The 2008

Indonesia Independence Cup The Indonesian Independence Cup (Indonesian: ''Piala Kemerdekaan'') was an international football tournament organised by the Football Association of Indonesia The Football Association of Indonesia ( id, Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesi ...

(also known as Pertamina Independence Cup 2008) was held at the

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium ( id, Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno; literally "Bung Karno Sports Arena Main Stadium"), formerly Senayan Main Stadium and Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located at the center of the Gel ...

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. It was the 8th time the championship had been played since its inception in 1985. It marked the first time since 2000 that the championship was being held.Four countries join Pertamina Independence Cup 2008
by Niken Prathivi, The Jakarta Post, 13-08-2008 The tournament was played between 21–29 August and included national teams from

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

, Libya U-23,

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

and Brunei DPMM FC, as well as, two teams from the host nation, the Indonesia national team and the Indonesia U-21 national team. Teams from Europe, United States and Japan had been invited but declined to participate due to the timing of the event. The final game ended in controversy as the Libyan team refused to return to the field for the second half although leading 1 - 0. The Libyan team walked out following an incident between two coaches from each team. As a result, Indonesia was awarded 3 goals and declared the winner of the tournament. The Libyan team accused a member of the Indonesia team of hitting Libya coach Gamal Adeen Nowara in the tunnel at halftime. Riedl’s Indonesian Debut Pushed Back
, by Wimbo Satwiko, The Jakarta Globe, 17-05-2010

Teams

Stadiums

Group stages

All times local (

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stages

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Knockout map

Semi finals

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Finals

Note: The match was cancelled at half time as Libya withdrew due to an altercation between two coaches of each team. Indonesia instantly awarded 3 goals.

Third Place

Winners

External links

Recap of 2008 Indonesia Independence Cup

References

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