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]

AFC Solidarity Cup
Founded2016
RegionAsia (AFC)
Number of teams10
Current champions   Nepal (1st title)
Most successful team(s)   Nepal (1 title)
WebsiteThe-AFC.com
2020 AFC Solidarity Cup

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  Malaysia
Nepal
1–0
Macau

Laos
3–2
Brunei
7
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2024

Successful national teams

Team Champion Runners-up Third place Fourth place
   Nepal 1 (2016)
 Macau 1 (2016)
 Laos 1 (2016)
 Brunei 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

Legend

For each tournament, the number of teams in each of the finals tournament are shown.

Teams
2016

2020
(Cancelled)
Years
 Bangladesh × x 0
 Bhutan x 0
 Brunei 4th x 1
 Laos 3rd x 1
 Macau 2nd x 1
 Mongolia GS x 1
   Nepal 1st x 1
 Pakistan × x 0
 Sri Lanka GS x 1
 Timor-Leste GS x 1

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    Nepal 1422062+48
2  Macau 1522185+38
3  Laos 15311119+210
4  Brunei 1411277+04
5  Mongolia 1310235-23
6  Sri Lanka 1301225-31
7  Timor-Leste 1201104-41

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  Brunei
Xaisongkham Champathong  Laos
Niki Torrão  Macau
2 Azwan Ali Rahman  Brunei
Khamphanh Sonthanalay  Laos
Sitthideth Khanthavong  Laos
Leong Ka Hang  Macau
Naranbold Nyam-Osor  Mongolia
Bimal Magar    Nepal

See also

References

  1. "AFC Confirms The Name Of The Championship - AFC Solidarity Cup For Six Nations". GoalNepal.com. 27 May 2016.
  2. "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)
  3. "AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". AFC. 10 September 2020.
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