AFC Solidarity Cup

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AFC Solidarity Cup
AFC Solidarity Cup (2016).png
Founded2016
RegionAsia (AFC)
Number of teams10
Current champions   Nepal (1st title)
Most successful team(s)   Nepal (1 title)
WebsiteThe-AFC.com

The AFC Solidarity Cup is an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member countries who are out of the continental qualifiers at early stage. The tournament was created following the termination of the AFC Challenge Cup.[1]

Format[]

The competition currently features a maximum 10 national teams, where each team is guaranteed a minimum of 4 matches.[2] The first edition took place in November 2016 and the second edition, scheduled for November and December 2020, was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.

Results[]

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[A]
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2024
  1. ^ The 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup was supposed to feature nine teams in the competition. However, Pakistan withdrew after the draw and Bangladesh withdrew after losing in the play-off round.[3][4]

Successful national teams[]

Team Champion Runners-up Third place Fourth place
   Nepal 1 (2016)
 Macau 1 (2016)
 Laos 1 (2016)
 Brunei 1 (2016)

Champions by region[]

Federation (Region) Champion(s) Number
EAFF (East Asia)
WAFF (West Asia)
CAFA (Central Asia)
AFF (Southeast Asia)
SAFF (South Asia) Nepal (1) 1 title

Participating nations[]

Legend

For each tournament, the number of teams in each of the finals tournament are shown.

Teams Malaysia
2016
2020
(Cancelled) 		Years
 Bangladesh × x 0
 Bhutan ‡ x 0
 Brunei 4th x 1
 Laos 3rd x 1
 Macau 2nd x 1
 Mongolia GS x 1
   Nepal 1st x 1
 Pakistan × x 0
 Sri Lanka GS x 1
 Timor-Leste GS x 1

General statistics[]

As 2016 Teams in Bold have qualified for the next tournament.

Rank Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts.
1    Nepal 1 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 8
2  Macau 1 5 2 2 1 8 5 +3 8
3  Laos 1 5 3 1 1 11 9 +2 10
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  Timor-Leste 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 -4 1

The Northern Mariana Islands made their AFC Solidarity Cup debut after having been approved by the AFC to participate (the Northern Mariana Islands is an associate member of the AFC)

All Time Top Goalscorers[]

Goals Player Representing
4 Shahrazen Said  Brunei
 Laos
Niki Torrão  Macau
2 Azwan Ali Rahman  Brunei
Khamphanh Sonthanalay  Laos
Sitthideth Khanthavong  Laos
Leong Ka Hang  Macau
Naranbold Nyam-Osor  Mongolia
Bimal Magar    Nepal

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "AFC Confirms The Name Of The Championship - AFC Solidarity Cup For Six Nations". GoalNepal.com. 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee decisions". www.the-afc.com. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Pakistan Officially Withdraws from AFC Solidarity Cup; New Fixtures Revealed". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ "AFC Solidarity Cup 2016 line-up finalised". The AFC. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. ^ "AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". AFC. 10 September 2020.

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