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The 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification phase saw eight teams advance to the final tournament in Nepal.[1] The qualification draw was held on 20 October 2010, in AFC House.[2]

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Seeding

The seedings are based on the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. Unlike previous editions with the exception of the inaugural edition, no team has been given direct entry into the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup. Defending champions Korea DPR, runners-up Turkmenistan and third-placed Tajikistan would now have to go through the qualifiers to enter the finals. The eight lowest ranked teams would take part in the playoff round while the remaining 12 teams would enter the Group Stage.

Group Stage Entrants Playoff Entrants (8 lowest ranked) Non entrants (Teams eligible to enter, but didn't)

Qualifying playoff round

For the pre-qualifying phase, the eight lowest ranked teams played off over two legs on a home-and-away basis.[3] The away goals rule would be applied, and extra time and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary. The matches take place on 9 and 16 February 2011 with the four winners advancing to the group stage. However, for Afghanistan–Bhutan fixtures, they were rescheduled for 23 and 25 March and were played in at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon, India.[4]

For the second leg of the Philippines–Mongolia fixture, it was due to take place on original allotted schedule on 16 February 2011. However, in early January 2011, Philippine Football Federation president Mariano Araneta said he wanted the match to take place at the same venue as the first leg on 12 February. He cited the winter conditions in Mongolia for this decision.[5] After speaking with Mongolian Football Federation president Ganbold Buyannemekh, he insisted that the second leg be played in Mongolia but proposed 15 March instead as a compromise.[6]

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Bhutan  0–5  Afghanistan 0–3 0–2
Philippines  3–2  Mongolia 2–0 1–2
Chinese Taipei  6–3  Laos 5–2 1–1
Cambodia  5–4  Macau 3–1 2–3 (aet)

First leg

23 March 2011
15:00 UTC+5:30
 Bhutan  0 – 3  Afghanistan Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon
Attendance: 200
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
Report Walizada Goal 2', 36', 80'
9 February 2011
19:00 UTC+8
 Philippines  2 – 0  Mongolia Panaad Stadium, Bacolod
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Caligdong Goal 43'
P. Younghusband Goal 90+4'		 Report
10 February 2011
19:00 UTC+8
 Chinese Taipei  5 – 2  Laos National Stadium, Kaohsiung
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)
Lin Cheng-yi Goal 10'
Chang Han Goal 22', 56'
Chen Po-liang Goal 44'
Lo Chih-an Goal 49'		 Report Kitsada Goal 65'
Phattana Goal 73'
9 February 2011
15:30 UTC+7
 Cambodia  3 – 1  Macau National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)
El Nasa Goal 48', 53'
Laboravy Goal 59'		 Report Leong Ka Hang Goal 80'

Second leg

25 March 2011
15:00 UTC+5:30
 Afghanistan  2 – 0  Bhutan Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)
Nadeem Goal 61'
Kohistani Goal 65'		 Report

Afghanistan win 5–0 on aggregate

15 March 2011
13:00 UTC+8
 Mongolia  2 – 1  Philippines MFF Football Centre, Ulan Bator
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic)
Lkhümbengarav Goal 22'
Garidmagnai Goal 35'		 Report J. Younghusband Goal 4'

Philippines win 3–2 on aggregate

16 February 2011
18:00 UTC+7
 Laos  1 – 1  Chinese Taipei National Sports Complex, Vientiane
Attendance: 15,300
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
Soukaphone Goal 82' Report Chen Po-liang Goal 65'

Chinese Taipei win 6–3 on aggregate

16 February 2011
19:00 UTC+8
 Macau  3 – 2 (a.e.t.)  Cambodia Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau
Attendance: 100
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Vernon Goal 62'
Leong Ka Hang Goal 73'
Vinício Goal 75'		 Report Borey Goal 45+2'
El Nasa Goal 107'

