kasun Jayasuriya
* Mohamed Izzadeen
* Numonjon Hakimov
* Ibrahim Rabimov

1 goal

* Sayed Maqsood
* Mehedi Hassan Tapu
* Adie Arsham Salleh
* Riwandi Wahit
* Sok Buntheang
* Keo Kosal
* Chan Rithy
* Kouch Sokumpheak
* Liang Chien-wei
* Roman Ablakimov
* Ruslan Djamshidov
* Azamat Ishenbaev
* Andrey Krasnov
* Tashi Tsering
* Adeel Ahmed
* Ismail Al-Amour
* Francisco Atura
* Sanjaya Pradeep Arachchige
* Chandradasa Karunaratne
* Jeewantha Dhammika Ratnayaka
* Odil Irgashev
* Rustam Khojaev
* Shujoat Nematov

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## Notes

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1. ^ Although the match summary indicates that Mukhidinov scored three goals, a match review article published by the AFC on 19 April 2006 indicates that he only scored two goals while teammate Numonjon Hakimov scored one goal.[11]

## References

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1. ^ "Victory a boost for Tajikistan football: Nazarov". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
2. ^ "Big Soccer Forum Thread on AFC Challenge Cup 2006".
3. ^ "Opening ceremony of AFC Challenge Cup to be held in Bangladesh". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 30 November 2005.
4. ^ "AFC Challenge Cup opening ceremony in Bangladesh". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2005.
5. ^ "Bangladesh to be sole host of inaugural AFC Challenge Cup 2006". The AFC. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2006.
6. ^ Acharya, Pawan (2006). "Nepal Dumped as AFC Cup Host". OhmyNews. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2006.
7. ^ "Nepal dumped as co-host of AFC Challenge Cup". Daily Times. Pakistan. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2006.
8. ^ Kantipur (2006). "AFC dumps Nepal from co-hosting AFC Challenge Cup 2006". eKantipur.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2006.
9. ^ Kantipur (2006). "AFC dumps Nepal from co-hosting AFC Challenge Cup 2006". KantipurOnline.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2006.
10. ^ "Podkorytov is Kyrgyzstan acting coach". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2006.
11. ^ "Tajikistan lift inaugural AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 19 April 2006. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2011.

## External links

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* Official site of the AFC Challenge Cup Bangladesh 2006
* AFC Challenge Cup 2006 at RSSSF
* AFC Challenge Cup 2006 at FutbolPlanet.de

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