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2008 In Chinese Football
These are the details relating to the 2008 Chinese football season. Overview Domestic champions International results Domestic competitions 2008 Chinese Super League 2008 China League One 2008 China League Two Southern Group Northern Group Play-offs ---- ---- ''Guangdong Sunray Cave won 4–1 on aggregate and promoted to China League One 2009.'' ---- ''Shenyang Dongjin 1–1 China Three Gorges University on aggregate. Shenyang Dongjin won 4–3 on penalties and promoted to China League One 2009.'' ---- ---- China League Three 2008 *Final: Wuhan Dongfeng Honda 6–1 Hunchun Procuratorate Youth competitions Women's competitions Futsal competitions Beach soccer competitions International clubs competitions AFC Champions League 2008 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- National teams competitions Men's senior team 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- East Asian Cup 2008 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Super League 2008
The 2008 Chinese Super League (known as the Kingway 2008 Chinese Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League and the 15th season of the professional football league in China. Super League was expanded to 16 clubs. Shandong Luneng Taishan won their 3rd title at the end of this season. Promotion and Relegation * At the end of the 2007 season, Guangzhou GPC and Chengdu Blades were promoted to Super League. * At the end of the 2007 season, Xiamen were relegated. * Wuhan Guanggu withdrew from the league and folded. at sports.sohu.com 2008-10-01 Retrieved 18 June 2012 * At the end of the season, |
2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
The 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup was played in Vietnam from 28 May to 8 June 2008. It was won by North Korea. Qualification Seedings The draw was held on 18 April 2008 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. * 1. * 2. * 3. * 4. * 5. * 6. * 7. * 8. (host nation) Venues The tournament was held entirely in the following two venues. Both are in Ho Chi Minh City. * Thống Nhất Stadium * Army Stadium Group stage All times UTC+7 Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage All times UTC+7 Semi-final Third place match Final Awards Goalscorers Tournament teams ranking References External links RSSSF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Cup 2008 Women 2008 in Vietnamese football 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... Afc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Beach Soccer Championship
The AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup is the main championship for beach soccer in Asia, contested between the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the sport's version of the better known AFC Asian Cup in association football. The winners of the championship are crowned continental champions; the tournament also acts as the qualification route for Asian nations to the upcoming edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Coinciding with the annual staging of the World Cup, the competition took place yearly until 2009; the World Cup then became biennial, and as its supplementary qualification event, the championship followed suit. The championship was established in 2006 after FIFA made it a requirement for all confederations to begin holding qualification tournaments to determine the best national team(s) in their region who would proceed to represent their continent in the upcoming World Cup (previously, nations were simply invited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 AFC Futsal Championship
The 2008 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 11 May to 18 May 2008. The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil. Qualification Venues Draw The draw for the 2008 AFC Futsal Championship was held on 11 April 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. Group stage Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Quarter-finals ---- ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- Third place play-off Final Awards * Most Valuable Player ** Vahid Shamsaei * Top Scorer ** Vahid Shamsaei (13 goals) * Fair-Play Award ** * All-Star Team ** Mostafa Nazari (GK) ** Mohammad Taheri ** Daisuke Ono ** Panuwat Janta ** Vahid Shamsaei **Coach: Hossein Shams (Iran) * Reserve All-Star Team ** Zheng Tao and Somkid Chuenta (GK) ** Mohammad Reza Heidarian ** Mohammad Keshavarz ** Lert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
The 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was the first tournament to use the term "World Cup". It was held between 30 September and 19 October 2008 in Brazil. It was the only Futsal World Cup to feature 20 teams. Brazil won the tournament for the fourth time. It was their first title since 1996. Qualifying criteria Qualified nations Venues Squads Each nation submitted a squad of 14 players, including two goalkeepers. Officials First round Draw The 20 teams were divided in four groups, each group with five teams. The draw was held on 10 July 2008 in Brasília, Brazil Tie break rule In case two or more teams are equal on points, their ranking is determined by the results of matches between the tied teams only. If there is still a tie after this, the ranking is determined by goals difference in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009
The AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009 was the 3rd instance of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship. It was held from November 4 to 15 in Bangkok, Thailand. The top 3 teams qualified for 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Qualification Seeding # # # # # # # # Group stage The draw for the AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009 took place in Bangkok on February 27, 2009. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- Third-place play-off Final See also *AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2009 References External links Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Afc U-16 Women's Championship 2009 AFC Women 2009 2009 in Thai football 2009 AFC U-16 Women's Championship The AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009 was the 3rd instance of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship. It was held from November 4 to 15 in Bangkok, Thailand. The top 3 teams qualified for 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Qualification Seeding ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFF U19 Youth Championship 2008
