AFC Challenge Cup 2012 will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 8 March 2012 to 19 March 2012. A total of 8 teams will be competing in the tournament among whom the winners will qualify for the Asian Cup 2015. The matches will be two played in Two venues - Dashrath stadium and Halchowk stadium both located in Kathmandu.
The tournament will be played in Round-robin / Knock-out format. Eight teams are divided into two groups among which two from each will qualify to semi-finals then to the finals. The third place play-off will also be played.
Here are the groups for AFC Challenge Cup 2012:
Group A: Maldives, Nepal, Palestine, Turkmenistan
Group B: DPR Korea, India, Philippines, Tajikistan
Here is the schedule of the Entire Tournament:
The tournament will be played in Round-robin / Knock-out format. Eight teams are divided into two groups among which two from each will qualify to semi-finals then to the finals. The third place play-off will also be played.
Here are the groups for AFC Challenge Cup 2012:
Group A: Maldives, Nepal, Palestine, Turkmenistan
Group B: DPR Korea, India, Philippines, Tajikistan
Here is the schedule of the Entire Tournament:
Date / Time | Match | Venue | |||
08 March 2012 15:00 | NEPAL VS PALESTINE | Dashrath Stadium | |||
08 March 2012 15:00 | TURKMENISTAN VS MALDIVES | Halchowk Stadium | |||
10 March 2012 15:00 | PALESTINE VS TURKMENISTAN | Halchowk Stadium | |||
10 March 2012 15:00 | MALDIVES VS NEPAL | Dashrath Stadium | |||
12 March 2012 15:00 | NEPAL VS TURKMENISTAN | Dashrath Stadium | |||
12 March 2012 15:00 | MALDIVESVS PALESTINE | Halchowk Stadium | |||
Date / Time | Match | Venue | |||
09 March 2012 15:00 | DPR KOREA-PHILIPPINES | Halchowk Stadium | |||
09 March 2012 15:00 | INDIA-TAJIKISTAN | Dashrath Stadium | |||
11 March 2012 15:00 | PHILIPPINES-INDIA | Dashrath Stadium | |||
11 March 2012 15:00 | TAJIKISTAN-DPR KOREA | Halchowk Stadium | |||
13 March 2012 15:00 | DPR KOREA-INDIA | Dashrath Stadium | |||
13 March 2012 15:00 | TAJIKISTAN-PHILIPPINES | Halchowk Stadium | |||
| Semi-Final | ||||
Date | Match | |||
16 March 2012 | Winner Group A-Runner Up Group B | |||
16 March 2012 | Winner Group B-Runner Up Group A | |||
| 3rd place playoff | ||
Date | Match | Venue |
19 March 2012 | Loser SF1-Loser SF2 | |
| Final | |||||
Date | Match | Venue | |||
19 March 2012 | Winner SF1-Winner SF2 | Dashrath Stadium | |||
