| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 March – 7 November 2008 |
| Teams | 20 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al-Muharraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Safa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 74 |
| Goals scored | 235 (3.18 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Rico (19 goals) |
The 2008 AFC Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.
Qualified teams
20 clubs will be competing, including champions of the national leagues and champions of the primary knock-out competition from the following countries which are AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category. In that season, the club of Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Indonesia not participated.
Group stage
The draw was held on 17 October 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Key to colors in group tables:
- Green: Group winners and Best runners-up advance to the quarter-finals.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Muharraq |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11 |
 Dempo |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 |
| Al-Ansar |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 |
 Sur |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 4 |
Source:
| Dempo | 3–1 | Al-Ansar |
|---|---|---|
Ranty Martins Soleye  21' 32'Chidi Edeh 62' |
(Report) (Report) |
Hassan Danach 89' |
| Al-Muharraq | 3–2 | Sur |
|---|---|---|
| Rico 24' (pen.) Jesse John 45+2'Abdulla Al-Dakeel 83' |
(Report) (Report) |
Al-Gheilani 35' José 39' |
| Sur | 3–2 | Dempo |
|---|---|---|
| Traore 9' Camara 69'Climax Lawrence 80' (o.g.) |
(Report) (Report) |
Ranty Martins Soleye 26' Roberto Mendes Silva 62' |
| Al-Ansar | 1–0 | Sur |
|---|---|---|
| Salih Sadir 28' |
(Report) (Report) |
| Sur | 0–2 | Al-Ansar |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) (Report) |
Salih Sadir 77' 88' |
| Al-Muharraq | 1–2 | Dempo |
|---|---|---|
| Rico 77' (pen.) |
(Report) (Report) |
Ranty Martins Soleye 10' 62' |
| Al-Ansar | 1–1 | Dempo |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamad Hamoud 84' |
(Report) (Report) |
Ranty Martins Soleye 27' |
| Sur | 2–2 | Al-Muharraq |
|---|---|---|
| José 48', 62' |
(Report) (Report) |
Rico 45+1' Jaycee John Okwunwanne 55' |
| Dempo | 5–2 | Sur |
|---|---|---|
| Ranty Martins Soleye 30' 38' Chidi Edeh 64' 90'Climax Lawrence 72' |
(Report) (Report) |
Al-Sinani 75' Al-Harbi 86' |
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| Al-Muharraq | 4–1 | Al-Ansar |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmood Abdulrahman 30' Rico 51' 66'Jaycee John Okwunwanne 57' |
(Report) | Malek Hassoun 44' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safa |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 |
 Al-Wahdat |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| East Bengal |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 |
 Al-Ahli San‘a’ |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
Source:
| Al-Ahli San‘a’ | 1–1 | Al-Wahdat |
|---|---|---|
| Adel Al-Salemi 28' |
(Report) (Report) |
Hassan Abdel Fattah 40' (pen.) |
| Safa | 1–0 | East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Mbassi 17' |
(Report) (Report) |
| Al-Wahdat | 3–3 | Safa |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Shelbaieh 51' Hassan Abdel Fattah 86'Basem Fat'hi 90+5' |
(Report) (Report) |
Prince Bobby 16' Ramez Dayoub 31'Rony Azar 83' |
| Al-Wahdat | 0–2 | East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) (Report) |
Alvito D'Cunha 58' Ikechukwu Gift Ibe 69' |
| East Bengal | 2–4 | Al-Wahdat |
|---|---|---|
| Syed Rahim Nabi 12' Edmilson Marques Pardal 28' |
(Report) (Report) |
Ra'fat Ali 6' 24' Hassan Abdel Fattah 31' 34' |
| Al-Wahdat | 1–1 | Al-Ahli San‘a’ |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan Abdel Fattah 30' |
(Report) | Ali Al Nono 80' |
| East Bengal | 0–0 | Safa |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake) Stadium, Kolkata, India
Attendance: 10,000 + asg
Referee: 
Valentin Kovalenko
Valentin Kovalenko| Al-Ahli San‘a’ | 1 –0 | East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Al Nono 43' |
(Report) |
| Safa | 3–3 | Al-Wahdat |
|---|---|---|
| Rony Azar 6' Hussein Tahan 80'Amer Khan 90+5' |
(Report) | Ra'fat Ali 18' 63' Fadi Faris 72' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Nahda |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 |
| Shabab Al-Ordon |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Al-Najma |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
Source:
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 1–1 | Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut |
|---|---|---|
| Odai Al-Saify 51' |
(Report) (Report) |
Haytham Mahadi 38' |
| Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut | 3–1 | Al-Nahda |
|---|---|---|
| Munassar Ba-Haj 44' 45+1' Murad Al-Nohi 51' |
