2014 AFC Challenge Cup

2014 AFC Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMaldives
Dates19 – 30 May
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Palestine (1st title)
Runners-up Philippines
Third place Maldives
Fourth place Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored35 (2.19 per match)
Attendance51,500 (3,219 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ashraf Nu'man
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Murad Ismail
Best goalkeeper Ramzi Saleh
2012
2016
(AFC Solidarity Cup)

The 2014 AFC Challenge Cup was the fifth and the final edition of the AFC Challenge Cup, an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member nations that are mainly categorized as "emerging countries" in the now defunct Vision Asia programme. It took place in the Maldives from 19 to 30 May 2014. The champions, Palestine, qualified to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

Palestine were crowned the victors after winning the final against the Philippines 1–0 after Ashraf Nu'man scored a free kick in the 59th minute. Palestine won the title with a perfect sweep of individual awards. This includes Murad Ismail as the best player, Ramzi Saleh as the best goalkeeper, and Ashraf Nu'man as the top scorer.