2008 AFC Cup

2008 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates	11 March–7 November 2008
Teams	20 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Al-Muharraq (1st title)
Runners-up	Safa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	74
Goals scored	235 (3.18 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rico (19 goals)
Best player(s)	Mahmood Abdulrahman
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Last updated October 03, 2025

The 2008 AFC Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC Cup, played amongst clubs from nations of the AFC, who are considered to be 'developing countries' as per the 'Vision Asia' members paper of AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam.

Al-Muharraq defeated Safa 10–5 on aggregate in the final, with Brazilian striker Rico scoring six of the clubs ten goals over the two legs. This marked the first time a club from Bahrain won an AFC Club competition. Both finalists initially qualified for the qualifying play-off round in the 2009 AFC Champions League, but were later demoted to the 2009 AFC Cup as neither clubs leagues met the AFC's Champions League criteria.

Shabab Al-Ordon were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage of the competition.

Qualified teams

The league champions and cup winners from from the thirteen 'developing' (as determined by the AFC) were eligible to participate in the competition. As Indonesian clubs withdrew from the 2008 AFC Champions League, the following changes were made:

The second ranked teams from Thailand (Krung Thai Bank) and Vietnam (Nam Định) were reassigned from the AFC Cup to the AFC Champions League.
Turkmenistan were excluded from the competition, as its clubs would now participate in the AFC President's Cup.
Clubs from India would participate in the West Asian zone.

West Asia			East Asia
Team	Qualifying method	App (Last)	Team	Qualifying method	App (Last)
Al-Muharraq	2006–07 Bahraini Premier League champions	3rd (2007)	South China	2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League champions	1st
Al-Najma	2007 Bahraini King's Cup winners	1st	Kitchee	2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League runners-up^{[Note HKG]}	1st
Dempo	2006–07 Indian National Football League champions	3rd (2006)	New Radiant	2007 Dhivehi League champions	4th (2007)
East Bengal	2007 Indian Federation Cup winners	2nd (2006)	Victory SC	2007 Maldives FA Cup winners	2nd (2007)
Al-Wahdat	2006–07 Jordan League champions	2nd (2007)	Kedah	2006–07 Malaysia Super League champions	1st
Shabab Al-Ordon ^TH	2006–07 Jordan FA Cup winners	2nd (2007)	Perak	2006–07 Malaysia Super League runners-up^{[Note MAS]}	3rd (2005)
Al-Ansar	2006–07 Lebanese Premier League champions	1st	Singapore Armed Forces	2007 S.League champions	2nd (2007)
Safa	2006–07 Lebanese Premier League runners-up^{[Note LBN]}	1st	Home United	2007 S.League runners-up^{[Note SGP]}	4th (2006)
Al-Nahda	2006–07 Omani League champions	1st
Sur	2007 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners	1st
Al-Ahli San‘a’	2007 Yemeni League champions	1st
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut	2006 Yemeni President Cup winners	1st

Notes

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Hong Kong (HKG): As the 2006–07 Hong Kong Senior Shield winners South China qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Hong Kong Senior Shield winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League.
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Lebanon (LBN): As the 2006–07 Lebanese FA Cup winners Al-Ansar qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Lebanese FA Cup winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2006–07 Lebanese Premier League.
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Malaysia (MAS): As the 2007 Malaysia FA Cup winners Keda qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Malaysia FA Cup winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2006–07 Malaysia Super League.
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Singapore (SGP): As the 2007 Singapore Cup winners Singapore Armed Forces qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Singapore Cup winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2007 S.League.

Schedule

Stage	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Group stage	Matchday 1	17 October 2007	11 March 2008
	Matchday 2		18 March 2008
	Matchday 3		3 April 2008
	Matchday 4		16 April 2008
	Matchday 5		30 April 2008
	Matchday 6		14–21 May 2008
Knockout stage	Quarter-finals	24 May 2008^[1]	16 September 2008	23 September 2008
	Semi-finals		7 October 2008	21 October 2008
	Final		31 October 2008	7 November 2008

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al-Muharraq	6	3	2	1	14	7	+7	11	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Dempo	6	3	1	2	13	12	+1	10	Advance to Knockout stage
3	Al-Ansar	6	2	2	2	6	8	−2	8
4	Sur	6	1	1	4	9	15	−6	4

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

11 March 2008

16:00 UTC+5:30

Dempo	3–1	Al-Ansar
Soleye 21', 32' Edeh 62'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Danach 89'

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)

