2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

The 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification phase saw eight teams advance to the final tournament in Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. The qualification draw was held on 20 October 2010, in AFC House.

Seeding

The seedings are based on the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup

2010 AFC Challenge Cup

The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup was the third edition of the tournament which was held from 16–27 February 2010 in Sri Lanka. India, the defending champions, fielded their under-23 team for this tournament in preparation for the 2010 Asian Games later that year...

. Unlike previous editions with the exception of the inaugural edition, no team has been given direct entry into the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup. Defending champions Korea DPR, runners-up Turkmenistan and third-placed Tajikistan would now have to go through the qualifiers to enter the finals. The eight lowest ranked teams would take part in the playoff round while the remaining 12 teams would enter the Group Stage.

Group Stage Entrants	Playoff Entrants (8 lowest ranked)	Non entrants (Teams eligible to enter, but didn't)
		(suspended at time of the draw)

Qualifying playoff round

For the pre-qualifying phase, the eight lowest ranked teams played off on a home-and-away basis. The matches take place on 9 and 16 February 2011 with the four winners advancing to the group stage. However, for Afghanistan–Bhutan fixtures, they were rescheduled for 23 and 25 March and were played in at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium

Tau Devi Lal Stadium

Tau Devi Lal Stadium is a multi-purpose sports complex located in Gurgaon within the state of Haryana, India. The site currently consists of two sports venues in addition to several practice facilities: the Tau Devi Lal Cricket Ground and the Tau Devi Lal Football Stadium.It is the home ground of...

in Gurgaon

Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

.

For the second leg of the Philippines–Mongolia fixture, it was due to take place on original allotted schedule on 16 February 2011. However, in early January 2011, Philippine Football Federation

Philippine Football Federation

The Philippine Football Federation is the governing body of football in the Philippines. It was founded in 1907 as the Philippine Amateur Football Association . They were one of the 12 Asian associations that founded the Asian Football Confederation...

president Mariano Araneta said he wanted the match to take place at the same venue as the first leg on 12 February. He cited the winter conditions in Mongolia for this decision. After speaking with Mongolian Football Federation

Mongolian Football Federation

The Mongolian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Mongolia. It was founded in 1959, and gained both FIFA and AFC affiliation in 1998. Its current coach is Erdenebat Sandagdorj.-External links:* * at the FIFA website....

president Ganbold Buyannemekh, he insisted that the second leg be played in Mongolia but proposed 15 March instead as a compromise.
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First leg

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Second leg

Afghanistan win 5–0 on aggregate
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Philippines win 3–2 on aggregate
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Chinese Taipei win 6–3 on aggregate
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Cambodia win 5–4 on aggregate

Qualifying group stage

In the group stage, there are 16 teams (four groups of four teams each) playing a single round-robin tournament

Round-robin tournament

A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...

(league system). This includes the 12 highest ranked automatically qualified teams and the four qualifiers from the playoff round. The original match days were 20–31 March 2011. The top two teams in each group qualify for the final tournament. On 18 February 2011, the AFC announced that the hosts for each group are: Myanmar

Myanmar

Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

(Group A), Malaysia (Group B), Maldives

Maldives

The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...

(Group C) and Nepal

Nepal

(Group D) with match dates on the 21, 23 and 25 March 2011.

However, for Group D, the All Nepal Football Association

All Nepal Football Association

The All Nepal Football Association is the governing body of football in Nepal. It is responsible for the national team as well as club competitions....

proposed the hosting rights since the end of December 2010, which the AFC had endorsed. The fixtures were also scheduled to take place from 21 to 25 March but on 7 February 2011, it was announced that the qualifiers had to be postponed due to the unavailability of the main stadium (Dasarath Rangasala Stadium

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal. It is the Biggest stadium in Nepal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and cultural and entertainment programs. The stadium holds 25,000 spectators and seats 5,000 was built in 1956. Most of...

) for a wrestling

Wrestling

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...

event. The fixtures have then been set to 7 to 11 April 2011.

Teams tied in the points are ranked by the following criteria:

Number of points in the matches between the teams concerned,
Goal differences in the matches between the teams concerned,
Number of goals in the matches between the teams concerned,
Goal differences in all group matches,
Number of goals in all group matches,
Penalty shootout (if just two teams are tied　and they played together at the last group match)
Fair play conduct (scores determined by the number of yellow/red cards)
Drawing of lots

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up qualify for the final tournament

Group A

Times are Myanmar Time (MMT) – UTC+6:30

Team
3 2 1 0 5 1
4
7
3 1 2 0 4 1
3
5
3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1

4
Team
	3	2	1	0	5	1
7
	3	1	2	0	4	1
5
	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

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Group B

Times are Malaysia Standard Time (MST) – UTC+8

Team
3 2 1 0 7 2
5
7
3 2 1 0 6 1
5
7
3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0

5
Team
	3	2	1	0	7	2
7
	3	2	1	0	6	1
7
	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7	0

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Group C

Times are Maldives Time (MVT) – UTC+5

Team
3 2 1 0 6 1
5
7
3 2 1 0 4 0
4
7
3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0

5
Team
	3	2	1	0	6	1
7
	3	2	1	0	4	0
7
	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
	3	0	0	3	3	11	−8	0

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Group D

Times are Nepal Time
Nepal Time
Nepal Standard Time is the time zone for Nepal, with a time offset from Coordinated Universal Time of +05:45. Nepal Standard Time, is one of only two official time zones with a 45-minute increment from UTC. The Chatham Islands, which uses Chatham Island Standard Time also has a 45-minute...

