AFC Challenge Cup
The AFC Challenge Cup was an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member countries that was categorized as "emerging countries" in the "Vision Asia" programme. "Vision Asia", created by former AFC president, ...
was the third edition of the tournament which was held from 16–27 February 2010 in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. India, the defending champions, fielded their under-23 team for this tournament in preparation for the
2010 Asian Games
The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...
later that year. The champions,
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...
, qualified for the
2011 Asian Cup
The 2011 AFC Asian Cup was the 15th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar from 7 to 29 January 2011. It was the fifte ...
.
Qualification
The finals saw three automatic qualifiers joined by five teams from the qualification phase. Qualification consisted of two sections.
* A playoff between the 19th and 20th ranked entrants (
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 millio ...
and
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
)
* 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
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bord ...
the ranking of second-placed teams was excluded results of any matches against fourth-placed sides.
Qualifiers
Qualifiers for the final tournament were:
* (Automatic Qualifier)
* (Automatic Qualifier)
* (Automatic Qualifier)
* (Winner Qualification Group A)
* (Winner Qualification Group B)
* (Winner Qualification Group C)
* (Winner Qualification Group D)
* (Best Runner-up)
The draw for the final tournament was held on 30 November 2009 at the Galadari Hotel in
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...
,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
Venues
Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup.
Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:
# points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
# goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
# number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
# goal difference in all group matches;
# number of goals scored in all group matches;
# kicks from the penalty mark (if only two teams are level and they are both on the field of play);
# fewer yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
# drawing of lots by the organising committee.
Pai Soe
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Pak Song-chol
Pak Song-chol or Park Sung-chul (2 September 1913 – 28 October 2008) was a North Korean politician who served as Premier of North Korea from 1976 to 1977. He succeeded Kim Il. He also served as foreign minister from 1959 to 1970.
Biogr ...
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Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev
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Numonjon Hakimov
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Ibrahim Rabimov
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Career statistics
International
''Statistics accurate as of match played 11 June 2015''
International goals
Honors
Club
;Aviator B ...
Mohamed Zahid Hossain
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Chittagong Abahani Limited ( bn, চট্টগ্র ...
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Atiqur Rahman Meshu
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Anton Zemlianuhin
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Club career
He can play as striker, left winger ...
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Kyaw Thiha
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Tun Tun Win
Tun Tun Win ( my, ထွန်းထွန်းဝင်း;born 15 December 1987) is a footballer from Myanmar. He made his first appearance for the Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team ( my, မြန်မာ ...
Kim Seong-yong
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Names
* Kim (given name)
* Kim (surname)
** Kim (Korean surname)
*** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties
**** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948
** Kim, Vietnamese ...
Philip Dalpethado
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S. Sanjeev
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S may also refer to:
History
* an Anglo-Saxon charter's number in Peter Sawyer's, catalogue Language and linguistics
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Begli Nurmyradow
Begli Nurmyradow (born May 27, 1981) is a Turkmen footballer ( defender) playing currently for HTTU Aşgabat. He scored one critical goal in the game versus Kyrgyzstan in 2010 AFC Challenge Cup
The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup was the third editio ...
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Berdi Şamyradow
Berdi Bayrammyradovich Shamyradov or Berdi Baýrammyradowiç Şamyradow ( rus, links=no, Берды Байраммуратович Шамуратов, Berdy Bayrammuratovich Shamuratov; born 22 June 1982) is a Turkmen football coach and a former ...
2010
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2010
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