2008 AFC Cup

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.

2008 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates11 March – 7 November 2008
Teams20 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions Al-Muharraq (1st title)
Runners-up Safa
Tournament statistics
Matches played74
Goals scored235 (3.18 per match)
Top scorer(s) Rico (19 goals)

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.

East Asia (2)
Hong Kong (2) South China (2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League champions & 2007 Hong Kong FA Cup winners)

Kitchee (2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League runners-up)

South Asia (4)
India (2) Dempo (2006–07 Indian National Football League champions)

East Bengal (2007 Indian Federation Cup winners)

Maldives (2) Victory (2007 Dhivehi League champions)

New Radiant (2007 Maldives FA Cup winners)

Southeast Asia (4)
Malaysia (2) Kedah (2006–07 Super League Malaysia champions & 2007 Malaysia FA Cup winners)

Perak (2006–07 Super League Malaysia runners-up)

Singapore (2) SAFFC (2007 S.League champions & 2007 Singapore Cup winners)

Home United (2007 S.League runners-up)

West Asia (10)
Bahrain (2) Al-Muharraq (2006–07 Bahraini Premier League champions)

Al-Najma (2007 Bahraini King's Cup winners)

Jordan (2) Al-Wahdat (2006–07 Jordan League champions)

Shabab Al-Ordon (2007 AFC Cup winners & 2006–07 Jordan FA Cup winners)

Lebanon (2) Al-Ansar (2006–07 Lebanese Premier League champions & 2007 Lebanese FA Cup winners)

Safa (2006–07 Lebanese Premier League runners-up)

Oman (2) Al-Nahda (2006–07 Omani League champions)

Sur (2007 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners)

Yemen (2) Al-Ahli San‘a’ (2007 Yemeni League champions)

Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (2006 Yemeni President Cup winners)

Group stage

The draw was held on 17 October 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Key to colors in group tables:

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'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
Al-Muharraq 3–2 Sur
Rico  24' (pen.)
Jesse John  45+2'
Abdulla Al-Dakeel  83'		 (Report)
(Report)		 Al-Gheilani  35'
José  39'
Attendance: 2,500
Al-Ansar 0–0 Al-Muharraq
(Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi
Sur 3–2 Dempo
Traore  9'
Camara  69'
Climax Lawrence  80' (o.g.)		 (Report)
(Report)		 Ranty Martins Soleye  26'
Roberto Mendes Silva  62'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ali Saleem
Al-Ansar 1–0 Sur
Salih Sadir  28' (Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 4,000
Dempo 0–4 Al-Muharraq
(Report)
(Report)		 Rico  8'  31'  49' (pen.)  59'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri
Sur 0–2 Al-Ansar
(Report)
(Report)		 Salih Sadir  77'  88'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Mohamed Omar Al-Saeedi
Al-Muharraq 1–2 Dempo
Rico  77' (pen.) (Report)
(Report)		 Ranty Martins Soleye  10'  62'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef
Al-Ansar 1–1 Dempo
Mohamad Hamoud  84' (Report)
(Report)		 Ranty Martins Soleye  27'
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Tan Hai
Sur 2–2 Al-Muharraq
José  48', 62' (Report)
(Report)		 Rico  45+1'
Jaycee John Okwunwanne  55'
Attendance: 300
Dempo 5–2 Sur
Ranty Martins Soleye  30'  38'
Chidi Edeh  64'  90'
Climax Lawrence  72'		 (Report)
(Report)		 Al-Sinani  75'
Al-Harbi  86'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Peter Green
Al-Muharraq 4–1 Al-Ansar
Mahmood Abdulrahman  30'
Rico  51'  66'
Jaycee John Okwunwanne  57'		 (Report) Malek Hassoun  44'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rustam Saidov

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.)
Attendance: 13,000
Safa 1–0 East Bengal
Bernard Mbassi  17' (Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 700
Referee: Mahmood Mohd Juma Al Ghatrifi
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'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohamed Omar Al-Saeedi
East Bengal 1–0 Al-Ahli San‘a’
Edmilson Marques Pardal  31' (Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
Al-Wahdat 0–2 East Bengal
(Report)
(Report)		 Alvito D'Cunha  58'
Ikechukwu Gift Ibe  69'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Rosdi Shaharul
Al-Ahli San‘a’ 0–0 Safa
(Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 4,000
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'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri
Safa 1–0 Al-Ahli San‘a’
Hamze Abboud  64' (Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 1,000
Al-Wahdat 1–1 Al-Ahli San‘a’
Hassan Abdel Fattah  30' (Report) Ali Al Nono  80'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ali Saleem
East Bengal 0–0 Safa
(Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Al-Ahli San‘a’ 1 –0 East Bengal
Ali Al Nono  43' (Report)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Dilovarshokh Orzuev
Safa 3–3 Al-Wahdat
Rony Azar  6'
Hussein Tahan  80'
Amer Khan  90+5'		 (Report) Ra'fat Ali  18'  63'
Fadi Faris  72'
Attendance: 200