11 March 2008

18:15 UTC+3

Al-Muharraq	3–2	Sur
Rico 24' (pen.) John 45+2' Al-Dakeel 83'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Al-Gheilani 35' José 39'

Bahrain National Stadium, Manama

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Masaaki Iemoto (Japan)

18 March 2008

18:00 UTC+3

Al-Ansar	0–0	Al-Muharraq
	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

18 March 2008

19:00 UTC+3

Sur	3–2	Dempo
Traore 9' Camara 69' Lawrence 80' (o.g.)	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Soleye 26' Silva 62'

Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)

3 April 2008

18:00 UTC+3

Al-Ansar	1–0	Sur
Sadir 28'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

3 April 2008

16:00 UTC+5:30

Dempo	0–4	Al-Muharraq
	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Rico 8', 31', 49' (pen.), 59'

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

16 April 2008

19:15 UTC+3

Sur	0–2	Al-Ansar
	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Sadir 77', 88'

Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa

Attendance: 400

Referee: Mohamed Omar Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

16 April 2008

18:30 UTC+3

Al-Muharraq	1–2	Dempo
Rico 77' (pen.)	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Soleye 10', 62'

Bahrain National Stadium, Manama

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

30 April 2008

18:00 UTC+3

Al-Ansar	1–1	Dempo
Hamoud 84'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Soleye 27'

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 1,950

Referee: Tan Hai (China)

30 April 2008

19:15 UTC+3

Sur	2–2	Al-Muharraq
José 48', 62'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Rico 45+1' Okwunwanne 55'

Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa

Attendance: 300

Referee: Choi Myung-Yong (South Korea)

14 May 2008

16:00 UTC+5:30

Dempo	5–2	Sur
Soleye 30', 38' Edeh 64', 90' Lawrence 72'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Al-Sinani 75' Al-Harbi 86'

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

21 May 2008

18:45 UTC+3

Al-Muharraq	4–1	Al-Ansar
Abdulrahman 30' Rico 51', 66' Okwunwanne 57'	(Report)	Hassoun 44'

Bahrain National Stadium, Manama

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Safa	6	2	4	0	8	6	+2	10	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Al-Wahdat	6	1	4	1	12	12	0	7
3	East Bengal	6	2	1	3	5	6	−1	7
4	Al-Ahli San‘a’	6	1	3	2	3	4	−1	6

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

11 March 2008

16:15 UTC+3

Al-Ahli San‘a’	1–1	Al-Wahdat
Al-Salemi 28'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Fattah 40' (pen.)

Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, San‘a’

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

11 March 2008

18:00 UTC+3

Safa	1–0	East Bengal
Mbassi 17'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 700

Referee: Mahmood Mohd Juma Al Ghatrifi (Oman)

18 March 2008

15:00 UTC+3

Al-Wahdat	3–3	Safa
Shelbaieh 51' Fattah 86' Fat'hi 90+5'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Prince Bobby 16' Dayoub 31' Azar 83'

Prince Mohammad International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Mohamed Omar Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

18 March 2008

15:00 UTC+5:30

East Bengal	1–0	Al-Ahli San‘a’
Edmilson 31'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

3 April 2008

15:30 UTC+3

Al-Wahdat	0–2	East Bengal
	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	D'Cunha 58' Ibe 69'

Prince Mohammad International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia)

3 April 2008

16:15 UTC+3

Al-Ahli San‘a’	0–0	Safa
	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, San‘a’

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Chaiya Alee Mahapab (Thailand)

16 April 2008

15:00 UTC+5:30

East Bengal	2–4	Al-Wahdat
Nabi 12' Edmilson 28'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Ra'fat Ali 6', 24' Fattah 31', 34'

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

16 April 2008

18:00 UTC+3

Safa	1–0	Al-Ahli San‘a’
Abboud 64'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

30 April 2008

15:30 UTC+3

Al-Wahdat	1–1	Al-Ahli San‘a’
Fattah 30'	(Report)	Al-Nono 80'

Prince Mohammad International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)

30 April 2008

15:00 UTC+5:30

East Bengal	0–0	Safa
	(Report)

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

14 May 2008

16:15 UTC+3

Al-Ahli San‘a’	1 –0	East Bengal
Al-Nono 43'	(Report)

Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, Sana'a

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Dilovarshokh Orzuev (Tajikistan)

21 May 2008

18:00 UTC+3

Safa	3–3	Al-Wahdat
Azar 6' Tahan 80' Amer Khan 90+5'	(Report)	Ra'fat Ali 18', 63' Fadi Faris 72'

