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2008 AFC Cup
5th secondary club football tournament organized by the
5th secondary club football tournament organized by the
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | AFC Cup |
| year | 2008 |
| dates | 11 March–7 November 2008 |
| num_teams | 20 |
| associations | 10 |
| champion_other | BHR Al-Muharraq |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | LIB Safa |
| matches | 74 |
| goals | 235 |
| top_scorer | BRA Rico (19 goals) |
| player | BHR Mahmood Abdulrahman |
| prevseason | 2007 |
| nextseason | 2009 |
The 2008 AFC Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC Cup, played amongst clubs from nations of the AFC, who are considered to be 'developing countries' as per the 'Vision Asia' members paper of AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam.
Al-Muharraq defeated Safa 10–5 on aggregate in the final, with Brazilian striker Rico scoring six of the clubs ten goals over the two legs. This marked the first time a club from Bahrain won an AFC Club competition. Both finalists initially qualified for the qualifying play-off round in the 2009 AFC Champions League, but were later demoted to the 2009 AFC Cup as neither clubs leagues met the AFC's Champions League criteria.
Shabab Al-Ordon were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage of the competition.
Qualified teams
The league champions and cup winners from the thirteen 'developing' (as determined by the AFC) were eligible to participate in the competition. As Indonesian clubs withdrew from the 2008 AFC Champions League, the following changes were made:
- The second ranked teams from Thailand (Krung Thai Bank) and Vietnam (Nam Định) were reassigned from the AFC Cup to the AFC Champions League.
- Turkmenistan were excluded from the competition, as its clubs would now participate in the AFC President's Cup.
- Clubs from India would participate in the West Asian zone.
| West Asia | East Asia | Team | Qualifying method | App (Last) | Team | Qualifying method | App (Last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Muharraq | 2006–07 Bahraini Premier League champions | 3rd (2007) | Hong Kong South China | 2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League champions | 1st | ||
| Al-Najma | 2007 Bahraini King's Cup winners | 1st | Hong Kong Kitchee | 2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League runners-up | 1st | ||
| Dempo | 2006–07 Indian National Football League champions | 3rd (2006) | New Radiant | 2007 Dhivehi League champions | 4th (2007) | ||
| East Bengal | 2007 Indian Federation Cup winners | 2nd (2006) | Victory SC | 2007 Maldives FA Cup winners | 2nd (2007) | ||
| Al-Wahdat | 2006–07 Jordan League champions | 2nd (2007) | Malaysia Kedah | 2006–07 Malaysia Super League champions | 1st | ||
| Shabab Al-OrdonTH | 2006–07 Jordan FA Cup winners | 2nd (2007) | Malaysia Perak | 2006–07 Malaysia Super League runners-up | 3rd (2005) | ||
| Lebanon Al-Ansar | 2006–07 Lebanese Premier League champions | 1st | Singapore Armed Forces | 2007 S.League champions | 2nd (2007) | ||
| Lebanon Safa | 2006–07 Lebanese Premier League runners-up | 1st | Home United | 2007 S.League runners-up | 4th (2006) | ||
| Oman Al-Nahda | 2006–07 Omani League champions | 1st | |||||
| Oman Sur | 2007 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners | 1st | |||||
| Yemen Ahli Sanaa Club | 2007 Yemeni League champions | 1st | |||||
| Yemen Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut | 2006 Yemeni President Cup winners | 1st |
Notes
Schedule
| Stage | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 17 October 2007 | 11 March 2008 | |
| Matchday 2 | 18 March 2008 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 3 April 2008 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 16 April 2008 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 30 April 2008 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 14–21 May 2008 | |||
