2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

Seeding

Seeding was based partially on the FIFA World Ranks as at January 2009 (ranking shown in brackets).

, and chose not to compete. Afghanistan 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 2010 East Asian Football Championship.

Leong Chong In

Geofredo
Lkhümbengarav

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, Maldives, Nepal 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:

1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
4. Goal difference in all the group matches;
5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
6. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
7. 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)
8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

• Matches played in Bangladesh.
• Times listed are UTC+6.

Yazar Win Thein
Pyaye Phyo Oo
Myo Min Tun

Sokngon

Zahid

Group B

• Matches played in the Maldives.
• Times listed are UTC+5.

Şamyradow
Mirzoýew

Ashfaq
Naseer Gould Çoňkaýew
Urazow
Mingazow
Mirzoýew

Şamyradow
Nasyrow
Urazow Fazeel
Umair

Group C

• Matches played in Nepal.
• 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.

A. Mohamed

J. Khan
A. Ahmed Ruwanthilake

Huang Wei-yi
Kuo Chun-yi S. Sanjeev Bashir

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

• PAK Safiullah Khan
• SRI Kasun Jayasuriya

;4 goals

• MDV Ibrahim Fazeel

;3 goals

• TPE Chen Po-liang
• MDV Ali Ashfaq
• TKM Döwletmyrat Ataýew
• TKM Berdi Şamyradow

;2 goals

• BAN Enamul Haque
• BAN Mohammed Zahid Hossain
• TPE Huang Wei-yi
• KGZ Mirlan Murzaev
• MAC Chan Kin Seng
• MYA Pai Soe
• MYA Yazar Win Thein
• PAK Adnan Ahmed
• PHI Chad Gould
• SRI Rohana Ruwanthilake
• TKM Arif Mirzoýew
• TKM Mekan Nasyrow
• TKM Didargylyç Urazow

;1 goal

• BAN Mohd Mamunul Islam
• BRU Kamarul Ariffin Ramlee
• CAM Keo Sokngon
• CAM Teab Vathanak
• TPE Chang Han
• TPE Kuo Chun-yi
• MAC Che Chi Man
• MAC Leong Chong In
• MDV Mukhthar Naseer
• MDV Mohamed Umair
• MGL Murun Altankhuyag
• MGL Donorovyn Lkhümbengarav
• MYA Khin Maung Lwin
• MYA Myo Min Tun
• MYA Pyae Phyo Oo
• NEP Biraj Maharjan
• PAK Atif Bashir
• PAK Jadid Khan Pathan
• PLE Said Al-Sobakhi
• PHI Alexander Borromeo
• SRI Asmeer Lathif Mohamed
• SRI Shanmugarajah Sanjeev
• TKM Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew
• TKM Ruslan Mingazow

;Own goal

• MAC Geofredo (playing against Mongolia)
• PHI Anton del Rosario (playing against Turkmenistan)

References

References

1. "Regulations - AFC Challenge Cup 2010 (Qualifiers)". Asian Football Confederation.
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4. (2009-10-02). "Sri Lanka to host 2010 AFC Challenge Cup". Asian Football Confederation.
5. (2009-11-05). "AFC Challenge Cup draw on November 30". Asian Football Confederation.