The 2008
AFC Futsal Championship was held in
Bangkok
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,
Thailand
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from 11 May to 18 May 2008. The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the
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 th ...
in
Brazil
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.
Qualification
Venues
Draw
The draw for the 2008 AFC Futsal Championship was held on 11 April 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Third place play-off
Final
Awards
* Most Valuable Player
**
Vahid Shamsaei
Vahid Shamsaei ( fa, وحید شمسايی ; born 21 September 1975) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. He was a Pivot and he scored 392 goals in international matches. He is currently head coach of Iran national futsal te ...
* Top Scorer
**
Vahid Shamsaei
Vahid Shamsaei ( fa, وحید شمسايی ; born 21 September 1975) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. He was a Pivot and he scored 392 goals in international matches. He is currently head coach of Iran national futsal te ...
(13 goals)
* Fair-Play Award
**
* All-Star Team
**
Mostafa Nazari
Mostafa Nazari ( fa, مصطفی نظری; born 11 December 1982) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. Nazari was selected as the best futsal goalkeeper in the world in 2010.
Honours
Country
* AFC Futsal Championship
** Cha ...
(GK)
**
Mohammad Taheri
Mohammad Taheri ( fa, محمد طاهری; born 2 May 1985) is an Iranian professional futsal player.
Honours
Country
* FIFA Futsal World Cup
** Third place (1): 2016
* AFC Futsal Championship
** Champion (5): 2005 - 2007 - 2008 - 2010 - ...
**
Daisuke Ono
is a Japanese voice actor and singer who won the 4th and 9th Seiyu Awards for best lead actor for his role as Sebastian Michaelis in ''Black Butler'', Jotaro Kujo in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' and Shukuro Tsukishima in ''Bleach'', as well ...
**
Panuwat Janta
Panuwat Janta ( th, ภานุวัฒน์ จันทา), 1979 in Chantaburi, Thailand) is a Thai futsal Defender, and currently the captain of Thailand national futsal team.
He competed for Thailand at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 FIFA Fu ...
**
Vahid Shamsaei
Vahid Shamsaei ( fa, وحید شمسايی ; born 21 September 1975) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. He was a Pivot and he scored 392 goals in international matches. He is currently head coach of Iran national futsal te ...
**Coach:
Hossein Shams (Iran)
* Reserve All-Star Team
**
Zheng Tao and
Somkid Chuenta (GK)
**
Mohammad Reza Heidarian
Mohammad Reza Heidarian ( fa, محمدرضا حیدریان; born 17 February 1974) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player.
He was a Winger for Esteghlal, Ceccano, Qatar SC, Elmo Adab, Persepolis and was the captain of Iran n ...
**
Mohammad Keshavarz
**
Lertchai Issarasuwipakorn
Lertchai Issarasuwipakorn (Thai เลิศชาย อิสราสุวิภากร), 1982 in Khon Kaen, Thailand) is a Thai futsal Defender.
He competed for Thailand at the 2004 and 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup finals.
References
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**
Majid Latifi
**Coach:
Farinha (China) and
Jose María Pazos (Thailand)
Goalscorers
;13 goals
*
Vahid Shamsaei
Vahid Shamsaei ( fa, وحید شمسايی ; born 21 September 1975) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. He was a Pivot and he scored 392 goals in international matches. He is currently head coach of Iran national futsal te ...
;6 goals
*
Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh
Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh Navlighi ( fa, علیاصغر حسنزاده ناولیقی; born 2 November 1987) is an Iranian professional futsal player. He is a Left Winger, and currently a member of Giti Pasand in the Iranian Futsal Super Le ...
*
Anucha Munjarern
Anucha Munjarern ( th, อนุชา มั่นเจริญ; born 1979 in Surat Thani, Thailand) is a retired Thai futsal Pivot who is Thailand national futsal team's all-time top goalscorer. He was regarded as the icon of Thai futsal bet ...
;5 goals
*
Li Xin
*
Majid Latifi
*
Mohammad Taheri
Mohammad Taheri ( fa, محمد طاهری; born 2 May 1985) is an Iranian professional futsal player.
Honours
Country
* FIFA Futsal World Cup
** Third place (1): 2016
* AFC Futsal Championship
** Champion (5): 2005 - 2007 - 2008 - 2010 - ...
*
Yuki Kanayama
*
Hurshid Tajibaev
;4 goals
*
Liang Shuang
*
Liu Xinyi
*
Wang Wei
*
Mohammad Reza Heidarian
Mohammad Reza Heidarian ( fa, محمدرضا حیدریان; born 17 February 1974) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player.
He was a Winger for Esteghlal, Ceccano, Qatar SC, Elmo Adab, Persepolis and was the captain of Iran n ...
*
Yusuke Inada
*
Yusuke Komiyama
*
Daisuke Ono
is a Japanese voice actor and singer who won the 4th and 9th Seiyu Awards for best lead actor for his role as Sebastian Michaelis in ''Black Butler'', Jotaro Kujo in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' and Shukuro Tsukishima in ''Bleach'', as well ...
