2008 AFC Cup

2008 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates11 March – 7 November 2008
Teams20 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Muharraq (1st title)
Runners-upSafa
Tournament statistics
Matches played74
Goals scored235 (3.18 per match)
Top scorer(s)Rico (19 goals)
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The 2008 AFC Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC Cup, played by clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

Qualified teams

20 clubs competed, including champions of the national leagues and champions of the primary knock-out competition from the following countries which are AFC-affiliated countries and which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category. In that season, the clubs of Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Indonesia did not participate.

East Asia (2)
Hong Kong Hong Kong (2) South China (2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League champions & 2007 Hong Kong FA Cup winners)

Kitchee (2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League runners-up)

South Asia (4)
India India (2) Dempo (2006–07 Indian National Football League champions)

East Bengal (2007 Indian Federation Cup winners)

Maldives Maldives (2) Victory (2007 Dhivehi League champions)

New Radiant (2007 Maldives FA Cup winners)

Southeast Asia (4)
Malaysia Malaysia (2) Kedah (2006–07 Super League Malaysia champions & 2007 Malaysia FA Cup winners)

Perak (2006–07 Super League Malaysia runners-up)

Singapore Singapore (2) SAFFC (2007 S.League champions & 2007 Singapore Cup winners)

Home United (2007 S.League runners-up)

West Asia (10)
Bahrain Bahrain (2) Al-Muharraq (2006–07 Bahraini Premier League champions)

Al-Najma (2007 Bahraini King's Cup winners)

Jordan Jordan (2) Al-Wahdat (2006–07 Jordan League champions)

Shabab Al-Ordon (2007 AFC Cup winners & 2006–07 Jordan FA Cup winners)

Lebanon Lebanon (2) Al-Ansar (2006–07 Lebanese Premier League champions & 2007 Lebanese FA Cup winners)

Safa (2006–07 Lebanese Premier League runners-up)

Oman Oman (2) Al-Nahda (2006–07 Omani League champions)

Sur (2007 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners)

Yemen Yemen (2) Al-Ahli San‘a’ (2007 Yemeni League champions)

Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (2006 Yemeni President Cup winners)

Group stage

The draw was held on 17 October 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Key to colors in group tables:

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bahrain Al-Muharraq 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 11
India Dempo 6 3 1 2 13 12 +1 10
Lebanon Al-Ansar 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8
Oman Sur 6 1 1 4 9 15 −6 4
Source: [citation needed]
Dempo India3–1Lebanon Al-Ansar
Ranty Martins Soleye 21' 32'
Chidi Edeh 62'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Hassan Danach 89'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hong Kong Ng Chiu Kok
Al-Muharraq Bahrain3–2Oman Sur
Rico 24' (pen.)
Jesse John 45+2'
Abdulla Al-Dakeel 83'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Al-Gheilani 35'
José 39'
Attendance: 2,500
Al-Ansar Lebanon0–0Bahrain Al-Muharraq
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yemen Mukhtar Al Yarimi
Sur Oman3–2India Dempo
Traore 9'
Camara 69'
Climax Lawrence 80' (o.g.)		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Ranty Martins Soleye 26'
Roberto Mendes Silva 62'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Maldives Ali Saleem
Al-Ansar Lebanon1–0Oman Sur
Salih Sadir 28' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 4,000
Dempo India0–4Bahrain Al-Muharraq
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Rico 8' 31' 49' (pen.) 59'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Vietnam Vo Minh Tri
Sur Oman0–2Lebanon Al-Ansar
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Salih Sadir 77' 88'
Attendance: 400
Al-Muharraq Bahrain1–2India Dempo
Rico 77' (pen.) (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Ranty Martins Soleye 10' 62'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jordan Salem Mujghef
Al-Ansar Lebanon1–1India Dempo
Mohamad Hamoud 84' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Ranty Martins Soleye 27'
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: China Tan Hai
Sur Oman2–2Bahrain Al-Muharraq
José 48', 62' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Rico 45+1'
Jaycee John Okwunwanne 55'
Attendance: 300
Dempo India5–2Oman Sur
Ranty Martins Soleye 30' 38'
Chidi Edeh 64' 90'
Climax Lawrence 72'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Al-Sinani 75'
Al-Harbi 86'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Al-Muharraq Bahrain4–1Lebanon Al-Ansar
Mahmood Abdulrahman 30'
Rico 51' 66'
Jaycee John Okwunwanne 57'		 (Report) Malek Hassoun 44'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Uzbekistan Rustam Saidov