(NPT) – UTC+5:45

Team
3 3 0 0 7 0
7
9
3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1

7
Team
	3	3	0	0	7	0
9
	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3
	3	0	1	2	0	5	−5	1

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Qualified nations

– Group A winners – Group A runners-up – Group B winners – Group B runners-up – Group C winners – Group C runners-up – Group D winners – Group D runners-up

Goalscorers

4 goals Jeje Lalpekhlua

Jeje Lalpekhlua

Jeje Lalpekhlua is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Pune F.C. in the I-League. He is being dubbed as the next Baichung Bhutia and is being dubbed as one of the brightest prospects for Indian football. He scored the only goal in a win against Afghanistan in the SAFF Cup group stage match...

Murad Alyan

Murad Alyan is a Palestinian professional football player currently playing for Hilal Al-Quds of the West Bank Premier League.-Career:...

3 goals

Sidiq Walizada

Sidiq Walizada

Mohammad Sidiq Walizada is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for Ordu Kabul F.C., and Afghanistan national football team...

Sam El Nasa
Ali Ashfaq

Ali Ashfaq

Ali Ashfaq is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Dhagandey" . He has played as a forward for club Valencia, New Radiant, DPMM FC and currently playing for V.B Sports Club in the Maldivian Dhiraagu Dhivehi League...

Choe Kum-Chol

Choe Kum-Chol is a North Korean international football player.Choe has made eight appearances for the Korea DPR national football team in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches....

2 goals

Kouch Sokumpheak Chang Han

Chang Han

Chang Han is a Taiwanese football player from Amis tribe. He usually plays as a striker. During the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifications, he was usually in the starting line-up in Chinese Taipei's 4-4-2 with Huang Wei-yi...

Chen Po-liang

Chen Po-liang is a Taiwanese football midfielder. He played for Hong Kong First Division League side TSW Pegasus FC.-Early career:Chen started to display his goal scoring sense since young age. He was the top goalscorer in the National Futsal Championship, in which he scored 28 goals for Minzu...

Cholponbek Esenkul Uulu

Cholponbek Esenkul Uulu is a Kyrgyzstani footballer who is a striker for Abdish-Ata Kant. He is a member of the Kyrgyzstan national football team.-Goals for Senior National Team:-References:*...

Leong Ka Hang Ri Chol-Myong

Ri Chol-Myong

Ri Chol-Myong is a North Korean international football player. He plays for Pyongyang City in the DPR Korea League....

Arif Mehmood

Arif Mehmood is a Pakistani international footballer playing currently for WAPDA FC.He has been the leading goalscorer in the PPL three times, coming in 2004, 2007 and in 2008-Goals for Senior National Team:-References:...

Ángel Guirado

Ángel Guirado Aldeguer is a Spanish–Filipino professional footballer who plays for Global F.C. as a midfielder or a second striker. He also represents the Philippines at international level.-Club career:...

James Younghusband

James Joseph Placer Younghusband is an English–Filipino footballer who plays as right midfielder for and the Philippines national team.- Childhood and career :...

1 goal

Mustafa Hadid

Mustafa Hadid

Mustafa Hadid is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for Altona 93.-Career:Hadid began his career 1998 on youthside for TuS Germania Schnelsen and joined in summer 2004 to the U-19 of Hamburger SV. He played two years in the U-19 Fußball-Bundesliga for HSV and returned 2006 to his first club...

Israfeel Kohistani

Mohammad Salim Israfeel Kohistani is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for Kabul Bank. He is national team player and its captain. He wears jersey number 7. He played in World Cup 2010 qualifiers. and 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification...

Waheed Nadeem

Waheed Nadeem is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for Kabul Bank. He is national senior and also u-23 team player. He wears number 8.-International career:...

Shakil Ahmed

Major General Shakil Ahmed was a two star General of the Bangladesh Army and head of Border Guards Bangladesh. He was commissioned in the Regiment of Artillery in 1976. He is a graduate from the Armed Forces Staff College, Malaysia...

Abdul Baten Komol Khim Borey Khoun Laboravy Sok Rithy Lin Cheng-yi Lo Chih-an

Lo Chih-an

Lo Chih-an is a Taiwanese football player who comes from Atayal tribe. Despite still being a high school student, Lo made his debut for Chinese Taipei national football team, together with his brother Lo Chih-en, and assisted the latter's first goal in the game against Guam of East Asian Cup 2008...

