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{{Distinguish|AFC Challenge League}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| name                 = AFC Challenge Cup
| logo                 = AFC Challenge Cup.svg
| caption              = 
| organiser            = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| related comps        = [[AFC Solidarity Cup]]
| founded              = {{start date and age|2006}}
| abolished            = {{end date and age|2014}}
| region               = [[Asia]]
| number of teams      = 8 (final stage)
| current champions    = {{fb|PLE}} (1st title)
| most successful team = {{fb|PRK}} (2 titles)
| website              = 
}}

The '''AFC Challenge Cup''' was an international [[Association football|football]] competition for [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC) member countries that were categorised as "emerging countries" in the "Vision Asia" programme.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/Documents/competitions/bangladesh_AFCCC2006_CompetitionsRegulations.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052359/http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/Documents/competitions/bangladesh_AFCCC2006_CompetitionsRegulations.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 September 2018 |title=Regulations — AFC Challenge Cup |publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |access-date=26 March 2012 |type=PDF }}</ref> It was created by former AFC president [[Mohammed Bin Hammam]] as the AFC's plan for a continent-wide programme to raise the standards of Asian football.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/vision-asia-philosophy |title=Visiona Asian Philosophy |publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |date=31 August 2007 |access-date=26 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016084949/http://www.the-afc.com/en/vision-asia-philosophy |archive-date=16 October 2012 }}</ref> The AFC Challenge Cup was created for teams to experience playing in a continental competition, with the possibility to win an AFC trophy and potentially discover new talents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/challenge-cup-previous-competitions/afc-challenge-cup-2006/afc-challenge-cup-2006-competition-information |title=AFC Challenge Cup in 2006 competition information |publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |access-date=26 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902105512/http://www.the-afc.com/en/challenge-cup-previous-competitions/afc-challenge-cup-2006/afc-challenge-cup-2006-competition-information |archive-date=2 September 2012 }}</ref>

The inaugural tournament was hosted by [[Bangladesh]] in 2006 and was held biennially. An amendment to men's national team competitions in July 2006, meant that starting with the 2008 and 2010 editions of the AFC Challenge Cup, the winners automatically qualify for the [[AFC Asian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-u16-championship-2008-previous-competitions/afc-u17-championship-2006/6468 |title=AFC Competitions Update following meeting of the AFC Executive Committee |publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |date=21 July 2006 |access-date=26 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202081424/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-u16-championship-2008-previous-competitions/afc-u17-championship-2006/6468 |archive-date=2 February 2014 }}</ref>

In the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]] and [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]] tournaments, two qualification spots have been allocated to the two most recent AFC Challenge Cup winners. The 2014 tournament was the last edition of this competition, due to the expansion of the Asian Cup to the 24-nations format from the 16-nations one after the 2015 edition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/about-afc/afc-departments/competitions-division/27547-revamp-of-afc-competitions.html |title=Revamp of AFC competitions |publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |date=25 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203183006/http://www.the-afc.com/en/about-afc/afc-departments/competitions-division/27547-revamp-of-afc-competitions.html |archive-date=3 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/about-afc/afc-committees/1127-executive-committee/28166-exco-approves-expanded-afc-asian-cup-finals.html |title=ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals |publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |date=16 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416175644/http://www.the-afc.com/en/about-afc/afc-committees/1127-executive-committee/28166-exco-approves-expanded-afc-asian-cup-finals.html |archive-date=16 April 2014 }}</ref> In April 2016, due to several associations requesting a new competition to replace the Challenge Cup as they were having problems arranging friendly matches, the AFC created the [[AFC Solidarity Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=AFC Competitions Committee decisions|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions-division/afc-competitions-committee-decisions|website=www.the-afc.com|access-date=12 April 2016|date=12 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228175228/http://www.the-afc.com/competitions-division/afc-competitions-committee-decisions|archive-date=28 February 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_solidarity_cup/news/a_tournament_remembered_the_afc_challenge_cup.html|title=A tournament remembered: The AFC Challenge Cup|access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref>

