Back كأس التحدي الآسيوي 2012 Arabic كاس التحدى الآسيوى 2012 ARZ AFC Challenge kup 2012. BS AFC Challenge Cup 2012 German Copa Desafío de la AFC 2012 Spanish چلنج کاپ آسیا ۲۰۱۲ Persian AFC Challenge Cup 2012 French Piala Challenge AFC 2012 ID AFC Challenge Cup 2012 Italian AFCチャレンジカップ2012 Japanese
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 Logo of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Nepal |
| Dates | 8–19 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  North Korea (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Turkmenistan |
| Third place |  Philippines |
| Fourth place |  Palestine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 42 (2.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 50,000 (3,125 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Phil Younghusband (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Pak Nam-chol |
The 2012 AFC Challenge Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament, an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member nations that are mainly categorized as "emerging countries" in the defunct Vision Asia programme. It took place in Nepal from 8–19 March 2012.[1] Unlike in previous editions of the tournament, there were no automatic qualifiers. Therefore, 2010 champions North Korea, runners-up Turkmenistan, and third-placed Tajikistan had to navigate the qualification phase in order to return to the finals.[2] North Korea successfully defended their title and qualified for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.[3]
- ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012 (Men)" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ "No direct entry for 2012 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 17 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Committee". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.