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2008 AFC Cup

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2008 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates11 March – 7 November 2008
Teams20 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBahrain Al-Muharraq (1st title)
Runners-upLebanon Safa
Tournament statistics
Matches played74
Goals scored235 (3.18 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Rico (19 goals)
2007
2009

The 2008 AFC Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC Cup, played by clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

Qualified teams

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20 clubs competed, including champions of the national leagues and champions of the primary knock-out competition from the following countries which are AFC-affiliated countries and which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category. In that season, the clubs of Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Indonesia did not participate.

East Asia (2)
Hong Kong 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 India (2) Dempo (2006–07 Indian National Football League champions)

East Bengal (2007 Indian Federation Cup winners)

Maldives Maldives (2) Victory (2007 Dhivehi League champions)

New Radiant (2007 Maldives FA Cup winners)

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

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

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

Home United (2007 S.League runners-up)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sur (2007 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners)

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

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

Group stage

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

Key to colors in group tables:

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bahrain Al-Muharraq 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 11
India Dempo 6 3 1 2 13 12 +1 10
Lebanon Al-Ansar 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8
Oman Sur 6 1 1 4 9 15 −6 4
Source: [citation needed]
Dempo India3–1Lebanon Al-Ansar
Ranty Martins Soleye 21' 32'
Chidi Edeh 62'
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link]
Hassan Danach 89'

Al-Ansar Lebanon0–0Bahrain Al-Muharraq
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yemen Mukhtar Al Yarimi

Dempo India0–4Bahrain Al-Muharraq
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link]
Rico 8' 31' 49' (pen.) 59'



Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Lebanon Safa 6 2 4 0 8 6 +2 10
Jordan Al-Wahdat 6 1 4 1 12 12 0 7
India East Bengal 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7
Yemen Al-Ahli San‘a’ 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6
Source: [citation needed]




East Bengal India0–0Lebanon Safa
(Report)

Safa Lebanon3–3Jordan Al-Wahdat
Rony Azar 6'
Hussein Tahan 80'
Amer Khan 90+5'
(Report) Ra'fat Ali 18' 63'
Fadi Faris 72'

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Oman Al-Nahda 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9
Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon 6 1 4 1 7 7 0 7
Bahrain Al-Najma 6 1 4 1 7 7 0 7
Yemen Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6
Source: [citation needed]





Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Singapore Home United 6 5 0 1 18 10 +8 15
Malaysia Kedah 6 4 1 1 13 8 +5 13
Hong Kong South China 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4
Maldives Victory 6 0 2 4 3 10 −7 2
Source: [citation needed]


Home United Singapore2–1Maldives Victory
Indra Sahdan Daud 37'
Peres de Oliveira 50'
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link]
Ashad Ali 25'
Attendance: 1,223
Referee: Yemen Mukhtar Al Yarimi

Kedah Malaysia3–0Hong Kong South China
Marlon James 55'
Nelson San Martín 70' 85'
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Yemen Mukhtar Al Yarimi


South China Hong Kong3–0Maldives Victory
Tales Schütz 27'
Cris 43' 68'
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link]
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 429
Referee: South Korea Kim Dong-Jin

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Singapore SAFFC 6 4 1 1 16 4 +12 13
Malaysia Perak 6 4 1 1 13 10 +3 13
Hong Kong Kitchee 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4
Maldives New Radiant 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4
Source: [citation needed]



Kitchee Hong Kong2–2Malaysia Perak
Ip Chung Long 50'
Wilfed Bamnjo 84'
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link]
Carlos Caceres 17' 79'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,138


New Radiant Maldives2–1Hong Kong Kitchee
Hussain Simaz 62' 66' (Report)
(Report)
Ahmed Nishan 45+1' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Myanmar Sgt. Win Cho

Best runners-up

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Three best three runners-up qualified for the quarter-finals.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Malaysia Kedah 6 4 1 1 13 8 +5 13
Malaysia Perak 6 4 1 1 13 10 +3 13
India Dempo 6 3 1 2 13 12 +1 10
Jordan Al-Wahdat 6 1 4 1 12 12 0 7
Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon 6 1 4 1 7 7 0 7
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Bahrain Al-Muharraq 5 2 7
8 Malaysia Kedah 0 1 1
Bahrain Al-Muharraq (a) 0 2 2
Oman Al-Nahda 1 1 2
4 Singapore SAFFC 2 0 2
5 Oman Al-Nahda 1 3 4
Bahrain Al-Muharraq 5 5 10
Lebanon Safa 1 4 5
3 Malaysia Perak 0 0 0
6 Lebanon Safa 2 5 7
Lebanon Safa 1 4 5
India Dempo 0 1 1
2 India Dempo 1 4 5
7 Singapore Home United 1 3 4

Quarter-finals

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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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Perak Malaysia 0–7 Lebanon Safa 0–2 0–5
SAFFC Singapore 2–4 Oman Al-Nahda 2-1 0-3
Dempo India 5–4 Singapore Home United 1–1 4–3
Al-Muharraq Bahrain 7–1 Malaysia Kedah 5–0 2–1

First leg

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Perak Malaysia0 – 2Lebanon Safa
Report Rony Azar 38'
Hamid Termina 55'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Thailand Satop Tongkhan



Al-Muharraq Bahrain5 – 0Malaysia Kedah
Khalid Salmeen 65'
Mahmood Abdulrahman 73', 90+2'
Rico 85'
Fahad Al-Hardan 87'
Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: South Korea Kim Dong-Jin

Second leg

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Kedah Malaysia1 – 2Bahrain Al-Muharraq
Badrol Bakhtiar 69' Report Rico 29', 39'

Semi-finals

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The first leg matches were played on 7 October, and the second leg matches were played on 21 October 2008.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Muharraq Bahrain (a)2–2 Oman Al-Nahda 0-1 2-1
Safa Lebanon 5–1 India Dempo 1–0 4–1

First leg

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Al-Muharraq Bahrain0 – 1Oman Al-Nahda
Report Zaher Al-Alawi 9'

Safa Lebanon1 – 0India Dempo
Hamze Aboud 90' Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: South Korea Lee Gi-Young

Second leg

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Final

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The first and second legs of the final were played on 31 October and 7 November 2008, respectively.

First leg

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Al-MuharraqBahrain5 - 1Lebanon Safa
Mahmood Abdulrahman 19', 58'
Rico 32' (pen.), 54', 72'
(Report) Hussein Tahan 77'

Second leg

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SafaLebanon4 - 5Bahrain 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
Bahrain
Al-Muharraq
First Title


Awards

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Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Scorer Team Goals
1 Brazil Rico Bahrain Al-Muharraq 19
2 Singapore Aleksander Duric Singapore SAFFC 9
3 Nigeria Ranty Martins Soleye India Dempo 8
4 Bahrain Mahmood Abdulrahman Bahrain Al-Muharraq 7
Brazil 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 Singapore Shahril Ishak Singapore Home United 5
Singapore Indra Sahdan Daud Singapore Home United
Jordan Hassan Abdel Fattah Jordan Al-Wahdat
Lebanon Hussein Tahan Lebanon Safa
11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Marlon Alex James Malaysia Kedah 4
Chile Nelson San Martin Malaysia Kedah
13 Hong Kong Cheng Siu Wai Hong Kong South China 3
Iraq Salih Sadir Lebanon Al-Ansar
Nigeria Chidi Edeh India Dempo
Togo Cris Hong Kong South China
Cameroon Kengne Ludovick Singapore Home United
Jordan Mustafa Shehdeh Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon
Brazil Beto India Dempo
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