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2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage

The 2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 17 September to 12 November 2008. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2008 AFC Champions League.

Qualified teams edit

The winners of each of the seven groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage. West Asia Zone had four teams qualified, East Asia Zone had three plus the title holders.

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 3–2 0–2
Saipa   3–7   Bunyodkor 2–2 1–5
Kashima Antlers   1–2   Adelaide United 1–1 0–1

First leg edit

Kashima Antlers  1–1  Adelaide United
Cornthwaite   45+2' (o.g.) Report Dodd   37'
Attendance: 7,004
Saipa  2–2  Bunyodkor
Razzaghi-Rad   19'
Rahmati   40'		 Report Villanueva   12'
Rivaldo   20'
Attendance: 40,000
Al-Karamah  1–2  Gamba Osaka
Abduldaim   7' Report Yamaguchi   70'
Yamazaki   77'
Attendance: 17,000
Al Qadisiya  3–2  Urawa Red Diamonds
Al Ebrahim   18'
Ben Achour   57'
Al-Mutairi   84' (pen.)		 Report Edmilson   33', 90'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Second leg edit

Bunyodkor  5–1  Saipa
Villanueva  9', 19' (pen.), 52'
Rivaldo  45' (pen.)
Luizão   68'		 Report Mirghorbani   47'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Bunyodkor won 7–3 on aggregate.

Gamba Osaka  2–0  Al-Karamah
Yamazaki   83'
Roni   85'		 Report
Attendance: 9,656
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Gamba Osaka won 4–1 on aggregate.

Urawa Red Diamonds  2–0  Al Qadisiya
Soma   31'
Tulio   54'		 Report
Attendance: 41,790

Urawa Red Diamonds won 4–3 on aggregate.

Adelaide United won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

First leg edit

Gamba Osaka  1–1  Urawa Red Diamonds
Endō   81' (pen) Report Hosogai   22'
Attendance: 17,166
Adelaide United  3–0  Bunyodkor
Diego   57'
Barbiero   76'
Cristiano   89' (pen)		 Report
Attendance: 16,998
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Second leg edit

Bunyodkor  1–0  Adelaide United
Soliev   78' Report
Attendance: 17,000

Adelaide United won 3–1 on aggregate.

Urawa Red Diamonds  1–3  Gamba Osaka
Takahara   36' Report Yamaguchi   51'
Myojin   72'
Endō   77'
Attendance: 53,287
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Gamba Osaka won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final edit

Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League Final

The first and second legs of the final were scheduled to be played on 5 November 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

First leg edit

Gamba Osaka  3–0  Adelaide United
Lucas   37'
Endo   43'
Yasuda   68'		 Report
Attendance: 20,639

Second leg edit

Adelaide United  0–2  Gamba Osaka
Lucas   4', 15'
Attendance: 17,000

Gamba Osaka won 5–0 on aggregate.

Notes edit

  • Match times were sorted chronologically by local time. The UTC figure given is for the time zone of the place in which the match was held (accounting for Daylight saving time in the areas in which it was in effect).

External links edit

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