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Lebanon Safa 6 2 4 0 8 6 +2 10
Jordan Al-Wahdat 6 1 4 1 12 12 0 7
India East Bengal 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7
Yemen Al-Ahli San‘a’ 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Ahli San‘a’ Yemen1–1Jordan Al-Wahdat
Adel Al-Salemi 28' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Hassan Abdel Fattah 40' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,000
Safa Lebanon1–0India East Bengal
Bernard Mbassi 17' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 700
Al-Wahdat Jordan3–3Lebanon Safa
Mahmoud Shelbaieh 51'
Hassan Abdel Fattah 86'
Basem Fat'hi 90+5'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Prince Bobby 16'
Ramez Dayoub 31'
Rony Azar 83'
Attendance: 1,000
East Bengal India1–0Yemen Al-Ahli San‘a’
Edmilson Marques Pardal 31' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Japan Minoru Tōjō
Al-Wahdat Jordan0–2India East Bengal
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Alvito D'Cunha 58'
Ikechukwu Gift Ibe 69'
Attendance: 4,000
Al-Ahli San‘a’ Yemen0–0Lebanon Safa
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 4,000
East Bengal India2–4Jordan Al-Wahdat
Syed Rahim Nabi 12'
Edmilson Marques Pardal 28'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Ra'fat Ali 6' 24'
Hassan Abdel Fattah 31' 34'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vietnam Vo Minh Tri
Safa Lebanon1–0Yemen Al-Ahli San‘a’
Hamze Abboud 64' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 1,000
Al-Wahdat Jordan1–1Yemen Al-Ahli San‘a’
Hassan Abdel Fattah 30' (Report) Ali Al Nono 80'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Maldives Ali Saleem
East Bengal India0–0Lebanon Safa
(Report)
Attendance: 10,000 + asg
Al-Ahli San‘a’ Yemen1 –0India East Bengal
Ali Al Nono 43' (Report)
Attendance: 1,000
Safa Lebanon3–3Jordan Al-Wahdat
Rony Azar 6'
Hussein Tahan 80'
Amer Khan 90+5'		 (Report) Ra'fat Ali 18' 63'
Fadi Faris 72'
Attendance: 200

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Oman Al-Nahda 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9
Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon 6 1 4 1 7 7 0 7
Bahrain Al-Najma 6 1 4 1 7 7 0 7
Yemen Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Nahda Oman0–0Bahrain Al-Najma
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 350
Shabab Al-Ordon Jordan1–1Yemen Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut
Odai Al-Saify 51' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Haytham Mahadi 38'
Attendance: 150
Referee: China Tan Hai
Al-Najma Bahrain0–0Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 500
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut Yemen3–1Oman Al-Nahda
Munassar Ba-Haj 44' 45+1'
Murad Al-Nohi 51'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Yedibahoma 52'
Attendance: 4,000
Al-Najma Bahrain2–1Yemen Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut
Rashed Jamal Salem 8'
Adeeb Ba-Karman 54' (o.g.)		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Alaaeldin Mohamed Aly 67'
Attendance: 350
Al-Nahda Oman1–1Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon
Al-Shamsi 26' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Mustafa Shehdeh 70'
Attendance: 500
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut Yemen0–0Bahrain Al-Najma
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Myanmar Win Cho
Shabab Al-Ordon Jordan0–1Oman Al-Nahda
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Yedibahoma 57'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Maldives Ali Saleem
Al-Najma Bahrain3–3Oman Al-Nahda
Rashed Jamal Salem 53' 67' 77' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Yedibahoma 6' 50'
Al-Alawi 38'
Attendance: 200
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut Yemen2–2Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon
Khaled Al Arumi 5'
Haytham Mahadi 88' (pen.)		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Mustafa Shehdeh 3'
Mohannad Maharmeh 45'
Attendance: 4,000
Al-Nahda Oman2–0Yemen Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut
Al-Nuaimi 14'
Al-Mashaikhi 43'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 300
Shabab Al-Ordon Jordan3–2Bahrain Al-Najma
Odai Saify 9'
Mustafa Shehdeh 28'
Essam Abu Touk 40' (pen.)		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Rashed Jamal Salem 51' (pen.) 69'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Japan Minoru Tōjō