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 200

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al-Nahda	6	2	3	1	9	8	+1	9	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Shabab Al-Ordon	6	1	4	1	7	7	0	7
3	Al-Najma	6	1	4	1	7	7	0	7
4	Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut	6	1	3	2	7	8	−1	6

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

11 March 2008

19:00 UTC+3

Al-Nahda	0–0	Al-Najma
	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa

Attendance: 350

Referee: Dilovarshokh Orzuev (Tajikistan)

11 March 2008

15:00 UTC+3

Shabab Al-Ordon	1–1	Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut
Al-Saify 51'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Mahadi 38'

Prince Mohammad International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 150

Referee: Tan Hai (China)

18 March 2008

18:48 UTC+3

Al-Najma	0–0	Shabab Al-Ordon
	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Al-Ahli Stadium, Manama

Attendance: 500

Referee: Hedayat Mombeni (Iran)

18 March 2008

16:15 UTC+3

Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut	3–1	Al-Nahda
Ba-Haj 44', 45+1' Al-Nohi 51'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Yedibahoma 52'

Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, San‘a’

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia)

3 April 2008

18:55 UTC+3

Al-Najma	2–1	Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut
Salem 8' Ba-Karman 54' (o.g.)	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Aly 67'

Bahrain National Stadium, Manama

Attendance: 350

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

3 April 2008

19:00 UTC+3

Al-Nahda	1–1	Shabab Al-Ordon
Al-Shamsi 26'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Shehdeh 70'

Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa

Attendance: 500

Referee: Atallah Jatli Al-Enezi (Kuwait)

16 April 2008

16:15 UTC+3

Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut	0–0	Al-Najma
	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, San‘a’

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)

16 April 2008

15:30 UTC+3

Shabab Al-Ordon	0–1	Al-Nahda
	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Yedibahoma 57'

Prince Mohammad International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 100

Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)

30 April 2008

19:09 UTC+3

Al-Najma	3–3	Al-Nahda
Salem 53', 67', 77'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Yedibahoma 6', 50' Al-Alawi 38'

Bahrain National Stadium, Manama

Attendance: 200

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

30 April 2008

16:15 UTC+3

Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut	2–2	Shabab Al-Ordon
Al-Arumi 5' Mahadi 88' (pen.)	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Shehdeh 3' Maharmeh 45'

Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, San‘a’

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

14 May 2008

19:00 UTC+3

Al-Nahda	2–0	Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut
Al-Nuaimi 14' Al-Mashaikhi 43'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa

Attendance: 300

Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

14 May 2008

15:30 UTC+3

Shabab Al-Ordon	3–2	Al-Najma
Al-Saify 9' Shehdeh 28' Touk 40' (pen.)	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Salem 51' (pen.)69'

Prince Mohammad International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 100

Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Home United	6	5	0	1	18	10	+8	15	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Kedah	6	4	1	1	13	8	+5	13	Advance to Knockout stage
3	South China	6	1	1	4	7	13	−6	4
4	Victory	6	0	2	4	3	10	−7	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

11 March 2008

20:00 UTC+8

South China	2–3	Home United
Cheng Siu Wai 60', 90'	(AFC Report) (AFC Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]} (HKFA Report)	Oliveira 17', 40' Shi 77'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 4,673

Referee: Win Cho (Maldives)

11 March 2008

20:45 UTC+8

Kedah	1–0	Victory
Bakhtiar 49'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Naser Al-Ghafary (Jordan)

18 March 2008

19:45 UTC+8

Home United	5–1	Kedah
Ludovick 31', 58' Shahril 36' Oliveira 70', 81' (pen.)	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Shafiq 12'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 2,693

Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

18 March 2008

16:00 UTC+5

Victory	0–0	South China
	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Maldives National Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 6,500

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

3 April 2008

19:45 UTC+8

Home United	2–1	Victory
Indra 37' Oliveira 50'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Ashad Ali 25'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,223

Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

3 April 2008

20:00 UTC+8

South China	1–3	Kedah
Cris 59'	(AFC Report) (AFC Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]} (HKFA Report)	Bakhtiar 31' James 65' Samransak 85'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 1,055

Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

16 April 2008

16:00 UTC+5

Victory	1–3	Home United
Mohamed 69'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Ishak 56' Indra 66' Oliveira 73'

Maldives National Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

16 April 2008

20:45 UTC+8

Kedah	3–0	South China
James 55' San Martín 70', 85'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

30 April 2008

19:45 UTC+8

Home United	4–1	South China
Ishak 30', 88' Indra 75' Farook 87'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Cheng Siu Wai 80'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,175

Referee: Chaiya Alee Mahapab (Thailand)

