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
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...
.
Qualified teams
20
clubs
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
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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
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
,
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
,
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 ...
not participated.
Group stage
The draw was held on 17 October 2007 in
Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
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.
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
Mahmood Abdulrahman Mohammed Noor Abdulrahman (Arabic: محمود عبد الرحمن; born 1984 in Muharraq), also known as Ringo, is a Bahraini footballer. He currently plays for Manama Club as well as the Bahrain national football team. He was ...
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
*
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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