The AFC Solidarity Cup is an international
football competition for
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly i ...
(AFC) member countries who are out of the continental qualifiers at early stage. The tournament was created following the termination of the
AFC Challenge Cup
The AFC Challenge Cup was an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member countries that was categorized as "emerging countries" in the "Vision Asia" programme. "Vision Asia", created by former AFC president, ...
.
Format
The competition currently features a maximum 10 national teams, where each team is guaranteed a minimum of 4 matches.
The first edition took place in November 2016 and the second edition, scheduled for November and December 2020, was cancelled due to
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
The COVID-19 pandemic began in Asia in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and has spread widely through the continent. As of , at least one case of COVID-19 had been reported in every country in Asia except Turkmenistan.
The Asian countries with the highe ...
.
Results
Successful national teams
Champions by region
Participating nations
;Legend
For each tournament, the number of teams in each of the finals tournament are shown.
Summary
The
Northern Mariana Islands
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made their AFC Solidarity Cup debut after having been approved by the AFC to participate (the Northern Mariana Islands is an associate member of the AFC)
Awards
Winning coaches
See also
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AFC Challenge Cup
The AFC Challenge Cup was an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member countries that was categorized as "emerging countries" in the "Vision Asia" programme. "Vision Asia", created by former AFC president, ...
References
External links
AFC Solidarity Cup the-AFC.com
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Asian Football Confederation competitions for national teams
Recurring sporting events established in 2016
Quadrennial sporting events