==Selection of teams==
The [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] initially divided their 46 member nations into three groups in 2006. Although the tournament was meant for the countries of ''emerging associations'' class, some countries from the ''developing associations'' class have participated in the qualification and the finals of the tournament such as [[India national football team|India]], [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]], [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]], [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]], [[Tajikistan national football team|Tajikistan]] and [[Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan]]. As a result, only one team from the emerging class ever won the tournament, [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]] in [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup|2014]]. In late March 2012, the [[Northern Mariana Islands Football Association]], although only an associate member of the AFC, was approved to enter their national team in the competition.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/news/38458-afc-competitions-committee-takes-key-decisions |title=Competitions Committee takes key decisions |publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |date=22 March 2012 |access-date=26 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802224922/http://www.the-afc.com/en/news/38458-afc-competitions-committee-takes-key-decisions |archive-date=2 August 2012 }}</ref> In November 2012, the AFC announced North Korea's exclusion from future AFC Challenge Cups.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/inside-afc/676-afc-news/40629-maldives-to-host-2014-afc-challenge-cup |title=Maldives to host 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |date=28 November 2012 |access-date=28 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201010111/http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/inside-afc/676-afc-news/40629-maldives-to-host-2014-afc-challenge-cup |archive-date=1 December 2012 }}</ref>

The top 15 are classed as ''developed associations'':
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* {{fb|AUS}}
* {{fb|BHR}}
* {{fb|CHN}}
* {{fb|IDN}}
* {{fb|IRN}}
* {{fb|IRQ}}
* {{fb|JPN}}
* {{fb|KUW}}
* {{fb|QAT}}
* {{fb|KSA}}
* {{fb|KOR}}
* {{fb|THA}}
* {{fb|UAE}}
* {{fb|UZB}}
* {{fb|VIE}}
{{div col end}}
The next 14 are classed as ''developing associations'':
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* {{fb|IND}}
* {{fb|BAN}}
* {{fb|HKG}}
* {{fb|JOR}}
* {{fb|LIB}}
* {{fb|MAS}}
* {{fb|MDV}}
* {{fb|MYA}}
* {{fb|PRK}}
* {{fb|OMA}}
* {{fb|SIN}}
* {{fb|SYR|1980}}
* {{fb|TKM}}
* {{fb|YEM}}
{{div col end}}

[[File:AFC Challenge Cup Eligibility Map.svg|250px|thumb|right|{{legend|#5555ff|Eligible in the AFC Challenge Cup}}{{legend|#ff5555|Former participants}}]]
The last 17 are classed as ''emerging associations'', which need time to develop their football. They are eligible in the AFC Challenge Cup. These are the teams which participate:
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* {{fb|AFG|2013}}
* {{fb|BHU}}
* {{fb|BRU}}
* {{fb|CAM}}
* {{fb|TPE}}
* {{fb|GUM}}
* {{fb|KGZ}}
* {{fb|LAO}}
* {{fb|MAC}}
* {{fb|MGL}}
* {{fb|NEP}}
* {{fb|PAK}}
* {{fb|PLE}}
* {{fb|PHI}}
* {{fb|SRI}}
* {{fb|TJK}}
* {{fb|TLS}}
{{div col end}}

