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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 Game ...

qualification phase saw five teams advance to the finals to join three automatic qualifiers in the final tournament in Sri Lanka. Qualification consisted of two sections. * A playoff between the 19th and 20th ranked entrants (

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and

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a p ...

) * Four qualification groups for four teams. Each group winner advanced to the finals, along with the best-ranked runner-up. Because of the withdrawal of

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

, the ranking of second-placed teams excluded results of any matches against fourth-placed sides.

Seeding

Seeding was based partially on the FIFA World Ranks as at January 2009 (ranking shown in brackets). , and chose not to compete.

withdrew prior to their first match.

Qualifying preliminary round

Moved from originally scheduled dates of 7 March and 14 March due to conflict with the qualification for the

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. ---- ''3–3 on aggregate. Macau advanced to the group phase on the away goals rule.''

Qualifying group stage

Qualification was officially scheduled to take place from 2–13 April 2009, although the actual dates began before and extended beyond that. Each qualification group was held in a single location -

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

and Sri Lanka hosting their respective groups. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers were in following order: #Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; # Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; #Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; #Goal difference in all the group matches; #Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches; #

Kicks from the penalty mark A penalty shoot-out (officially kicks from the penalty mark) is a tie-breaking method in association football to determine which team is awarded victory in a match that cannot end in a draw, when the score is tied after the normal time as well ...

if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play; #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) #Drawing of lots.

Group A

*Matches played in

. *Times listed are

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Group B

*Matches played in the

. *Times listed are

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Group C

*Matches played in

. *Times listed are UTC+5:45. Tie-breaking situation: *Kyrgyzstan ranked ahead of Nepal and Palestine on the basis of goals scored. *Nepal ranked ahead of Palestine on the basis of a better disciplinary record (Nepal 1 yellow card - Palestine 3 yellow cards). ---- ----

Group D

*Matches played in Sri Lanka. *Times listed are UTC+5:30. ---- ----

Ranking of second placed teams

The best-ranked second placed team also qualified for the finals tournament. Due to Afghanistan's withdrawal from Group C, matches against fourth-placed sides in the other groups were excluded from the following comparison. Notes on the tie-breaking situation: *Bangladesh ranked ahead of the Maldives on the basis of goal difference. *Pakistan ranked ahead of Nepal on the basis of goals scored.

Final tournament

The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, was eventually held from 16–27 February in Sri Lanka.

Qualifiers

The eight teams that qualified for the final tournament are: * – automatic qualifier * – automatic qualifier * – automatic qualifier * – winner Group A * – winner Group B * – winner Group C * – winner Group D * – best runner-up The draw for the final tournament was done on 30 November 2009 at the Galadri Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Goalscorers

;5 goals * Safiullah Khan *

Kasun Jayasuriya Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya (born 25 March 1980) is a retired Sri Lankan football player who last played for Saunders Sports Club and the Sri Lanka national football team. He is also the all-time top goalscorer for the Sri Lankan national team wi ...

;4 goals * Ibrahim Fazeel ;3 goals *

Chen Po-liang Chen Po-liang (; born 11 August 1988) is a Taiwanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai. He is also captain of the Taiwan national football team. Club career Early career Chen st ...

* Ali Ashfaq * Döwletmyrat Ataýew * Berdi Şamyradow ;2 goals * Enamul Hoque * Mohammed Zahid Hossain * Huang Wei-yi * Mirlan Murzaev * Chan Kin Seng * Pai Soe * Yazar Win Thein * Adnan Ahmed * Chad Gould * Rohana Ruwanthilake *

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* Mekan Nasyrow * Didargylyç Urazow ;1 goal * Mohd Mamunul Islam * Kamarul Ariffin Ramlee * Keo Sokngon *

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* Chang Han *

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* Che Chi Man * Leong Chong In *

Mukhthar Naseer Mukhthar Naseer is a Maldivian international footballer, who is currently plays for New Radiant SC in the Maldives. Mukhtar is from Thoddoo, Alif Alif Atoll. Career He was first noticed while playing for Rasdhoo football team in zone footbal ...

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* Murun Altankhuyag * Donorovyn Lkhümbengarav * Khin Maung Lwin *

Myo Min Tun Myo Min Tun (born 14 June 1983) is a footballer from Myanmar. He made his first appearance for the Myanmar national football team The Myanmar national football team ( my, မြန်မာ့လက်ရွေးစင်အမျိုး ...

* Pyaye Phyo Oo *

Biraj Maharjan Biraj Maharjan ( ne, बिराज महर्जन; born 18 September 1990) is a professional association football, footballer from Nepal. He made his first appearance for the Nepal national football team in 2008. Career Biraj Maharjan is a ...

* Atif Bashir * Jadid Khan Pathan * Said Al-Sobakhi * Alexander Borromeo * Asmeer Lathif Mohamed * Shanmugarajah Sanjeev *

Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew Gahrymanberdi Ovezliyevich Chonkayev ( tk, Gahrymanberdi Öwezliýewiç Çoňkaýew; born October 19, 1983) is a professional Turkmen footballer who plays as a striker for FC Ashgabat. Club career In 2013 with FC Balkan he won the 2013 AFC ...

Ruslan Mingazow Ruslan Kamilyevich Mingazov ( tk, Ruslan Kamilýewiç Mingazow; born 23 November 1991) is a Turkmenistani professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee, as a right or left midfielder. Club career Early c ...

;Own goal * Geofredo (playing against Mongolia) * Anton del Rosario (playing against Turkmenistan)

References

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