2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification phase saw five teams advance to the finals to join three automatic qualifiers in the final tournament in Sri Lanka.

Qualification consisted of two sections.

* A playoff between the 19th and 20th ranked entrants (Mongolia and Macau)
* Four qualification groups for four teams. Each group winner advanced to the finals, along with the best-ranked runner-up. Because of the withdrawal of Afghanistan, the ranking of second-placed teams excluded results of any matches against fourth-placed sides.[1]

## Seeding[edit]

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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* North Korea (116)
* India (142)
* Tajikistan (146)

* Maldives (157)
* Sri Lanka (164)
* Nepal (174)
* Bangladesh (175)

1. Turkmenistan (149)
2. Myanmar (158)
3. Kyrgyzstan (159)
4. Philippines (162)
5. Pakistan (165)
6. Chinese Taipei (166)
7. Cambodia (179)
8. Palestine (180)
9. Brunei (182)
10. Afghanistan (184)
11. Bhutan (189)
12. Mongolia (193)
13. Macau (197)

Laos,  Timor-Leste and  Guam chose not to compete. Afghanistan withdrew prior to their first match.

## Qualifying preliminary round[edit]

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]

7 April 2009

20:00 UTC+8

Macau | 2–0|  Mongolia

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Chan Kin Seng 22'
Leong Chong In 24' | Report |

Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau

Attendance: 500

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

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14 April 2009

15:00 UTC+8

Mongolia | 3–1|  Macau

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Altankhuyag 55'
Geofredo 77' (o.g.)
Lkhümbengarav 89' | Report | Chan Kin Seng 39'

MFF Football Centre, Ulan Bator

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

3–3 on aggregate. Macau advanced to the group phase on the away goals rule.

## Qualifying group stage[edit]

Qualification was officially scheduled to take place from 2–13 April 2009, although the actual dates began before and extended beyond that.[3] Each qualification group was held in a single location - Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka hosting their respective groups.

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers were in following order:[1]

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

Group winners and runners-up qualify for the final tournament

### Group A[edit]

* Matches played in Bangladesh.
* Times listed are UTC+6.

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

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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

Source: RSSSF

26 April 2009

15:30

Myanmar | 4–0|  Macau

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Khin Maung Lwin 3'
Yazar Win Thein 15'
Pyaye Phyo Oo 48'
Myo Min Tun 59' | Report |

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 3,600

Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

26 April 2009

18:00

Cambodia | 0–1|  Bangladesh

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| Report | Enamul 73'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 8,060

Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh (Iran)

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28 April 2009

15:30

Macau | 1–2|  Cambodia

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Che Chi Man 75' | Report | Vathanak 12'
Sokngon 66'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)

28 April 2009

18:00

Bangladesh | 1–2|  Myanmar

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Enamul 12' | Report | Pai Soe 68', 77'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Hajime Matsuo (Japan)

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30 April 2009

15:30

Myanmar | 1–0|  Cambodia

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Yazar Win Thein 90+4' | Report |

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh (Iran)

30 April 2009

18:00

Bangladesh | 3–0|  Macau

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Mamunul 38'
Zahid 68', 71' | Report |

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 8,700

Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

### Group B[edit]

* Matches played in the Maldives.
* Times listed are UTC+5.

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

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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

Source: RSSSF

14 April 2009

16:00

Turkmenistan | 3–1|  Maldives

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Nasyrow 42'
Şamyradow 49'
Mirzoýew 68' (pen.) | Report | Fazeel 61' (pen.)

Galolhu National Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Naser Al-Ghafary (Jordan)

14 April 2009

21:00

Philippines | 1–0|  Bhutan

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Gould 13' | Report |

Galolhu National Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 200

Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

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16 April 2009

16:00

Maldives | 3–2|  Philippines

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Fazeel 26' (pen.)
Ashfaq 45'
Naseer 82' | Report | Borromeo 11'
Gould 90+2'

Galolhu National Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

16 April 2009

21:00

Bhutan | 0–7|  Turkmenistan

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| Report | Ataýew 13', 67', 79'
Çoňkaýew 16'
Urazow 47'
Mingazow 62'
Mirzoýew 90+3'

Galolhu National Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 300

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

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18 April 2009

16:00

Turkmenistan | 5–0|  Philippines

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Del Rosario 26' (o.g.)
Şamyradow 54', 63'
Nasyrow 58'
Urazow 65' | Report |

Galolhu National Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 400

Referee: Naser Al-Ghafary (Jordan)

18 April 2009

21:00

Bhutan | 0–5|  Maldives

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| Report | Ashfaq 4' 36'
Fazeel 45+1' (pen.), 47'
Umair 80'

Galolhu National Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

### Group C[edit]

* Matches played in Nepal.
* Times listed are UTC+5:45.

