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2008 AFF Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | AFF Championship |
| year | 2008 |
| other_titles | 2008 Kejuaraan Sepak Bola ASEAN |
| 2008 อาเซียนฟุตบอลแชมเปียนชิพ | |
| image | 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup Logo.jpg |
| size | 175px |
| caption | AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 official logo |
| country | Indonesia |
| Thailand | |
| (for group stage) | |
| dates | 5–28 December |
| num_teams | 8 |
| venues | 3 |
| cities | 3 |
| champion | Vietnam |
| count | 1 |
| second | Thailand |
| matches | 18 |
| goals | 56 |
| top_scorer | Singapore Agu Casmir |
| Indonesia Budi Sudarsono | |
| player | Vietnam Dương Hồng Sơn |
| prevseason | [2007](2007-aff-championship) |
| nextseason | [2010](2010-aff-championship) |
2008 อาเซียนฟุตบอลแชมเปียนชิพ Thailand (for group stage) Indonesia Budi Sudarsono
Thailand Teerasil Dangda (4 goals)
The 2008 AFF Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament. It was primarily sponsored by Suzuki and therefore officially known as the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. The group stage was held in Indonesia and Thailand from 5 to 10 December 2008. Two-legged home-and-away semi-finals and finals were held between 16 and 28 December 2008 in Singapore and Vietnam.
Singapore were the two-time defending champions, but were eliminated by Vietnam in the semi-finals. Vietnam, managed by Portuguese Henrique Calisto, won the tournament by a 3–2 victory in the two-legged final against Thailand to win their first title. In 2008, this was rank 7th of the top ten greatest football events in Asia by Goal.com.
Summary
The tournament would originally have been hosted by Myanmar because of the rotation system among ASEAN countries, however, they withdrew in August 2007 due to security concerns. In the third AFF council meeting in Bali, Indonesia and Thailand beat three other countries to win the right to host (the other three were Malaysia, Myanmar and Vietnam). However, if both countries are unable to fulfill certain obligations set by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), Vietnam will step in and host the tournament. The winning team will take home USD100,000, runners-up USD 50,000, and USD 15,000 for the losing semi-finalists. Nike will be an official supplier for the 2008 AFF Championship.
10 days before the start of the tournament, safety issues were raised contending the safety of the teams who were due to play in Bangkok. This was because of the riots that were happening in the city which also resulted in the closure of the Suvarnabhumi Airport (see 2008 Thai political crisis for further information). Due to the political crisis, the Football Association of Thailand stated that the Group Stages in the Thai capital Bangkok would go ahead, or if the situation got worse, games would be moved to Chiang Mai in the north of the country or Phuket in the South of the country.
As well as Thailand confirming themselves as steady hosts, Vietnam and Malaysia also stated that they would be prepared to host the tournament at short notice.
On 29 November, with less than one week before the start of the tournament, the group stages held in Thai sport were moved from the capital Bangkok to the southern province Phuket.
Venues
Indonesia prepare Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in the capital city and Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung, while Thailand prepare Rajamangala Stadium and Suphachalasai Stadium where both of them located in Bangkok. All of the stadiums are 2007 AFC Asian Cup venues except of Si Jalak Harupat Stadium. Bung Karno Stadium will be the opening match venue, while Rajmangala Stadium will be the final match venue.
Group stage matches in Thai sport were switched from the capital Bangkok to the southern provinces Phuket at Surakul Stadium in Phuket City on 29 November due to security issues in Bangkok.
| INA Jakarta | INA Bandung | THA Phuket | THA Bangkok | VIE Hanoi | SIN Singapore | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelora Bung Karno Stadium | Si Jalak Harupat Stadium | Surakul Stadium | |||||||
| Capacity: **88,083** | Capacity: **27,000** | Capacity: **15,000** | |||||||
| [[File:BungKarno-indonoob.JPG | 200px]] | [[File:Jalak Harupat Stadium (2).JPG | 200px]] | [[File:ASEAN Cup 2008.JPG | 200px | ]] | |||
| Rajamangala Stadium | Mỹ Đình National Stadium | Singapore National Stadium | |||||||
| Capacity: **49,722** | Capacity: **40,192** | Capacity: **55,000** | |||||||
| [[File:Rajamangala Stadium Panorama.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Khán đài B - Sân vận động Quốc gia Mỹ Đình.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Tiger Cup 2004 finals at the National Stadium, Singapore - 20050116.jpg | 200px]] |
Qualification
Main article: 2008 AFF Championship qualification
The qualification took place in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, from 17 October 2008 to 25 October 2008. The five lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia play within a round-robin tournament format and the top two countries in the group will qualify for this tournament.
