Seedings
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The draw for the qualification groups was made on 18 January 2008 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The qualification phase for the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup saw four teams advance to the finals to join four automatic qualifiers in the final tournament in India. Qualification was held from 2 April to 28 May 2008 in four different venues. Sixteen teams participated in qualification in four groups containing four teams each. The four group winners joined hosts India, North Korea, Myanmar, and Turkmenistan in the final round. [1]
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The draw for the qualification groups was made on 18 January 2008 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 7 |
 Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 |
 Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
 Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 5–1 | Guam |
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Bandanage  54'Siyaguna 55', 64'S. Mohamed 82'Jayasuriya 90+1' | Report | Mendiola 62' |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–2 | Pakistan |
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| Lo Chih-an 5' | Report | Essa 13' Masih 34' |
| Pakistan | 1–7 | Sri Lanka |
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| A. Ahmed 17' | Report | Jayasuriya 7', 42', 90+2' Bandanage 13' (pen.), 82'Dehiwalage 72', 77' |
| Guam | 1–4 | Chinese Taipei |
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| Pangelinan 17' | Report | Chang Han 20' Huang Wei-yi 28'Chen Po-liang 33'Chiang Shih-lu 44' |
| Pakistan | 9–2 | Guam |
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| Anwar 9', 18' Shah 28'Qasim 44', 72', 82'T. Ahmed 62'Hameed 65' (pen.)Rehman 85' | Report | Pangelinan 74' I. Ahmed 80' (o.g.) |
| Sri Lanka | 2–2 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Chen Po-liang 59' (o.g.) Jayasuriya 86' | Report | Chang Han 28' Tsai Hsien-tang 74' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tajikistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
 Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
 Bhutan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
 Brunei | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| Tajikistan | 3–1 | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| Hakimov 27'88' (pen.) Rabiev 60' | Report | P. Tshering 69' |
| Brunei | 0–1 | Philippines |
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| Report | Caligdong 28' |
| Bhutan | 1–1 | Brunei |
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| Dendup 12' | Report | Bin Salleh 76' |
| Philippines | 3–0 | Bhutan |
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| Gould 41' P. Younghusband 43'Rinchen 58' (o.g.) | Report |
| Tajikistan | 4–0 | Brunei |
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| Rabiev 46', 87' Mukhidinov 61'Hakimov 69' | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| Afghanistan | 1–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
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| Yamrali 38' | Report |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2–1 | Bangladesh |
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| Kornilov 83' Sydykov 87' | Report | Ameli 63' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nepal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
 Cambodia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
 Macau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
| Nepal | 3–2 | Macau |
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| S. Rai 43' J.M. Rai 57', 65' | Report | Che Chi Man 29' (pen.) Chan Kin Seng 59' |
The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, was held from 30 July to 13 August 2008 in India.
Qualifiers for the final tournament were:
India - automatic qualifier
North Korea - automatic qualifier
Myanmar - automatic qualifier
Turkmenistan - automatic qualifier Sri Lanka - Group A winner Tajikistan - Group B winner Afghanistan - Group C winner Nepal - Group D winner
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