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2008 AFC Champions League

The 2008 AFC Champions League was the 27th AFC Champions League, the top-level Asian club football tournament, and the 6th under the current AFC Champions League title. It was the last AFC Champions League before the competition expanded to 32 teams.

2008 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates12 March - 12 November 2008
Teams29
Final positions
ChampionsJapan Gamba Osaka (1st title)
Runners-upAustralia Adelaide United
Tournament statistics
Matches played98
Goals scored275 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Nantawat Thansopa
(9 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Yasuhito Endō
← 2007
2009 →

Format edit

Group stage

A total of 28 clubs were divided into seven groups of four, based on region, i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against the other three teams in their group, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs received three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:

  • Points earned between the clubs in question
  • Goal difference between the clubs in question
  • Goal difference within the group
  • Goals for within the group

The seven group winners and the defending champion advanced to the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

All eight clubs were randomly paired together, with the restriction that clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter-finals. The games were played over two legs, home and away; the team with the higher aggregate score was declared the match winner. If the aggregate score could not produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If the two teams were still tied, extra time was played, at the end of which the "away goals rule" was again applied if the scores were tied. If still tied, the game would go to penalties.

Schedule edit

Group stage draw - 12 December 2007
  • Group round: 12–19 March, 9–23 April, 7–21 May
Knockout stage draw - 24 May 2008
  • Quarter-finals: 17–24 September
  • Semi-finals: 8–22 October
  • Final: 5 and 12 November

Participating clubs edit

Indonesia were initially allocated two entries as per previous years. However, on 12 December 2007, the AFC awarded one to Thailand and the other one to Vietnam because the Indonesian domestic league and cup tournament wouldn't be completed in time for the start of the tournament. Both Thailand and Vietnam therefore effectively recovered the entries they had lost the previous year.

West Asia East Asia
Quarter-finals
Team Qualifying method Team Qualifying method
  Urawa Red Diamonds Defending champions
Group Stage
Team Qualifying method Team Qualifying method
  Saipa 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup champions   Melbourne Victory 2006–07 A-League premiers &
2007 A-League Grand Final winners
  Sepahan 2006–07 Hazfi Cup winners   Adelaide United 2006–07 A-League regular season runners-up
  Erbil SC 2006–07 Iraqi Premier League champions   Changchun Yatai 2007 Chinese Super League champions
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2006–07 Iraqi Premier League runners-up   Beijing Guoan 2007 Chinese Super League runners-up
  Kuwait SC 2006–07 Kuwaiti Premier League champions   Kashima Antlers 2007 J.League Division 1 champions &
2007 Emperor's Cup winners
  Al Qadisiya 2007 Kuwait Emir Cup winners   Gamba Osaka 2006 J.League Division 1 third-place[Note JPN]
  Al Sadd 2006–07 Qatar Stars League champions &
2006–07 Emir of Qatar Cup winners 		  Pohang Steelers 2007 K League champions
  Al-Gharafa 2006–07 Qatar Stars League runners-up   Chunnam Dragons 2007 Korean FA Cup winners
  Al-Ittihad 2006–07 Saudi Premier League champions   Chonburi FC 2007 Thailand Premier League champions
  Al Ahli 2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winners   Krung Thai Bank FC 2007 Thailand Premier League runners-up
  Al-Karamah 2006–07 Syrian Premier League champions &
2006–07 Syrian Cup winners 		  Bình Dương 2007 V-League champions
  Al-Ittihad 2006–07 Syrian Premier League runners-up   Nam Định 2007 Vietnamese Cup winners
  Al Wasl 2006–07 UAE Football League champions &
2006–07 UAE President's Cup winners
  Al Wahda 2006–07 UAE Football League runners-up
  Pakhtakor 2007 Uzbek League champions &
2007 Uzbekistan Cup winners
  FC Bunyodkor 2007 Uzbek League runners-up
Notes
  1. ^
    Japan (JPN): 2007 J.League Division 1 runners-up, Urawa Red Diamonds, had already qualified for the AFC Champions League as defending champions.