Cambodia win 5–4 on aggregate

Qualifying group stage

In the group stage, there are 16 teams (four groups of four teams each) playing a single round-robin tournament (league system).[3] This includes the 12 highest ranked automatically qualified teams and the four qualifiers from the playoff round. The original match days were 20–31 March 2011.[2] The top two teams in each group qualify for the final tournament. On 18 February 2011, the AFC announced that the hosts for each group are: Myanmar (Group A), Malaysia (Group B), Maldives (Group C) and Nepal (Group D) with match dates on the 21, 23 and 25 March 2011.[7]

However, for Group D, the All Nepal Football Association proposed the hosting rights since the end of December 2010, which the AFC had endorsed. The fixtures were also scheduled to take place from 21 to 25 March but on 7 February 2011, it was announced that the qualifiers had to be postponed due to the unavailability of the main stadium (Dasarath Rangasala Stadium) for a wrestling event. The fixtures have then been set to 7 to 11 April 2011.[8][9]

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

  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
 Palestine 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Philippines 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
 Bangladesh 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
 Myanmar 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
21 March 2011
15:30
 Myanmar  1 – 1  Philippines Youth Training Centre, Yangon
Attendance: 5,000
Khin Maung Lwin Goal 90+3' Report J. Younghusband Goal 76' (pen.)
21 March 2011
18:00
 Palestine  2 – 0  Bangladesh Youth Training Centre, Yangon
Attendance: 1,000
Alyan Goal 46', 65' Report
23 March 2011
15:30
 Philippines  0 – 0  Palestine Youth Training Centre, Yangon
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ali Sabbah Adday (Iraq)
Report
23 March 2011
18:00
 Bangladesh  2 – 0  Myanmar Youth Training Centre, Yangon
Attendance: 3,000
Ahmed Goal 10'
Komol Goal 88'		 Report
25 March 2011
15:30
 Bangladesh  0 – 3  Philippines Aung San Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (Korea Republic)
Report Araneta Goal 41'
Guirado Goal 55', 80'
25 March 2011
15:30
 Myanmar  1 – 3  Palestine Youth Training Centre, Yangon
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusain Mohamed (Bahrain)
Zaw Htat Aung Goal 25' (pen.) Report Alyan Goal 39', 90'
Harbi Goal 71'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
 Turkmenistan 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Pakistan 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
21 March 2011
16:00
 Turkmenistan  3 – 0  Pakistan MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya
Attendance: 150
Referee: Akbar Bakhshi Zadeh (Iran)
Urazow Goal 6'
Amanow Goal 46'
Garadanow Goal 86'		 Report
21 March 2011
19:30
 India  3 – 0  Chinese Taipei MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
Lalpekhlua Goal 32'
Chhetri Goal 76'
Shaikh Goal 88'		 Report
23 March 2011
16:00
 Pakistan  1 – 3  India MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mohammad Al Rshidat (Jordan)
Mehmood Goal 32' Report Lalpekhlua Goal 67', 90+4'
Dias Goal 90'
23 March 2011
19:30
 Chinese Taipei  0 – 2  Turkmenistan MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya
Attendance: 100
Referee: Viktor Serazitdinov (Uzbekistan)
Report Şamyradow Goal 73'
Hangeldiýew Goal 76'
25 March 2011
16:00
 Turkmenistan  1 – 1  India MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
Çoňkaýew Goal 52' (pen.) Report Lalpekhlua Goal 60'
25 March 2011
19:30
 Chinese Taipei  0 – 2  Pakistan MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mohammad Al Rshaidat (Jordan)
Report Mehmood Goal 26'
Bashir Goal 67'