==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" width="05%" | Year
! rowspan="2" width="10%" | Host
! colspan="3" | Final
! rowspan="2" colspan="3" | Losing semi-finalists
! rowspan="2" | Number of teams
|-
! width="15%" | Winner
! width="08%" | Score
! width="15%" | Runner-up
|-
| 2006<br>''[[2006 AFC Challenge Cup|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|BAN}} <br> [[Bangladesh]]
| '''{{fb-big|TJK}}''' 
| '''[[2006 AFC Challenge Cup Final|4–0]]'''
| {{fb-big|SRI}}
| colspan="3" | {{fb|KGZ|1992}} and {{fb|NEP}}
| 16
|-
! rowspan="2" width="05%" | Year
! rowspan="2" width="10%" | Host
! colspan="3" | Final
! colspan="3" | Third place match
! rowspan="2" | Number of teams
|-
! width="15%" | Winner
! width="08%" | Score
! width="15%" | Runner-up
! width="15%" | Third place
! width="08%" | Score
! width="15%" | Fourth place
|-style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|2008<br>''[[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|IND}}<br>[[India]]
| '''{{fb-big|IND}}'''
| '''[[2008 AFC Challenge Cup Final|4–1]]'''
| {{fb-big|TJK}}
| {{fb-big|PRK}}
| '''4–0'''
| {{fb-big|MYA|1974}}
| 8
|-
| 2010<br>''[[2010 AFC Challenge Cup|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|SRI}}<br>[[Sri Lanka]]
| '''{{fb-big|PRK}}'''
| '''[[2010 AFC Challenge Cup Final|1–1]]''' ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]])<br>(5–4 [[Penalty shootout (association football)|pens.]])
| {{fb-big|TKM}}
| {{fb-big|TJK}}
| '''1–0'''
| {{fb-big|MYA|1974}}
| 8
|-style="background:#D0E6FF;"
| 2012<br>''[[2012 AFC Challenge Cup|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|NEP}}<br>[[Nepal]]
| '''{{fb-big|PRK}}'''
| '''[[2012 AFC Challenge Cup Final|2–1]]'''
| {{fb-big|TKM}}
| {{fb-big|PHI}}
| '''4–3'''
| {{fb-big|PLE}}
| 8
|-
| 2014<br>''[[2014 AFC Challenge Cup|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|MDV}}<br>[[Maldives]]
| '''{{fb-big|PLE}}'''
| '''[[2014 AFC Challenge Cup Final|1–0]]'''
| {{fb-big|PHI}}
| {{fb-big|MDV}}
| '''1–1''' ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]])<br>(8–7 [[Penalty shootout (association football)|pens.]])
| {{fb-big|AFG|2013}}
| 8
|-
|}

==Most successful teams==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width: 80%; text-align: left;"
|-
! width="20%" | Team
! width="15%" | Champion
! width="15%" | Runners-up
! width="15%" | Third place
! width="15%" | Fourth place
|-
| {{fb|PRK}}
| style="background:gold" | 2 ([[2010 AFC Challenge Cup|2010]], [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup|2012]])
|
| 1 ([[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]])
|
|-
| {{fb|TJK}}
| style="background:gold" | 1 ([[2006 AFC Challenge Cup|2006]])
| 1 ([[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]])
| 1 ([[2010 AFC Challenge Cup|2010]])
|
|-
| {{fb|PLE}}
| style="background:gold" | 1 ([[2014 AFC Challenge Cup|2014]])
|
|
|| 1 ([[2012 AFC Challenge Cup|2012]])
|-
| {{fb|IND}}
| style="background:gold" | 1 ([[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]])
|
|
|
|-
| {{fb|TKM}}
|
| 2 ([[2010 AFC Challenge Cup|2010]], [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup|2012]])
|
|
|-
| {{fb|PHI}}
|
| 1 ([[2014 AFC Challenge Cup|2014]])
| 1 ([[2012 AFC Challenge Cup|2012]])
|
|-
| {{fb|SRI}}
|
| 1 ([[2006 AFC Challenge Cup|2006]])
|
|
|-
| {{fb|KGZ}}
|
|
| 1 ([[2006 AFC Challenge Cup|2006^]])
|
|-
| {{fb|NEP}}
|
|
| 1 ([[2006 AFC Challenge Cup|2006^]])
|
|-
| {{fb|MDV}}
|
|
| 1 ([[2014 AFC Challenge Cup|2014]])
|
|-
| {{fb|MYA}}
|
|
|
| 2 ([[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]], [[2010 AFC Challenge Cup|2010]])
|-
| {{fb|AFG|2013}}
|
|
|
| 1 ([[2014 AFC Challenge Cup|2014]])
|-
|}

==Participating nations==
[[File:AFC Challenge Cup Appearances.svg|thumb|right|300px|The participating countries of the AFC Challenge Cup and their number of appearances in the tournament.<br>
{{legend|#00aaaa|4 appearances}}
{{legend|#00aa00|3 appearances}}
{{legend|#aaaa00|2 appearances}}
{{legend|#aa0000|1 appearance}}
{{legend|#000000|Never qualified}}
{{legend|#555555|Ineligible}}
{{legend|#bbbbbb|Not an associate member of AFC}}
]]