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the tournament.
| Country | Previous best performance |
|---|---|
| **Winners** ([1996](1996-aff-championship), [2000](2000-aff-championship), [2002](2002-aff-championship)) | |
| **Winners** ([1998](1998-aff-championship), [2004](2004-aff-championship), [2007](2007-aff-championship)) | |
| Runners-up ([2000](2000-aff-championship), [2002](2002-aff-championship), [2004](2004-aff-championship)) | |
| Runners-up ([1998](1998-aff-championship)) | |
| Runners-up ([1996](1996-aff-championship)) | |
| Fourth-place ([2004](2004-aff-championship)) | |
| Group stage ([1996](1996-aff-championship), [1998](1998-aff-championship), [2000](2000-aff-championship), [2002](2002-aff-championship), [2004](2004-aff-championship), [2007](2007-aff-championship)) | |
| Group stage ([1996](1996-aff-championship), [2000](2000-aff-championship), [2002](2002-aff-championship), [2004](2004-aff-championship)) |
Squads
Main article: 2008 AFF Championship squads
Referees
Confirmed referees during the tournament:
- BRU Mohamed Hadimin
- INA Midi Setiyono
- MAS Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab
- MAS Ramachandran Krishnan
- MAS Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
- MYA Win Cho
- PHI Allan Martinez
- SIN Malik Abdul Bashir
- SIN Pandian Palaniyandi
- THA Chaiya Mahapab
- VIE Phùng Đình Dũng
- VIE Võ Minh Trí
Final tournament
Group stage
Group A
- All matches played in Indonesia.
- All times are Western Indonesian Time (WIB) – UTC+7.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | **9** | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | **6** | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | **3** | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | **0** |
Mustafić
Sahdan
Alam Shah
Firman
Bambang
Casmir
Bambang
Ya Zar Win Thein
Myo Min Tun
Borey
Shi Jiayi
Group B
- All Matches played in Thailand.
- All times are Indochina Time (ICT) – UTC+7
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | **9** | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | **6** | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | **3** | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | **0** |
Indra Putra
Suchao
Nguyễn Vũ Phong
Patiparn
Arthit
Anon
Teerasil
Phạm Thành Lương
Huỳnh Quang Thanh
Phan Thanh Bình
Knockout stages
Note: Although the knockout stages are two-legged, away goals rule is not applied. If the total aggregate score of both teams after both matches remained the same, extra time would have been played, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.
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| RD2-seed1=B1 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1-1=1 | RD2-score1-2=1 | RD2-score1-A=2 | RD2-seed2=B2 | RD2-team2=**** | RD2-score2-1=2 | RD2-score2-2=1 | RD2-score2-A=3
Semi-finals
;First Leg
;Second Leg Ronnachai
Thailand won 3–1 on aggregate.
Vietnam won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 2008 AFF Championship final
;First leg Lê Công Vinh
;Second leg Vietnam won 3–2 on aggregate.
Awards
| Most Valuable Player | Golden Boot | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| VIE Dương Hồng Sơn | SIN Agu Casmir | |
| IDN Budi Sudarsono | ||
| THA Teerasil Dangda |
Goalscorers
;4 goals
- Indonesia Budi Sudarsono
- Singapore Agu Casmir
- Thailand Teerasil Dangda
;3 goals
- Malaysia Indra Putra Mahayuddin
- Vietnam Nguyễn Vũ Phong
;2 goals
- Indonesia Bambang Pamungkas
- Malaysia Safee Sali
- Myanmar Myo Min Tun
- Singapore Noh Alam Shah
- Thailand Anon Sangsanoi
- Thailand Arthit Sunthornpit
- Thailand Sutee Suksomkit
- Thailand Ronnachai Rangsiyo
- Vietnam Lê Công Vinh
- Vietnam Phạm Thành Lương
;1 goal
- Cambodia Khim Borey
- Cambodia Kouch Sokumpheak
- Indonesia Firman Utina
- Indonesia Nova Arianto
- Myanmar Moe Win
- Myanmar Ya Zar Win Thein
- Singapore Indra Sahdan Daud
- Singapore Fahrudin Mustafić
- Singapore Baihakki Khaizan
- Singapore Shi Jiayi
- Thailand Suchao Nuchnum
- Thailand Patiparn Phetphun
- Thailand Teerathep Winothai
- Vietnam Nguyễn Việt Thắng
- Vietnam Huỳnh Quang Thanh
- Vietnam Phan Thanh Bình
- Vietnam Nguyễn Quang Hải
;1 own goal
- Vietnam Dương Hồng Sơn
Team statistics
This table shows all team performance.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Final** | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 | |
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 16 | |
| **Semi-finals** | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| **Eliminated in the group stage** | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
References
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