2006 AFC Challenge Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bangladesh |
| Dates | 1 April – 16 April |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Tajikistan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Sri Lanka |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 82 (2.65 per match) |
| Attendance | 150,150 (4,844 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Fahed Attal (8 goals) |
| Best player |
Ibrahim Rabimov |
The 2006 AFC Challenge Cup was held between April 1 and April 16, 2006 in Bangladesh. Sixteen teams were split into four groups, the top two in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals, and from then on a straight knockout contest. There was no qualification stage. The cup winner was Tajikistan. The fair play award was won by Sri Lanka and Tajikistani Ibrahim Rabimov won the most valuable player award.[1]
Selection of teams
The AFC classed seventeen nations as emerging associations, which need time to develop their football.[2] They were selected in August, 2005 to take part. Laos, Mongolia, and Timor-Leste were initially selected to participate, but were later replaced by Bangladesh and India of the developing associations class, reducing the number of participating teams to sixteen.
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Hosts and stadia
The AFC decided at its annual meeting, that Bangladesh would host the opening ceremony and that Nepal would host the final unless Bangladesh makes it into the last two, in which case it would be held in Dhaka, its capital.[3][4] It was originally planned that the teams in Groups A and B would play their games in Nepal and that teams in Groups C and D would play in Bangladesh, but due to the political unrest that shook Nepal, it was decided that only Bangladesh would host the tournament.[5][6][7][8] The Challenge Cup was originally scheduled to take place between March 26 to April 9, 2006 but was changed to avoid clashes with Bangladesh's Independence Day on March 26.[9] The two stadia that were selected to be used during this tournament were: the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka and the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong. However, the Bangladesh Army Stadium in Dhaka was later used to make-up the matches that were abandoned due to heavy rain.
Teams
Some teams did not take part with their 'main' national squad, as noted below:
- India decided to field their under-20 team in preparation for the AFC Youth Championship they were later hosting.
- Kyrgyzstan took part with a young squad, made up mostly of players from their under-20 team which had qualified for the AFC Youth Championship.[10]
Squads
Group stage
All times are Bangladesh Standard Time (BST) – UTC+6
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Top two placed teams advance to the quarter-finals |
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:
- points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- kicks from the penalty mark (if only two teams are level and they are both on the field of play);
- fewer yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
- drawing of lots by the organising committee.
Group A
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 India |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
 Chinese Taipei |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
 Philippines |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
 Afghanistan |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
3 April 2006 18:00 |
| Afghanistan |
2–2 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
Qadami  20', 23' |
Report | Chuang Wei-lun 48' Liang Chien-wei 73' |
Group B
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
 Nepal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 Brunei |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Bhutan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Group C
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 7 |
 Bangladesh |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
 Cambodia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
 Guam |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
1 April 2006 15:30 |
| Palestine |
11–0 | Guam |
|---|---|---|
| Keshkesh 6' Attal 14', 20', 25', 32', 45+1', 86' Atura 22' Al Amour 39' Al-Kord 59', 67' |
Report |
Group D
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tajikistan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
 Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
 Macau |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 April - Chittagong | ||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei |
0 | |||||||||
| 12 April – Chittagong | ||||||||||
| Sri Lanka |
3 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka (pens.) |
1 (5) | |||||||||
| 9 April - Chittagong | ||||||||||
| Nepal |
1 (3) | |||||||||
| India |
0 | |||||||||
| 16 April – Dhaka | ||||||||||
| Nepal |
3 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka |
0 | |||||||||
| 9 April - Dhaka | ||||||||||
| Tajikistan |
4 | |||||||||
| Palestine |
0 | |||||||||
| 13 April - Dhaka | ||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan |
1 | |||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan |
0 | |||||||||
| 10 April - Dhaka | ||||||||||
| Tajikistan |
2 | |||||||||
| Bangladesh |
1 | |||||||||
| Tajikistan |
6 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
10 April 2006 15:30 |
| Tajikistan |
6–1 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Rabimov 2' Mahmudov 20' Mukhidinov 31' Hakimov 51' Rabiev 65' Nematov 81' |
Report | Alfaz 17' |
Semi-finals
12 April 2006 15:30 |
| Sri Lanka |
1–1 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Kasun 65' |
Report | Basanta 82' |
| Penalties | ||
Fuard  Chathura Gunaratne Channa Ratnayaka |
5 – 3 | Anjan Tashi Nabin  Pradeep |
Final
Winner
| 2006 AFC Challenge Cup Champions |
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Tajikistan First title |
Awards
| Fair Play Award | Golden Shoe | Most Valuable Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka |
Fahed Attal |
Ibrahim Rabimov |
Goalscorers
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Notes
References
- ↑ "Victory a boost for Tajikistan football: Nazarov". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ↑ "Big Soccer Forum Thread on AFC Challenge Cup 2006".
- ↑ "Opening ceremony of AFC Challenge Cup to be held in Bangladesh". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 2005-11-30.
- ↑ "AFC Challenge Cup opening ceremony in Bangladesh". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on August 31, 2006. Retrieved 2005-11-28.
- ↑ "Bangladesh to be sole host of inaugural AFC Challenge Cup 2006". The AFC. Retrieved 2006-02-21.
- ↑ Acharya, Pawan (2006). "Nepal Dumped as AFC Cup Host". OhmyNews. Retrieved 2006-02-23.
- ↑ "Nepal dumped as co-host of AFC Challenge Cup". Daily Times. Pakistan. Retrieved 2006-02-22.
- ↑ Kantipur (2006). "AFC dumps Nepal from co-hosting AFC Challenge Cup 2006". eKantipur.com. Retrieved 2006-02-20.
- ↑ Kantipur (2006). "AFC dumps Nepal from co-hosting AFC Challenge Cup 2006". KantipurOnline.com. Retrieved 2006-02-20.
- ↑ "Podkorytov is Kyrgyzstan acting coach". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2006-02-21.
- ↑ "Tajikistan lift inaugural AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2006-04-19. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
External links
- Official Site of the AFC Challenge Cup Bangladesh 2006
- AFC Challenge Cup 2006 at RSSSF.com
- AFC Challenge Cup 2006 at FutbolPlanet.de