;Legend
{{plainlist|
{{col-begin|width=67%}}
{{col-2}}
* {{legend | 1=gold | 2= — Champion | outline=grey | text='''<small>1st</small>'''}}
* {{legend | 1=silver | 2= — Runner-up | outline=grey | text='''<small>2nd</small>'''}}
* {{legend | 1=#cc9966 | 2= — Third place | outline=grey | text='''<small>3rd</small>'''}}
* {{legend | 1=#9acdff | 2= — Fourth place | outline=grey | text='''<small>4th</small>'''}}
* {{legend | 1=white | 2= — Semifinals | outline=grey | text='''<small>SF</small>'''}}
{{col-2}}
* {{legend | 1=white | 2= — Quarterfinals | outline=grey | text='''<small>QF</small>'''}}
* {{legend | 1=white | 2= — Group stage | outline=grey | text='''<small>GS</small>'''}}
* {{legend | 1=white | 2= — Qualified for the upcoming tournament | outline=grey | text='''<small>Q</small>'''}}
* {{legend | 1=white | 2= — Did not enter; withdrew; banned | outline=grey | text='''<small>×</small>'''}}
* {{legend | 1=white | 2= — Tournament was unavailable for the nation that year | outline=grey | text='''<small>‡</small>'''}}
{{col-end}}
}}

For each tournament, the number of teams in each of the finals tournament are shown.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width: 57%; text-align: center;"
|-
! width="22%" | Teams
! width="06%" | [[2006 AFC Challenge Cup|2006]]<br><small>(16)</small>
! width="06%" | [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]]<br><small>(8)</small>
! width="06%" | [[2010 AFC Challenge Cup|2010]]<br><small>(8)</small>
! width="06%" | [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup|2012]]<br><small>(8)</small>
! width="06%" | [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup|2014]]<br><small>(8)</small>
! width="05%" | {{tooltip|Years|Number of years participated}}
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|AFG|2013}}
| GS
| GS
| ×
| •
| style="background:#9acdff;" | '''4th'''
! 3
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|BAN}}
| style="border:3px solid red" | QF
| •
| GS
| •
| •
! 2
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|BHU}}
| GS
| •
| •
| •
| •
! 1
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|BRU}}
| GS
| •
| •
| ×
| ×
! 1
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|CAM}}
| GS
| •
| •
| •
| •
! 1
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|TPE}}
| QF
| •
| •
| •
| •
! 1
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|GUM}}
| GS
| •
| •
| •
| •
! 1
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|IND}}
| •
| style="border:3px solid red; background:gold;" | '''1st'''
| •
| GS
| •
! 2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[India national under-20 football team|India U20]]
| QF
| •
| •
| •
| •
! 1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| •
| •
| GS
| •
| •
! 1
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|KGZ}}
| style="background:#cc9966;" | '''SF'''
| • 
| GS
| •
| GS
! 3
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|LAO}}
| •
| × 
| •
| •
| GS
! 1
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|MAC}}
| GS
| •
| •
| •
| •
! 1
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|MDV}}
| ‡
| ‡
| •
| GS
|  style="border:3px solid red; background:#cc9966;" | '''3rd'''
! 2
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|MGL}}
| •
| × 
| •
| •
| •
! 0
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|MYA}}
| ‡
| style="background:#9acdff;" | '''4th'''
| style="background:#9acdff;" | '''4th'''
| •
| GS
! 3
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|NEP}}
| style="background:#cc9966;" | '''SF'''
| GS
| •
| style="border:3px solid red" | GS
| •
! 3
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|PRK}}
| ‡
| style="background:#cc9966;" | '''3rd'''
| style="background:gold;" | '''1st'''
| style="background:gold;" | '''1st'''
| ‡
! 3
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|NMI}}
| ‡
| ‡
| ‡
| ‡
| •
! 0
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|PAK}}
| GS
| •
| •
| •
| •
! 1
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|PLE}}
|'''QF'''
| ×
| •
| style="background:#9acdff;" | '''4th'''
| style="background:gold;" | '''1st'''
! 3
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|PHI}}
| GS
| •
| •
| style="background:#cc9966;" | '''3rd'''
| style="background:silver;" | '''2nd'''
! 3
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|SRI}}
| style="background:silver;" | '''2nd'''
| GS
| style="border:3px solid red" | GS
| •
| •
! 3
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|TJK}}
| style="background:gold;" | '''1st'''
| style="background:silver;" | '''2nd'''
| style="background:#cc9966;" | '''3rd'''
| GS
| •
! 4
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|TLS}}
| × 
| × 
| × 
| × 
| × 
! 0
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|TKM}}
| ‡
| GS
| style="background:silver;" | '''2nd'''
| style="background:silver;" | '''2nd'''
| GS
! 4
|-
|}

