2008 AFC Champions League final
| Event | 2008 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 5 November 2008 | ||||||
| Venue | Malik Abdul Bashir | ||||||
| Attendance | 20,639 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear 17 °C (63 °F)[1] | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 12 November 2008 | ||||||
| Venue | 2009 → | ||||||
The 2008 AFC Champions League Final was a
, Australia.It was the first final to feature a club from
J. League
champions, and were defeated once again by Gamba Osaka in the quarter-finals.
Format
The rules for the final were exactly the same as for the previous knockout rounds. The tie was contested over two legs with
penalty shootout
taking place if the teams were still level after that.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
 Gamba Osaka
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Round |  Adelaide United
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Chonburi
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1–1 (H) | Matchday 1 |  Pohang Steelers
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2–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunnam Dragons
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4–3 (A) | Matchday 2 |  Changchun Yatai
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0–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Victory
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4–3 (A) | Matchday 3 | Bình Dương
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2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Victory
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2–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Bình Dương
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4–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chonburi
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2–0 (A) | Matchday 5 | Pohang Steelers
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1–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunnam Dragons
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1–1 (H) | Matchday 6 | Changchun Yatai
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0–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group G winner
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Final standings | Group E winner
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knock-out stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Al-Karamah
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4–1 | 2–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Kashima Antlers
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2–1 | 1–1 (A) | 1–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds
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4–2 | 1–1 (H) | 3–1 (A) | Semi-finals |  Bunyodkor
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2–1 | 3–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-final buildup
Adelaide United considered applying for permission to play their home leg in a stadium larger than Hindmarsh such as Adelaide Oval or AAMI Stadium but the club eventually decided that it would not be right to play such a big match away from their traditional home despite its smaller capacity.[3]
Final summary
| Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Gamba Osaka
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5–0 | Adelaide United
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3–0 | 2–0 |
First leg
          Gamba Osaka
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Adelaide United
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Second leg
Adelaide United | 0 – 2 | Gamba Osaka |
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| Report | Lucas  4', 15' |
 Adelaide United
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    Gamba Osaka
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See also
References
- ^ "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
- ^ "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
- ^ "Adelaide toasted by Oz media". the-afc.com. 23 October 2008. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2008.