AFC Challenge Cup 2006

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The AFC Challenge Cup 2006 was a football tournament 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 Quarter finals, and from then on a straight knockout contest. There was no qualification stage. The cup winner was Tajikistan.

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The AFC divided their 45 member nations (apart from Australia) into three groups.[1]

The top 14 are classed as developed associations

The next 14 are classed as developing associations

The last 17 are classed as emerging associations, which need time to develop their football. These are the teams who will participate in the AFC Challenge Cup 2006.

Seventeen teams were selected in August, 2005 to take part. Mongolia, Laos and East Timor were selected initially to take part, but were replaced by Bangladesh and India, and the teams participating was reduced to sixteen.

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[2][3]. It was originally planned that teams in Groups A and B will play the games in Nepal and teams in Groups C and D will be held in Bangladesh, but now only Bangladesh will host the tournament due to political unrest in Nepal[4][5][6][7]. The tournament was 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[8]. The two stadia that will be used during this tournament are: the Bangabandhu Stadium (holds 36,000 people) in Dhaka and the MA Aziz Stadium (holds 20,000 people) in Chittagong.

Some teams are not taking part with their 'main' national squad, as noted below:

  • India is taking their U-20 team as preparation for the AFC Youth Championship they will be hosting.
  • Kyrgyzstan is taking part with a young team, drawn mostly from the youth squad which qualified for the AFC Youth Championship 2006.[9]

Teams in green field progress to the Quarter-finals.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
India 5 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2
Chinese Taipei 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1
Philippines 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1
Afghanistan 2 3 0 2 1 3 5 -2
April 1, 2006
India under-20s 2 - 0 Afghanistan MA Aziz Stadium
Vimal Pariyar 29, 60
April 1, 2006
Chinese Taipei 1 - 0 Philippines MA Aziz Stadium
Wei-Lun Chuang 19
April 3, 2006
Afghanistan 2 - 2 Chinese Taipei MA Aziz Stadium
Hafizullah Qadami 20, 23 Wei-Lun Chuang 48
Chien-Wei Liang 73
April 3, 2006
Philippines 1 - 1 India under-20s MA Aziz Stadium
Mark Alvin Valeroso 18 Vimal Pariyar 8
April 5, 2006
India under-20s 0 - 0 Chinese Taipei MA Aziz Stadium
April 5, 2006
Philippines 1 - 1 Afghanistan MA Aziz Stadium
Mark Alvin Valeroso 61 Sayed Maqsood 26

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Sri Lanka 7 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2
Nepal 4 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1
Brunei 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
Bhutan 1 3 0 1 2 0 3 -3
April 2, 2006
Nepal 2 - 0 Bhutan MA Aziz Stadium
Pradeep Maharjan 52, 70
April 2, 2006
Sri Lanka 1 - 0 Brunei MA Aziz Stadium
Weerarathna Jayasuriya 72
April 4, 2006
Brunei 2 - 1 Nepal MA Aziz Stadium
Adie Mohammed Salleh 10
Riwandi Wahit 42		 Tashi Tsering 60
April 4, 2006
Bhutan 0 - 1 Sri Lanka MA Aziz Stadium
Chandradasa Galbodapayagalage 45+2
April 6, 2006
Bhutan 0 - 0 Brunei MA Aziz Stadium
April 6, 2006
Sri Lanka 1 - 1 Nepal MA Aziz Stadium
Mohamed Izzadeen Mohamed Naufer 18 Pradeep Maharjan 74

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Palestine 7 3 2 1 0 16 1 +15
Bangladesh 7 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4
Cambodia 3 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2
Guam 0 3 0 0 3 0 17 -17
April 1, 2006
Bangladesh 2 - 1 Cambodia Bangabandhu National Stadium
Alfaz Ahmad 30
Mohammed Emily Hasan 60		 Rithy Chan 66
April 1, 2006
Palestine 11 - 0 Guam Bangabandhu National Stadium
Ahmed Keshkesh 6
Fahed Attal 14, 20, 26, 32, 45, 84
Francisco Atura 25
Ismail Al Amour 39
Ziyad Alkord 60, 67
April 3, 2006
Guam 0 - 3 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium
Mohammed Emily Hasan 49
Abul Hossain 83, 85
April 3, 2006
Cambodia 0 - 4 Palestine Bangabandhu National Stadium
Ahmed Keshkesh 10
Al Sweirki 11, 74
Fahed Attal 30
April 5, 2006
Palestine 1 - 1 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium
Fahed Attal 30 Mehdi Hassan Topu 46
April 6, 2006
Cambodia 3 - 0 Guam Bangladesh Army Stadium
Sok Buntheang 37
Keo Kosal 40
Kouch Sokumpheak 63

