AFC Challenge Cup 2012

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AFC Challenge Cup is the fourth edition of the tournament which took place
place in Nepal from March 8-19, 2012. The winners is qualified to the 2015 Asian
Cup that will held in Australia. Unlike in previous edition of tournament, there will
no automatic qualifiers.Therefore, 2010 champions North Korea, runners-up Turkmenistan, and third-placed Tajikistan had to navigate the qualification phase in order to return to the finals.

Tournament Details

Host: Nepal
Date: March 8-19, 2012
Team: 8

Venues: 2 Stadiums

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Final Positions

Champions: North Korea (2nd title)
Runner-Up: Turkmenistan
Third: Philippines
Fourth: Palestine

Tournament Statistics

Matched Play: 16
Goal Scored: 42 (2.63 per match)
Attendance: 50,000 (3, 125 per match)
Top Score(s): Phil Younghusband (PHL) with 6 goals
Best Player: Pak Nam Chol (PRK)

WINNERS

North Korea (2nd title since 2010)

AWARDS

Fair Play Award

North Korea

Golden Shoe

Phil Younghusband (PHL)

Most Valuable Player

Pak Nam Chol (PRK)

Goal Scores

6 goals

Phil Younghusband (PHL)

3 goals

Pak Nam Chol (PRK)

2 goals

Angel Guirado (PHL)
Jang Kuk-Chol (PRK)
Pak Kwang-Ryong (PRK)
Abdelhamid Abuhabib (PLE)
Fahed Attal (PLE)
Arslanmyrat Amanow (TKM)
Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew (TKM)

1 goal

NORTH KOREA:
Jang Song-Hyok
Jon Kwang-Ik
Jong Il-Gwan
Ri Chol-Myong
Ri Kwang-Hyok
MALDIVES:
Hassan Adhuham
Mohamed Rasheed
PHILIPPINES:
Juan Luis Guirado
PALESTINE:
Alaa Attieh
Ashraf Nu'man
Houssam Wadi
TAJIKISTAN:
Nuriddin Davronov
Akhtam Khamroqulov
Alexei Negmatov
TURKMENISTAN:
Guwanç Hangeldiýew
Ruslan Mingazow
Berdi Şamyradow
Elman Tagaýew

1 OWN GOAL

(NPL) Biraj Maharjan (playing against Turkmenistan)

Recent Results

Group A Elimination

Turkmenistan 3-1 Maldives
Nepal 0-2 Palestine
Palestine 0-0 Turkmenistan
Nepal 0-1 Maldives
Nepal 0-3 Turkmenistan
Maldives 0-2 Palestine
Results: Turkmenistan and Palestine are qualified in Semi-Finals

Group B Elimination

North Korea 2-0 Philippines
India 0-2 Tajikistan
North Korea 2-0 Tajikistan
Philippines 2-0 India
North Korea 4-0 India
Philippines 2-1 Tajikistan
Results: Philippines and North Korea are qualified on Semi-Finals

Semi-Finals

Philippines 1-2 Turkmenistan
North Korea 2-0 Palestine

Battle for the 3rd

Philippines 4-3 Palestine

Championship

North Korea 2-1 Turkmenistan

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