The 2008 AFC Cup was the fifth edition of the
AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...
, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the
Asian Football Confederation.
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
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Organizations
* Action for Children, a UK children's charity
* AFC Enterprises, the franchisor of Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits
* Africa Finance Corporation, a pan-African multilateral development finance institution
* A ...
-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category.
In that season, the club of
Bangladesh,
Turkmenistan,
Indonesia not participated.
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
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Best runners-up
Three best three runners-up qualify for the quarter-finals.
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
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Second leg
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Semi-finals
The first leg matches will be played on 7 October, and the second leg matches will be played on 21 October 2008.
First leg
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Second leg
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Final
The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on 31 October and 7 November 2008, respectively.
First leg
Second leg
Awards
Player of the Tournament
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Mahmood Abdulrahman
Al-Muharraq
Muharraq ( ar, المحرق, al-Muḥarraq) is Bahrain's third largest city and served as its capital until 1932 when it was replaced by Manama. The population of Muharraq in 2012 was 176,583.
The city is located on Muharraq Island. Bahrain Int ...
Top scorer
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Rico – 19 goals
Al-Muharraq
Muharraq ( ar, المحرق, al-Muḥarraq) is Bahrain's third largest city and served as its capital until 1932 when it was replaced by Manama. The population of Muharraq in 2012 was 176,583.
The city is located on Muharraq Island. Bahrain Int ...
Statistics
Top goalscorers
External links
2008 AFC Cupat the-afc.com
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