30 April 2008

16:00 UTC+5

Victory	1–1	Kedah
Arguello 8'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	James 65'

Maldives National Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

14 May 2008

20:00 UTC+8

South China	3–0	Victory
Schütz 27' Cris 43', 68'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 429

Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

14 May 2008

20:45 UTC+8

Kedah	4–1	Home United
San Martín 41', 59' (pen.) Sabree 46' James 83'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Ludovick 5'

Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Singapore Armed Forces	6	4	1	1	16	4	+12	13	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Perak	6	4	1	1	13	10	+3	13	Advance to Knockout stage
3	Kitchee	6	1	1	4	6	12	−6	4
4	New Radiant	6	1	1	4	4	13	−9	4

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

11 March 2008

15:45 UTC+5

New Radiant	1–3	Perak
Mbock 8'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Cáceres 9', 17' Jamlus 38'

Maldives National Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Chaiya Alee Mahapab (Thailand)

11 March 2008

19:45 UTC+8

Singapore Armed Forces	4–0	Kitchee
Ali 12' Chaiman 25' Duric 37' Zhenpeng 51' (o.g.)	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 2,543

Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

18 March 2008

20:45 UTC+8

Perak	1–6	Singapore Armed Forces
Berrios 45+2' (pen.)	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Chaiman 8' Duric 45', 49', 71', 74' Manzur 58'

Perak Stadium, Ipoh

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Choi Myung Yong (South Korea)

18 March 2008

20:00 UTC+8

Kitchee	2–0	New Radiant
Bamnjo 11' Stankovski 36'	(AFC Report) (AFC Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]} (HKFA Report)

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 1,372

Referee: Mahmood Mohd Juma Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)

3 April 2008

20:45 UTC+8

Perak	2–1	Kitchee
Jaafar 11' Berrios 90+2'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Stankovski 73'

Perak Stadium, Ipoh

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

3 April 2008

15:30 UTC+5

New Radiant	0–3	Singapore Armed Forces
	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Shariff 7' Duric 44' Hamid 86' (o.g.)

Maldives National Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon)

16 April 2008

20:00 UTC+8

Kitchee	2–2	Perak
Ip Chung Long 50' Bamnjo 84'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Caceres 17', 79'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 1,138

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

16 April 2008

19:45 UTC+8

Singapore Armed Forces	1–1	New Radiant
Wilkinson 27'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Gani 50'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,505

Referee: Kadhum Auda Lazim (Iraq)

30 April 2008

20:45 UTC+8

Perak	3–0	New Radiant
Muñoz 33', 65' Kandasamy 90+1'	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Perak Stadium, Ipoh

Attendance: 700

Referee: Dilovarshokh Orzuev (Tajikistan)

30 April 2008

20:00 UTC+8

Kitchee	0–2	Singapore Armed Forces
	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Shariff 10' Duric 19'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 813

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

14 May 2008

15:45 UTC+5

New Radiant	2–1	Kitchee
Simaz 62', 66'	(Report) (Report)	Nishan 45+1' (o.g.)

Maldives National Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)

14 May 2008

19:45 UTC+8

Singapore Armed Forces	0–2	Perak
	(Report) (Report) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Azhar 21' Jaafar 69'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 2,297

Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kedah	6	4	1	1	13	8	+5	13	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Perak	6	4	1	1	13	10	+3	13
3	Dempo	6	3	1	2	13	12	+1	10
4	Al-Wahdat	6	1	4	1	12	12	0	7
5	Shabab Al-Ordon	6	1	4	1	7	7	0	7

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

Al-Muharraq	5	2	7

Kedah	0	1	1
				Al-Muharraq (a)	0	2	2

				Al-Nahda	1	1	2
Singapore Armed Forces	2	0	2

Al-Nahda	1	3	4
								Al-Muharraq	5	5	10

								Safa	1	4	5
Perak	0	0	0

Safa	2	5	7
				Safa	1	4	5

				Dempo	0	1	1
Dempo	1	4	5

Home United	1	3	4

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 16 September, and the second legs were played on 23 September 2008.

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Perak	0–7	Safa	0–2	0–5
Singapore Armed Forces	2–4	Al-Nahda	2-1	0-3
Dempo	5–4	Home United	1–1	4–3
Al-Muharraq	7–1	Kedah	5–0	2–1

Matches

16 September 2008

Perak	0–2	Safa
	Report	Azar 38' Termina 55'

Perak Stadium, Ipoh

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

23 September 2008

Safa	5–0	Perak
Azar 43', 45' Tahan 61' Kassas 68' Al-Zoughbi 84'	Report

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 300

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Safa won 7–0 on aggregate.

