2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

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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[]

Seeding was based partially on the FIFA World Ranks as at January 2009 (ranking shown in brackets).

Automatic Qualifiers Group Hosts Other Teams
  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[]

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]

Macau 2–0 Mongolia
Chan Kin Seng Goal 22'
Goal 24'		 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Mongolia 3–1 Macau
Altankhuyag Goal 55'
Geofredo Goal 77' (o.g.)
Lkhümbengarav Goal 89'		 Report Chan Kin Seng Goal 39'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Chinese Taipei)

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

Qualifying group stage[]

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[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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:[citation needed]
Myanmar 4–0 Macau
Khin Maung Lwin Goal 3'
Yazar Win Thein Goal 15'
Goal 48'
Myo Min Tun Goal 59'		 Report
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Cambodia 0–1 Bangladesh
Report E. Hoque Goal 73'
Attendance: 8,060
Macau 1–2 Cambodia
Che Chi Man Goal 75' Report Vathanak Goal 12'
Sokngon Goal 66'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: (Maldives)
Bangladesh 1–2 Myanmar
E. Hoque Goal 12' Report Pai Soe Goal 68', 77'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: (Japan)
Myanmar 1–0 Cambodia
Yazar Win Thein Goal 90+4' Report
Attendance: 2,500
Bangladesh 3–0 Macau
Mamun Goal 38'
Hossain Goal 68', 71'		 Report
Attendance: 8,700
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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:[citation needed]
Turkmenistan 3–1 Maldives
Nasyrow Goal 42'
Şamyradow Goal 49'
Mirzoýew Goal 68' (pen.)		 Report Fazeel Goal 61' (pen.)
Galolhu National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafary (Jordan)
Philippines 1–0 Bhutan
Gould Goal 13' Report
Galolhu National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Maldives 3–2 Philippines
Fazeel Goal 26' (pen.)
Ashfaq Goal 45'
Naseer Goal 82'		 Report Borromeo Goal 11'
Gould Goal 90+2'
Galolhu National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 9,000
Bhutan 0–7 Turkmenistan
Report Ataýew Goal 13', 67', 79'
Çoňkaýew Goal 16'
Urazow Goal 47'
Mingazow Goal 62'
Mirzoýew Goal 90+3'
Galolhu National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Turkmenistan 5–0 Philippines
Del Rosario Goal 26' (o.g.)
Şamyradow Goal 54', 63'
Nasyrow Goal 58'
Urazow Goal 65'		 Report
Galolhu National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 400
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafary (Jordan)
Bhutan 0–5 Maldives
Report Ashfaq Goal 4' Goal 36'
Fazeel Goal 45+1' (pen.), 47'
Umair Goal 80'
Galolhu National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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:[citation needed]
(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).
Nepal   0–0 Palestine
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Kyrgyzstan 1���1   Nepal
Murzaev Goal 86' (pen.) Report Maharjan Goal 2'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 15,000
Kyrgyzstan 1–1 Palestine
Murzaev Goal 20' (pen.) Report Al-Sobakhi Goal 29'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (Chinese Taipei)

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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:[citation needed]
Sri Lanka 5–1 Brunei
Jayasuriya Goal 23', 53', 67', 73'
A. Mohamed Goal 32'		 Report Goal 82'
Attendance: 700
Referee: (China PR)
Pakistan 1–1 Chinese Taipei
A. Ahmed Goal 53' Report Chang Han Goal 21'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
Brunei 0–6 Pakistan
Report S. Khan Goal 19', 61', 68', 78'
J. Khan Goal 31'
A. Ahmed Goal 84'
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Tajikistan)
Chinese Taipei 1–2 Sri Lanka
Huang Wei-yi Goal 80' Report Jayasuriya Goal 35'
Ruwanthilake Goal 39'
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)
Chinese Taipei 5–0 Brunei
Chen Po-liang Goal 11', 13', 58'
Huang Wei-yi Goal 30'
Goal 80'		 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)
Sri Lanka 2–2 Pakistan
Ruwanthilake Goal 2'
Goal 88'		 Report S. Khan Goal 82'
Bashir Goal 84'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

Ranking of second placed teams[]

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
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:[citation needed]

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[]

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

Qualifiers[]

The eight teams that qualified for the final tournament are:

The draw for the final tournament was done on 30 November 2009 at the Galadri Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[6]

Goalscorers[]

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Macau Geofredo (playing against Mongolia)
  • Philippines Anton del Rosario (playing against Turkmenistan)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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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