2010 AFC Challenge Cup

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The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup was the third edition of the tournament which was held from 1627 February 2010 in Sri Lanka.[1] India, the defending champions, fielded their under-23 team for this tournament in preparation for the 2010 Asian Games later that year.[2][3][note 1] The champions, North Korea, qualified for the 2011 Asian Cup.

Host countrySri Lanka
Dates1627 February
Venue2 (in 1 host city)
Champions North Korea (1st title)
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2010 AFC Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySri Lanka
Dates1627 February
Venue2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (1st title)
Runners-up Turkmenistan
Third place Tajikistan
Fourth place Myanmar
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored44 (2.75 per match)
Attendance12,550 (784 per match)
Top scorer(s)North Korea Ryang Yong-gi
(4 goals)
Best playerNorth Korea Ryang Yong-gi
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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 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 was excluded results of any matches against fourth-placed sides.[4]

Qualifiers

Qualifiers for the final tournament were:

The draw for the final tournament was held on 30 November 2009 at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[5]

Venues

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Colombo
Sugathadasa Stadium CR & FC Grounds
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 5,550
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Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup.[6]

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Referees Assistant Referees

Bahrain Nawaf Abdulla
China Tan Hai
Iran Alireza Faghani
Japan Hajime Matsuo
Lebanon Andre El Haddad
Thailand Chaiya Mahapab
Yemen Mukhtar Al Yarimi

Bahrain Ebrahim Mubarak
China Huo Weiming
India Shaji Kurian
Iran Morteza Karimi
Japan Toshiyuki Nagi
Lebanon Ahmad El Kawas
Malaysia Mohd Sabri Mat Daud
Oman Hamed Al Mayahi
Yemen Hussein Shukran

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Squads

Group stage

All times are Sri Lanka Time (SLT) – UTC+5:30

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

Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:

  1. points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. goal difference in all group matches;
  5. number of goals scored in all group matches;
  6. kicks from the penalty mark (if only two teams are level and they are both on the field of play);
  7. fewer yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
  8. drawing of lots by the organising committee.

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tajikistan 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
 Myanmar 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
 Sri Lanka (H) 3 1 0 2 4 7 3 3
 Bangladesh 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 3
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(H) Hosts
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Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hajime Matsuo (Japan)
More information Myanmar, 4–0 ...
Myanmar 4–0 Sri Lanka
Kyaw Thiha 39'
Yan Paing 71'
Pai Soe 81'
Myo Min Tun 87'
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Attendance: 3,000

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Sri Lanka 1–3 Tajikistan
Dalpethado 78' Report Rabimov 13'
Fatkhuloev 32', 90+2'
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Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

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Sri Lanka 3–0 Bangladesh
Kaiz 7'
Gunarathna 43'
Sanjeev 79'
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Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
 Turkmenistan 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
 Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 2 2 6 4 3
 India U23 3 0 0 3 1 6 5 0
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Source: RSSSF
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Attendance: 450
Referee: Hajime Matsuo (Japan)

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Attendance: 300
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
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Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 February – Colombo
 
 
 Tajikistan0
 
27 February – Colombo
 
 Turkmenistan2
 
 Turkmenistan 1 (4)
 
24 February – Colombo
 
 North Korea (p)1 (5)
 
 North Korea5
 
 
 Myanmar0
 
Third place
 
 
27 February – Colombo
 
 
 Tajikistan1
 
 
 Myanmar0

Semi-finals

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North Korea 5–0 Myanmar
Choe Myong-ho 6'
Choe Chol-man 12', 73'
Pak Song-chol 13'
Kim Seong-yong 85'
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Attendance: 400
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

Third place match

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Final

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Attendance: 3,000

Winner

 2010 AFC Challenge Cup champions 

North Korea

First title

Awards

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Fair Play Award Golden Shoe Most Valuable Player
 North Korea North Korea Ryang Yong-gi North Korea Ryang Yong-gi
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Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes

  1. All matches involving India will not count as full international matches as they fielded their under-23 team in this tournament.

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