2014 AFC Challenge Cup

2014 AFC Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Maldives
Dates	19–30 May
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Palestine (1st title)
Runners-up	Philippines
Third place	Maldives
Fourth place	Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	35 (2.19 per match)
Attendance	51,500 (3,219 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ashraf Nu'man; (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Murad Ismail
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The 2014 AFC Challenge Cup was the fifth and the final edition of the AFC Challenge Cup,^[1] an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member nations that are mainly categorized as "emerging countries" in the now defunct Vision Asia programme. It took place from 19 to 30 May 2014.^[2] The winner, Palestine, qualified to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.^[3]

^ "Revamp of AFC competitions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
^ "AFC Challenge Cup 2014 Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2013.

[1] "Revamp of AFC competitions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 January 2014.

[2] "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2012.

[regulations-3] "AFC Challenge Cup 2014 Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2013.

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