*
Nurjan Djetybaev
*
Khaled Takaji
Khaled Mohamad Takaji ( ar, خالد محمد التكه جي; born 18 November 1986) is a Lebanese footballer and former futsal player who plays as a forward for club Safa.
Club career
Takaji signed for Lebanese Premier League side Nejmeh' ...
*
Panuwat Janta
Panuwat Janta ( th, ภานุวัฒน์ จันทา), 1979 in Chantaburi, Thailand) is a Thai futsal Defender, and currently the captain of Thailand national futsal team.
He competed for Thailand at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 FIFA Fu ...
*
Panomkorn Saisorn
Panomkorn Saisorn (Thai พนมกรณ์ สายสอน) is a Thai retired association football and futsal midfielder, and is a member of Thailand national futsal team.
References
Panomkorn Saisorn
1981 births
Living people
Panomko ...
*
Tanakorn Santanaprasit
Tanakorn Santanaprasit (Thai ธนากร สันทนาประสิทธิ์), is a Thai futsal Midfielder, and currently a member of Thailand national futsal team.
He competed for Thailand at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup finals ...
*
Farruh Farhutdinov
;3 goals
*
Lachlan Wright
*
Christopher Zeballos
*
Wu Zhuoxi
*
Zhang Xi
*
Zhang Xiao
*
Majid Raeisi Majid or majeed may refer to:
* , ''majīd'' 'majestic', and , ''mājid'' 'magnificent', two names of God in Islam
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*Majid (rapper) (born 1975), a Danish rapper of Morocca ...
*
Mostafa Tayyebi
*
Kenichiro Kogure
Kenichiro Kogure (, born 11 November 1979) is a Japanese former futsal Sportsperson, player and current Japan national futsal team manager.
Clubs
* 2001–2005: FIRE FOX
* 2005–2008: :es:Clipeus Fútbol Sala Nazareno
* 2008–2009: Carnic ...
*
Hayssam Atwi
*
Nikolay Odushev
*
Ilhom Yusupdjanov
;2 goals
*
Fernando
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*
Adrian Vizzari
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The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main ...
*
Chang Fu-hsiang
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* Chang or Jang (Korean name), romanizations of the Korean surname
Given name
* Chang Bunker () (1811–1874), one of the origina ...
*
Jaelani Ladjanibi
*
Javad Asghari Moghaddam
Javad Asghari Moghaddam ( fa, جواد اصغریمقدم; born 12 August 1979) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. He is currently head coach of Ghand Katrin in the Iranian Futsal Super League.
Honours
Country
* ...
*
Mohammad Hashemzadeh
*
Kazem Mohammadi
Kazem Mohammadi ( fa, کاظم محمدی; 23 August 1973 – 3 August 2021) was an Iranian professional futsal player.
Biography
Mohammadi was a winger, and a former member of the Iran national futsal team.
He played in 2004 FIFA Futsal World ...
*
Abdul-Karim Ghazi
*
Talaibek Djumataev
*
Mahmoud Itani
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Siam Mahmud
*Mahmood (singer) (born 199 ...
*
Serge Said
Serge Dovlet Said ( ar, سيرج دولت سعيد; born 11 November 1985) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Sagesse.
Club career
Said began his career at Homenmen, and moved to Racing Beirut in 2007. He s ...
*
Muizzudin Mohd Haris
*
Safar Mohamad
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*
Kang Hyun-uk
*
Lee Jong-yun
*
Shin Han-kook
*
Firdavs Faizullaev
*
Alisher Ulmasov Ali Sher may refer to:
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*Ali Sher Bengali, 16th-century Muslim theologian
* Ali Sher Hyderi, 20th-century political leader from Sindh, Pakistan
* Ali Sher Khalji, 13th-century governor of Bengal
*Ali Sher Khan Anchan, 17th-century king from ...
*
Prasert Innui
Prasert Innui (Thai ประเสริฐ อินนุ้ย ), is a Thai former futsal striker.
He competed for Thailand at the 2004 and 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup finals.
References
Prasert Innui
1978 births
Living people
Prasert ...
*
Ekkapong Suratsawang
Ekkapong Suratsawang (Thai เอกพงษ์ สุรัตน์สว่าง ), is a Thai futsal striker, and currently a member of the Thailand national futsal team.
He competed for Thailand at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup finals ...
*
Mekan Muhamedmuradov
*
Agajan Resulov
*
Dilshod Irsaliev
;1 goal
*
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People with the name
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*Greg Abel (born 1961/1962), Canadi ...
*
Luke Haydon
*
Hu Jie
*
Li Jian
*
Zhang Jiong
*
Chen Chun-chieh
*
Huang Shih-chan Huang or Hwang may refer to:
Location
* Huang County, former county in Shandong, China, current Longkou City
* Yellow River, or Huang River, in China
* Huangshan, mountain range in Anhui, China
* Huang (state), state in ancient China.