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Singapore Home United 6 5 0 1 18 10 +8 15
Malaysia Kedah 6 4 1 1 13 8 +5 13
Hong Kong South China 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4
Maldives Victory 6 0 2 4 3 10 −7 2
Source: [citation needed]
South China Hong Kong2–3Singapore Home United
Cheng Siu Wai 60' 90' (AFC Report)
(AFC Report)[permanent dead link‍]
(HKFA Report)		 Peres de Oliveira 17' 40'
Shi Jiayi 77'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,673
Referee: Myanmar Win Cho
Kedah Malaysia1–0Maldives Victory
Badrol Bakhtiar 49' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 12,000
Home United Singapore5–1Malaysia Kedah
Kengne Ludovick 31' 58'
Shahril Ishak 36'
Peres de Oliveira 70' 81' (pen.)		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Mohd Shafiq Jamal 12'
Attendance: 2,693
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Victory Maldives0–0Hong Kong South China
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 6,500
Home United Singapore2–1Maldives Victory
Indra Sahdan Daud 37'
Peres de Oliveira 50'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Ashad Ali 25'
Attendance: 1,223
Referee: Yemen Mukhtar Al Yarimi
South China Hong Kong1–3Malaysia Kedah
Cris 59' (AFC Report)
(AFC Report)[permanent dead link‍]
(HKFA Report)		 Badrol Bakhtiar 31'
Marlon James 65'
Samransak Kram 85'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,055
Referee: Japan Minoru Tōjō
Victory Maldives1–3Singapore Home United
Hussain Niyaz Mohamed 69' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Shahril Ishak 56'
Indra Sahdan Daud 66'
Peres de Oliveira 73'
Attendance: 6,000
Kedah Malaysia3–0Hong Kong South China
Marlon James 55'
Nelson San Martín 70' 85'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Yemen Mukhtar Al Yarimi
Home United Singapore4–1Hong Kong South China
Shahril Ishak 30' 88'
Indra Sahdan Daud 75'
Farhan Farook 87'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Cheng Siu Wai 80'
Attendance: 1,175
Victory Maldives1–1Malaysia Kedah
Jorge Armando Rodriguez Arguello 8' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Marlon Alex James 65'
Attendance: 4,500
South China Hong Kong3–0Maldives Victory
Tales Schütz 27'
Cris 43' 68'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 429
Referee: South Korea Kim Dong-Jin
Kedah Malaysia4–1Singapore Home United
Nelson San Martín 41' 59' (pen.)
Mohd Sabree Mat Abu 46'
Marlon Alex James 83'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Kengne Ludovick 5'
Attendance: 10,000

