The AFC Challenge Cup 2014 qualification phase will determine which teams will advance to the final tournament. The qualification draw was held on 11 December 2012, in AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Twenty teams have expressed their interest to take part before the deadline of 7 September 2012. The Northern Mariana Islands will make their Challenge Cup debut after having been approved by the AFC to participate (the Northern Mariana Islands is an associate member of the AFC). It was decided that starting from this tournament, an automatic qualification place will be given to the AFC Challenge Cup host. The hosting rights were given to Maldives in the AFC Competitions Committee meeting on 28 November. 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. Teams in each group will play a single round-robin at a pre-determined host country. The five group winners plus the two best second-placed teams will qualify for the finals. View the details.
Pot 1 (Hosts)
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Pot 2
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Pot 3
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Pot 4
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It was reported that Cambodia withdrew, citing financial and competitive concerns. Bhutan and Timor-Leste were non-entrants. North Korea, the 2012 champions, Cambodia , Bhutan and Timor-Leste have been excluded from participating in the AFC Challenge Cup starting with the 2014 edition.
Groups A, C and D will be played 2–6 March 2013, Group B will be played 17–21 March 2013, and Group E will be played 22–26 March 2013. Group winners and two best second placed team will qualify to the finals. Here is the group details.
Group A: Myanmar, India, Chinese Taipei, Guam
Group B: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Macau
Group C: Laos, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Mongolia
Group D: Nepal, Palestine, Bangladesh, Northen Mariana Islands
Group E: Philippines, Turkmenistan, Cambodia, Brunei
Group E: Philippines, Turkmenistan, Cambodia, Brunei
Matches for each groups will be played in a different location. Here is the detailed fixture for the matches of each groups.
Group A:
Matches to be played in Myanmar (all times UTC+6:30).
2 March 2013
16:00 |
India
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v
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Chinese
Taipei
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Thuwunna Stadium,Yangon
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2 March 2013
18:45 |
Myanmar
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v
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Guam
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4 March 2013
16:00 |
Guam
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v
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India
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4 March 2013
18:45 |
Chinese
Taipei
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v
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Myanmar
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6 March 2013
16:00 |
Chinese
Taipei
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v
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Guam
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6 March 2013
18:45 |
Myanmar
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v
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India
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Matches to be played in Kyrgyzstan (all times UTC+6).
17 March 2013
12:00 |
v
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17 March 2013
16:00 |
v
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19 March 2013
12:00 |
v
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19 March 2013
16:00 |
v
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21 March 2013
12:00 |
v
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21 March 2013
16:00 |
v
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Group C:
Matches to be played in Laos (all times UTC+7).
2 March 2013
16:00 |
v
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2 March 2013
19:00 |
v
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4 March 2013
16:00 |
v
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4 March 2013
19:00 |
v
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6 March 2013
16:00 |
v
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6 March 2013
19:00 |
v
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Group D:
Matches to be played in Nepal (all times UTC+5:45).
2 March 2013
14:30 |
v
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2 March 2013
17:30 |
v
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4 March 2013
14:30 |
v
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4 March 2013
17:30 |
v
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6 March 2013
14:30 |
v
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6 March 2013
17:30 |
v
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Group E:
Matches to be played in the Philippines (all times UTC+8).
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22nd March 2013
16:30 |
Turkmenistan
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v
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22nd March 2013
19:30 |
v
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Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
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24th March 2013
16:30 |
v
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Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
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24th March 2013
19:30 |
v
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Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
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26th March 2013
16:30 |
v
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Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
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26th March 2013
19:30 |
v
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Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
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