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | 24 May 2008 | 16 September 2008 | 23 September 2008 |
| Semi-finals | 7 October 2008 | 21 October 2008 | ||
| Final | 31 October 2008 | 7 November 2008 |
Group stage
Group A
(Report) Edeh (Report) John Al-Dakeel José
(Report) (Report) Camara Lawrence Silva
(Report) (Report)
(Report) (Report)
(Report) (Report) Okwunwanne
(Report) Edeh Lawrence Al-Harbi Rico Okwunwanne
Group B
(Report) (Report)
(Report) Fattah Fat'hi Dayoub Azar (Report)
(Report) Ibe (Report)
(Report) Edmilson Fattah (Report)
Tahan Amer Khan Fadi Faris
Group C
(Report) (Report)
(Report) (Report) Al-Nohi
(Report) Ba-Karman (Report)
(Report) (Report)
(Report) Al-Alawi (Report) Mahadi Maharmeh
(Report) Al-Mashaikhi (Report) Shehdeh Touk
Group D
(AFC Report) (HKFA Report) Shi (Report)
(Report) Shahril Oliveira (Report)
(Report) Oliveira (AFC Report) (HKFA Report) James Samransak
(Report) Indra Oliveira (Report) San Martín
(Report) Indra Farook (Report)
(Report) Cris (Report) Sabree James
Group E
(Report) Jamlus (Report) Chaiman Duric Zhenpeng
(Report) Duric Manzur (AFC Report) (HKFA Report) Stankovski
(Report) Berrios (Report) Duric Hamid
(Report) Bamnjo (Report)
(Report) Kandasamy (Report) Duric
Ranking of second-placed teams
Knockout stage
Bracket
| score-width=30px | team-width=160px | RD1-team1=BHR Al-Muharraq | RD1-score1-1=5 | RD1-score1-2=2 | RD1-score1-3=7 | RD1-team2=MAS Kedah | RD1-score2-1=0 | RD1-score2-2=1 | RD1-score2-3=1 | RD1-team3=SIN Singapore Armed Forces | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-score3-2=0 | RD1-score3-3=2 | RD1-team4=OMA Al-Nahda | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=3 | RD1-score4-3=4 | RD1-team5=MAS Perak | RD1-score5-1=0 | RD1-score5-2=0 | RD1-score5-3=0 | RD1-team6=LIB Safa | RD1-score6-1=2 | RD1-score6-2=5 | RD1-score6-3=7 | RD1-team7=IND Dempo | RD1-score7-1=1 | RD1-score7-2=4 | RD1-score7-3=5 | RD1-team8=SIN Home United | RD1-score8-1=1 | RD1-score8-2=3 | RD1-score8-3=4 | RD2-team1=BHR Al-Muharraq (a) | RD2-score1-1=0 | RD2-score1-2=2 | RD2-score1-3=2 | RD2-team2=OMA Al-Nahda | RD2-score2-1=1 | RD2-score2-2=1 | RD2-score2-3=2 | RD2-team3=LIB Safa | RD2-score3-1=1 | RD2-score3-2=4 | RD2-score3-3=5 | RD2-team4=IND Dempo | RD2-score4-1=0 | RD2-score4-2=1 | RD2-score4-3=1 | RD3-team1=BHR Al-Muharraq | RD3-score1-1=5 | RD3-score1-2=5 | RD3-score1-3=10 | RD3-team2=LIB Safa | RD3-score2-1=1 | RD3-score2-2=4 | RD3-score2-3=5
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 16 September, and the second legs were played on 23 September 2008. |}
Matches
Termina
Tahan
Kassas
Al-Zoughbi
Yedibahoma
Sahdan
Beto
Lawrence
Abdulrahman
Rico
Al-Hardan
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 7 October, and the second legs were played on 21 October 2008.
|Al-Muharraq|BHR|2–2 (a)|Al-Nahda|OMA|0–1|2–1 |Safa|LIB|5–1|Dempo|IND|1–0|4–1
Matches
Abdulrahman
Tahan
Final
The first and second legs of the final were played on 31 October and 7 November 2008, respectively. |Al-Muharraq|BHR|10–5|Safa|LIB|5–1|5–4}}
Matches
Rico Azar Kassas Abdulrahman
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRA Rico | Bahrain Al-Muharraq | 19 |
| 2 | SIN Aleksander Duric | SIN Singapore Armed Forces | 9 |
| 3 | NGR Ranty Martins Soleye | India Dempo | 8 |
| 4 | Bahrain Mahmood Abdulrahman | Bahrain Al-Muharraq | 7 |
| BRA Peres de Oliveira | Singapore Home United | ||
| 5 | Togo Libambami Yedibahoma | Oman Al-Nahda | 6 |
| Lebanon Rony Azar | Lebanon Safa | ||
| Lebanon Mohammad Kassas | Lebanon Safa | ||
| Bahrain Rashed Jamal Salem | Bahrain Al-Najma | ||
| 6 | SIN Shahril Ishak | Singapore Home United | 5 |
| SIN Indra Sahdan Daud | Singapore Home United | ||
| JOR Hassan Abdel Fattah | Jordan Al-Wahdat | ||
| Lebanon Hussein Tahan | Lebanon Safa |
References
References
- (2008-05-12). "ACL, AFC CUP KNOCKOUT STAGE DRAW ON 24 MAY".
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