▁Palest ine ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Mal é , ▁M ald ives . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁A FC ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁was ▁an ▁international ▁football ▁competition ▁for ▁Asian ▁Football ▁Confeder ation ▁( AF C ) ▁nations ▁that ▁was ▁categor ized ▁as ▁" emer ging ▁countries " ▁in ▁the ▁" V ision ▁Asia " ▁program . ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁idea ▁by ▁former ▁A FC ▁president , ▁Moh ammed ▁Bin ▁Hamm am ▁which ▁its ▁goal ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁standards ▁of ▁Asian ▁football ▁at ▁all ▁levels . ▁The ▁A FC ▁Challenge ▁Cup , ▁which ▁reflected ▁the ▁philosophy ▁of ▁" V ision ▁Asia ", ▁was ▁created ▁for ▁teams ▁to ▁experience ▁playing ▁in ▁a ▁contin ental ▁competition ▁with ▁the ▁possibility ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁A FC ▁tro phy ▁and ▁potentially ▁discover ▁new ▁talent . ▁It ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁every ▁two ▁years ▁as ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁edition ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁in ▁Bang l adesh . ▁This ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁season , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁particip ating ▁national ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁A FC ▁Asian ▁Cup ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁to ▁ 2 4 . ▁M ald ives ▁won ▁the ▁hosting ▁rights , ▁with ▁two ▁renov ated ▁stad iums ▁( Ad du ▁Football ▁Stadium ▁and ▁National ▁Football ▁Stadium ) ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁ven ues ▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁The ▁winner ▁will ▁advance ▁automatically ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁A FC ▁Asian ▁Cup