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Tajikistan 6 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5
Kyrgyzstan 6 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2
Pakistan 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1
Macau 1 3 0 1 2 2 8 -6
April 2, 2006
Kyrgyzstan 0 - 1 Pakistan Bangabandhu National Stadium
Mohammed Essa 59
April 2, 2006
Tajikistan 4 - 0 Macau Bangabandhu National Stadium
Khurshed Makhmudov 10
Yusuf Rabiev 13
Ibraguim Rabimov 55
Rustam Khojaev 77
April 4, 2006
Pakistan 0 - 2 Tajikistan Bangabandhu National Stadium
Numondzhon Hakimov 14
Odil Irgashev 18
April 6, 2006
Tajikistan 0 - 1 Kyrgyzstan Bangabandhu National Stadium
Andrey Krasnov 22
April 6, 2006
Pakistan 2 - 2 Macau Bangabandhu National Stadium
Ahmed Adeel 12
Mohammed Essa 42		 Kin Seng Chan 16, 52
April 7, 2006
Macau 0 - 2 Kyrgyzstan Bangabandhu National Stadium
Roman Ablakimov 35
Azamat Ishenbaev 58

April 8, 2006
Sri Lanka 3 - 0 Chinese Taipei MA Aziz Stadium
Mohamed Izzadeen Mohamed Naufer 44
Sanjaya Pradeep Kumara 70
Jeewantha Dhammika Ratnayaka 90
April 9, 2006
India under-20s 0 - 3 Nepal MA Aziz Stadium
Pradeep Maharjan 15, 26
Basanta Thapa 28
April 9, 2006
Palestine 0 - 1 Kyrgyzstan Bangabandhu National Stadium
Ruslan Djamshidov 90
April 10, 2006
Tajikistan 6 - 1 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium
Ibraguim Rabimov 2
Khurshed Makhmudov 20
Dzhomikhon Muhidinov 31
Numondzhon Hakimov 52
Yusuf Rabiev 64
Shujoat Nematov 82		 Alfaz Ahmed 18

April 12, 2006
Sri Lanka 1 - 1 Nepal MA Aziz Stadium
Weerarathna Jayasuriya 65 Basanta Thapa 84
    Penalties  
Kamaldeen Fuard - scored
Chathura Gunarathna - scored
Chathura Madurange Weerasingha - scored
Ediribandanage Channa - scored
Jeewantha Dhammika Ratnayaka - scored		 5 - 3 K C Anjan - scored
Tashi Tsering - scored
Nabin Neupane - scored
Pradeep Maharjan - missed		  
April 13, 2006
Kyrgyzstan 0 - 2 Tajikistan Bangabandhu National Stadium
Yusuf Rabiev 51, 90+3

April 16, 2006
Sri Lanka 0 - 4 Tajikistan Bangabandhu National Stadium
Dzhormikhon Muhidinov 1, 70
Khurshed Makhmudov 45
Numondzhin Hakimov 61
AFC Challenge Cup 2006 Champions:

Tajikistan
TAJIKISTAN
First title

8 goals

  • Flag of Palestinian territories Fahed Attal

5 goals

  • Flag of Nepal Pradeep Maharjan

4 goals

  • Flag of Tajikistan Yusuf Rabiev

3 goals

  • Flag of India Vimal Pariyar
  • Flag of Tajikistan Dzhomikhon Muhidinov (or Dzhormikhon Muhidinov)
  • Flag of Tajikistan Khurshed Makhmudov
  • Flag of Tajikistan Numondzhon Hakimov (or Numondzhin Hakimov)

2 goals

  • Flag of Palestinian territories Ziyad Alkord (Other spelling: Ziad Al Kurd)
  • Flag of Palestinian territories Ahmed Keshkesh
  • Flag of Palestinian territories Al Sweirki (Other spelling: Ibrahem Alswerki, Ibraham Al Swerki)
  • Flag of Bangladesh Mohammed Emily Hasan (Other spelling: Zahid Hasan Emili)
  • Flag of Bangladesh Abul Hossain (or Mohammed Abul Hossain)
  • Flag of Bangladesh Alfaz Ahmad (Other spelling: Mohammed Alfaz)
  • Flag of Afghanistan Hafizullah Qadami
  • Wei-Lun Chuang (or Chuang Wei-Lun)
  • Flag of Philippines Mark Alvin Valeroso (or just Alvin Valeroso)
  • Flag of Pakistan Mohammed Essa (or Mohammad Essa)
  • Flag of Macau Kin Seng Chan (or Chan Kin-Seng)
  • Flag of Sri Lanka Mohamed Izzadeen Mohamed Naufer
  • Flag of Sri Lanka Weerarathna Jayasuriya (Other spelling: Kasun Weerarathne)
  • Flag of Tajikistan Ibraguim Rabimov (Other spelling: Ibrahim Rabimov)
  • Flag of Nepal Basanta Thapa