* Hwang Riv ...
*
Fachry Assegaff
*
Deny Handoyo
*
Sayan Karmadi
*
Topas Wiyantoro
*
Mohammad Keshavarz
*
Hashim Khalid
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Hashim may also refer to:
*Hashim Amir Ali
* Hashim (poet)
*Hashim Amla
*Hashim Thaçi
* Hashim Khan
*Hashim Qureshi
* Mir Hashim Ali Khan
* Hashim al-Atassi
*Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
* Hashim ...
*
Ali Saad
*
Kenta Fujii
*
Kotaro Inaba
, is a Japanese futsal player who plays for Y.S.C.C. Yokohama and the Japanese national futsal team.
Titles
* All Japan Futsal Championship
JFA Japan Futsal Championship (in Japanese: "JFA 全日本フットサル選手権大会") is a futs ...
*
Takeshi Kishimoto
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Possible writings
*武, "warrior"
*毅, "strong"
*猛, "fierce"
*健, "healthy"
*剛, "sturdy"
*彪, "spotted"
*威, "intimidate"
*壮, "robust"
*丈, "length"
*雄, "mascu ...
*
Meshari Al-Nakkas
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*
Mohammad Al-Nagi
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*
Hamed Al-Otaibi
*
Hamad Al-Othman
*
Daniar Abdyraimov
*
Marat Duvanaev
Marat may refer to:
People
*Marat (given name)
*Marat (surname)
**Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), French political theorist, physician and scientist
Arts, entertainment, and media
*''Marat/Sade'', a 1963 play by Peter Weiss
* ''Marat/Sade'' (fil ...
*
Dilshat Kadyrov
*
Emil Kanetov
*
Evgeniy Malinin
Evgeniy Malinin (Russian: Евгений Малинин, born 8 September 1986) is a Kyrgyzstan footballer
He is a member of the Kyrgyzstan national football team
The Kyrgyzstan national football team ( ky, Кыргыз Республик ...
*
Azamat Mendibaev
*
Mihail Sundeev
*
Rabih Abou-Chaaya
* Abbas Fadlallah
*
Ruzaley Abdul Aziz
*
Ahmad Hanif Sarmin
*
Addie Azwan Zainal
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People with the name Given name
* Addie Aylestock (1909–1998), Canadian minister in the British Methodist Episcopal Church, the first woman minister to be ordained in that church, ...
*
Zaidi Zulkhapri
*
Jung Hae-hyuck
*
Jung Hyuk
*
Kim In-woo
*
Obidjon Ismoilov
*
Sherzod Jumaev
*
Sermphan Khumthinkaew
Sermphan Khumthinkaew ( Thai เสริมพันธ์ คุ้มถิ่นแก้ว ), is a Thai futsal Defender, and currently a member of Thailand national futsal team.
He competed for Thailand at the 2004 and 2008 FIFA Futsal W ...
*
Ekkapan Suratsawang
Ekkapan Suratsawang ( Thai เอกพันธ์ สุรัตน์สว่าง), is a Thai futsal Striker, and currently a member of Thailand national futsal team.
He competed for Thailand at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup finals in ...
*
Natthapon Suttiroj
Natthapon Suttiroj (Thai ณัฐพล สุทธิโรจน์), is a Thai futsal Midfielder, and currently a member of Thailand national futsal team.
He competed for Thailand at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup finals in Brazil.
Referen ...
*
Ukrit Tangtung
*
Ahmed Allaberdiyev
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.
Etymology
The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...
*
Bayrammurat Esenmamedov
*
Mergen Orazov
*
Ildar Tashliyev
*
Umid Holmatov
*
Gulomjon Mamdjonov
*
Shuhrat Tojiboev
;Own goals
*
Fang Ching-jen (''for Australia'')
*
Lee Meng-chian
Lee Meng-chian is a Taiwanese footballer who plays as a defender for Taiwan Power Company.
He has represented Chinese Taipei in FIFA competition. He appeared in 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, competing in matches against Iran and Syria, ...
(''for Japan'')
*
Maulana Ihsan (''for Thailand'')
*
Ali Saad (''for Kyrgyzstan'')
*
Marat Duvanaev
Marat may refer to:
People
*Marat (given name)
*Marat (surname)
**Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), French political theorist, physician and scientist
Arts, entertainment, and media
*''Marat/Sade'', a 1963 play by Peter Weiss
* ''Marat/Sade'' (fil ...
(''for Japan'')
*
Rabih Abou-Chaaya (''for South Korea'')
*
Zaidi Zulkhapri (''for South Korea'')
*
Obidjon Ismoilov (''for Iran'')
*
Bakhodur Sufiev (''for Iran'')
References
ResultsGoalzzOfficial report
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2008 in Thai football
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this system ...
International futsal competitions hosted by Thailand
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