AFC-OFC_Challenge_Cup

AFC–OFC Challenge Cup

AFC–OFC Challenge Cup

Intercontinental football tournament between Asia and Oceania

The AFC–OFC Challenge Cup was a football tournament, set up as the successor of the discontinued Afro-Asian Cup of Nations. It was a biannual event, with Oceania represented by the winners of the OFC Nations Cup and Asia alternately by the winners of the AFC Asian Cup and those of the Asian Games. It is staged as a home and away format.[1]

Quick Facts Organising body, Founded ...

The cup was first played with Japan beating Australia 3–0 in 2001.[2]

Results and statistics

Finals

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Most successful national teams

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Results by confederation

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Editions

2001 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup

More information Japan (2000 AFC Asian Cup Champion), 3–0 ...
Attendance: 46,404
Referee: Zhang Jianjun (China)

2003 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup

The match was originally planned as two-legged tie on 28 March in Auckland and 4 April in Tehran, but then postponed due to Iraq War.

More information Iran (2002 Asian Games Champion), 3–0 ...
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kousa Mohammed (Syria)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "AFC-OFC challenge cup 2001". ProQuest 203082498.
  2. [2]
    "New Zealand to play Iran in AFC/OFC Challenge Cup". ProQuest 453147255.
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