==Champions by region==
{| class="wikitable"
! Federations (Region)
! Champions
! Titles
! Years
|-
|[[EAFF]] (East Asia)
|{{fb|PRK}}
|2
|[[2010 AFC Challenge Cup|2010]], [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup|2012]]
|-
|[[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]] (West Asia)
|{{fb|PLE}}
|1
|[[2014 AFC Challenge Cup|2014]]
|-
|[[Central Asian Football Federation|CAFA]] (Central Asia)
|{{fb|TJK}}
|1
|[[2006 AFC Challenge Cup|2006]]
|-
|[[SAFF]] (South Asia)
|{{fb|IND}}
|1
|[[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]]
|-
|[[ASEAN Football Federation|AFF]] (South East Asia)
|
|
|
|-
|}

==Summary==
===AFC Challenge Cup (2006–2014)===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank||width=200|Team||Part||M||W||D||L||GF||GA||GD||Points
|-
|1||align=left|{{fb|PRK}}||3||15||12||2||1||35||4||+31||'''38''' 
|-
|2||align=left|{{fb|TJK}}||4||19||11||2||6||36||16||+20||'''35'''
|-
|3||align=left|{{fb|TKM}}||4||16||8||4||4||27||14||+13||'''28'''
|-
|4||align=left|{{fb|PLE}}||3||14||8||3||3||29||8||+21||'''27'''
|-
|5||align=left|{{fb|PHI}}||3||13||6||3||4||18||14||+4||'''21'''
|-
|6||align=left|{{fb|IND}}||4||15||5||3||7||13||21||–8||'''18'''
|-
|7||align=left|{{fb|KGZ}}||3||11||5||0||6||7||12||–5||'''15'''
|-
|8||align=left|{{fb|MYA}}||3||13||5||0||8||15||22||–7||'''15'''
|-
|9||align=left|{{fb|SRI}}||3||12||4||2||6||12||22||–10||'''14'''
|-
|10||align=left|{{fb|NEP}}||3||11||3||2||6||11||14||–3||'''11'''
|-
|11||align=left|{{fb|BAN}}||2||7||3||1||3||10||13||–3||'''10'''
|-
|12||align=left|{{fb|MDV}}||2||8||2||2||4||9||12||–3||'''8'''
|-
|13||align=left|{{fb|AFG|2013}}||3||11||1||5||5||7||19||–12||'''8'''
|-
|14||align=left|{{fb|TPE}}||1||4||1||2||1||3||5||–2||'''5'''
|-
|15||align=left|{{fb|BRU}}||1||3||1||1||1||2||2||0||'''4'''
|-
|16||align=left|{{fb|PAK}}||1||3||1||1||1||3||4||–1||'''4'''
|-
|17||align=left|{{fb|CAM}}||1||3||1||0||2||4||6||–2||'''3'''
|-
|18||align=left|{{fb|BHU}}||1||3||0||1||2||0||3||–3||'''1'''
|-
|19||align=left|{{fb|MAC}}||1||3||0||1||2||2||8||–6||'''1'''
|-
|20||align=left|{{fb|LAO}}||1||3||0||1||2||1||7||–6||'''1'''
|-
|21||align=left|{{fb|GUM}}||1||3||0||0||3||0||17||–17||'''0'''
|}

