▁States ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁As a ▁Gray <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁A FC ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁A FC ▁Challenge ▁Cup , ▁an ▁international ▁football ▁competition ▁for ▁Asian ▁Football ▁Confeder ation ▁( AF C ) ▁member ▁nations ▁that ▁are ▁mainly ▁categor ized ▁as ▁" emer ging ▁countries " ▁in ▁the ▁now ▁def unct ▁V ision ▁Asia ▁programme . ▁It ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁ 1 9 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁winner , ▁Palest ine , ▁qualified ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁A FC ▁Asian ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Host s ▁ ▁The ▁A FC ▁decided ▁that ▁an ▁automatic ▁qual ification ▁place ▁will ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁tournament ' s ▁hosts ▁starting ▁from ▁this ▁edition . ▁ ▁Four ▁countries ▁then ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁b idd ing ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁tournament ; ▁India , ▁M ald ives , ▁Philippines , ▁and ▁T aj ik istan . ▁The ▁A FC ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁that ▁the ▁Philippines ▁and ▁M ald ives ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁short list ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁Final s . ▁The ▁final ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁the ▁A FC ▁Compet itions ▁Committee ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁hosting ▁rights ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁M ald ives . ▁ ▁The ▁M ald ives ▁Ministry