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
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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File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos, File:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste and File:Flag of Guam.svg 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]
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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]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- 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)
- Drawing of lots.
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Group winners and runners-up qualify for the final tournament |
Group A
- Matches played in Bangladesh.
- Times listed are UTC+6.
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Group B
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Group C
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- 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).
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Group D
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Ranking of second placed teams
The best-ranked second placed team also qualified for the finals tournament.
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- 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.[4]
Qualifiers
The eight teams that qualified for the final tournament are:
- File:Flag of India.svg India U23 – automatic qualifier
- File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea – automatic qualifier
- File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan – automatic qualifier
- File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg Myanmar – winner Group A
- File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan – winner Group B
- File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan – winner Group C
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka – winner Group D
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh – best runner-up
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The draw for the final tournament was done on 30 November 2009 at the Galadri Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[5]
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- Template:Flagicon Enamul Haque
- Template:Flagicon Mohammed Zahid Hossain
- Template:Flagicon Huang Wei-yi
- Template:Flagicon Mirlan Murzaev
- Template:Flagicon Chan Kin Seng
- Template:Flagicon Pai Soe
- Template:Flagicon Yazar Win Thein
- Template:Flagicon Adnan Ahmed
- Template:Flagicon Chad Gould
- Template:Flagicon Rohana Ruwanthilake
- Template:Flagicon Arif Mirzoýew
- Template:Flagicon Mekan Nasyrow
- Template:Flagicon Didargylyç Urazow
- 1 goal
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- Template:Flagicon Mohd Mamunul Islam
- Template:Flagicon Kamarul Ariffin Ramlee
- Template:Flagicon Keo Sokngon
- Template:Flagicon Teab Vathanak
- Template:Flagicon Chang Han
- Template:Flagicon Kuo Chun-yi
- Template:Flagicon Che Chi Man
- Template:Flagicon Leong Chong In
- Template:Flagicon Mukhthar Naseer
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Umair
- Template:Flagicon Murun Altankhuyag
- Template:Flagicon Donorovyn Lkhümbengarav
- Template:Flagicon Khin Maung Lwin
- Template:Flagicon Myo Min Tun
- Template:Flagicon Pyae Phyo Oo
- Template:Flagicon Biraj Maharjan
- Template:Flagicon Atif Bashir
- Template:Flagicon Jadid Khan Pathan
- Template:Flagicon Said Al-Sobakhi
- Template:Flagicon Alexander Borromeo
- Template:Flagicon Asmeer Lathif Mohamed
- Template:Flagicon Shanmugarajah Sanjeev
- Template:Flagicon Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew
- Template:Flagicon Ruslan Mingazow
- Own goal
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- Template:Flagicon Anton del Rosario (playing against Turkmenistan)
References
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