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Bunyodkor 6 4 1 1 8 2 +6 13
  Al-Ittihad 6 3 0 3 6 5 +1 9
  Sepahan 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7
  Al-Ittihad 6 2 0 4 4 8 −4 6
Source: [citation needed]
Sepahan  0–2  Al-Ittihad
Report Jésus Gomez   21'
Al Agha   87'
Attendance: 15,000
Al-Ittihad  1–0  Bunyodkor
Magno Alves   80' Report
Attendance: 7,500
Al-Ittihad  0–1  Al-Ittihad
Report Magno Alves   78'
Attendance: 41,000
Bunyodkor  2–0  Sepahan
Bakayev   61'
Kapadze   80'		 Report
Attendance: 13,000
Al-Ittihad  0–2  Bunyodkor
Report Hasanov   50'
Kapadze   65'
Attendance: 20,000
Sepahan  2–1  Al-Ittihad
Seyed Salehi   59'
Aghily   71'		 Report Al-Meshal   89'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Bunyodkor  1–0  Al-Ittihad
Kapadze   29' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Al-Ittihad  0–1  Sepahan
Report Mohammed   70'
Attendance: 4,000
Al-Ittihad  2–1  Sepahan
Laurens   61'
Jésus Gomez   64'		 Report Aghily   48'
Attendance: 4,000
Bunyodkor  2–0  Al-Ittihad
Soliev   10'
Djeparov   38'		 Report
Attendance: 13,000
Sepahan  1–1  Bunyodkor
Ali Mohammadi   2' Report Gochguliev   72'
Attendance: 150
Al-Ittihad  3–0  Al-Ittihad
Al-Nemri   30', 50'
Hazazi   42'		 Report
Attendance: 600

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Saipa 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
  Al Wasl 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
  Al Kuwait 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5
Source: [citation needed]
Al Wasl  0–1  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report Alwan   32'
Attendance: 7,500
Al Kuwait  1–1  Saipa
Ajab   44' Report Zaynadpour   66'
Attendance: 7,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  0–0  Al Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Saipa  2–0  Al Wasl
Traoré   45'
Ansarifard   57'		 Report
Attendance: 8,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  0–1  Saipa
Report Vaziri   45+1'
Attendance: 1,000
Al Wasl  1–0  Al Kuwait
Hassan   75' Report
Attendance: 4,622
Saipa  1–1  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Rahmati   63' (pen.) Report Ayad   71'
Attendance: 10,000
Al Kuwait  2–1  Al Wasl
Ajab   10'
Al Awadhi   42'		 Report Ali   4' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,500
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  1–2  Al Wasl
Kamel   69' Report Al-Enazi   49'
Oliveira   64'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Saipa  1–0  Al Kuwait
Rahmati   24' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Al Wasl  1–1  Saipa
André Dias   90+2' Report Traoré   21'
Attendance: 1,500
Al Kuwait  1–2  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Ajab   22' Report Kadhim   17'
Abdul-Mohsen   48'
Attendance: 250

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Karamah 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11
  Al-Wahda 6 2 3 1 6 7 −1 9
  Al-Sadd 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6
  Al-Ahli 6 0 4 2 5 7 −2 4
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Sadd  2–1  Al-Ahli
Emerson   6'
Felipe   26'		 Report Val Baiano   73'
Attendance: 6,000
Al-Karamah  4–1  Al-Wahda
Esmaeel   3'
Chaabo   27', 48'
Al Hamwi   80'		 Report Al Shehhi   83'
Attendance: 30,000
Al-Ahli  1–1  Al-Karamah
Al Thagafi   15' Report Al Hamwi   44'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Al-Wahda  2–2  Al-Sadd
Pinga   17'
Al Shehhi   85'		 Report Tenorio   44'
Emerson   71'
Attendance: 5,500
Al-Ahli  0–0  Al-Wahda
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Al-Sadd  0–2  Al-Karamah
Report Al Hamwi   69'
Jenyat   73'
Attendance: 6,000
Al-Wahda  2–1  Al-Ahli
Josiel   35', 84' Report Al Gizani   81'
Attendance: 5,000
Al-Karamah  1–0  Al-Sadd
Jenyat   78' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Al-Ahli  2–2  Al-Sadd
Taher Zakaria   28' (o.g.)
Sulimani   42' (pen.)		 Report Gholam   32' (pen.)
Ahmed   50'
Attendance: 1,500
Al-Wahda  1–0  Al-Karamah
Al Shehhi   90' Report
Attendance: 6,000
Al-Sadd  0–0  Al-Wahda
Report
Attendance: 800
Al-Karamah  0–0  Al-Ahli
Report
Attendance: 15,000

