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2008 AFC Cup

The 2008 AFC Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC Cup, played by clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

Qualified teams

20 clubs competed, including champions of the national leagues and champions of the primary knock-out competition from the following countries which are AFC-affiliated countries and which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category. In that season, the clubs of Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Indonesia did not participate.

Group stage

The draw was held on 17 October 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Key to colors in group tables:

Group A

Source: [citation needed]
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hong Kong Ng Chiu Kok

Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yemen Mukhtar Al Yarimi
Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Maldives Ali Saleem

Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Qatar Abdullah Balideh
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Vietnam Vo Minh Tri

Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa
Attendance: 400
Referee: United Arab Emirates Mohamed Omar Al-Saeedi
Bahrain National Stadium, Manama
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jordan Salem Mujghef

Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: China Tan Hai

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Uzbekistan Rustam Saidov

Group B

Source: [citation needed]
Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 700
Referee: Oman Mahmood Mohd Juma Al Ghatrifi

Prince Mohammad International Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: United Arab Emirates Mohamed Omar Al-Saeedi

Prince Mohammad International Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Malaysia Rosdi Shaharul


Prince Mohammad International Stadium, Zarqa, Amman, Jordan
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Maldives Ali Saleem

Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tajikistan Dilovarshokh Orzuev

Group C

Source: [citation needed]
Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa
Attendance: 350
Referee: Tajikistan Dilovarshokh Orzuev

Al-Ahli Stadium, Manama
Attendance: 500
Referee: Iran Hedayat Mombeni
Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, San‘a’
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Malaysia Rosdi Shaharul

Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kuwait Atallah Jatli Al-Enezi

Prince Mohammad International Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 100
Referee: Maldives Ali Saleem

Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, San‘a’
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: United Arab Emirates Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi

Group D

Source: [citation needed]
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,673
Referee: Myanmar Win Cho
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jordan Naser Al-Ghafary

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,693
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Maldives National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Uzbekistan Valentin Kovalenko

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 1,223
Referee: Yemen Mukhtar Al Yarimi
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,055
Referee: Japan Minoru Tōjō

Maldives National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Qatar Abdulrahman Abdou
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Yemen Mukhtar Al Yarimi

Maldives National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Bangladesh Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 429
Referee: South Korea Kim Dong-Jin

Group E

Source: [citation needed]
Maldives National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Thailand Chaiya Alee Mahapab
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,543
Referee: Vietnam Vo Minh Tri

Perak Stadium, Ipoh
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: South Korea Choi Myung Yong
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,372
Referee: Oman Mahmood Mohd Juma Al-Ghatrifi

Perak Stadium, Ipoh
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Maldives National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Lebanon Mohamad Mansour

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,138
Referee: Uzbekistan Valentin Kovalenko
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 1,505
Referee: Iraq Kadhum Auda Lazim

Perak Stadium, Ipoh
Attendance: 700
Referee: Tajikistan Dilovarshokh Orzuev
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 813
Referee: Sri Lanka Hettikamkanamge Perera

Maldives National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Myanmar Sgt. Win Cho

Best runners-up

Three best three runners-up qualified for the quarter-finals.

Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

The first leg matches will be played on 16 September, and the second leg matches will be played on 23 September 2008.

First leg

Perak Stadium, Ipoh
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Thailand Satop Tongkhan



Bahrain National Stadium, Manama
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: South Korea Kim Dong-Jin

Second leg


Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa
Attendance: 400
Referee: Lebanon Mohamad Mansour

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 1,341
Referee: United Arab Emirates Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi

Semi-finals

The first leg matches were played on 7 October, and the second leg matches were played on 21 October 2008.

First leg


Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 500
Referee: South Korea Lee Gi-Young

Second leg

Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Uzbekistan Ravshan Irmatov

Final

The first and second legs of the final were played on 31 October and 7 November 2008, respectively.

First leg

Second leg


Awards

Statistics

Top goalscorers

External links