AFC Challenge Cup

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The AFC Challenge Cup is a national Football competition for emerging countries (those in the lowest (of three) categories as designed by the AFC president) that are members of the AFC. The first tournament was held in 2006 in Bangladesh. The 2008 and 2010 editions of the AFC Challenge Cup will serve as qualifiers for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

[edit] Results

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2006 details	Bangladesh		Tajikistan	4–0	Sri Lanka		Nepal	and	Kyrgyzstan
2008 details	India

Note: No third place playoff in 2006 tournament

[edit] Successful national teams

Team	Champions	Runners-up
Tajikistan	1 (2006)
Sri Lanka		1 (2006)

[edit] External links

• AFC Challenge Cup 2006 at RSSSF
• Press release from AFC about the Challenge Cup

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