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

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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 (W) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

Source: RSSSF
(W) 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).

26 March 2009

15:00

Nepal | 0–0|  Palestine

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Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)

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28 March 2009

15:00

Kyrgyzstan | 1–1|  Nepal

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Murzaev 86' (pen.) | Report | Maharjan 2'

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi (Iran)

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30 March 2009

15:00

Kyrgyzstan | 1–1|  Palestine

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Murzaev 20' (pen.) | Report | Al-Sobakhi 29'

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

### Group D[edit]

* Matches played in Sri Lanka.
* Times listed are UTC+5:30.

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

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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

Source: RSSSF

4 April 2009

16:00

Sri Lanka | 5–1|  Brunei

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Jayasuriya 23', 53', 67', 73'
A. Mohamed 32' | Report | Kamarul 82'

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

Attendance: 700

Referee: Zhao Liang (China PR)

4 April 2009

18:30

Pakistan | 1–1|  Chinese Taipei

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A. Ahmed 53' | Report | Chang Han 21'

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

Attendance: 400

Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

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6 April 2009

16:00

Brunei | 0–6|  Pakistan

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| Report | S. Khan 19', 61', 68', 78'
J. Khan 31'
A. Ahmed 84'

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

Attendance: 200

Referee: Dilovarshokh Orzuev (Tajikistan)

6 April 2009

18:30

Chinese Taipei | 1–2|  Sri Lanka

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Huang Wei-yi 80' | Report | Jayasuriya 35'
Ruwanthilake 39'

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

Attendance: 1,400

Referee: Khalid Al-Zahrani (Saudi Arabia)

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8 April 2009

16:00

Chinese Taipei | 5–0|  Brunei

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Chen Po-liang 11', 13', 58'
Huang Wei-yi 30'
Kuo Chun-yi 80' | Report |

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Khalid Al-Zahrani (Saudi Arabia)

8 April 2009

18:30

Sri Lanka | 2–2|  Pakistan

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Ruwanthilake 2'
S. Sanjeev 88' | Report | S. Khan 82'
Bashir 84'

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

### Ranking of second placed teams[edit]

The best-ranked second placed team also qualified for the finals tournament.

Due to Afghanistan's withdrawal from Group C, matches against fourth-placed sides in the other groups were excluded from the following comparison.

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

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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

Source: RSSSF

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[edit]

The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, was eventually held from 16–27 February in Sri Lanka.[5]

### Qualifiers[edit]

The eight teams that qualified for the final tournament are:

* India U23 – 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[edit]

5 goals

* Safiullah Khan
* Kasun Jayasuriya

4 goals

* Ibrahim Fazeel

3 goals

* Chen Po-liang
* Ali Ashfaq
* Döwletmyrat Ataýew
* Berdi Şamyradow

2 goals

* Enamul Haque
* Mohammed Zahid Hossain
* Huang Wei-yi
* Mirlan Murzaev
* Chan Kin Seng
* Pai Soe
* Yazar Win Thein
* Adnan Ahmed
* Chad Gould
* Rohana Ruwanthilake
* Arif Mirzoýew
* Mekan Nasyrow
* Didargylyç Urazow

1 goal

* Mohd Mamunul Islam
* Kamarul Ariffin Ramlee
* Keo Sokngon
* Teab Vathanak
* Chang Han
* Kuo Chun-yi
* Che Chi Man
* Leong Chong In
* Mukhthar Naseer
* Mohamed Umair
* Murun Altankhuyag
* Donorovyn Lkhümbengarav
* Khin Maung Lwin
* Myo Min Tun
* Pyae Phyo Oo
* Biraj Maharjan
* Atif Bashir
* Jadid Khan Pathan
* Said Al-Sobakhi
* Alexander Borromeo
* Asmeer Lathif Mohamed
* Shanmugarajah Sanjeev
* Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew
* Ruslan Mingazow

Own goal

* Geofredo (playing against Mongolia)
* Anton del Rosario (playing against Turkmenistan)

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Regulations - AFC Challenge Cup 2010 (Qualifiers)" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
2. ^ "2009 Draft Activity Plan" (PDF). MacauFA.com (in Chinese). Macau Football Association. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ "Afc challenge cup qualifiers:Afghanistan pull out". The Himalayan Times. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.[dead link]
5. ^ "Sri Lanka to host 2010 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2009-10-02. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
6. ^ "AFC Challenge Cup draw on November 30". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2009-11-05.

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