===AFC Challenge Cup (Qualification) (2008– 2014)===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank||width=200|Team||Part||M||W||D||L||GF||GA||GD||Points
|-
|1||align=left|{{fb|PHI}}||4||13||7||3||3||23||11||+12||'''24'''
|-
|2||align=left|{{fb|AFG|2013}}||3||10||6||2||2||10||4||+6||'''20'''
|-
|3||align=left|{{fb|TKM}}||3||8||6||1||1||28||3||+25||'''19'''
|-
|4||align=left|{{fb|TJK}}||3||9||6||1||2||15||2||+13||'''19'''
|-
|5||align=left|{{fb|SRI}}||4||12||5||3||4||28||18||+10||'''18'''
|-
|6||align=left|{{fb|MYA}}||3||9||5||2||2||16||8||+8||'''17'''
|-
|7||align=left|{{fb|PAK}}||4||12||5||2||5||26||21||+5||'''17'''
|-
|8||align=left|{{fb|KGZ}}||4||10||5||2||3||12||10||+2||'''17'''
|-
|9||align=left|{{fb|PLE}}||3||8||4||4||0||16||2||+14||'''16'''
|-
|10||align=left|{{fb|NEP}}||4||10||4||4||2||12||6||+6||'''16'''
|-
|11||align=left|{{fb|BAN}}||4||11||5||1||5||14||10||+4||'''16'''
|-
|12||align=left|{{fb|MDV}}||2||6||4||1||1||15||6||+9||'''13'''
|-
|13||align=left|{{fb|IND}}||2||6||4||1||1||13||4||+7||'''13'''
|-
|14||align=left|{{fb|TPE}}||4||14||3||4||7||22||24||–2||'''13'''
|-
|15||align=left|{{fb|PRK}}||1||3||3||0||0||7||0||+7||'''9'''
|-
|16||align=left|{{fb|CAM}}||4||12||3||0||9||13||35||–22||'''9'''
|-
|17||align=left|{{fb|MGL}}||3||7||2||1||4||6||11||–5||'''7'''
|-
|18||align=left|{{fb|LAO}}||2||5||1||3||1||9||10||–1||'''6'''
|-
|19||align=left|{{fb|MAC}}||4||12||2||0||10||11||29||–18||'''6'''
|-
|20||align=left|{{fb|GUM}}||2||6||1||0||5||7||27||–20||'''3'''
|-
|21||align=left|{{fb|BRU}}||2||6||0||1||5||2||22||–20||'''1'''
|-
|22||align=left|{{fb|BHU}}||3||8||0||1||7||1||24||–23||'''1'''
|-
|23||align=left|{{fb|NMI}}||1||3||0||0||3||0||19||–19||'''0'''
|}

==Awards==
===Most valuable player===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 30%; text-align: center;"
! width="05" | Year
! width="25" | Player
|-
| 2006
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TJK}} [[Ibrahim Rabimov]]
|-
| 2008
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]
|-
| 2010
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Ryang Yong-Gi]]
|-
| 2012
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Pak Nam-Chol (footballer born 1985)|Pak Nam-Chol]]
|-
| 2014
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PLE}} [[Murad Ismail]]
|-
|}

===Top scorer===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 40%; text-align: center;"
! width="05" | Year
! width="30" | Player
! width="05" | Goals
|-
| 2006
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PLE}} [[Fahed Attal]]
| 8
|-
| 2008
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Pak Song-Chol (footballer born 1987)|Pak Song-Chol]]
| 6
|-
| 2010
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Ryang Yong-Gi]]
| 4
|-
| 2012
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PHI}} [[Phil Younghusband]]
| 6
|-
| 2014
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PLE}} [[Ashraf Nu'man]]
| 4
|-
|}

===Winning coach===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Country !! Coach
|-
| [[2006 AFC Challenge Cup|2006]]
| {{fb|TJK}}
| {{flagicon|TJK}} [[Sharif Nazarov]]
|-
| [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]]
| {{fb|IND}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bob Houghton]]
|-
| [[2010 AFC Challenge Cup|2010]]
| {{fb|PRK}}
| {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Jo Tong-sop]]
|-
| [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup|2012]]
| {{fb|PRK}}
| {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Yun Jong-su]]
|-
| [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup|2014]]
| {{fb|PLE}} 
| {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Jamal Mahmoud]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

{{AFC Challenge Cup winners}}
{{AFC Challenge Cup}}
{{AFC football}}

[[Category:AFC Challenge Cup| ]]
[[Category:Asian Football Confederation competitions for national teams|3]]
[[Category:Defunct international association football competitions in Asia]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2006]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2014]]