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2012 AFC Challenge Cup

The 2012 AFC Challenge Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament, an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member nations that are mainly categorized as "emerging countries" in the defunct Vision Asia programme. It took place in Nepal from 8–19 March 2012.[1] Unlike in previous editions of the tournament, there were no automatic qualifiers. Therefore, 2010 champions North Korea, runners-up Turkmenistan, and third-placed Tajikistan had to navigate the qualification phase in order to return to the finals.[2] North Korea successfully defended their title and qualified for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.[3]

2012 AFC Challenge Cup
एएफसी च्यालेन्ज कप फुटबल-२०१२
Logo of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates8–19 March
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up Turkmenistan
Third place Philippines
Fourth place Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored42 (2.63 per match)
Attendance50,000 (3,125 per match)
Top scorer(s)Philippines Phil Younghusband
(6 goals)
Best player(s)North Korea Pak Nam-chol
← 2010
2014 →

Hosts edit

Maldives, Nepal, and Palestine expressed an interest to bid to host the tournament. A decision on which country would be hosts was set to be made by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on 14 June 2011,[4] but was deferred until the AFC Executive Committee on 29 July 2011.[5] The committee decided to endorse Nepal as the hosts of the AFC Challenge Cup 2012 Finals.[6]

Venues edit

Kathmandu
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Halchowk Stadium
Capacity: 17,800 Capacity: 3,500
   

Qualification edit

Main article: 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

The qualification stage saw 20 eligible member associations compete in qualifiers.[7]

  • An initial pre-qualifying round (home and away) narrowed the field to 16 teams.
  • The final qualifying round consist of four groups of four teams each with the group winners and runners-up qualifying.
  • Only the eight teams that qualified for the tournament finals were permitted to bid to be hosts.

Qualified nations edit

  •   Palestine – Qualification Group A winners
  •   Philippines – Qualification Group A runners-up
  •   India – Qualification Group B winners
  •   Turkmenistan – Qualification Group B runners-up
  •   Maldives – Qualification Group C winners
  •   Tajikistan – Qualification Group C runners-up
  •   North Korea – Qualification Group D winners
  •     Nepal – Qualification Group D runners-up

Draw edit

The draw for the final tournament was held on 1 December 2011 at the Soaltee Crown Plaza Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal.[8]

Squads edit

Main article: 2012 AFC Challenge Cup squads

Each team could name a squad of 23 players.[9]

Group stage edit

All times are Nepal Time (NPT) – UTC+5:45

Key to colours in group tables
Top two placed teams advance to the semi-finals

Tie-breaking criteria edit

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:[9]

  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.

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Turkmenistan 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
  Palestine 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
  Maldives 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
    Nepal 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
Turkmenistan  3–1  Maldives
Mingazow   33'
Çoňkaýew   78'
Amanow   85'		 Report Adhuham   20'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Nepal    0–2  Palestine
Report Attieh   4'
Attal   65'
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Palestine  0–0  Turkmenistan
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Maldives  1–0    Nepal
Rasheed   51' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrygyzstan)
Nepal    0–3  Turkmenistan
Report Tagaýew   7'
Biraj   79' (o.g.)
Hangeldiýew   89'
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
Maldives  0–2  Palestine
Report Wadi   59'
Nu'man   90+4'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrygyzstan)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  North Korea 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
  Philippines 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
  Tajikistan 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
  India 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: RSSSF
North Korea  2–0  Philippines
Pak Nam-chol I   58'
Jang Kuk-chol   70'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
India  0–2  Tajikistan
Report Khamroqulov   61'
Davronov   66'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
Tajikistan  0–2  North Korea
Report Pak Nam-chol I   4'
Jang Kuk-chol   86'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Philippines  2–0  India
P. Younghusband   10', 73' Report
Attendance: 300
North Korea  4–0  India
Jon Kwang-ik   3'
Ri Kwang-hyok   34'
Pak Nam-chol I   59'
Ri Chol-myong   70'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Tajikistan  1–2  Philippines
Negmatov   45+1' Report P. Younghusband   54'
Á. Guirado   80'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Knockout stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 March
 
 
  Turkmenistan2
 
19 March
 
  Philippines1
 
  Turkmenistan1
 
16 March
 
  North Korea2
 
  North Korea2
 
 
  Palestine0
 
Third place
 
 
19 March
 
 
  Philippines4
 
 
  Palestine3

Semi-finals edit

Turkmenistan  2–1  Philippines
Amanow   80'
Çoňkaýew   86'		 Report P. Younghusband   25'
Attendance: 500
North Korea  2–0  Palestine
Pak Kwang-ryong   42', 68' Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Third place play-off edit

Philippines  4–3  Palestine
P. Younghusband   4', 25' (pen.)
Á. Guirado   42'
J. Guirado   69'		 Report Abuhabib   21', 67'
Attal   78'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)

Final edit

Main article: 2012 AFC Challenge Cup Final
Turkmenistan  1–2  North Korea
Şamyradow   2' Report Jong Il-gwan   36'
Jang Song-hyok   87' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Statistics edit

Winner edit

 2012 AFC Challenge Cup champions 
 
North Korea
Second title

Individual awards edit

The following awards were given for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup:[10][11]

Fair Play Award Golden Shoe Most Valuable Player
  North Korea   Phil Younghusband   Pak Nam-chol I

Team of the tournament edit

The team of the tournament – Dream Team in a 4-4-2 formation.

Goalscorers edit

6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Post-tournament team ranking edit

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
  North Korea 5 5 0 0 12 1 +11
  Turkmenistan 5 3 1 1 9 4 +5
  Philippines 5 3 0 2 9 8 +1
  Palestine 5 2 1 2 7 6 +1
  Tajikistan 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1
  Maldives 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3
    Nepal 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6
  India 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8
Source: [12]

References edit

  1. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012 (Men)" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  2. ^ "No direct entry for 2012 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 17 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  3. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Maldives, Nepal and Palestine bidding to host CC 2012 Finals". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Chinese Taipei to host AFC President's Cup Finals". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Message of unity from AFC ExCo". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  7. ^ "No direct entry for 2012 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Nepal's luck of the draw". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Competition Regulations AFC Challenge Cup Nepal 2012". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  10. ^ "Pak scoops MVP award". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Six-shooter Phil takes top scorer title". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  12. ^ "2012 AFC Challenge Cup: RSSSF.com". Retrieved 4 September 2022.

External links edit

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