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al Qadisiya 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11
  Pakhtakor 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7 11
  Erbil 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 8
  Al-Gharafa 6 0 2 4 3 8 −5 2
Source: [citation needed]
Pakhtakor  0–1  Al Qadisiya
Report Ajab   90+1'
Attendance: 12,000
Erbil  1–1  Al-Gharafa
Muslim Mubarak   61' Report Araújo   13'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Al Qadisiya  1–1  Erbil
Al Salama   81' Alwan   28' (pen.)
Al-Gharafa  2–2  Pakhtakor
Mahmoud   57'
Araújo   65'		 Report Aliqulov   68'
F. Tadjiyev   78'
Attendance: 2,000
Al Qadisiya  1–0  Al-Gharafa
Ajab   62' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Pakhtakor  2–0  Erbil
Kholmatov   47'
Geynrikh   52' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Al-Gharafa  0–1  Al Qadisiya
Report Al-Mutwa   89'
Attendance: 1,000
Erbil  1–5  Pakhtakor
Sabah   19' Report Siamand   38' (o.g.)
Kuziboyev   69'
Marković   73'
Geynrikh   81'
Kholmatov   90+3'
Attendance: 180
Al Qadisiya  2–2  Pakhtakor
Ajab   20'
Al Salama   45' (pen.)		 Report Ahmedov   36'
Z. Tadjiyev   81'
Attendance: 18000
Al-Gharafa  0–1  Erbil
Report Alwan   29'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Pakhtakor  2–0  Al-Gharafa
Z. Tadjiyev   19'
Ahmedov   88' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Erbil  4–2  Al Qadisiya
Salah   52', 70', 79'
Alwan   89'		 Report Al Shammari   23'
Al-Kandri   34'
Attendance: 120

Group E edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Adelaide United 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7 14
  Changchun Yatai 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12
  Pohang Steelers 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1 5
  Bình Dương 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1
Source: [citation needed]
Changchun Yatai  2–1  Bình Dương
Du Zhenyu   4'
Cui Wei   70'		 Report Nguyễn Anh Đức   53'
Attendance: 10,000
Pohang Steelers  0–2  Adelaide United
Report Cornthwaite   3'
Djite   59'
Attendance: 8,436
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Bình Dương  1–4  Pohang Steelers
Robson   11' (pen.) Report Denilson   49' (pen.), 58' (pen.)
Kim Jae-sung   56'
Choi Hyo-jin   64'
Attendance: 12,000
Changchun Yatai  1–0  Pohang Steelers
Dah Zadi   86' Report
Attendance: 18,000
Adelaide United  4–1  Bình Dương
Pantelis   56'
Dodd   58', 62'
Diego   77'		 Report Phạm Minh Đức   65'
Attendance: 13,802
Pohang Steelers  2–2  Changchun Yatai
Hwang Jae-won   64'
Hwang Jin-sung   90'		 Report Wang Dong   35'
Du Zhenyu   70'
Attendance: 5,468
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Bình Dương  0–5  Changchun Yatai
Report Wang Bo   2', 37'
Dah Zadi   13'
Yan Feng   78'
Caballero   90' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,000
Pohang Steelers  0–0  Bình Dương
Report
Attendance: 4,571

Group F edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Kashima Antlers 6 5 0 1 28 3 +25 15
  Beijing Guoan 6 4 0 2 14 9 +5 12
  Krung Thai Bank 6 2 1 3 20 27 −7 7
  Nam Định 6 0 1 5 4 27 −23 1
Source: [citation needed]
Krung Thai Bank  1–9  Kashima Antlers
Kone   64' Report Tashiro   15', 50'
Iwamasa   21'
Nozawa   34', 90+2'
Marquinhos   47', 69', 71'
Sasaki   73'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Nam Dinh  1–3  Beijing Guoan
Lê Văn Duyệt   14' Report Yan Xiangchuang   57', 90+1'
Du Wenhui   60'
Attendance: 600
Kashima Antlers  6–0  Nam Dinh
Motoyama   25', 48'
Marquinhos   58', 67'
Tashiro   73'
Danilo   90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 7,087
Beijing Guoan  4–2  Krung Thai Bank
Du Wenhui   39', 73'
Martínez   51', 75'		 Report Thansopa   58'
Pichitchotirat   63'
Attendance: 14,000
Kashima Antlers  1–0  Beijing Guoan
Danilo   52' Report
Attendance: 6,487
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Krung Thai Bank  9–1  Nam Dinh
Kone   4', 44', 90+1', 90+2'
Thansopa   8', 46', 59'
Choeichiu   64'
Wongsuparuk   70'		 Report Trần Đức Dương   64'
Attendance: 500
Beijing Guoan  1–0  Kashima Antlers
Tiago   41' Report
Attendance: 16,000
Nam Dinh  2–2  Krung Thai Bank
Hoàng Ngọc Linh   2', 47' Report Thansopa   21'
Choeichiu   90'
Attendance: 2,000
Kashima Antlers  8–1  Krung Thai Bank
Iwamasa   19'
Koroki   21'
Tashiro   45'
Nozawa   46', 66'
Ogasawara   50'
Danilo   74', 83'		 Report Pichitchotirat   90'
Attendance: 5,540
Beijing Guoan  3–0  Nam Dinh
Guo Hui   14' (pen.)
Yang Hao   32', 78'		 Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Krung Thai Bank  5–3  Beijing Guoan
Thansopa   10', 44', 49', 69' (pen.)
Pichitchotirat   27'		 Report Tiago   67' (pen.), 70', 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 400
Nam Dinh  0–4  Kashima Antlers
Report Tashiro   27'
Koroki   47'
Motoyama   75'
Danilo   87'
Attendance: 1,200
Notes