1 goal

  • Flag of Tajikistan Rustam Khojaev (Other spelling: Rustam Khodjaev)
  • Flag of Tajikistan Odil Irgashev
  • Flag of Tajikistan Shujoat Nematov
  • Flag of Cambodia Rithy Chan (or Chan Rithy)
  • Flag of Cambodia Sok Buntheang
  • Flag of Cambodia Keo Kosal
  • Flag of Cambodia Kouch Sokumpheak
  • Flag of Sri Lanka Chandradasa Galbodapayagalage (Other spelling: Galboda PC Karunaratne)
  • Flag of Sri Lanka Sanjaya Pradeep Kumara
  • Flag of Sri Lanka Jeewantha Dhammika Ratnayaka
  • Flag of Kyrgyzstan Andrey Krasnov
  • Flag of Kyrgyzstan Roman Ablakimov
  • Flag of Kyrgyzstan Azamat Ishenbaev (Other spelling: Azamat Ishenbayev)
  • Flag of Kyrgyzstan Ruslan Djamshidov
  • Flag of Palestinian territories Francisco Atura (or Alam)
  • Flag of Palestinian territories Ismail Al Amour (or Ismael Alamour)
  • Flag of Bangladesh Mehdi Hassan Topu
  • Flag of Brunei Adie Mohammed Salleh (or Eed Mohammed salih)
  • Flag of Brunei Riwandi Wahit or Rwandi Waheed)
  • Chien-Wei Liang
  • Flag of Nepal Tashi Tsering (Or did Bijay Gurung score the goal?)
  • Flag of Afghanistan Sayed Maqsood
  • Flag of Pakistan Ahmed Adeel

Quarter finals Semi finals Final
                           
  9 April - Chittagong        
A Flag of India Flag of Philippines Flag of Afghanistan 1st  Flag of India India under 20s  0
  12 April – Chittagong
B Flag of Sri Lanka Flag of Nepal Flag of Brunei Flag of Bhutan 2nd  Flag of Nepal Nepal  3  
   Flag of Nepal Nepal  1 [3]
8 April - Chittagong
   Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka  1 [5]  
A Flag of India Flag of Philippines Flag of Afghanistan 2nd   Chinese Taipei  0
  16 April – Dhaka
B Flag of Sri Lanka Flag of Nepal Flag of Brunei Flag of Bhutan 1st  Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka  3  
   Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka  0
9 April - Dhaka
   Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan  4
C Flag of Palestinian territories Flag of Bangladesh Flag of Cambodia Flag of Guam 1st  Flag of Palestinian territories Palestine  0
  13 April - Dhaka
D Flag of Tajikistan Flag of Kyrgyzstan Flag of Pakistan Flag of Macau 2nd  Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan  1  
   Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan  0
10 April - Dhaka
   Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan  2  
C Flag of Palestinian territories Flag of Bangladesh Flag of Cambodia Flag of Guam 2nd  Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh  1
 
D Flag of Tajikistan Flag of Kyrgyzstan Flag of Pakistan Flag of Macau 1st  Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan  6  
 

  • Fair Play Trophy: Nepal
  • Golden Boot: Pradeep Maharjan of Nepal
  • Most Valuable Player: Ibraguim Rabimov of Tajikistan

  1. ^ Big Soccer Forum Thread on AFC Challenge Cup 2006.
  2. ^ Opening ceremony of AFC Challenge Cup to be held in Bangladesh. Xinhua. Retrieved on November 30, 2005.
  3. ^ AFC Challenge Cup opening ceremony in Bangladesh. The AFC. Retrieved on November 28, 2005.
  4. ^ Bangladesh to be sole host of inaugural AFC Challenge Cup 2006. The AFC. Retrieved on February 21, 2006.
  5. ^ Pawan Acharya (2006). Nepal Dumped as AFC Cup Host. OhmyNews. Retrieved on February 23, 2006.
  6. ^ Nepal dumped as co-host of AFC Challenge Cup. DailyTimes. Retrieved on February 22, 2006.
  7. ^ Kantipur (2006). AFC dumps Nepal from co-hosting AFC Challenge Cup 2006. eKantipur.com. Retrieved on February 20, 2006.
  8. ^ Kantipur (2006). AFC dumps Nepal from co-hosting AFC Challenge Cup 2006. KantipurOnline.com. Retrieved on February 20, 2006.
  9. ^ Podkorytov is Kyrgyzstan acting coach. The AFC. Retrieved on February 21, 2006.
  10. ^ Victory a boost for Tajikistan football: Nazarov. The AFC. Retrieved on April 16, 2006.

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