2016 AFC Solidarity Cup

2016 AFC Solidarity Cup

Piala Solidariti AFC 2016
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuching
Dates	2–15 November
Teams	9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Nepal (1st title)
Runners-up	Macau
Third place	Laos
Fourth place	Brunei
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	37 (2.85 per match)
Attendance	2,384 (183 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shahrazen Said Xaisongkham Champathong Niki Torrão (4 goals each)
Best player(s)	Leong Ka Hang
Fair play award	Laos
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The 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup was the inaugural and only edition of the AFC Solidarity Cup, an international football tournament. It took place between 2–15 November 2016 in Malaysia.^[1][2][3]

The tournament was created by the Asian Football Confederation as a replacement for the AFC Challenge Cup which was played for the last time in 2014.

A total of nine teams were eligible to compete in this edition of the tournament. Six teams were eligible to compete after losing in the first round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup/2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification competition, while three teams were eligible to compete after losing in the play-off round 2 of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification competition. After Pakistan and Bangladesh withdrew, only seven teams competed in the tournament.^[4]