The 2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship took place from 5 to 11 October 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. This is the first edition of tournament as an under-19 competition as it was previously for players under-20. Only four nations participated, two from the ASEAN region and two invitee teams. Teams * * * * Tournament ''All times are Thailand Standard Time (TST) - UTC+7'' Group stage ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Third place play-off Final Winner Award Goalscorers 3 goals: * Nirunrit Jaroensuk 2 goals: * Miloš Lujič * Mitch Nichols * Tan Yang 1 goal: * Nathan Elasi * Choi Jung-Han * An Jung-Hun * Piao Cheng * Yu Yang * Kroekrit Thaweekarn See also *AFC U-19 Championship External links "AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2008"ASEAN Football Federation. {{DEFAULTSORT:Aff U19 Youth Championship 2008 3 2008 in Thai football 2008 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November 2009. The tournament was won by Switzerland, beating the host team and holders, Nigeria. The Golden Ball to the Best Player was given to Nigerian Sani Emmanuel; the Golden Shoe for top scorer was given to Spaniard Borja, with five goals (although he tied with Nigerian Sani Emmanuel, Uruguayan Sebastián Gallegos, and Swiss Haris Seferovic); the Golden Glove was given to Swiss Benjamin Siegrist; finally, the FIFA Fair Play Award was given to Nigeria. Player eligibility To be eligible to play, a player must have been born on or after 1 January 1992. Venues FIFA chose eight venues out of nine possible locations. On 21 May 2009, FIFA gave Nigeria a "Yellow Card" as FIFA noted a significant delay in the preparations for the tournament. While Abuja and Lagos were ready, FIFA vice-president Jack Warner gave four other venues (Enugu, Calabar, Ijebu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC U-16 Championship 2008
The 2008 AFC U-16 Championship was the 13th competition of the AFC U-17 Championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which was held between 4 and 19 October 2008 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Qualifiers was held in 2007 from 17–28 October. Iran won their first title after beating South Korea 2–1 in the final. Qualification competition Stadiums Squads Group stage All times local (UTC+5) Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Knockout stages Bracket Quarterfinal ---- ---- ---- Semifinal ---- Final Winners Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: Goalscorers Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup The following four teams from AFC qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. :1 Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year. Notes References External links *, the-AFC.comAFC U-16 Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October 2009. The tournament was initially going to take place between 10 and 31 July. However, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was played mid-year, resulting in both that year's U-20 and 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, U-17 World Cups being played at the end of the year. The tournament was won by Ghana national under-20 football team, Ghana after they defeated Brazil national under-20 football team, Brazil on penalties in the final, becoming the first African team to win the tournament. Player eligibility Only players born on or after 1 January 1989 were eligible to compete. Venues Qualification Twenty-three teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. As the host team, Egypt received automatic entry to the cup, bringing the total number of teams to twenty-four for the tournament. :1.Teams that made their debut. Match officials Squad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC U-19 Championship 2008
The 2008 AFC U-19 Championship the 35th edition of this tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), was hosted by Saudi Arabia between 31 October and 14 November. The matches were played in Dammam and Khobar, both located at the Eastern Province. Qualification Competition Seedings Draw The draw was held on 6 April 2008 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Venues Squads Group stage ''All times are local (UTC+3).'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Quarterfinal ---- ---- ---- Semifinal ---- Final Winners Qualified to the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup * * * * Awards Goalscorers ;4 goals * Ahmed Khalil * Kensuke Nagai ;3 goals * Zhou Liao * Ali Oudah * Kota Mizunuma * Samad Shohzukhurov ;2 goals * Sherzod Karimov * Mitch Nichols * Nawaf Al-Abid * Abdulrahim Jaizawi * Ehsan Hajsafi * Iman Mousavi * An I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 4th edition of the tournament. It was held in Chile between 19 November and 7 December 2008. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, took part in the final competition, in which Chile had a guaranteed place as the host nation. Background On 15 September 2006 FIFA officially announced Chile as the host country. It was the third time Chile organized a football world cup, after the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship, but the first in the women's competition. The decision came as a surprise to Chile, as it had bid in August 2006 to host the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which was finally granted to New Zealand (Ecuador was unsuccessful in both bids). Chile previously hosted the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship and the first edition for Under 17s in January 2008. Venues Four different cities were selected as venues in an open bidding process. Changes to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
