The 2008 AFC President's Cup was the fourth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for

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clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation ( ...

. For this edition, the tournament was extended from eight to eleven teams, with three groups in place of the previous two. The three new teams came from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Turkmenistan. The eleven teams that competed were split up into three groups and played each other team in their group once. The winner of each group and the best runner-up qualified for the semifinals, and the winners of the semifinal matches played in the final match to determine the winner. Each group was to be played over a period of days in April at one venue - Group A at Dashrath Stadium,

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

, Group B at Chungshan Stadium,

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

and Group C at

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. However, due to political unrest in Nepal, Group A matches were postponed and eventually played at MPPJ Stadium,

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

in June. The final stage of the competition was played in

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

from 19–21 September. Final stage to be held in Kyrgyzstan

Venues

Group stage

Final stage

Qualifying teams

¹ Mehandra Police Club now known as Nepal Police Club.
² No league held in 2007–08 so 2006–07 champions qualify.
³ Pakistan Army F.C. were originally Pakistan's entrants, but replaced by WAPDA for rearranged group stage.

Group stage

Group A

''All matches played at MPPJ Stadium,

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Group B

''All matches played at Chungshan Stadium,

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Group C

''All matches played at

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Final stage

Semi-finals

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Final

OFFICIALS *Linesman: Sokhandan Reza (Iran) *Linesman: Bakhtiyor Tagaev (Uzbekistan)

References

External links

AFC President's Cup 2008

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