2008 AFC Cup
The 2008 AFC Cup was the 5th edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 March – 7 November 2008 |
| Teams | 20 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 74 |
| Goals scored | 235 (3.18 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  |
Qualified teams
20 clubs will be competing, including champions of the national leagues and champions of the primary knock-out competition from the following countries which are AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category. In that season, the club of Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Indonesia not participated.
| East Asia (2) | |
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South China (2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League champions & 2007 Hong Kong FA Cup winners)
Kitchee (2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League runners-up) |
| South Asia (4) | |
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Dempo (2006–07 Indian National Football League champions)
East Bengal (2007 Indian Federation Cup winners) |
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Victory (2007 Dhivehi League champions)
New Radiant (2007 Maldives FA Cup winners) |
| Southeast Asia (4) | |
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Kedah (2006–07 Super League Malaysia champions & 2007 Malaysia FA Cup winners)
Perak (2006–07 Super League Malaysia runners-up) |
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SAFFC (2007 S.League champions & 2007 Singapore Cup winners)
Home United (2007 S.League runners-up) |
| West Asia (10) | |
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Al-Muharraq (2006–07 Bahraini Premier League champions)
Al-Najma (2007 Bahraini King's Cup winners) |
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Al-Wahdat (2006–07 Jordan League champions)
Shabab Al-Ordon (2007 AFC Cup winners & 2006–07 Jordan FA Cup winners) |
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Al-Ansar (2006–07 Lebanese Premier League champions & 2007 Lebanese FA Cup winners)
Safa (2006–07 Lebanese Premier League runners-up) |
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Al-Nahda (2006–07 Omani League champions)
Sur (2007 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners) |
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Al-Ahli San‘a’ (2007 Yemeni League champions)
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (2006 Yemeni President Cup winners) |
Group stage
The draw was held on 17 October 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Key to colors in group tables:
- Green: Group winners and Best runners-up advance to the quarter finals.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 4 |
Source:
| Dempo | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
Ranty Martins Soleye  Chidi Edeh |
(Report) (Report) |
Hassan Danach |
| Al-Muharraq | 3–2 | |
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| Rico Jesse John Abdulla Al-Dakeel |
(Report) (Report) |
Al-Gheilani José |
| Sur | 3–2 | |
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| Traore Camara Climax Lawrence |
(Report) (Report) |
Ranty Martins Soleye Roberto Mendes Silva |
| Al-Ansar | 1–0 | |
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| Salih Sadir |
(Report) (Report) |
| Sur | 0–2 | |
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| (Report) (Report) |
Salih Sadir |
| Al-Ansar | 1–1 | |
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| Mohamad Hamoud |
(Report) (Report) |
Ranty Martins Soleye |
| Dempo | 5–2 | |
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| Ranty Martins Soleye Chidi Edeh Climax Lawrence |
(Report) (Report) |
Al-Sinani Al-Harbi |
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| Al-Muharraq | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmood Abdulrahman Rico Jaycee John Okwunwanne |
(Report) | Malek Hassoun |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 |
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
Source:
| Al-Wahdat | 3–3 | |
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| Mahmoud Shelbaieh Hassan Abdel Fattah Basem Fat'hi |
(Report) (Report) |
Prince Bobby Ramez Dayoub Rony Azar |
| East Bengal | 1–0 | |
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| Edmilson Marques Pardal |
(Report) (Report) |
| Al-Wahdat | 0–2 | |
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| (Report) (Report) |
Alvito D'Cunha Ikechukwu Gift Ibe |
| East Bengal | 2–4 | |
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| Syed Rahim Nabi Edmilson Marques Pardal |
(Report) (Report) |
Ra'fat Ali Hassan Abdel Fattah |
| East Bengal | 0–0 | |
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| (Report) |
Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake) Stadium, Kolkata, India
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: 
| Al-Ahli San‘a’ | 1 –0 | |
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| Ali Al Nono |
(Report) |
| Safa | 3–3 | |
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| Rony Azar Hussein Tahan Amer Khan |
(Report) | Ra'fat Ali Fadi Faris |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 |
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
Source:
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 1–1 | |
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| Odai Al-Saify |
(Report) (Report) |
Haytham Mahadi |
| Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut | 3–1 | |
