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2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

The qualification phase for the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup saw four teams advance to the finals to join four automatic qualifiers in the final tournament in India. Qualification was held from 2 April to 28 May 2008 in four different venues. Sixteen teams participated in qualification in four groups containing four teams each. The four group winners joined hosts India, North Korea, Myanmar, and Turkmenistan in the final round.

Seedings

  9. (Withdrew 14 May 2008)

  20. (Withdrew 2 May 2008)

The draw for the qualification groups was made on 18 January 2008 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Qualification

Group A

  • Matches played in Taipei, Chinese Taipei

Siyaguna
S. Mohamed
Jayasuriya Masih

Bandanage
Dehiwalage Huang Wei-yi
Chen Po-liang
Chiang Shih-lu

Shah
Qasim
T. Ahmed
Hameed
Rehman I. Ahmed Jayasuriya Tsai Hsien-tang

Group B

  • Matches played in Iloilo City and Barotac Nuevo, Philippines

Rabiev

P. Younghusband
Rinchen

Mukhidinov
Hakimov

Group C

  • Matches played in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos withdrew on 2 May.

Sydykov

Group D

  • Matches played in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Palestine withdrew on 14 May.

J.M. Rai Chan Kin Seng

Rithy

Final tournament

The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, was held from 30 July to 13 August 2008 in India.

Qualifiers

Qualifiers for the final tournament were:

    • automatic qualifier
    • automatic qualifier
    • automatic qualifier
    • automatic qualifier
    • Group A winner
    • Group B winner
    • Group C winner
    • Group D winner

Goalscorers

;5 goals

  • SRI Kasun Jayasuriya

;3 goals

  • NEP Ju Manu Rai
  • PAK Muhammad Qasim
  • SRI Channa Ediri Bandanage
  • TJK Numonjon Hakimov
  • TJK Yusuf Rabiev

;2 goals

  • CAM Nuth Sinoun
  • TPE Chang Han
  • GUM Zachary Pangelinan
  • MAC Che Chi Man
  • PAK Jamshed Anwar
  • SRI Nimal Dehiwalage
  • SRI Chathura Maduranga Siyaguna

;1 goal

  • AFG Ata Yamrali
  • BAN Mohamed Hasan Ameli
  • BHU Nawang Dendup
  • BHU Passang Tshering
  • BRU Khayrun Bin Salleh
  • CAM Chan Rithy
  • TPE Chen Po-liang
  • TPE Chiang Shih-lu
  • TPE Huang Wei-yi
  • TPE Lo Chih-an
  • TPE Tsai Hsien-tang
  • GUM Christopher Mendiola
  • KGZ Roman Kornilov
  • KGZ Ruslan Sydykov
  • MAC Chan Kin Seng
  • NEP Sandip Rai ;1 goal
  • PAK Adnan Ahmed
  • PAK Tanveer Ahmed
  • PAK Mohammad Essa
  • PAK Zahid Hameed
  • PAK Michael Masih
  • PAK Abdul Rehman
  • PAK Farooq Shah
  • PHI Emelio Caligdong
  • PHI Chad Gould
  • PHI Phil Younghusband
  • SRI Sabras Mohamed
  • TJK Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov

;Own goal

  • BHU Pema Rinchen (playing against Philippines)
  • TPE Chen Po-liang (playing against Sri Lanka)
  • PAK Iltaf Ahmed (playing against Guam)

References

References

  1. "AFC Challenge Cup Qualification 2008 Groups".
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