AFC Solidarity Cup
The AFC Solidarity Cup is an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member countries who have little opportunity to organise international friendly matches. The tournament was created following the termination of the AFC Challenge Cup.[1]
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| Founded | 2016 |
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| Region | Asia (AFC) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Current champions |  |
| Most successful team(s) | |
| Website | The-AFC.com |
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The competition features 8 national teams, where each team is guaranteed a minimum of 3 matches.[2] The first edition took place in November 2016 and the second edition is scheduled for November and December 2020.
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||
| 2016 |  |
Nepal |
1–0 |  Macau |
 Laos |
3–2 |  Brunei |
7 |
| 2020 | TBD | |||||||
Successful national teams
| Team | Champion | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 (2016) | |||
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1 (2016) | |||
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1 (2016) | |||
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1 (2016) |
Champions by region
| Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
|---|---|---|
| EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| CAFA (Central Asia) | ||
| AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| SAFF (South Asia) | Nepal (1) | 1 title |
Participating nations
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For each tournament, the number of teams in each of the finals tournament are shown.
| Teams | 2016 |
 2020 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|
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× | TBD | 0 |
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‡ | Q | 1 |
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4th | Q | 2 |
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3rd | Q | 2 |
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2nd | Q | 1 |
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GS | TBD | 1 |
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1st | TBD | 1 |
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× | Q | 1 |
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GS | TBD | 1 |
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GS | Q | 2 |
General statistics
As 2016 Teams in Bold have qualified for the next tournament.
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 |
| 2 | |
1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 |
| 3 | |
1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 |
| 4 | |
1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 4 |
| 5 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 6 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 7 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
The Northern Mariana Islands made their AFC Solidarity Cup debut after having been approved by the AFC to participate (the Northern Mariana Islands is an associate member of the AFC)
All Time Top Goalscorers
| Goals | Player | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shahrazen Said | |
| Xaisongkham Champathong | | |
| Niki Torrão | | |
| 2 | Azwan Ali Rahman | |
| Khamphanh Sonthanalay | | |
| Sitthideth Khanthavong | | |
| Leong Ka Hang | | |
| Naranbold Nyam-Osor | | |
| Bimal Magar | | |
See also
References
- "AFC Confirms The Name Of The Championship - AFC Solidarity Cup For Six Nations". GoalNepal.com. 27 May 2016.
- "AFC Competitions Committee decisions". www.the-afc.com. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
External links
- AFC Solidarity Cup, the-AFC.com