The AFC–OFC Challenge Cup was a

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tournament, set up as the successor of the discontinued

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations The Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, also called the AFC Asia/Africa Challenge Cup, was an intercontinental football competition endorsed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), contested between repr ...

. It was a biannual event, with

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represented by the winners of the

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and

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alternately by the winners of the

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and those of the

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. It is staged as a home and away format. The cup was first played with Japan beating Australia 3–0 in 2001.

Results and statistics

Finals

Most successful national teams

Results by confederation

Editions

2001 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup

2003 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup

The match was originally planned as two-legged tie on March 28 in

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and April 4 in

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, but then postponed due to

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Afc Ofc Cup Challenge Asian Football Confederation competitions for national teams Oceania Football Confederation competitions National association football supercups 2001–02 in OFC football 2003–04 in OFC football