AFC Champions League 2008

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = AFC Champions League
year = 2008
other_titles =


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dates = March 2008 - November 2008
num_teams = 28 + 1
confederations =
venues =
cities =
champion_other =
count =
second_other =
matches = 94
goals = 265
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|THA Nantawat Thansopa (9 goals)
player =The AFC Champions League 2008 is the 27th AFC Champions League, the top-level Asian club football tournament, and the 6th under the current AFC Champions League title. It will be the last AFC Champions League before the competition expands to 32 teams.

Participating clubs

Along with the defending champion, Urawa Red Diamonds, 28 other clubs from fourteen countries qualified based on performance in domestic league and cup competitions. Urawa Red Diamonds entered the competition at the quarter-finals. The draw for group stage took place in 12 December 2007.

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date = 2008-03-12
team1 = Al Wasl flagicon|UAE
score = 0 – 1
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1271.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
goals1 =
goals2 = Alwan goal|32
stadium = Zabeel Stadium, Dubai
attendance = 7,500
referee = Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

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date = 2008-03-12
team1 = Al Kuwait Kaifan flagicon|KUW
score = 1 – 1
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1270.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|IRN Saipa
goals1 = Ajab goal|44
goals2 = Zaynadpour goal|66
stadium = Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
attendance = 7,000
referee = Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) ----footballbox
date = 2008-03-19
team1 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya flagicon|IRQ
score = 0 – 0
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1269.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|KUW Al Kuwait Kaifan
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
attendance = 4,000
referee = Muhsen Basma (Syria)

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date = 2008-03-19
team1 = Saipa flagicon|IRN
score = 2 – 0
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1268.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|UAE Al Wasl
goals1 = Traoré goal|45
Ansarifard goal|57
goals2 =
stadium = Enghelab Stadium, Karaj
attendance = 8,000
referee = Masaaki Iemoto (Japan) ----footballbox
date = 2008-04-09
team1 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya flagicon|IRQ
score = 0 – 1
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1381.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|IRN Saipa
goals1 =
goals2 = Vaziri goal|45+1
stadium = Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
attendance = 1,000
referee = Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan)

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date = 2008-04-09
team1 = Al Wasl flagicon|UAE
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1380.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|KUW Al Kuwait Kaifan
goals1 = Hassan goal|75
goals2 =
stadium = Zabeel Stadium, Dubai
attendance = 4,622
referee = Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) ----footballbox
date = 2008-04-23
team1 = Saipa flagicon|IRN
score = 1 – 1
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1379.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
goals1 = Rahmati goal|63|pen.
goals2 = Ayad goal|71
stadium = Enghelab Stadium, Karaj
attendance = 10,000
referee = Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

footballbox
date = 2008-04-23
team1 = Al Kuwait Kaifan flagicon|KUW
score = 2 – 1
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1378.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|UAE Al Wasl
goals1 = Ajab goal|10
Al Awadhi goal|42
goals2 = Ali goal|4|pen.
stadium = Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
attendance = 1,500
referee = Mahmood Al Ghatrifi (Oman) ----footballbox
date = 2008-05-07
team1 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya flagicon|IRQ
score = 1 – 2
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1377.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|UAE Al Wasl
goals1 = Kamel goal|69
goals2 = Al-Enazi goal|49
Oliveira goal|64
stadium = Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
attendance = 100
referee = Hai Tan (China PR)

footballbox
date = 2008-05-07
team1 = Saipa flagicon|IRN
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1376.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|KUW Al Kuwait Kaifan
goals1 = Rahmati goal|24
goals2 =
stadium = Enghelab Stadium, Karaj
attendance = 10,000
referee = Sun Baojie (China PR) ----footballbox
date = 2008-05-21
team1 = Al Wasl flagicon|UAE
score = 1 – 1
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1375.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|IRN Saipa
goals1 = André Dias goal|90+2
goals2 = Traoré goal|21
stadium = Zabeel Stadium, Dubai
attendance = 1,500
referee = Mark Shield (Australia)

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date = 2008-05-21
team1 = Al Kuwait Kaifan flagicon|KUW
score = 1 – 2
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1374.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
goals1 = Ajab goal|22
goals2 = Kadhim goal|17
Abdul-Mohsen goal|48
stadium = Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
attendance = 250
referee = Masaaki Iemoto (Japan)