Sunil Chhetri Steven Dias

Steven Dias

Steven Benedic Dias is an Indian professional football player currently playing for Churchill Brothers S.C. of the I-League. An attacking midfielder who plays on the wings, he is known for his long range shooting, crossing and passing...

Jewel Raja Shaikh

Jewel Raja shaikh

Jewel Raja Shaikh born is an Indian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Mohun Bagan in the I-League, he plays as a midfielder in central midfield.-Indian Arrows:...

Aziz Sydykov Rustem Usanov
Phattana Syvilay Kitsada Tongkhen Soukaphone Vongchiengkham Vernon Vinício Ashad Ali

Ashad Ali

Ashad Ali is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Adey", who plays as a forward for Victory SC. He is a member of the Maldives national football team.- External links :**...

Mukhthar Naseer

Mukhthar Naseer is a Maldivian international footballer. He is best known for his dribbling skills and fast speed. He currently plays for Victory SC in the Maldives. He scored the winning goal for the Maldives against India in the final of the 2008 SAFF Championship.Mukhtar is from Thoddoo, Alif...

Shamweel Qasim

Shamweel Qasim is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Bonda", who plays as midfielder for VB Sports Club.He is a member of the Maldives national football team.He is from the island of Hithadhoo, Addu Atoll.Shamweel is a important player for Maldives.- External links :* Maldivesoccer Bonda profile*...

Bayasgalangiin Garidmagnai Donorovyn Lkhümbengarav

Donorovyn Lkhümbengarav

Donorovyn Lümbengarav , is a Mongolian footballer who plays as a defender. He is a member of the Mongolia national football team, and has participated in nine FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He is also the captain of the national team....

Khin Maung Lwin

Khin Maung Lwin is a Burmese footballer.He is the current captain of the Myanmar national football team....

Zaw Htat Aung Bharat Khawas Jong Il-Gwan Pak Nam-Chol

Pak Nam-Chol (footballer born 1985)

Pak Nam-Chol is a North Korean international football player.Pak has appeared for the Korea DPR national football team in 15 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches scoring three goals....

Atif Bashir

Atif Bashir Qureshi is a German Turkish-Pakistani footballer, who plays for Barry Town in the Welsh Football League First Division and at international level for the Pakistan national team.-Early career:...

Ahmed Harbi

Ahmed Harbi Mahajna simply known as Ahmed Harbi is a Palestinian footballer currently playing for Al-Am'ary as a full back. He received his first call up to the Palestine national football team in 2010 against Sudan...

Ian Araneta

Ian Bayona Araneta is a Filipino footballer who plays as a forward for Philippine Air Force F.C. and the Philippines national team....

Emelio Caligdong

Emelio Asada Caligdong , nicknamed "Chieffy", is a Filipino footballer who plays as a left winger for Philippine Air Force F.C. and the vice-captain of the Philippines national team...

Phil Younghusband

Philip James Placer "Phil" Younghusband is an English–Filipino footballer who plays as a forward for and the Philippines national team.- Early years :...

Nuriddin Davronov

Nuriddin Davronov is a Tajikistani footballer who plays for Istiqlol Dushanbe. He is currently a member of the Tajikistan national football team. He also took part at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in South Korea....

Davronjon Ergashev Ibrahim Rabimov

Ibrahim Rabimov

Ibrahim Rabimov is a Tajikistani footballer who is a midfielder for Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda. He is a member of the Tajikistan national football team.-Goals for Senior National Team:-External links:*...

Arslanmyrat Amanow

Arslanmyrat Amanow is a Turkmen footballer playing currently for HTTU Aşgabat. He scored in the game against Tajikistan in 2010 AFC Challenge Cup Semi final.-Goals for Senior National Team:-External links:...

Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew

Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew is a professional Turkmen football player currently playing for FC Okzhetpes.-External links:*...

Mämmedaly Garadanow Guwanç Hangeldiýew

Guwanç Hangeldiýew

Guwanç Hangeldiýew is a Turkmen footballer playing currently for HTTU Aşgabat. He scored in the game against Chinese Taipei in 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification.-Goals for Senior National Team:-References:...

Berdi Şamyradow

Berdimyrat Şamyradow is a professional Turkmen football player currently playing for HTTU Aşgabat. He is six-times top goalscorer of Ýokary Liga. In 2009, Şamyradow shattered the all-times Ýokary Liga topscorer title of Rejepmyrat Agabaýew...

Didargylyç Urazow

Own goal Ruslan Sydykov

Ruslan Sydykov

Ruslan Sydykov , born in a Tatar family on 4 January 1975, is a Kyrgyzstani footballer who is a defender for Dordoi Bishkek. He is a member of the Kyrgyzstan national football team. Sydykov won the Kyrgyzstan footballer of the year in 2005 and 2006 .-Goals for Senior National Team:-External links:**...

(For Tajikistan) Assad Abdul Ghani (For Kyrgyzstan)

External links

AFC Challenge Cup

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