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2008 AFC Champions League final
17 °C 28 °C The 2008 AFC Champions League final was a two-legged football tie to determine the 2008 champions of Asian club football. Gamba Osaka defeated Adelaide United 5-0 on aggregate to take the title. The first leg took place on 5 November 2008 at 19:00 local time (UTC+9) at Osaka Expo '70 Stadium in Osaka, Japan and the second leg took place on 12 November 2008 at 19:30 local time (UTC+10:30) at Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia.
It was the first final to feature a club from Australia and the second consecutive season with a Japanese finalist, in 2014 a second Australian club, the Western Sydney Wanderers made the final and won it. The winners, Gamba Osaka, received US$600,000 prize money and qualified to represent Asia in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, where they were defeated in the semi-finals by Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Manchester United. Despite losing this final, Adelaide United also qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup by replacing the conventional host country berth, which was provisionally reserved for the J. League champions, and were defeated once again by host team Gamba Osaka in the quarter-finals.
Format
The rules for the final were exactly the same as for the previous knockout rounds. The tie was contested over two legs with away goals deciding the winner if the two teams were level on goals after the second leg. If the teams could still not be separated at that stage then extra time would have been played with a penalty shootout taking place if the teams were still level after that.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | JPN **Gamba Osaka** | **6** | **14** |
| 2 | AUS Melbourne Victory | 6 | **7** |
| 3 | KOR Chunnam Dragons | 6 | **6** |
| 4 | THA Chonburi | 6 | **5** |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | AUS **Adelaide United** | **6** | **14** |
| 2 | CHN Changchun Yatai | 6 | **12** |
| 3 | KOR Pohang Steelers | 6 | **5** |
| 4 | VIE Bình Dương | 6 | **1** |
|-bgcolor=#c1e0ff |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg |Knock-out stage |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg
Pre-final buildup
Adelaide United considered applying for permission to play their home leg in a stadium larger than Hindmarsh such as Adelaide Oval or AAMI Stadium but the club eventually decided that it would not be right to play such a big match away from their traditional home despite its smaller capacity.
Final summary
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First leg
Endo Yasuda
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| JPN Akira Nishino |
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| AUS Aurelio Vidmar |
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Second leg
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| AUS Aurelio Vidmar |
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| JPN Akira Nishino |
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References
References
- "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
- "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
- (2008-10-23). "Adelaide toasted by Oz media". the-afc.com.
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