2008 AFC Futsal Championship

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2008 AFC Futsal Championship
ฟุตซอลชิงแชมป์เอเชีย 2008
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates11–18 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (9th title)
Runners-up Thailand
Third place Japan
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored240 (7.5 per match)
Attendance42,820 (1,338 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Vahid Shamsaei (13)
Best player(s)Iran Vahid Shamsaei
2007
2010

The 2008

AFC Futsal Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 11 to 18 May 2008. The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil
.

Qualification

Venues

Bangkok
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium Nimibutr Indoor Stadium
Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 5,600

Draw

The draw for the 2008 AFC Futsal Championship was held on 11 April 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Iran
 Japan
 Kyrgyzstan
 Uzbekistan

 Australia
 Lebanon
 Tajikistan
 Thailand

 China
 Iraq
 South Korea
 Turkmenistan

 Chinese Taipei
 Indonesia
 Kuwait
 Malaysia

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9
 Kyrgyzstan 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 6
 Indonesia 3 1 0 2 6 20 −14 3
 Iraq 3 0 0 3 4 14 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
Kyrgyzstan 5 – 1 Indonesia
Abdyraimov 6'
Djetybaev 18', 22'
Mendibaev 26'
Duvanaev 38'
Report Wiyantoro 37'
Iran
)

Thailand 1 – 0 Iraq
Janta 12' Report
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Badrul Hisham Kalam (Malaysia
)

Indonesia 0 – 11 Thailand
Report Munjarern 5', 16', 35', 36'
Ihsan 12' (o.g.)
Suttiroj 19'
Khumthinkaew 30'
Janta 33'
Santanaprasit 38', 39'
Tangtung 40'
Iran
)

Iraq 0 – 8 Kyrgyzstan
Report Djetybaev 18', 27'
Malinin 23'
Sundeev 32'
Djumataev 34', 35'
Kadyrov 38'
Saad 39' (o.g.)
Australia
)


Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 16 5 +11 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
 Turkmenistan 3 1 0 2 8 9 −1 3
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 4 20 −16 0
Japan 8 – 2 Chinese Taipei
Ono 4'
Kanayama 13', 31'
Lee Meng-chian 15' (o.g.)
Komiyama 19'
Inaba 26'
Kogure 32', 37'
Report Chang Fu-hsiang 11', 33'
Kyrgyzstan
)

Australia 3 – 1 Turkmenistan
Giovenali 17'
Zeballos 31'
Vizzari 40'
Report Allaberdiyev 7'
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kim Jang-kwan (South Korea
)




Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 19 4 +15 9
 Lebanon 3 1 1 1 12 14 −2 4
 Malaysia 3 1 0 2 8 19 −11 3
 South Korea 3 0 1 2 11 13 −2 1
Uzbekistan 10 – 0 Malaysia
Tajibaev 12', 15', 22', 32'
Odushev 18'
Holmatov 28'
Farhutdinov 29'
Yusupdjanov 34', 40'
Tojiboev 35'
Report
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mohammad Al-Haddad (Kuwait
)





South Korea 3 – 4 Malaysia
Zulkhapri 6' (o.g.)
Kang Hyun-uk 22'
Lee Jong-yun 36'
Report Haris 8'
Mohamad 14', 37'
Zainal 22'
Australia
)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 3 0 0 34 1 +33 9
 China 3 2 0 1 19 8 +11 6
 Tajikistan 3 1 0 2 6 27 −21 3
 Kuwait 3 0 0 3 4 27 −23 0
Iran 12 – 0 Kuwait
Taheri 10', 27'
Heidarian 10'
Raeisi 15', 39'
Shamsaei 16', 37'
Hassanzadeh 19', 36'
Asghari 22'
Hashemzadeh 23'
Keshavarz 35'
Report
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kazuya Isokawa (Japan
)

Tajikistan 0 – 9 China
Report
Wu Zhuoxi 15' (pen.)
Zhang Jiong 29'
Zhang Xi
38'
Australia
)

Kuwait 4 – 6 Tajikistan
Al-Otaibi 17'
Al-Nagi 20'
Al-Nakkas 35'
Al-Othman 39'
Report Faizullaev 5', 18'
Ismoilov 10'
Ulmasov 13', 29'
Jumaev 37'
Uzbekistan
)



Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
May 15 – Bangkok
 
 
 Thailand5
 
May 16 – Bangkok
 
 Australia2
 
 Thailand7
 
May 15 – Bangkok
 
 China3
 
 Uzbekistan1
 
May 18 – Bangkok
 
 China4
 
 Thailand0
 
May 15 – Bangkok
 
 Iran4
 
 Japan4
 
May 16 – Bangkok
 
 Kyrgyzstan0
 
 Japan0
 
May 15 – Bangkok
 
 Iran1 Third place
 
 Iran9
 
May 18 – Bangkok
 
 Lebanon1
 
 China3
 
 
 Japan5
 

Quarter-finals

Thailand 5 – 2 Australia
Ekkapong Suratsawang 7', 8'
Saisorn 17', 39'
Janta 35'
Report Fernando 15', 28'
Kyrgyzstan
)



Semi-finals


Japan 0 – 1 Iran
Report Shamsaei 20'
Australia
)

Third place play-off

China 3 – 5 Japan
Zhang Xi 25'
Liu Xinyi 33'
Liang Shuang 36'
Report Ono 7'
Inada 22'
Kogure 35'
Komiyama 40', 40'
Kyrgyzstan
)

Final

Awards

 AFC Futsal Championship 2008 winners 

Iran
9th title
Asghar Ghahremani, Mohammad Taheri, Mohammad Keshavarz, Mohammad Hashemzadeh, Javad Asghari Moghaddam, Kazem Mohammadi, Vahid Shamsaei, Mohammad Reza Heidarian, Majid Latifi, Mostafa Nazari, Majid Raeisi, Mostafa Tayyebi, Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh, Hamid Reza Abrarinia
Coach: Iran Hossein Shams

Goalscorers

13 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References