(Report) (Report) |
Yedibahoma 52' |
| Al-Najma | 2–1 | Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut |
|---|---|---|
| Rashed Jamal Salem 8' Adeeb Ba-Karman 54' (o.g.) |
(Report) (Report) |
Alaaeldin Mohamed Aly 67' |
| Al-Nahda | 1–1 | Shabab Al-Ordon |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamsi 26' |
(Report) (Report) |
Mustafa Shehdeh 70' |
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| Al-Najma | 3–3 | Al-Nahda |
|---|---|---|
| Rashed Jamal Salem 53' 67' 77' |
(Report) (Report) |
Yedibahoma 6' 50' Al-Alawi 38' |
| Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut | 2–2 | Shabab Al-Ordon |
|---|---|---|
| Khaled Al Arumi 5' Haytham Mahadi 88' (pen.) |
(Report) (Report) |
Mustafa Shehdeh 3' Mohannad Maharmeh 45' |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 3–2 | Al-Najma |
|---|---|---|
| Odai Saify 9' Mustafa Shehdeh 28'Essam Abu Touk 40' (pen.) |
(Report) (Report) |
Rashed Jamal Salem 51' (pen.) 69' |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Home United |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 15 |
 Kedah |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 |
 South China |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 |
 Victory |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 |
Source:
| South China | 2–3 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Cheng Siu Wai 60' 90' |
(AFC Report) (AFC Report) (HKFA Report) |
Peres de Oliveira 17' 40' Shi Jiayi 77' |
| Kedah | 1–0 | Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Badrol Bakhtiar 49' |
(Report) (Report) |
| Home United | 5–1 | Kedah |
|---|---|---|
| Kengne Ludovick 31' 58' Shahril Ishak 36'Peres de Oliveira 70' 81' (pen.) |
(Report) (Report) |
Mohd Shafiq Jamal 12' |
| Home United | 2–1 | Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Indra Sahdan Daud 37' Peres de Oliveira 50' |
(Report) (Report) |
Ashad Ali 25' |
| South China | 1–3 | Kedah |
|---|---|---|
| Cris 59' |
(AFC Report) (AFC Report) (HKFA Report) |
Badrol Bakhtiar 31' Marlon James 65'Samransak Kram 85' |
| Victory | 1–3 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Hussain Niyaz Mohamed 69' |
(Report) (Report) |
Shahril Ishak 56' Indra Sahdan Daud 66'Peres de Oliveira 73' |
| Kedah | 3–0 | South China |
|---|---|---|
| Marlon James 55' Nelson San Martín 70' 85' |
(Report) (Report) |
| Home United | 4–1 | South China |
|---|---|---|
| Shahril Ishak 30' 88' Indra Sahdan Daud 75'Farhan Farook 87' |
(Report) (Report) |
Cheng Siu Wai 80' |
| Victory | 1–1 | Kedah |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Armando Rodriguez Arguello 8' |
(Report) (Report) |
Marlon Alex James 65' |
| South China | 3–0 | Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Tales Schütz 27' Cris 43' 68' |
(Report) (Report) |
| Kedah | 4–1 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson San Martín 41' 59' (pen.) Mohd Sabree Mat Abu 46'Marlon Alex James 83' |
(Report) (Report) |
Kengne Ludovick 5' |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFFC |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 13 |
| Perak |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 |
| Kitchee |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 |
| New Radiant |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 |
Source:
| New Radiant | 1–3 | Perak |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Mbock 8' |
(Report) (Report) |
Carlos Arturo Caceres Pino 9' 17' Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 38' |
| SAFFC | 4–0 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
| Jamil Ali 12' Therdsak Chaiman 25'Aleksandar Duric 37'Wang Zhenpeng 51' (o.g.) |
(Report) (Report) |
| Perak | 1–6 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Esteban Berrios 45+2' (pen.) |
(Report) (Report) |
Therdsak Chaiman 8' Aleksandar Duric 45' 49' 71' 74'Mustaqim Manzur 58' |
| Perak | 2–1 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Hardi Jaafar 11' Mario Esteban Berrios 90+2' |
(Report) (Report) |
Goran Stankovski 73' |
| New Radiant | 0–3 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) (Report) |
Ashrin Shariff 7' Aleksandar Duric 44'Afiu Mohamed Hamid 86' (o.g.) |
| Kitchee | 2–2 | Perak |
|---|---|---|
| Ip Chung Long 50' Wilfed Bamnjo 84' |
(Report) (Report) |
Carlos Caceres 17' 79' |
| SAFFC | 1–1 | New Radiant |
|---|---|---|
| John Wilkinson 27' |
(Report) (Report) |
Assad Abdul Gani 50' |
| Perak | 3–0 | New Radiant |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Antonio Muñoz 33' 65' Razali Umar Kandasamy 90+1' |
(Report) (Report) |
| Kitchee | 0–2 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) (Report) |
Ashrin Shariff 10' Aleksandar Duric 19' |
| New Radiant | 2–1 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
| Hussain Simaz 62' 66' |
(Report) (Report) |
Ahmed Nishan 45+1' (o.g.) |
Best runners-up
