| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–26 March 2013 |
| Teams | 19 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 80 (2.96 per match) |
| Attendance | 127,100 (4,707 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (5 goals) |
←2012 | |
The2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification phase determined the teams which advanced to the final tournament. The qualification draw was held on 11 December 2012, in AFC House inKuala Lumpur,Malaysia.[1]
| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 28 November 2012 | 1 (2012) | |
| Group C winner | 6 March 2013 | 2 (2006,2008) | |
| Group A winner | 6 March 2013 | 2 (2008,2010) | |
| Group D winner | 6 March 2013 | 2 (2006,2012) | |
| Group B winner | 21 March 2013 | 2 (2006,2010) | |
| Group E winner | 26 March 2013 | 2 (2006,2012) | |
| Best second place team | 26 March 2013 | 3 (2008,2010,2012) | |
| Best second place team | 20 March 2013 | 0 (debut) |
Twenty teams expressed their interest to take part before the deadline of 7 September 2012.[2] TheNorthern Mariana Islands made their Challenge Cup debut after having been approved by the AFC to participate (the Northern Mariana Islands is an associate member of the AFC).[3]
It was decided that starting from this tournament, an automatic qualification place will be given to the AFC Challenge Cup host.[4] The hosting rights were given toMaldives in the AFC Competitions Committee meeting on 28 November.[5]
The twenty teams involved in the qualification draw were drawn into five groups of four teams, with each group containing one team from each of the following seeding pots.[6] Teams in each group will play asingle round-robin at a pre-determined host country. The five group winners plus the two best second-placed teams will qualify for the finals.
Below the table of national teams that participated in this qualifications along with their FIFA ranking (and points) as of 7 November 2012 (in bracket with their numbers of ranking arebolded)
| Pot 1 ( Hosts ) | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Following teams did not enter qualifications :
| Team (ranking; points at FIFA ranking) | Reason of not entered qualifications |
|---|---|
| Qualified as host | |
| Excluded as they won two previous editions of AFC Challenge Cup | |
| Either chosen not to participate or missed deadline | |
| Either chosen not to participate or missed deadline |
Notes :
Groups A, C and D were played 2–6 March 2013, Group B was played 17–21 March 2013, and Group E was played 22–26 March 2013.
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners andtwo best second-placed teams qualify for the finals |
In each group, the teams are ranked according topoints (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers are in following order:[10]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| India | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Raja Singh | Report | Lee Tai-Lin |
| Myanmar | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Soe Min Oo Kyi Lin Pyae Phyo Aung Pai Soe Kyaw Zayar Win | Report |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Meng-Chian | Report | Soe Kyaw Kyaw |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cunliffe Mariano |
| Myanmar | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Soe Min Oo | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Makhmudov | Report |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tetteh | Report |
| Macau | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ismailov Ergashev |
| Pakistan | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tetteh |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tetteh | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Afghanistan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Arezou | Report |
| Laos | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sayyabounsou | Report | Tumenjargal |
| Mongolia | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Arezou |
| Sri Lanka | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratnayake Gunaratne | Report | Vongchiengkham Sayyabounsou Sayyaboun Phimmasen |
| Sri Lanka | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gunaratne Migara | Report |
| Laos | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sayavutthi | Report | Ahmadi |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
| Palestine | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dheeb | Report |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 0–9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Salem Abuhabib Atiya Dheeb Abugharqud |
| Bangladesh | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rony | Report |
| Bangladesh | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Toklis Rony Linkon | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
| Turkmenistan | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Amanow Baýramow Thavrak Şamyradow Abylow Batyrow | Report |
| Philippines | Cancelled | |
|---|---|---|
| Brunei | Cancelled | |
|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 0–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | P. Younghusband Patiño Schröck De Murga |
To determine the two best second-placed teams, the following criteria were used:[10]
For this ranking, the non-participation of Brunei in Group E meant that the results of the matches in the four other groups between the runner-up and the bottom-placed team were declared null and void based on Article 16.1 and Appendix 2 of the tournament regulations.[10][15]
| Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| E | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 3 | |
| A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | |
| D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |