2008 AFC Champions League

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2008 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates12 March - 12 November 2008
Teams29
Final positions
Champions
Nantawat Thansopa
(9 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Yasuhito Endō
← 2007
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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.

Format

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

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

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
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Defending champions
Group Stage
Team Qualifying method Team Qualifying method
Iran Saipa 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup champions Australia Melbourne Victory 2006–07 A-League premiers &
2007 A-League Grand Final winners
Sepahan
 2006–07 Hazfi Cup winners Australia Adelaide United 2006–07 A-League regular season runners-up
Iraq Erbil SC 2006–07 Iraqi Premier League champions China Changchun Yatai 2007 Chinese Super League champions
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2006–07 Iraqi Premier League runners-up China Beijing Guoan 2007 Chinese Super League runners-up
Kuwait Kuwait SC 2006–07 Kuwaiti Premier League champions Japan Kashima Antlers 2007 J.League Division 1 champions &
2007 Emperor's Cup winners
Kuwait Al Qadisiya 2007 Kuwait Emir Cup winners Japan Gamba Osaka 2007 J.League Division 1 third-place[Note JPN]
Qatar Al Sadd 2006–07 Qatar Stars League champions &
2006–07 Emir of Qatar Cup winners 		South Korea Pohang Steelers 2007 K League champions
Qatar Al-Gharafa 2006–07 Qatar Stars League runners-up South Korea Chunnam Dragons 2007 Korean FA Cup winners
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2006–07 Saudi Premier League champions Thailand Chonburi FC 2007 Thailand Premier League champions
Al Ahli
 2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winners Thailand Krung Thai Bank FC 2007 Thailand Premier League runners-up
Syria Al-Karamah 2006–07 Syrian Premier League champions &
2006–07 Syrian Cup winners 		Vietnam Bình Dương 2007 V-League champions
Syria Al-Ittihad 2006–07 Syrian Premier League runners-up Vietnam Nam Định 2007 Vietnamese Cup winners
United Arab Emirates Al Wasl 2006–07 UAE Football League champions &
2006–07 UAE President's Cup winners
United Arab Emirates Al Wahda 2006–07 UAE Football League runners-up
Pakhtakor
 2007 Uzbek League champions &
2007 Uzbekistan Cup winners
Uzbekistan 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

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Uzbekistan 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
Syria Al-Ittihad 6 2 0 4 4 8 −4 6
Source: [citation needed]
Sepahan Iran
0–2Syria Al-Ittihad
Report
Jésus Gomez 21'
Al Agha
87'
Australia
)
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia
1–0Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Magno Alves 80' Report
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 7,500
)
Al-Ittihad
Report Magno Alves 78'
Attendance: 41,000
Sepahan
Bakayev 61'
Kapadze 80'		 Report
Attendance: 13,000
Al-Ittihad Syria0–2Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report Hasanov 50'
Kapadze 65'
Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea
)
Al-Ittihad
Seyed Salehi 59'
Aghily
71'		 Report Al-Meshal 89'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan1–0Syria Al-Ittihad
Kapadze 29' Report
Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore
)
Sepahan
Report Mohammed 70'
Sepahan
Jésus Gomez
64'		 Report Aghily 48'
Attendance: 4,000
Al-Ittihad
Soliev 10'
Djeparov 38'		 Report
Attendance: 13,000
Sepahan Iran
1–1Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Ali Mohammadi
2'		 Report
Gochguliev
72'
Attendance: 150
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia
3–0Syria Al-Ittihad
Hazazi
42'		 Report
Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh
)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iran Saipa 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
Al Wasl
 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
Kuwait Al Kuwait 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5
Source: [citation needed]
Al Wasl United Arab Emirates
0–1Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report Alwan 32'
Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia
)
Al Kuwait Kuwait1–1Iran Saipa
Ajab
44'		 Report
Zaynadpour
66'
Attendance: 7,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq0–0Kuwait Al Kuwait
Report
Syria
)
Al Wasl
Traoré 45'
Ansarifard 57'		 Report
Masaaki Iemoto (Japan
)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq0–1Iran Saipa
Report Vaziri 45+1'
Attendance: 1,000
Al Wasl United Arab Emirates
1–0Kuwait Al Kuwait
Hassan 75' Report
Attendance: 4,622
Saipa Iran1–1Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Rahmati 63' (pen.) Report
Ayad
71'
Enghelab Stadium, Karaj
Attendance: 10,000
)
Al Wasl
Ajab 10'
Al Awadhi
42'		 Report
Ali 4' (pen.
)
Attendance: 1,500
Al Wasl
Kamil 69' Report
Oliveira
64'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Saipa Iran1–0Kuwait Al Kuwait
Rahmati 24' Report
Enghelab Stadium, Karaj
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China
)
Al Wasl United Arab Emirates
1–1Iran Saipa
André Dias
90+2'		 Report Traoré 21'
Australia
)
Al Kuwait Kuwait1–2Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Ajab
22'		 Report Kadhim 17'
Abdul-Mohsen 48'

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Syria 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-Ahli
Felipe
26'		 Report
Val Baiano
73'
Al Sadd Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 6,000
)
Al-Wahda
Esmaeel 3'
Chaabo 27', 48'
Al Hamwi 80'		 Report
Al Shehhi
83'
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia
1–1Syria Al-Karamah
Al Thagafi 15' Report Al Hamwi 44'
Al-Sadd
Al Shehhi
85'		 Report
Emerson
71'
Australia
)
Al-Wahda
Report
Al-Sadd Qatar
0–2Syria Al-Karamah
Report Al Hamwi 69'
Jenyat 73'
Al-Ahli
Josiel
35', 84'		 Report Al Gizani 81'
Australia
)
Al-Sadd
Jenyat 78' Report
Australia
)
Al-Sadd
Sulimani 42' (pen.
)		 Report Gholam 32' (pen.)
Ahmed 50'
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates
1–0Syria Al-Karamah
Al Shehhi
90'		 Report
Al-Wahda
Report
Al-Ahli
Report

Group D

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
Iraq Erbil 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 8
Al-Gharafa
 6 0 2 4 3 8 −5 2
Source: [citation needed]
Al Qadisiya
Report Ajab 90+1'
Attendance: 12,000
Al-Gharafa
Muslim Mubarak 61' Report
Araújo
13'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Al Qadisiya Kuwait
1–1Iraq Erbil
Al Salama
81'
Alwan 28' (pen.
)
Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia
)
Pakhtakor
Araújo
65'		 Report Aliqulov 68'
F. Tadjiyev 78'
Al-Gharafa
Ajab 62' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan
2–0Iraq Erbil
Kholmatov 47'
Geynrikh 52' (pen.)		 Report
Iran
)
Al Qadisiya
Report
Al-Mutwa
89'
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,000
)
Pakhtakor
Sabah 19' Report Siamand 38' (o.g.)
Kuziboyev 69'
Marković 73'
Geynrikh 81'
Kholmatov 90+3'
Attendance: 180
Pakhtakor
Al Salama 45' (pen.
)		 Report
Z. Tadjiyev
81'
Attendance: 18000
Al-Gharafa Qatar
0–1Iraq Erbil
Report
Alwan
29'
Syria
)
Al-Gharafa
Z. Tadjiyev 19'
Ahmedov 88' (pen.
)		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Al Qadisiya
Alwan
89'		 Report Al Shammari 23'
Al-Kandri 34'
Iran
)

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia Adelaide United 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7 14
Changchun Yatai
 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12
South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1 5
Bình Dương
 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1
Source: [citation needed]
Bình Dương
Du Zhenyu 4'
Cui Wei 70'		 Report Nguyễn Anh Đức 53'
Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
Attendance: 10,000
)
Pohang Steelers South Korea0–2Australia Adelaide United
Report
Cornthwaite 3'
Djite
59'
Iran
)
Bình Dương Vietnam
1–4South Korea Pohang Steelers
Robson 11' (pen.) Report
Denilson 49' (pen.), 58' (pen.)
Kim Jae-sung 56'
Choi Hyo-jin
64'
Attendance: 12,000
Changchun Yatai
Report
Attendance: 10,510
Bình Dương Vietnam
1–2Australia Adelaide United
Philani 85' Report Diego 10'
Alagich 78'
Attendance: 15,000
Changchun Yatai China
1–0South Korea Pohang Steelers
Dah Zadi 86' Report
Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
Attendance: 18,000
)
Changchun Yatai
Hwang Jae-won 64'
Hwang Jin-sung 90'		 Report Wang Dong 35'
Du Zhenyu 70'
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 5,468
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand
)
Changchun Yatai
Report Wang Bo 2', 37'
Dah Zadi 13'
Yan Feng 78'
Caballero 90' (pen.)
Saudi Arabia
)
Bình Dương
Report
Syria
)
Changchun Yatai China
0–0Australia Adelaide United
Report
Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
Attendance: 20,000
)

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan 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 Thailand
1–9Japan Kashima Antlers
Kone
64'		 Report
Marquinhos 47', 69', 71'
Sasaki
73'
Syria
)
Beijing Guoan
Lê Văn Duyệt 14' Report Yan Xiangchuang 57', 90+1'
Du Wenhui 60'
Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea
)
Nam Dinh
Danilo
90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 7,087
Krung Thai Bank
Martínez
51', 75'		 Report
Thansopa 58'
Pichitchotirat
63'
Attendance: 14,000
Beijing Guoan
Danilo
52'		 Report
Iran
)
Nam Dinh
Wongsuparuk
70'		 Report Trần Đức Dương 64'
Iran
)
Beijing Guoan China
1–0Japan Kashima Antlers
Tiago
41'		 Report
Attendance: 16,000
Krung Thai Bank
Hoàng Ngọc Linh 2', 47' Report
Thansopa 21'
Choeichiu
90'
Attendance: 2,000
Krung Thai Bank
Danilo
74', 83'		 Report Pichitchotirat 90'
Australia
)
Nam Dinh
Guo Hui 14' (pen.)
Yang Hao 32', 78'		 Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Beijing Guoan
Thansopa 10', 44', 49', 69' (pen.)
Pichitchotirat
27'		 Report
Tiago 67' (pen.), 70', 77' (pen.
)
Attendance: 400
Nam Dinh Vietnam
0–4Japan Kashima Antlers
Report
Danilo
87'
Attendance: 1,200
Notes

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan Gamba Osaka 6 4 2 0 14 8 +6 14
Australia Melbourne Victory 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7
South Korea Chunnam Dragons 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6
Chonburi
 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5
Source: [citation needed]
Melbourne Victory Australia2–0South Korea Chunnam Dragons
Muscat 28' (pen.)
Vargas 66'		 Report
Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore
)
Chonburi
Lucas 90+4' Report
Sunthornpit
59'
Iran
)
Chonburi Thailand
3–1Australia Melbourne Victory
Baga
79', 90+5'		 Report
Allsopp
57'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Chonburi
Simões 90' Report
Gwangyang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 500
)
Chonburi Thailand
2–2South Korea Chunnam Dragons
Jinta
88'		 Report Jeong Jun-yeon 5'
Kim Myung-woon 48'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Gamba Osaka Japan2–0Australia Melbourne Victory
Yamazaki 31', 57' Report
Suita
Attendance: 8,132
)
Chunnam Dragons South Korea1–1Australia Melbourne Victory
Ko Ki-gu 37' Report Pondeljak 4'
Chonburi
Hernández
77'		 Report
Ney Fabiano
55'
Attendance: 14,558
Gamba Osaka Japan1–1South Korea Chunnam Dragons
Futagawa 75' Report Yoo Hong-youl 86' (pen.)
Suita
Attendance: 7,160
Referee: Sun Baojie (China
)
Notes
  • Note 3:
    Chonburi Municipality Stadium
    did not meet AFC criteria.

Knock-out stage

Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Bracket

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

Quarter-finals

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 Syria 1–4 Japan Gamba Osaka 1–2 0–2
Al Qadisiya Kuwait
 3–4 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
(2007 Champion) 		3–2 0–2
Kashima Antlers Japan 1–2 Australia Adelaide United 1–1 0–1
Saipa Iran 3–7 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 2–2 1–5

Semi-finals

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 Japan 4–2 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 3–1
Adelaide United Australia 3–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 3–0 0–1

Final

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 Japan 5–0 Australia Adelaide United 3–0 2–0

Top scorers

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

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

Fair Play Award

Japan Gamba Osaka

See also

References

External links

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