Three best three runners-up qualify for the quarter-finals.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kedah |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 |
| Perak |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 |
| Dempo |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 |
| Al-Wahdat |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Shabab Al-Ordon |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Source:
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Al-Muharraq
| 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kedah
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Muharraq (a)
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Al-Nahda
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SAFFC
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Al-Nahda
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Muharraq
| 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Safa
| 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Perak
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Safa
| 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Safa
| 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dempo
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Dempo
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Home United
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The first leg matches will be played on 16 September, and the second leg matches will be played on 23 September 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perak |
0–7 | Safa |
0–2 | 0–5 |
| SAFFC |
2–4 | Al-Nahda |
2-1 | 0-3 |
| Dempo |
5–4 | Home United |
1–1 | 4–3 |
| Al-Muharraq |
7–1 | Kedah |
5–0 | 2–1 |
First leg
| Perak | 0 – 2 | Safa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rony Azar 38' Hamid Termina 55' |
| SAFFC | 2 - 1 | Al-Nahda |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksandar Duric 41', 66' |
Report | Libambami Yedibahoma 85' |
| Dempo | 1 – 1 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Mboyo Iyomi 78' |
Report | Rosman Sulaiman 37' |
| Al-Muharraq | 5 – 0 | Kedah |
|---|---|---|
| Khalid Salmeen 65' Mahmood Abdulrahman 73', 90+2' Rico 85' Fahad Al-Hardan 87' |
Report |
Second leg
| Safa | 5 – 0 | Perak |
|---|---|---|
| Rony Azar 43', 45' Hussein Tahan 61' Mohammad Kassas 68' Mahmoud Al-Zoughbi 84' |
Report |
| Al-Nahda | 3 - 0 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Mansoor Al-Nuaimi 28' Libambami Yedibahoma 63', 90' |
Report |
| Home United | 3 – 4 | Dempo |
|---|---|---|
| Peres De Oliviera 13' Indra Sahdan 36', 38' |
Report | Mboyo Iyomi 1' Beto 23', 83' Climax Lawrence 45' |
| Kedah | 1 – 2 | Al-Muharraq |
|---|---|---|
| Badrol Bakhtiar 69' |
Report | Rico 29', 39' |
Semi-finals
The first leg matches will be played on 7 October, and the second leg matches will be played on 21 October 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Muharraq |
(a)2–2 | Al-Nahda |
0-1 | 2-1 |
| Safa |
5–1 | Dempo |
1–0 | 4–1 |
First leg
| Al-Muharraq | 0 – 1 | Al-Nahda |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zaher Al-Alawi 9' |
| Safa | 1 – 0 | Dempo |
|---|---|---|
| Hamze Aboud 90' |
Report |
Second leg
| Al-Nahda | 1 – 2 | Al-Muharraq |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Al-Farazi 70' |
Report | Rico 38' Mahmood Abdulrahman 63' |
| Dempo | 1 – 4 | Safa |
|---|---|---|
| Mboyo Iyomi 30' |
Report | Mohammad Kassas 9', 19' Hussain Tahan , |
Final
The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on 31 October and 7 November 2008, respectively.
First leg
| Al-Muharraq | 5 - 1 | Safa |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmood Abdulrahman 19', 58' Rico 32' (pen.), 54', 72' |
(Report) | Hussein Tahan 77' |
Second leg
| Safa | 4 - 5 | Al-Muharraq |
|---|---|---|
| Al Saadi 15' Rony Azar 59'Mohammed Kassas 61', 65' (pen.) |
(Report) | Rico 33', 50', 51' Mahmood Abdulrahman 45+1', 82' |
| AFC Cup 2008 Winners |
|---|
|
| Al-Muharraq First Title |
Awards
Player of the Tournament |
Top scorer
|
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rico |
Al-Muharraq |
19 |
| 2 | Aleksander Duric |
SAFFC |
9 |
| 3 |  Ranty Martins Soleye |
Dempo |
8 |
| 4 | Mahmood Abdulrahman |
Al-Muharraq |
7 |
| Peres de Oliveira |
Home United | ||
| 5 |  Libambami Yedibahoma |
Al-Nahda |
6 |
| Rony Azar |
Safa | ||
| Mohammad Kassas |
Safa | ||
| Rashed Jamal Salem |
Al-Najma | ||
| 6 | Shahril Ishak |
Home United |
5 |
| Indra Sahdan Daud |
Home United | ||
| Hassan Abdel Fattah |
Al-Wahdat | ||
| Hussein Tahan |
Safa | ||
| 11 |  Marlon Alex James |
Kedah |
4 |
 Nelson San Martin |
Kedah | ||
| 13 | Cheng Siu Wai |
South China |
3 |
 Salih Sadir |
Al-Ansar | ||
| Chidi Edeh |
Dempo | ||
| Cris |
South China | ||
 Kengne Ludovick |
Home United | ||
| Mustafa Shehdeh |
Shabab Al-Ordon | ||
| Beto |
Dempo |
External links
- 2008 AFC Cup at the-afc.com
- AFC Calendar of Competitions 2008
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