2012 AFC Challenge Cup

2012 AFC Challenge Cup
एएफसी च्यालेन्ज कप फुटबल-२०१२

Logo of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host country Nepal
Dates 8–19 March
Teams 8
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 played 16
Goals scored 42 (2.63 per match)
Attendance 50,000 (3,125 per match)
Top scorer(s) Philippines Phil Younghusband
(6 goals)
Best player North Korea Pak Nam-Chol

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]

Hosts

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

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

Qualification

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

Qualified nations

Draw

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

Squads

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

Group stage

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

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

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

8 March 2012
15:00
Turkmenistan  3–1  Maldives
Mingazow  33'
Çoňkaýew  78'
Amanow  85' 		Report Adhuham  20'
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

8 March 2012
17:00
Nepal    0–2  Palestine
Report Attieh  4'
Attal  65'

10 March 2012
15:00
Palestine  0–0  Turkmenistan
Report

10 March 2012
17:00
Maldives  1–0    Nepal
Rasheed  51' Report

12 March 2012
15:00
Nepal    0–3  Turkmenistan
Report Tagaýew  7'
Biraj  79' (o.g.)
Hangeldiýew  89'

12 March 2012
15:00
Maldives  0–2  Palestine
Report Wadi  59'
Nu'man  90+4'

Group B

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

9 March 2012
15:00
North Korea  2–0  Philippines
Pak Nam-Chol I  58'
Jang Kuk-Chol  70' 		Report
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)

9 March 2012
17:00
India  0–2  Tajikistan
Report Khamroqulov  61'
Davronov  66'

11 March 2012
15:00
Tajikistan  0–2  North Korea
Report Pak Nam-Chol I  4'
Jang Kuk-Chol  86'
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

11 March 2012
17:00
Philippines  2–0  India
P. Younghusband  10', 73' Report

13 March 2012
15:00
North Korea  4–0  India
Jon Kwang-Ik  3'
Ri Kwang-Hyok  34'
Pak Nam-Chol I  59'
Ri Chol-Myong  70' 		Report

13 March 2012
15:00
Tajikistan  1–2  Philippines
Negmatov  45+1' Report P. Younghusband  54'
Á. Guirado  80'
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
16 March
  Turkmenistan  2  
  Philippines  1  
 
19 March
      Turkmenistan  1
    North Korea  2
Third place
16 March 19 March
  North Korea  2   Philippines  4
  Palestine  0     Palestine  3

Semi-finals

16 March 2012
18:30
North Korea  2–0  Palestine
Pak Kwang-Ryong  42', 68' Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Third place play-off

19 March 2012
14:30
Philippines  4–3  Palestine
P. Younghusband  4', 25' (pen.)
Á. Guirado  42'
J. Guirado  69' 		Report Abuhabib  21', 67'
Attal  78'

Final

19 March 2012
18:30
Turkmenistan  1–2  North Korea
Şamyradow  2' Report Jong Il-Gwan  36'
Jang Song-Hyok  87' (pen.)
Turkmenistan
North Korea
Turkmenistan
TURKMENISTAN:
GK 1 Rahmanberdi Alyhanow
DF 12 Serdar Annaorazow  11'  64'
DF 18 Şöhrat Soyunow  90+4'
DF 19 Ahmet Ataýew  58'
DF 23 Dawid Sarkisow  86'
DF 34 Akmyrat Jumanazarow
MF 8 Bagtyýar Hojaahmedow
MF 26 Elman Tagaýew  42'
MF 30 Umijan Astanow
FW 7 Berdi Şamyradow (c)
FW 22 Guwanç Abylow  54'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Ruslan Mingazow  42'
FW 17 Arslanmyrat Amanow  54'
DF 14 Guwanç Rejepow  64'
Manager:
Ýazguly Hojageldiýew
North Korea
NORTH KOREA:
GK 1 Ri Myong-Guk
DF 5 Ri Kwang-Chon (c)
DF 12 Jon Kwang-Ik  90+3'
DF 14 Pak Nam-Chol II
DF 19 Jang Kuk-Chol  53'
DF 20 Ri Kwang-Hyok
MF 4 Pak Nam-Chol I
MF 8 Ri Chol-Myong
MF 17 An Yong-Hak  73'
FW 10 Pak Kwang-Ryong  90+2'
FW 11 Jong Il-Gwan  62'
Substitutions:
FW 25 Kim Ju-Song  53'
DF 23 Jang Song-Hyok  73'
MF 22 Pak Song-Chol I  90+2'
Manager:
Yun Jong-Su

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:
Azman Bin Ismail (Malaysia)
Humoud Al-Sahli (Kuwait)
Fourth official:
Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Statistics

Winner

 2012 AFC Challenge Cup Champions 

North Korea
Second title

Individual Awards

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

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

Team of the tournament

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

Goalscorers

6 goals
3 goals
2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Post-tournament team ranking

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 North Korea 5500121+11
2 Turkmenistan 531194+5
3 Philippines 530298+1
4 Palestine 521276+1
Eliminated in the group stage
5 Tajikistan 310234−1
6 Maldives 310225−3
7   Nepal 300306−6
8 India 300308−8

References

  1. ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012 (Men)" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  2. ↑ "No direct entry for 2012 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  3. ↑ "AFC Competitions Committee". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  4. ↑ "Maldives, Nepal and Palestine bidding to host CC 2012 Finals". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  5. ↑ "Chinese Taipei to host AFC President’s Cup Finals". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  6. ↑ "Message of unity from AFC ExCo". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
  7. ↑ "No direct entry for 2012 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  8. ↑ "Nepal's luck of the draw". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Competition Regulations AFC Challenge Cup Nepal 2012". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  10. ↑ "Pak scoops MVP award". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  11. ↑ "Six-shooter Phil takes top scorer title". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-03-22.

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