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| Munassar Ba-Haj Murad Al-Nohi |
(Report) (Report) |
Yedibahoma |
| Al-Najma | 2–1 | |
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| Rashed Jamal Salem Adeeb Ba-Karman |
(Report) (Report) |
Alaaeldin Mohamed Aly |
| Al-Nahda | 1–1 | |
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| Al-Shamsi |
(Report) (Report) |
Mustafa Shehdeh |
| Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut | 0–0 | |
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| (Report) (Report) |
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| Shabab Al-Ordon | 0–1 | |
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| (Report) (Report) |
Yedibahoma |
| Al-Najma | 3–3 | |
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| Rashed Jamal Salem |
(Report) (Report) |
Yedibahoma Al-Alawi |
| Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut | 2–2 | |
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| Khaled Al Arumi Haytham Mahadi |
(Report) (Report) |
Mustafa Shehdeh Mohannad Maharmeh |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 3–2 | |
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| Odai Saify Mustafa Shehdeh Essam Abu Touk |
(Report) (Report) |
Rashed Jamal Salem |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 15 |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 |
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 |
Source:
| South China | 2–3 | |
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| Cheng Siu Wai |
(AFC Report) (AFC Report) (HKFA Report) |
Peres de Oliveira Shi Jiayi |
| Home United | 5–1 | |
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| Kengne Ludovick Shahril Ishak Peres de Oliveira |
(Report) (Report) |
Mohd Shafiq Jamal |
| Home United | 2–1 | |
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| Indra Sahdan Daud Peres de Oliveira |
(Report) (Report) |
Ashad Ali |
| South China | 1–3 | |
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| Cris |
(AFC Report) (AFC Report) (HKFA Report) |
Badrol Bakhtiar Marlon James Samransak Kram |
| Victory | 1–3 | |
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| Hussain Niyaz Mohamed |
(Report) (Report) |
Shahril Ishak Indra Sahdan Daud Peres de Oliveira |
| Kedah | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marlon James Nelson San Martín |
(Report) (Report) |
| Home United | 4–1 | |
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| Shahril Ishak Indra Sahdan Daud Farhan Farook |
(Report) (Report) |
Cheng Siu Wai |
| South China | 3–0 | |
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| Tales Schütz Cris |
(Report) (Report) |
| Kedah | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson San Martín Mohd Sabree Mat Abu Marlon Alex James |
(Report) (Report) |
Kengne Ludovick |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 13 |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 |
Source:
| New Radiant | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Mbock |
(Report) (Report) |
Carlos Arturo Caceres Pino Muhamad Khalid Jamlus |
| SAFFC | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jamil Ali Therdsak Chaiman Aleksandar Duric Wang Zhenpeng |
(Report) (Report) |
| Perak | 1–6 | |
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| Mario Esteban Berrios |
(Report) (Report) |
Therdsak Chaiman Aleksandar Duric Mustaqim Manzur |
| Kitchee | 2–0 | |
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| Wilfed Bamnjo Goran Stankovski |
(AFC Report) (AFC Report) (HKFA Report) |
| Perak | 2–1 | |
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| Mohammad Hardi Jaafar Mario Esteban Berrios |
(Report) (Report) |
Goran Stankovski |
| New Radiant | 0–3 | |
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| (Report) (Report) |
Ashrin Shariff Aleksandar Duric Afiu Mohamed Hamid |
| Kitchee | 2–2 | |
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| Ip Chung Long Wilfed Bamnjo |
(Report) (Report) |
Carlos Caceres |
| Perak | 3–0 | |
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| Jorge Antonio Muñoz Razali Umar Kandasamy |
(Report) (Report) |
| Kitchee | 0–2 | |
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| (Report) (Report) |
Ashrin Shariff Aleksandar Duric |
| SAFFC | 0–2 | |
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| (Report) (Report) |
Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Mohammad Hardi Jaafar |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The first leg matches will be played on 16 September, and the second leg matches will be played on 23 September 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perak |
0–7 | |
0–2 | 0–5 |
| SAFFC |
2–4 | |
2–1 | 0–3 |
| Dempo |
5–4 | |
1–1 | 4–3 |
| Al-Muharraq |
7–1 | |
5–0 | 2–1 |
Semi-finals
The first leg matches will be played on 7 October, and the second leg matches will be played on 21 October 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Muharraq |
(a)2–2 | |
0–1 | 2–1 |
| Safa |
5–1 | |
1–0 | 4–1 |
Final
The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on 31 October and 7 November 2008, respectively.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Al-Muharraq |
10–5 | |
5–1 | 5–4 |
| AFC Cup 2008 Winners |
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| Al-Muharraq First Title |
Awards
Player of the Tournament
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Top scorer
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Statistics
Top goalscorers
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