The 2008 Indonesia Independence Cup (also known as Pertamina Independence Cup 2008) was held at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was the 8th time the championship had been played since its inception in 1985. It marked the first time since 2000 that the championship was being held.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Indonesia |
| Dates | 21–29 August |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Indonesia (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Libya |
| Third place | Indonesia U-21 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 44 (4.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 131,700 (13,170 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Budi Sudarsono Zaghb Anis |
| Best player(s) | Zaghb Anis |
The tournament was played between 21–29 August and included national teams from Cambodia, Libya U-23, Myanmar and Brunei DPMM FC, as well as, two teams from the host nation, the Indonesia national team and the Indonesia U-21 national team. Teams from Europe, United States and Japan had been invited but declined to participate due to the timing of the event.[1]
The final game ended in controversy as the Libyan team refused to return to the field for the second half although leading 1 - 0. The Libyan team walked out following an incident between two coaches from each team. As a result, Indonesia was awarded 3 goals and declared the winner of the tournament.[2] The Libyan team accused a member of the Indonesia team of hitting Libya coach Gamal Adeen Nowara in the tunnel at halftime. [3][4]
Teams edit
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Stadiums edit
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Jakarta | Gelora Bung Karno | 100,000 |
Group stages edit
All times local (UTC+7)
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libya U-23
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
| Indonesia U-21
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
 Brunei
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
| Brunei | 0 – 2 | Indonesia U-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Novriansyah  57'Mulyana 88' |
| Indonesia U-21 | 1 – 4 | Libya U-23 |
|---|---|---|
| Mulyana 75' |
Report | Mohamed 25' Allafi 37'Salem 44' Anis 62' |
| Brunei | 1 – 5 | Libya U-23 |
|---|---|---|
| Shahrazen 82' |
Report | Masoud 10' Anis 21'Eisa 35' Ali 52' Abdalla 71' |
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6 |
 Myanmar
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 |
 Cambodia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -14 | -13 | 0 |
| Cambodia | 0 – 7 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yulianto 8' Budi S. 11', 28', 30', 36' M. Ilham 51' Bambang P. 88' |
| Myanmar | 7 – 1 | Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Khin 7' Thien 21', 45', 76'Min 50' Yan 62', 87' |
Report | Borey 17' |
Knockout stages edit
All times local (UTC+7)
Knockout map edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August - Jakarta | ||||||
| Libya U-23 | 5 | |||||
| 29 August - Jakarta | ||||||
| Myanmar | 3 | |||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||
| 27 August - Jakarta | ||||||
| Libya U-23 | 1 | |||||
| Indonesia U-21 | 0 | |||||
| Indonesia | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 August - Jakarta | ||||||
| Myanmar | 0 | |||||
| Indonesia U-21 | 1 | |||||
Semi finals edit
| Libya U-23 | 5 – 3 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Anis 26', 35', 54' Abdalla 40' Ali 84' |
Report | Min 1', 42' Paing 75'(pen) |
| Indonesia U-21 | 0 – 1 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Astaman 20' |
Finals edit
| Libya U-23 | 1 – 3* | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Abdalla 13' |
Report |
Note: The match was cancelled at half time as Libya withdrew due to an altercation between two coaches of each team. Indonesia instantly awarded 3 goals.
Third Place edit
| Indonesia U-21 | 1 – 0 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Mulyana 10' |
Report |
Winners edit
| 2008 Indonesia Independence Cup winner |
|---|
 Indonesia 3rd title |
External links edit
References edit
- ^ a b Four countries join Pertamina Independence Cup 2008, by Niken Prathivi, The Jakarta Post, 13-08-2008
- ^ Indonesia handed Independence Cup, Jakarta Post, 30-08-2008
- ^ A nightmare for Indonesian soccer, by Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, 22-12-2008
- ^ Riedl’s Indonesian Debut Pushed Back Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, by Wimbo Satwiko, The Jakarta Globe, 17-05-2010