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2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

The qualification phase for the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup saw four teams advance to the finals to join four automatic qualifiers in the final tournament in India. Qualification was held from 2 April to 28 May 2008 in four different venues. Sixteen teams participated in qualification in four groups containing four teams each. The four group winners joined hosts India, North Korea, Myanmar, and Turkmenistan in the final round.[1]

Seedings edit

The draw for the qualification groups was made on 18 January 2008 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Qualification edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 14 4 +10 7
  Pakistan 3 2 0 1 12 10 +2 6
  Chinese Taipei 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
  Guam 3 0 0 3 4 18 −14 0
Source: RSSSF
Sri Lanka  5–1  Guam
Bandanage   54'
Siyaguna   55', 64'
S. Mohamed   82'
Jayasuriya   90+1'		 Report Mendiola   62'
Attendance: 300
Chinese Taipei  1–2  Pakistan
Lo Chih-an   5' Report Essa   13'
Masih   34'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Pakistan  1–7  Sri Lanka
A. Ahmed   17' Report Jayasuriya   7', 42', 90+2'
Bandanage   13' (pen.), 82'
Dehiwalage   72', 77'
Attendance: 300
Guam  1–4  Chinese Taipei
Pangelinan   17' Report Chang Han   20'
Huang Wei-yi   28'
Chen Po-liang   33'
Chiang Shih-lu   44'
Attendance: 850
Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)
Pakistan  9–2  Guam
Anwar   9', 18'
Shah   28'
Qasim   44', 72', 82'
T. Ahmed   62'
Hameed   65' (pen.)
Rehman   85'		 Report Pangelinan   74'
I. Ahmed   80' (o.g.)
Attendance: 200
Sri Lanka  2–2  Chinese Taipei
Chen Po-liang   59' (o.g.)
Jayasuriya   86'		 Report Chang Han   28'
Tsai Hsien-tang   74'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Tajikistan 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
  Philippines 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
  Bhutan 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
  Brunei 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: RSSSF
Tajikistan  3–1  Bhutan
Hakimov   27'   88' (pen.)
Rabiev   60'		 Report P. Tshering   69'
Attendance: 5,000
Brunei  0–1  Philippines
Report Caligdong   28'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)
Philippines  0–0  Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 4,500
Bhutan  1–1  Brunei
Dendup   12' Report Bin Salleh   76'
Attendance: 4,000
Philippines  3–0  Bhutan
Gould   41'
P. Younghusband   43'
Rinchen   58' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)
Tajikistan  4–0  Brunei
Rabiev   46', 87'
Mukhidinov   61'
Hakimov   69'		 Report
Attendance: 450

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Afghanistan 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
  Kyrgyzstan 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
  Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: RSSSF
Bangladesh  0–0  Afghanistan
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Afghanistan  1–0  Kyrgyzstan
Yamrali   38' Report
Attendance: 7,000
Kyrgyzstan  2–1  Bangladesh
Kornilov   83'
Sydykov   87'		 Report Ameli   63'
Attendance: 5,000

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Nepal 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6
  Cambodia 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
  Macau 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0
Source: RSSSF
Nepal    3–2  Macau
S. Rai   43'
J.M. Rai   57', 65'		 Report Che Chi Man   29' (pen.)
Chan Kin Seng   59'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
Cambodia  0–1    Nepal
Report J.M. Rai   44'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Cambodia  3–1  Macau
Sinoun   30', 90+2'
Rithy   67'		 Report Che Chi Man   65'
Attendance: 3,000

Final tournament edit

The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, was held from 30 July to 13 August 2008 in India.

Qualifiers edit

Qualifiers for the final tournament were:

Goalscorers edit

References edit

  1. ^ "AFC Challenge Cup Qualification 2008 Groups". Retrieved 2 August 2022.

External links edit

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