2008 AFC President's Cup

2008 AFC President's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryKyrgyzstan
Dates12 April - 26 June (group stage)
19-21 September (final stage)
Teams4 (final stage)
11 (total) (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsTajikistan Regar-TadAZ (2nd title)
Runners-upKyrgyzstan Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored75 (4.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Myanmar Thi Ha Kyaw (6 goals)
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The 2008 AFC President's Cup was the fourth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for football clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the Asian Football Confederation. For this edition, the tournament was extended from eight to eleven teams, with three groups in place of the previous two. The three new teams came from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Turkmenistan. The eleven teams that competed were split up into three groups and played each other team in their group once. The winner of each group and the best runner-up qualified for the semifinals, and the winners of the semifinal matches played in the final match to determine the winner.

Each group was to be played over a period of days in April at one venue - Group A at Dashrath Stadium, Nepal, Group B at Chungshan Stadium, Taiwan and Group C at Sugathadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka. However, due to political unrest in Nepal, Group A matches were postponed and eventually played at MPPJ Stadium, Malaysia in June.[1]

The final stage of the competition was played in Kyrgyzstan from 19–21 September.[2]

Venues

Group stage

Kuala Lumpur Taipei Colombo
MPPJ Stadium Changchun Soccer Stadium Sugathadasa Stadium
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 25,000

Final stage

Bishkek
Spartak Stadium
Capacity: 23,000

Qualifying teams

Association Team Qualifying method App Last App
Bangladesh Bangladesh Abahani Ltd. 2007 B.League champions 1st
Bhutan Bhutan Transport United 2007 A-Division champions 4th 2007
Cambodia Cambodia Nagacorp FC 2007 Cambodian League champions 1st
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Taipower 2007 Enterprise Football League champions 2nd 2005
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Dordoi-Dynamo 2007 Kyrgyzstan League champions 4th 2007
Myanmar Myanmar Kanbawza 2007 Myanmar Premier League champions 1st
Nepal Nepal Nepal Police Club1 2006–07 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions2 2nd 2007
Pakistan Pakistan WAPDA3 2007–08 Pakistan Premier League champions 2nd 2005
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Ratnam SC 2007 Kit Premier League champions 3rd 2007
Tajikistan Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ 2007 Tajik League champions 3rd 2007
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat 2007 Turkmenistan League champions 1st

1 Mehandra Police Club now known as Nepal Police Club.
2 No league held in 2007–08 so 2006–07 champions qualify.
3 Pakistan Army F.C. were originally Pakistan's entrants, but replaced by WAPDA for rearranged group stage.

Group stage

Group A

All matches played at MPPJ Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
2 Nepal Nepal Police Club 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 5
3 Bangladesh Abahani Ltd. 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4 Pakistan WAPDA 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Nepal Police Club Nepal4–0Bangladesh Abahani Ltd.
Thapa 15'
Rai 18' 56' 70' (pen)		 Report
Attendance: 100
Regar-TadAZ Tajikistan2–1Pakistan WAPDA
Hasanov 17'
Tukhtasunov 76'		 Report Niazi 24'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
WAPDA Pakistan1–1Nepal Nepal Police Club
Ali Shah 78' Report Rai 89'
Attendance: 300
Abahani Ltd. Bangladesh1–2Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ
Awudu 25' Report Rabimov 15'
Ismoilov 45'
Attendance: 50
WAPDAPakistan0–1Bangladesh Abahani Ltd.
Report Ameli 84'
Attendance: 200
Nepal Police Club Nepal2–2Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ
Ghimire 33'
Rai 67'		 Report Rabimov 47' 90+1'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

Group B

All matches played at Chungshan Stadium, Taipei

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kyrgyzstan Dordoi-Dynamo 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6
2 Cambodia Nagacorp FC 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
3 Chinese Taipei Taipower 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Nagacorp FC Cambodia2–2Chinese Taipei Taipower
Sotitya 45'
Vathanak 58'		 Report Chiang 78', 84'
Attendance: 300
Taipower Chinese Taipei0–3Kyrgyzstan Dordoi-Dynamo
Report Murzaev 19'
Amirov 78'
Askarov 80'
Attendance: 100
Nagacorp FC Cambodia0–2Kyrgyzstan Dordoi-Dynamo
Report Harchenko 13'
Ablakimov 74'
Attendance: 25
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)

Group C

All matches played at Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
2 Myanmar Kanbawza 3 2 0 1 14 3 +11 6
3 Sri Lanka Ratnam SC 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
4 Bhutan Transport United 3 0 0 3 2 25 −23 0
Source: [citation needed]
Ratnam SC Sri Lanka7–1Bhutan Transport United
Channa 17', 41', 90'
Asmeer 25'
Weerasinghe 59'
Jayasuriya 60'
Pushpakumara 79'		 Report Wangchuk 22'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)
FC Aşgabat Turkmenistan0–1Myanmar Kanbawza
Report Kyaw 85'
Attendance: 3,000
Transport United Bhutan1–7Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat
Pradhan 93' Report Gurbani 21'
Amanow 32', 36', 48'
Murhalyýew 41', 50'
Saparow 71'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Kanbawza Myanmar2–3Sri Lanka Ratnam SC
Kyaw 43', 50' Report Jayasuriya 9', 81'
Mohamed 54'
Attendance: 2,000
Kanbawza Myanmar11–0Bhutan Transport United
Kyaw 11', 36', 90+2'
Tun 15', 23', 31', 71'
Lwin 38'
Htet 41', 51'
Than 74'		 Report
Attendance: 500
Ratnam SC Sri Lanka0–2Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat
Report Çoňkaýew 39'
Amanow 45'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

Final stage

Semi-finals

Dordoi-Dynamo Kyrgyzstan3–1Nepal Nepal Police Club
Tetteh 19', 84'
Murzaev 59'		 Report Thapa 72'
Attendance: 8,000
Regar-TadAZ Tajikistan4–3 (a.e.t.)Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat
Rustamov 23'
Simões 29'
Minhairov 87'
Makhmudov 112'		 Report Ataýew 25'
Geldiýew 35'
Mirzoýew 69'
Attendance: 800

Final

Dordoi-Dynamo Kyrgyzstan1–1
(3–4 pens.)		Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ
Tetteh 33' Report Tukhtasunov 53'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Dordoi-Dynamo
Regar-TadAZ

OFFICIALS


 AFC President's Cup 2008 
Tajikistan
Regar-TadAZ
Second title

References

  1. ^ "Asian Club Competitions 2008".
  2. ^ "Official Home of Asian Football - News". Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008. Final stage to be held in Kyrgyzstan