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Singapore SAFFC 6 4 1 1 16 4 +12 13
Malaysia Perak 6 4 1 1 13 10 +3 13
Hong Kong Kitchee 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4
Maldives New Radiant 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4
Source: [citation needed]
New Radiant Maldives1–3Malaysia Perak
Daniel Mbock 8' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Carlos Arturo Caceres Pino 9' 17'
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 38'
Attendance: 8,000
SAFFC Singapore4–0Hong Kong Kitchee
Jamil Ali 12'
Therdsak Chaiman 25'
Aleksandar Duric 37'
Wang Zhenpeng 51' (o.g.)		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 2,543
Referee: Vietnam Vo Minh Tri
Perak Malaysia1–6Singapore SAFFC
Mario Esteban Berrios 45+2' (pen.) (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Therdsak Chaiman 8'
Aleksandar Duric 45' 49' 71' 74'
Mustaqim Manzur 58'
Attendance: 5,000
Kitchee Hong Kong2–0Maldives New Radiant
Wilfed Bamnjo 11'
Goran Stankovski 36'		 (AFC Report)
(AFC Report)[permanent dead link‍]
(HKFA Report)
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,372
Perak Malaysia2–1Hong Kong Kitchee
Mohammad Hardi Jaafar 11'
Mario Esteban Berrios 90+2'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Goran Stankovski 73'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Australia Peter Green
New Radiant Maldives0–3Singapore SAFFC
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Ashrin Shariff 7'
Aleksandar Duric 44'
Afiu Mohamed Hamid 86' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,000
Kitchee Hong Kong2–2Malaysia Perak
Ip Chung Long 50'
Wilfed Bamnjo 84'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Carlos Caceres 17' 79'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,138
SAFFC Singapore1–1Maldives New Radiant
John Wilkinson 27' (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Assad Abdul Gani 50'
Attendance: 1,505
Perak Malaysia3–0Maldives New Radiant
Jorge Antonio Muñoz 33' 65'
Razali Umar Kandasamy 90+1'		 (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 700
Kitchee Hong Kong0–2Singapore SAFFC
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Ashrin Shariff 10'
Aleksandar Duric 19'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 813
New Radiant Maldives2–1Hong Kong Kitchee
Hussain Simaz 62' 66' (Report)
(Report)		 Ahmed Nishan 45+1' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Myanmar Sgt. Win Cho
SAFFC Singapore0–2Malaysia Perak
(Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]		 Ahmad Shahrul Azhar 21'
Mohammad Hardi Jaafar 69'
Attendance: 2,297

Best runners-up

Three best three runners-up qualified for the quarter-finals.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Malaysia Kedah 6 4 1 1 13 8 +5 13
Malaysia Perak 6 4 1 1 13 10 +3 13
India Dempo 6 3 1 2 13 12 +1 10
Jordan Al-Wahdat 6 1 4 1 12 12 0 7
Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon 6 1 4 1 7 7 0 7
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Bahrain Al-Muharraq 5 2 7
8 Malaysia Kedah 0 1 1
Bahrain Al-Muharraq (a) 0 2 2
Oman Al-Nahda 1 1 2
4 Singapore SAFFC 2 0 2
5 Oman Al-Nahda 1 3 4
Bahrain Al-Muharraq 5 5 10
Lebanon Safa 1 4 5
3 Malaysia Perak 0 0 0
6 Lebanon Safa 2 5 7
Lebanon Safa 1 4 5
India Dempo 0 1 1
2 India Dempo 1 4 5
7 Singapore Home United 1 3 4

Quarter-finals

The first leg matches will be played on 16 September, and the second leg matches will be played on 23 September 2008.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Perak Malaysia 0–7 Lebanon Safa 0–2 0–5
SAFFC Singapore 2–4 Oman Al-Nahda 2-1 0-3
Dempo India 5–4 Singapore Home United 1–1 4–3
Al-Muharraq Bahrain 7–1 Malaysia Kedah 5–0 2–1