Group C

  • Times are Maldives Time (MVT) – UTC+5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Maldives 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Tajikistan 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
 Cambodia 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
21 March 2011
16:00
 Tajikistan  1 – 0  Kyrgyzstan National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohammed Mohamed (UAE)
R. Sydykov Goal 88' (o.g.) Report
21 March 2011
21:00
 Maldives  4 – 0  Cambodia National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Zhao Liang (China PR)
Naseer Goal 2'
Ashfaq Goal 41', 84', 88'		 Report
23 March 2011
16:00
 Kyrgyzstan  1 – 2  Maldives National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)
Ghani Goal 87' (o.g.) Report Ali Goal 5'
Qasim Goal 79'
23 March 2011
21:00
 Cambodia  0 – 3  Tajikistan National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 550
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
Report Davronov Goal 2'
Ergashev Goal 83'
Rabimov Goal 89'
25 March 2011
16:00
 Tajikistan  0 – 0  Maldives National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Mohammed Mohamed (UAE)
Report
25 March 2011
21:00
 Cambodia  3 – 4  Kyrgyzstan National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Zhao Liang (China PR)
Sokumpheak Goal 39', 49'
Rithy Goal 89'		 Report A. Sydykov Goal 5'
Usanov Goal 45+1'
Esenkul Uulu Goal 80', 85'

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
 Nepal 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
 Afghanistan 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
 Sri Lanka 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
7 April 2011
15:30
 North Korea  4 – 0  Sri Lanka Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Choe Kum-Chol Goal 2', 47'
Ri Chol-Myong Goal 5'
Pak Nam-Chol Goal 21'		 Report
7 April 2011
15:30
 Afghanistan  0 – 1  Nepal Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 9,100
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Report Khawas Goal 27'
9 April 2011
15:30
 Nepal  0 – 1  North Korea Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)
Report Jong Il-Gwan Goal 31'
9 April 2011
15:30
 Sri Lanka  0 – 1  Afghanistan Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Ali Sabbah Adday (Iraq)
Report Hadid Goal 82'
11 April 2011
15:30
 Nepal  0 – 0  Sri Lanka Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Ali Sabbah Adday (Iraq)
Report
11 April 2011
15:30
 North Korea  2 – 0  Afghanistan Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Choe Kum-Chol Goal 45+1'
Ri Chol-Myong Goal 68'		 Report

Final tournament

The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, will be held from March 8 to March 19, 2012 in Nepal.

Qualifiers

Qualifiers for the final tournament are:

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. ^ "No direct entry for 2012 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com (Asian Football Confederation). http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/men-a-youth/afc-challenge-cup/30064-no-direct-entry-for-2012-afc-challenge-cup. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "2012 AFC Challenge Cup draw results". The-AFC.com (Asian Football Confederation). http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/men-a-youth/afc-challenge-cup/31002-2012-afc-challenge-cup-draw-results. Retrieved 20 October 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c "AFC Challenge Cup 2012 (Qualifiers) Competition Regulations". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/Documents/common/cms/afc/clcq012regulations.pdf. Retrieved 9 April 2011. 
  4. ^ "Afghanistan, Bhutan tie in India". The-AFC.com (Asian Football Confederation). 22 February 2011. http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/33363-afghanistan-bhutan-tie-in-india-. Retrieved 22 February 2011. 
  5. ^ Henson, Joaquin (4 January 2011). "PFF readying Panaad for Challenge Cup". PhilStar.com (The Philippine Star). http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=645088. Retrieved 16 February 2011. 
  6. ^ Galunan Jr., Jerome S. (8 January 2011). "Mongolian XI insists on home and away". Sun.Star (Bacolod). http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/sports/mongolian-xi-insists-home-and-away. Retrieved 16 February 2011. 
  7. ^ "AFC CC 2012 qualifying hosts confirmed". The-AFC.com (Asian Football Confederation). 18 February 2011. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/men-a-youth/afc-challenge-cup/33280-afc-cc-2012-qualifying-hosts-confirmed. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
  8. ^ Timalsina, Prakash (31 December 2010). "Nepal to host AFC Challenge Cup group". My Republica. http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=26629. Retrieved 16 February 2011. 
  9. ^ "AFC Challenge Cup date postponed". Goal Nepal. 7 February 2011. http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=3244. Retrieved 16 February 2011. 

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