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]
The cup was first played with Japan beating Australia 3–0 in 2001.[2]
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Results and statistics
Finals
| Year | Hosts | Winners | Score | Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  Japan
|
 Japan |
3–0 |  Australia | |
| 2003 |  Iran
|
 Iran |
3–0 |  New Zealand |
Most successful national teams
| Team | Winners | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|
| Japan
|
1 (2001) | – |
| Iran
|
1 (2003) | – |
 Australia
|
– | 1 (2001) |
 New Zealand
|
– | 1 (2003) |
Results by confederation
| Confederation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| AFC | 2 (2001, 2003) | – |
| OFC | – | 2 (2001, 2003) |
Editions
2001 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
| Japan (2000 AFC Asian Cup Champion) | 3–0 | Australia (2000 OFC Nations Cup Champion) |
|---|---|---|
Yanagisawa  19' Hattori 53' Nakayama 65' (pen.) |
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.
| Iran (2002 Asian Games Champion) | 3–0 | New Zealand (2002 OFC Nations Cup Champion) |
|---|---|---|
| Karimi 24', 37' Kaebi 67' |
See also
References
External links
- AFC–OFC Challenge Cup – RSSSF (archived 29 May 2010)
This page was last edited on 17 September 2023, at 00:45