First leg

Perak Malaysia0 – 2Lebanon Safa
Report Rony Azar 38'
Hamid Termina 55'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Thailand Satop Tongkhan
SAFFC Singapore2 - 1Oman Al-Nahda
Aleksandar Duric 41', 66' Report Libambami Yedibahoma 85'
Attendance: 1,600
Dempo India1 – 1Singapore Home United
Mboyo Iyomi 78' Report Rosman Sulaiman 37'
Attendance: 180
Al-Muharraq Bahrain5 – 0Malaysia Kedah
Khalid Salmeen 65'
Mahmood Abdulrahman 73', 90+2'
Rico 85'
Fahad Al-Hardan 87'		 Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: South Korea Kim Dong-Jin

Second leg

Safa Lebanon5 – 0Malaysia Perak
Rony Azar 43', 45'
Hussein Tahan 61'
Mohammad Kassas 68'
Mahmoud Al-Zoughbi 84'		 Report
Attendance: 300
Al-Nahda Oman3 - 0Singapore SAFFC
Mansoor Al-Nuaimi 28'
Libambami Yedibahoma 63', 90'		 Report
Attendance: 400
Home United Singapore3 – 4India Dempo
Peres De Oliviera 13'
Indra Sahdan 36', 38'		 Report Mboyo Iyomi 1'
Beto 23', 83'
Climax Lawrence 45'
Attendance: 1,341
Kedah Malaysia1 – 2Bahrain Al-Muharraq
Badrol Bakhtiar 69' Report Rico 29', 39'
Attendance: 2,000

Semi-finals

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

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

First leg

Al-Muharraq Bahrain0 – 1Oman Al-Nahda
Report Zaher Al-Alawi 9'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Iran Masoud Moradi
Safa Lebanon1 – 0India Dempo
Hamze Aboud 90' Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: South Korea Lee Gi-Young

Second leg

Al-Nahda Oman1 – 2Bahrain Al-Muharraq
Ibrahim Al-Farazi 70' Report Rico 38'
Mahmood Abdulrahman 63'
Attendance: 4,500
Dempo India1 – 4Lebanon Safa
Mboyo Iyomi 30' Report Mohammad Kassas 9', 19'
Hussain Tahan ,
Attendance: 500

Final

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

First leg

Al-MuharraqBahrain5 - 1Lebanon Safa
Mahmood Abdulrahman 19', 58'
Rico 32' (pen.), 54', 72'		 (Report) Hussein Tahan 77'
Attendance: 6,000

Second leg

SafaLebanon4 - 5Bahrain Al-Muharraq
Al Saadi 15'
Rony Azar 59'
Mohammed Kassas 61', 65' (pen.)		 (Report) Rico 33', 50', 51'
Mahmood Abdulrahman 45+1', 82'
Attendance: 2,000
AFC Cup
2008 Winners
Bahrain
Al-Muharraq
First Title


Awards

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Scorer Team Goals
1 Brazil Rico Bahrain Al-Muharraq 19
2 Singapore Aleksander Duric Singapore SAFFC 9
3 Nigeria Ranty Martins Soleye India Dempo 8
4 Bahrain Mahmood Abdulrahman Bahrain Al-Muharraq 7
Brazil Peres de Oliveira Singapore Home United
5 Togo Libambami Yedibahoma Oman Al-Nahda 6
Lebanon Rony Azar Lebanon Safa
Lebanon Mohammad Kassas Lebanon Safa
Bahrain Rashed Jamal Salem Bahrain Al-Najma
6 Singapore Shahril Ishak Singapore Home United 5
Singapore Indra Sahdan Daud Singapore Home United
Jordan Hassan Abdel Fattah Jordan Al-Wahdat
Lebanon Hussein Tahan Lebanon Safa
11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Marlon Alex James Malaysia Kedah 4
Chile Nelson San Martin Malaysia Kedah
13 Hong Kong Cheng Siu Wai Hong Kong South China 3
Iraq Salih Sadir Lebanon Al-Ansar
Nigeria Chidi Edeh India Dempo
Togo Cris Hong Kong South China
Cameroon Kengne Ludovick Singapore Home United
Jordan Mustafa Shehdeh Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon
Brazil Beto India Dempo