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2008 AFC Challenge Cup

FieldValue
tourney_nameAFC Challenge Cup
year2008
image2008 AFC Challenge Cup logo.svg
size180px
countryIndia
dates30 July – 13 August
venues3
cities2
championIND
count1
secondTJK
thirdPRK
fourthMYA
fourth-flagvar1974
matches16
goals41
attendance15900
top_scorerPRK Pak Song-chol
(6 goals)
playerIND Bhaichung Bhutia
prevseason[2006](2006-afc-challenge-cup)
nextseason[2010](2010-afc-challenge-cup)

| fourth-flagvar = 1974 (6 goals)

The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was organised by AFC and was hosted by India. The tournament was played from 30 July – 13 August 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan. India was also the winner of the fair play award and the India captain Bhaichung Bhutia won the most valuable player award.

Chinese Taipei was originally designated the host, but could not guarantee it would meet the AFC's standards for hosting the tournament. Thailand was first chosen as host but withdrew due to lack of time to prepare. The Philippines also was to take over as host with matches to be played in Bacolod in May 2008 but the plan failed to materialized.

The winners of the 2008 and 2010 competitions will qualify directly for the 2011 Asian Cup. As a result, India qualified for the AFC Asian Cup, the first time since 1984. This competition is exclusive to members of the emerging nations class of the AFC. However, in the previous edition, Bangladesh and India were invited from the developing nations class – Bangladesh actually hosting the tournament, and India sending their under-20 team. India and Bangladesh have again been invited for the 2008 edition of the tournament, along with North Korea, Myanmar and Turkmenistan who are also a part of the developing nations class.

Laos withdrew from the competition on 2 May 2008. Palestine withdrew from the competition on 14 May 2008.

Due to the poor conditions of the pitch at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, the AFC moved the majority of the matches to another venue. It was decided that ten matches would be played at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, and two at the LBS Stadium. Due to incessant rains in Hyderabad in the days leading up to the final, the AFC changed the venue of the final and the third place play-off to the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.

Tournament

Qualification saw the top team from each of the four qualification groups qualify for the tournament proper, bringing the total number of participating teams in the centralized finals to eight. In addition, India (tournament hosts), Korea DPR, Turkmenistan and Myanmar qualified automatically.

Mongolia and Timor-Leste decided not to take part.

Seeding

Bold Type – qualified teams, Italics – withdrawn teams

  9. ** (Withdrew 14 May 2008)
  20. ** (Withdrew 2 May 2008)

Venues

Hyderabad{{location map+float=middleIndia3width=250caption=places=New Delhi
Gachibowli Athletic StadiumLal Bahadur Shastri StadiumAmbedkar Stadium
Capacity: **30,000**Capacity: **30,000**Capacity: **20,000**
[[File:StadiumHyderabad.jpg200px]][[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium.jpg200px]][[File:Ambedkar stadium in delhi at morning.jpg200px]]

Qualification

Main article: 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

The following teams qualified for the final tournament:

  • (Host)
  • (Automatic Qualifier)
  • (Automatic Qualifier)
  • (Automatic Qualifier)
  • (Winner Qualification Group A)
  • (Winner Qualification Group B)
  • (Winner Qualification Group C)
  • (Winner Qualification Group D)

Squads

Main article: 2008 AFC Challenge Cup squads

Group stage

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+5:30

Key to colours in group tables
Top two placed teams advance to the semi-finals

Tie-breaking criteria

Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:

  1. points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. goal difference in all group matches;
  5. number of goals scored in all group matches;
  6. kicks from the penalty mark (if only two teams are level and they are both on the field of play);
  7. fewer yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
  8. drawing of lots by the organising committee.

Group A

Krendelev

Tukhtasunov

Group B

Pak Song-chol

Myo Min Tun Soe Myat Min

Yan Paing
Si Thu Win

J.M. Rai
K.C. Anjan

Knockout stage

|7 August – Hyderabad||1||0 |7 August – Hyderabad||0||1 |13 August – New Delhi||4||1 |13 August – New Delhi||4||0

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Ro Hak-su

Final

Main article: 2008 AFC Challenge Cup final

Bhutia

Winner

Awards

Fair Play AwardGolden ShoeMost Valuable Player
PRK Pak Song-cholIND Bhaichung Bhutia

Goalscorers

;6 goals

  • PRK Pak Song-chol

;4 goals

  • IND Sunil Chhetri
  • TJK Yusuf Rabiev
  • TKM Guwançmuhammet Öwekow

;3 goals

  • IND Bhaichung Bhutia

;2 goals

  • MYA Soe Myat Min
  • PRK Ro Hak-su

;1 goal

  • IND Climax Lawrence
  • MYA Myo Min Tun
  • MYA Si Thu Win
  • MYA Yan Paing
  • MYA Yazar Win Thein

;1 goal

  • NEP K.C. Anjan
  • NEP Ju Manu Rai
  • NEP Santosh Sahukhala
  • SRI Kasun Jayasuriya
  • TJK Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev
  • TJK Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov
  • TJK Davronjon Tukhtasunov
  • TKM Vyacheslav Krendelev
  • TKM Ýusup Orazmämmedow

;Own goal

  • SRI Madushka Peiris (playing against Korea DPR)
  • TJK Alisher Tuychiev (playing against India)

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance. Matches that ended in a penalty shoot out are counted as draws

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGD
**Reached the knockout stage**
1541093+6
2522175+2
3540191+8
4520367-1
**Eliminated in the group stage**
5311162+4
6310234−1
7300319−8
83003010−10

Source:

References

References

  1. [http://roonba.50webs.com/news.htm The Roon Ba News, 17 December 2007] {{webarchive. link. (28 December 2007)
  2. "Thailand replaces Taiwan as 2008 Challenge Cup host".
  3. "India almost set to host Asian Challenge Cup".
  4. (18 February 2008). "Asian Challenge Cup in Bacolod uncertain". The Visayan Daily Star.
  5. "Laos withdraws from Challenge Cup".
  6. "Palestine withdraws from Challenge Cup".
  7. "AFC Challenge Cup Venues Changed".
  8. {{usurped
  9. [http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_164921586.html AFC Asian Cup 2011 and AFC Challenge Cup 2008: AFC announces seedings and revised qualification process] {{webarchive. link. (23 December 2007)
  10. "AFC Challenge Cup 2008".
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