Group G edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Gamba Osaka 6 4 2 0 14 8 +6 14
  Melbourne Victory 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7
  Chunnam Dragons 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6
  Chonburi 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5
Source: [citation needed]
Melbourne Victory  2–0  Chunnam Dragons
Muscat   28' (pen.)
Vargas   66'		 Report
Attendance: 24,656
Gamba Osaka  1–1  Chonburi
Lucas   90+4' Report Sunthornpit   59'
Attendance: 7,000
Chunnam Dragons  3–4  Gamba Osaka
Simões   4'
Kim Tae-su   27', 60' (pen.)		 Report Futagawa   30'
Bando   53', 75'
Yasuda   58'
Attendance: 3,000
Chonburi  3–1  Melbourne Victory
Ney Fabiano   45'
Baga   79', 90+5'		 Report Allsopp   57'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Chunnam Dragons  1–0  Chonburi
Simões   90' Report
Attendance: 500
Melbourne Victory  3–4  Gamba Osaka
Allsopp   4', 65'
Vargas   41'		 Report Futagawa   31'
Baré   38'
Yamaguchi   68'
Lucas   89'
Attendance: 26,857
Chonburi  2–2  Chunnam Dragons
On-Mo   56'
Jinta   88'		 Report Jeong Jun-yeon   5'
Kim Myung-woon   48'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Chunnam Dragons  1–1  Melbourne Victory
Ko Ki-gu   37' Report Pondeljak   4'
Attendance: 3,000
Chonburi  0–2  Gamba Osaka
Report Yamazaki   64'
Lucas   76'
Attendance: 10,000
Melbourne Victory  3–1  Chonburi
Muscat   56'
Thompson   65'
Hernández   77'		 Report Ney Fabiano   55'
Attendance: 14,558
Gamba Osaka  1–1  Chunnam Dragons
Futagawa   75' Report Yoo Hong-youl   86' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,160
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Notes

Knock-out stage edit

Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Bracket edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Al-Karamah 1 0 1
8   Gamba Osaka 2 2 4
  Gamba Osaka 1 3 4
  Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 2
4   Al Qadisiya 3 0 3
5   Urawa Red Diamonds (2007 Champion) 2 2 4
  Gamba Osaka 3 2 5
  Adelaide United 0 0 0
3   Kashima Antlers 1 0 1
6   Adelaide United 1 1 2
  Adelaide United 3 0 3
  Bunyodkor 0 1 1
2   Saipa 2 1 3
7   Bunyodkor 2 5 7

Quarter-finals edit

The first leg matches were played on 17 September, and the second leg matches were played on 24 September 2008.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Karamah   1–4   Gamba Osaka 1–2 0–2
Al Qadisiya   3–4   Urawa Red Diamonds
(2007 Champion) 		3–2 0–2
Kashima Antlers   1–2   Adelaide United 1–1 0–1
Saipa   3–7   Bunyodkor 2–2 1–5

Semi-finals edit

The first leg matches were played on 8 October, and the second leg matches were played on 22 October 2008.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gamba Osaka   4–2   Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 3–1
Adelaide United   3–1   Bunyodkor 3–0 0–1

Final edit

Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League Final

The first and second legs of the final were played on 5 and 12 November 2008, respectively.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gamba Osaka   5–0   Adelaide United 3–0 2–0

Top scorers edit

The top scorers from the 2008 AFC Champions League are as follows:

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Nantawat Thansopa   Krung Thai Bank 9
2   Lucas   Gamba Osaka 6
3   Marquinhos   Kashima Antlers 5
  Masato Yamazaki   Gamba Osaka
  Kone Kassim   Krung Thai Bank
  Yuzo Tashiro   Kashima Antlers
  Danilo   Kashima Antlers
8   Takuya Nozawa   Kashima Antlers 4
  Tiago   Beijing Guoan
  Villanueva   Bunyodkor
  Diego Walsh   Adelaide United

Fair Play Award edit

  Gamba Osaka

See also edit

References edit

External links edit

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