Group C

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date = 2008-03-12
team1 = Changchun Yatai flagicon|CHN
score = 2 – 1
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1257.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|VIE Bình Dương
goals1 = Du Zhenyu goal|4
Cui Wei goal|70
goals2 = Nguyễn Anh Đức goal|53
stadium = Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
attendance = 10,000
referee = Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

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date = 2008-03-12
team1 = Pohang Steelers flagicon|KOR
score = 0 – 2
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1256.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|AUS Adelaide United
goals1 =
goals2 = Cornthwaite goal|3
Djite goal|59
stadium = Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
attendance = 8,436
referee = Mohsen Torky (Iran) ----footballbox
date = 2008-03-19
team1 = Bình Dương flagicon|VIE
score = 1 – 4
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1255.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|KOR Pohang Steelers
goals1 = Robson De Lima goal|11|pen.
goals2 = Denilson goal|49|pen. goal|58|pen.
Kim Jae-Sung goal|56
Cho Hyo-Jin goal|64
stadium = Go Dau Stadium, Thu Dau Mot
attendance = 12,000
referee = Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan)

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date = 2008-03-19
team1 = Adelaide United flagicon|AUS
score = 0 – 0
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1254.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|CHN Changchun Yatai
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
attendance = 10,510
referee = Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan) ----footballbox
date = 2008-04-09
team1 = Bình Dương flagicon|VIE
score = 1 – 2
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1357.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|AUS Adelaide United
goals1 = Philani goal|85
goals2 = Diego goal|10
Alagich goal|78
stadium = Go Dau Stadium, Thu Dau Mot
attendance = 15,000
referee = Atallah Jatli Al Enezi (Kuwait)

footballbox
date = 2008-04-09
team1 = Changchun Yatai flagicon|CHN
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1356.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|KOR Pohang Steelers
goals1 = Dah Zadi goal|86
goals2 =
stadium = Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
attendance = 18,000
referee = Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) ----footballbox
date = 2008-04-23
team1 = Adelaide United flagicon|AUS
score = 4 – 1
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1355.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|VIE Bình Dương
goals1 = Pantelis goal|56
Dodd goal|58goal|62
Diego goal|77
goals2 = Phạm Minh Đức goal|65
stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
attendance = 13,802
referee = Mohamed Al Hilali (Oman)

footballbox
date = 2008-04-23
team1 = Pohang Steelers flagicon|KOR
score = 2 – 2
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1354.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|CHN Changchun Yatai
goals1 = Hwang Jae-Won goal|64
Hwang Jin-Sung goal|90
goals2 = Wang Dong goal|35
Du Zhenyu goal|70
stadium = Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
attendance = 5,468
referee = Satop Tongkhan (Thailand) ----footballbox
date = 2008-05-07
team1 = Bình Dương flagicon|VIE
score = 0 – 5
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1353.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|CHN Changchun Yatai
goals1 =
goals2 = Wang Bo goal|2goal|37
Dah Zadi goal|13
Yan Feng goal|78
Caballero goal|90|pen.
stadium = Go Dau Stadium, Thu Dau Mot
attendance = 4,000
referee = Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

footballbox
date = 2008-05-07
team1 = Adelaide United flagicon|AUS
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1352.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|KOR Pohang Steelers
goals1 = Diego goal|63
goals2 =
stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
attendance = 11,805
referee = Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) ----footballbox
date = 2008-05-21
team1 = Pohang Steelers flagicon|KOR
score = 0 – 0
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1350.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|VIE Bình Dương
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
attendance = 4,571
referee = Abdulrahman Recho (Syria) ----footballbox
date = 2008-05-22
team1 = Changchun Yatai flagicon|CHN
score = 0 – 0
report = [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1351.pdf Report]
team2 = flagicon|AUS Adelaide United
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
attendance = 20,000
referee = Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

Group F

emi-finals

The first leg matches were played on 8 October, and the second leg matches were played on 22 October 2008.

Final

The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on 5 November and 12 November 2008, respectively.

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 2008 AFC Champions League as of 8 October 2008 are as follows:

("Players in bold are still active in the competition.")

References

External links

* [http://www.the-afc.com/eng/competitions/fixtures/index.jsp_ACL-2008-487.html AFC Champions League Official Page (English)]
* [http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=3038 AFC Champions League on goalzz.com]
* [http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/common/cms/afc/AFC_Comps_calendar_2008.pdf AFC Calendar of Events 2008]

AFC Champions League Seasons
AFC Champions League 2008