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:
Al-Nahda 0–0 Al-Najma
(Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 350
Referee: Dilovarshokh Orzuev
Shabab Al-Ordon 1–1 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut
Odai Al-Saify  51' (Report)
(Report)		 Haytham Mahadi  38'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tan Hai
Al-Najma 0–0 Shabab Al-Ordon
(Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 500
Referee: Hedayat Mombeni
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut 3–1 Al-Nahda
Munassar Ba-Haj  44'  45+1'
Murad Al-Nohi  51'		 (Report)
(Report)		 Yedibahoma  52'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Rosdi Shaharul
Al-Najma 2–1 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut
Rashed Jamal Salem  8'
Adeeb Ba-Karman  54' (o.g.)		 (Report)
(Report)		 Alaaeldin Mohamed Aly  67'
Attendance: 350
Al-Nahda 1–1 Shabab Al-Ordon
Al-Shamsi  26' (Report)
(Report)		 Mustafa Shehdeh  70'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Atallah Jatli Al-Enezi
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut 0–0 Al-Najma
(Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Win Cho
Shabab Al-Ordon 0–1 Al-Nahda
(Report)
(Report)		 Yedibahoma  57'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ali Saleem
Al-Najma 3–3 Al-Nahda
Rashed Jamal Salem  53'  67'  77' (Report)
(Report)		 Yedibahoma  6'  50'
Al-Alawi  38'
Attendance: 200
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'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi
Al-Nahda 2–0 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut
Al-Nuaimi  14'
Al-Mashaikhi  43'		 (Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 300
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'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Minoru Tōjō

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'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,673
Referee: Win Cho
Kedah 1–0 Victory
Badrol Bakhtiar  49' (Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafary
Home United 5–1 Kedah
Kengne Ludovick  31'  58'
Shahril Ishak  36'
Peres de Oliveira  70'  81' (pen.)		 (Report)
(Report)		 Mohd Shafiq Jamal  12'
Attendance: 2,693
Referee: Peter Green
Victory 0–0 South China
(Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 6,500
Home United 2–1 Victory
Indra Sahdan Daud  37'
Peres de Oliveira  50'		 (Report)
(Report)		 Ashad Ali  25'
Attendance: 1,223
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi
South China 1–3 Kedah
Cris  59' (AFC Report)
(AFC Report)
(HKFA Report)		 Badrol Bakhtiar  31'
Marlon James  65'
Samransak Kram  85'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,055
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
Victory 1–3 Home United
Hussain Niyaz Mohamed  69' (Report)
(Report)		 Shahril Ishak  56'
Indra Sahdan Daud  66'
Peres de Oliveira  73'
Attendance: 6,000
Kedah 3–0 South China
Marlon James  55'
Nelson San Martín  70'  85'		 (Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi
Home United 4–1 South China
Shahril Ishak  30'  88'
Indra Sahdan Daud  75'
Farhan Farook  87'		 (Report)
(Report)		 Cheng Siu Wai  80'
Attendance: 1,175
Victory 1–1 Kedah
Jorge Armando Rodriguez Arguello  8' (Report)
(Report)		 Marlon Alex James  65'
Attendance: 4,500
South China 3–0 Victory
Tales Schütz  27'
Cris  43'  68'		 (Report)
(Report)
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 429
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin
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'
Attendance: 10,000

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'
Attendance: 8,000
SAFFC 4–0 Kitchee
Jamil Ali  12'
Therdsak Chaiman  25'
Aleksandar Duric  37'
Wang Zhenpeng  51' (o.g.)		 (Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 2,543
Referee: Vo Minh Tri
Perak 1–6 SAFFC
Mario Esteban Berrios  45+2' (pen.) (Report)
(Report)		 Therdsak Chaiman  8'
Aleksandar Duric  45'  49'  71'  74'
Mustaqim Manzur  58'
Attendance: 5,000
Kitchee 2–0 New Radiant
Wilfed Bamnjo  11'
Goran Stankovski  36'		 (AFC Report)
(AFC Report)
(HKFA Report)
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,372
Referee: Mahmood Mohd Juma Al-Ghatrifi
Perak 2–1 Kitchee
Mohammad Hardi Jaafar  11'
Mario Esteban Berrios  90+2'		 (Report)
(Report)		 Goran Stankovski  73'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Peter Green
New Radiant 0–3 SAFFC
(Report)
(Report)		 Ashrin Shariff  7'
Aleksandar Duric  44'
Afiu Mohamed Hamid  86' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohamad Mansour
Kitchee 2–2 Perak
Ip Chung Long  50'
Wilfed Bamnjo  84'		 (Report)
(Report)		 Carlos Caceres  17'  79'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,138
SAFFC 1–1 New Radiant
John Wilkinson  27' (Report)
(Report)		 Assad Abdul Gani  50'
Attendance: 1,505
Referee: Kadhum Auda Lazim
Perak 3–0 New Radiant
Jorge Antonio Muñoz  33'  65'
Razali Umar Kandasamy  90+1'		 (Report)
(Report)
Attendance: 700
Referee: Dilovarshokh Orzuev
Kitchee 0–2 SAFFC
(Report)
(Report)		 Ashrin Shariff  10'
Aleksandar Duric  19'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 813
New Radiant 2–1 Kitchee
Hussain Simaz  62'  66' (Report)
(Report)		 Ahmed Nishan  45+1' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Sgt. Win Cho
SAFFC 0–2 Perak
(Report)
(Report)		 Ahmad Shahrul Azhar  21'
Mohammad Hardi Jaafar  69'
Attendance: 2,297

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
Main article: AFC Cup 2008 - 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

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

Final

The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on 31 October and 7 November 2008, respectively.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Muharraq 10–5 Safa 5–1 5–4


AFC Cup
2008 Winners
Al-Muharraq
First Title

Awards

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
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