2008 AFC Champions League final

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2008 AFC Champions League final
Event2008 AFC Champions League
Gamba Osaka Adelaide United
Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg
50
First leg
Gamba Osaka Adelaide United
30
Date5 November 2008
Venue Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita, Osaka
Referee Malik Abdul Bashir
Attendance20,639
WeatherClear
17 °C (63 °F) [1]
Second leg
Adelaide United Gamba Osaka
02
Date12 November 2008
Venue Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
Attendance17,000
WeatherClear
28 °C (82 °F) [2]
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The 2008 AFC Champions League Final was a two-legged football tie to determine the 2008 champions of Asian club football. Gamba Osaka defeated Adelaide United 5-0 on aggregate to take the title. The first leg took place on 5 November 2008 at 19:00 local time (UTC+9) at Osaka Expo '70 Stadium in Osaka and the second leg took place on 12 November 2008 at 19:30 local time (UTC+10:30) at Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide.

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It was the first final to feature a club from Australia and the second consecutive season with a Japanese finalist, in 2014 a second Australian club, the Western Sydney Wanderers made the final and won it. The winners, Gamba Osaka, received US$600,000 prize money and qualified to represent Asia in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, where they were defeated in the semi-finals by Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Manchester United. Despite losing this final, Adelaide United also qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup by replacing the host country berth, which was provisionally reserved for the 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 away goals deciding the winner if the two teams were level on goals after the second leg. If the teams could still not be separated at that stage then extra time would have been played with a 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).

Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka Round Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi 1–1 (H)Matchday 1 Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang Steelers 2–0 (A)
Flag of South Korea.svg Chunnam Dragons 4–3 (A)Matchday 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Changchun Yatai 0–0 (H)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory 4–3 (A)Matchday 3 Flag of Vietnam.svg Bình Dương 2–1 (A)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory 2–0 (H)Matchday 4 Flag of Vietnam.svg Bình Dương 4–1 (H)
Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi 2–0 (A)Matchday 5 Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang Steelers 1–0 (H)
Flag of South Korea.svg Chunnam Dragons 1–1 (H)Matchday 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Changchun Yatai 0–0 (A)
Group G winner
PosTeamPldPts
1 Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka 614
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory 67
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Chunnam Dragons 66
4 Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi 65
Final standings Group E winner
PosTeamPldPts
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United 614
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Changchun Yatai 612
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang Steelers 65
4 Flag of Vietnam.svg Bình Dương 61
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Knock-out stage OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Karamah 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H)Quarter-finals Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers 2–1 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H)
Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds 4–2 1–1 (H) 3–1 (A)Semi-finals Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor 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. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Gamba Osaka Flag of Japan.svg 5–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United 3–02–0

First leg

Gamba Osaka Flag of Japan.svg 3 – 0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United
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Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 20,639
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
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Gamba Osaka
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Adelaide United
GAMBA OSAKA:
GK22 Flag of Japan.svg Yosuke Fujigaya
DF2 Flag of Japan.svg Sota Nakazawa
DF5 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Yamaguchi (c)
DF21 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Kaji
MF7 Flag of Japan.svg Yasuhito Endo
MF10 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Futagawa
MF13 Flag of Japan.svg Michihiro Yasuda Sub off.svg 75'
MF16 Flag of Japan.svg Hayato Sasaki Sub off.svg 69'
MF17 Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Myojin Sub off.svg 64'
MF27 Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Hashimoto
FW9 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Matsuyo
DF3 Flag of Brazil.svg Mineiro
DF6 Flag of Japan.svg Yohei Fukumoto
DF19 Flag of Japan.svg Takumi Shimohira Sub on.svg 75'
FW11 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuji Bando
FW18 Flag of Brazil.svg Roni Sub on.svg 69'
FW30 Flag of Japan.svg Masato Yamazaki Sub on.svg 64'
Manager:
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Nishino
ADELAIDE UNITED:
GK30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eugene Galekovic Yellow card.svg 90'
DF4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angelo Costanzo Yellow card.svg 41'
DF6 Flag of Brazil.svg Cássio Sub off.svg 84'
DF14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Jamieson
DF18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Cornthwaite
DF19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sasa Ognenovski
MF7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lucas Pantelis Sub off.svg 73'
MF8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristian Sarkies Yellow card.svg 35'　
MF13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Dodd (c)
MF22 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Walsh
FW10 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano
Substitutes:
GK20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Birighitti
DF5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Valkanis
MF21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Spagnuolo Sub on.svg 73'
MF24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Reid
MF26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fabian Barbiero
FW25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Younis Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aurelio Vidmar

Second leg

Adelaide United Flag of Australia (converted).svg 0 – 2 Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka
Report Lucas Soccerball shade.svg4', 15'
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
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Adelaide United
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Gamba Osaka
ADELAIDE UNITED:
GK20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Birighitti
DF5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Valkanis Yellow card.svg 41'
DF6 Flag of Brazil.svg Cássio
DF14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Jamieson
DF18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Cornthwaite
DF19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sasa Ognenovski
MF8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristian Sarkies 　Sub off.svg 58'
MF13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Dodd (c)
MF22 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Walsh Sub off.svg 69'
MF24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Reid
FW10 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano Yellow card.svg 37'Sub off.svg 69'
Substitutes:
MF7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lucas Pantelis Sub on.svg 69'
MF21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Spagnuolo Sub on.svg 58'
MF26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fabian Barbiero
MF27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Mullen
FW25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Younis Sub on.svg 69'
Manager:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aurelio Vidmar
GAMBA OSAKA:
GK22 Flag of Japan.svg Yosuke Fujigaya
DF2 Flag of Japan.svg Sota Nakazawa
DF5 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Yamaguchi (c)
DF21 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Kaji
MF7 Flag of Japan.svg Yasuhito Endo Yellow card.svg 68'
MF10 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Futagawa
MF13 Flag of Japan.svg Michihiro Yasuda Sub off.svg 64'
MF16 Flag of Japan.svg Hayato Sasaki Sub off.svg 58'
MF17 Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Myojin Sub off.svg 81'
MF27 Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Hashimoto
FW9 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Matsuyo
DF3 Flag of Brazil.svg Mineiro
DF6 Flag of Japan.svg Yohei Fukumoto
DF19 Flag of Japan.svg Takumi Shimohira Yellow card.svg 83'Sub on.svg 64'
FW11 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuji Bando Sub on.svg 81'
FW18 Flag of Brazil.svg Roni
FW30 Flag of Japan.svg Masato Yamazaki Sub on.svg 58'
Manager:
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Nishino

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