16 September 2008

Singapore Armed Forces	2–1	Al-Nahda
Duric 41', 66'	Report	Yedibahoma 85'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,600

Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

23 September 2008

Al-Nahda	3–0	Singapore Armed Forces
Al-Nuaimi 28' Yedibahoma 63', 90'	Report

Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa

Attendance: 400

Referee: Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon)

Al-Nahda won 4–2 on aggregate.

16 September 2008

Dempo	1–1	Home United
Iyomi 78'	Report	Sulaiman 37'

Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

Attendance: 180

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

23 September 2008

Home United	3–4	Dempo
Oliviera 13' Sahdan 36', 38'	Report	Iyomi 1' Beto 23', 83' Lawrence 45'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,341

Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

Dempo won 5–4 on aggregate.

16 September 2008

Al-Muharraq	5–0	Kedah
Salmeen 65' Abdulrahman 73', 90+2' Rico 85' Al-Hardan 87'	Report

Bahrain National Stadium, Manama

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

23 September 2008

Kedah	1–2	Al-Muharraq
Bakhtiar 69'	Report	Rico 29', 39'

Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

Al-Muharraq won 7–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 7 October, and the second legs were played on 21 October 2008.

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Muharraq	2–2 (a)	Al-Nahda	0–1	2–1
Safa	5–1	Dempo	1–0	4–1

Matches

7 October 2008

Al-Muharraq	0–1	Al-Nahda
	Report	Al-Alawi 9'

Bahrain National Stadium, Manama

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

21 October 2008

Al-Nahda	1–2	Al-Muharraq
Al-Farazi 70'	Report	Rico 38' Abdulrahman 63'

Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Muharraq won on away goals.

7 October 2008

Safa	1–0	Dempo
Aboud 90'	Report

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 500

Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)

21 October 2008

Dempo	1–4	Safa
Iyomi 30'	Report	Kassas 9', 19' Tahan 89', 90+4'

Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

Attendance: 500

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Safa won 5–1 on aggregate.

Final

The first and second legs of the final were played on 31 October and 7 November 2008, respectively.

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Muharraq	10–5	Safa	5–1	5–4

Matches

31 October 2008

Al-Muharraq	5–1	Safa
Abdulrahman 19', 58' Rico 32' (pen.), 54', 72'	(Report)	Tahan 77'

Bahrain National Stadium, Manama

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

7 November 2008

Safa	4–5	Al-Muharraq
Al Saadi 15' Azar 59' Kassas 61', 65' (pen.)	(Report)	Rico 33', 50', 51' Abdulrahman 45+1', 82'

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Al-Muharraq won 10–5 on aggregate.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Scorer	Team	Goals
1	Rico	Al-Muharraq	19
2	Aleksander Duric	Singapore Armed Forces	9
3	Ranty Martins Soleye	Dempo	8
4	Mahmood Abdulrahman	Al-Muharraq	7
4	Peres de Oliveira	Home United	7
5	Libambami Yedibahoma	Al-Nahda	6
	Rony Azar	Safa
	Mohammad Kassas	Safa
	Rashed Jamal Salem	Al-Najma
6	Shahril Ishak	Home United	5
	Indra Sahdan Daud	Home United
	Hassan Abdel Fattah	Al-Wahdat
	Hussein Tahan	Safa

References

↑ "ACL, AFC CUP KNOCKOUT STAGE DRAW ON 24 MAY". AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2025.

External links

2008 AFC Cup at the-afc.com
AFC Calendar of Competitions 2008

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[cnote_Note_HKG] 
Hong Kong (HKG): As the 2006–07 Hong Kong Senior Shield winners South China qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Hong Kong Senior Shield winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League.

[cnote_Note_LBN] 
Lebanon (LBN): As the 2006–07 Lebanese FA Cup winners Al-Ansar qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Lebanese FA Cup winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2006–07 Lebanese Premier League.

[cnote_Note_MAS] 
Malaysia (MAS): As the 2007 Malaysia FA Cup winners Keda qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Malaysia FA Cup winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2006–07 Malaysia Super League.

[cnote_Note_SGP] 
Singapore (SGP): As the 2007 Singapore Cup winners Singapore Armed Forces qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Singapore Cup winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2007 S.League.

[1] "ACL, AFC CUP KNOCKOUT STAGE DRAW ON 24 MAY". AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2025.

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2008 AFC Cup

Contents

Qualified teams

Notes

Schedule

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Ranking of second-placed teams

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Matches

Semi-finals

Matches

Final

Matches

Statistics

Top goalscorers

See also

References

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