2008 AFC President's Cup

2008 AFC President's Cup
Tournament details
Host country Kyrgyzstan
Dates 12 April - 26 June (group stage)
19-21 September (final stage)
Teams 4 (final stage)
11 (total) (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ (2nd title)
Runners-up Kyrgyzstan Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn
Tournament statistics
Matches played 18
Goals scored 75 (4.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Myanmar Thi Ha Kyaw (6 goals)

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 September 19–21.[2]

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

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ 7321064+2
Nepal Nepal Police Club 5312073+4
Bangladesh Abahani Ltd. 3310226−4
Pakistan WAPDA 1301224−2
Nepal Police Club Nepal 4 – 0 Bangladesh Abahani Ltd.
Thapa  15'
Rai  18'  56'  70' (pen)		 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)
Regar-TadAZ Tajikistan 2 – 1 Pakistan WAPDA
Hasanov  17'
Tukhtasunov  76'		 Report Niazi  24'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
WAPDA Pakistan 1 – 1 Nepal Nepal Police Club
Ali Shah  78' Report Rai  89'
Attendance: 300
Abahani Ltd. Bangladesh 1 – 2 Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ
Awudu  25' Report Rabimov  15'
Ismoilov  45'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ng Chui Kok (Hong Kong)
WAPDAPakistan 0 – 1 Bangladesh Abahani Ltd.
Report Ameli  84'
Attendance: 200
Nepal Police Club Nepal 2 – 2 Tajikistan 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

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi-Dynamo 6220050+5
Cambodia Nagacorp FC 1201124−2
Chinese Taipei Taipower 1201125−3
Nagacorp FC Cambodia 2 – 2 Chinese Taipei Taipower
Sotitya  45'
Vathanak  58'		 Report Chiang  78',  84'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dilovarshokh Orzuev (Tajikistan)
Taipower Chinese Taipei 0 – 3 Kyrgyzstan Dordoi-Dynamo
Report Murzaev  19'
Amirov  78'
Askarov  80'
Attendance: 100
Nagacorp FC Cambodia 0 – 2 Kyrgyzstan Dordoi-Dynamo
Report Harchenko  13'
Ablakimov  74'
Attendance: 25
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)

Group C

All matches played at Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat 6320192+7
Myanmar Kanbawza 63201143+11
Sri Lanka Ratnam SC 63201105+5
Bhutan Transport United 03003225−23
Ratnam SC Sri Lanka 7 – 1 Bhutan Transport United
Ediribandanage  17',  41',  90'
Asmeer  25'
Weerasinghe  59'
Jayasuriya  60'
Pushpakumara  79'		 Report Wangchuk  22'
Attendance: 3,200
FC Aşgabat Turkmenistan 0 – 1 Myanmar Kanbawza
Report Kyaw  85'
Attendance: 3,000
Transport United Bhutan 1 – 7 Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat
Pradhan  93' Report Gurbani  21'
Amanow  32',  36',  48'
Murhalyýew  41',  50'
Saparow  71'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Kanbawza Myanmar 2 – 3 Ratnam SC Sri Lanka
Kyaw  43',  50' Report Jayasuriya  9',  81'
Mohamed  54'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Kanbawza Myanmar 11 – 0 Transport United Bhutan
Kyaw  11',  36',  90+2'
Tun  15',  23',  31',  71'
Lwin  38'
Htet  41',  51'
Than  74'		 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Ratnam SC Sri Lanka 0 – 2 FC Aşgabat Turkmenistan
Report Çoňkaýew  39'
Amanow  45'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

Final stage

Semi-finals

Dordoi-Dynamo Kyrgyzstan 3 – 1 Nepal Nepal Police Club
Tetteh  19', 84'
Murzaev  59'		 Report Thapa  72'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Atallah Jatli Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
Regar-TadAZ Tajikistan 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat
Rustamov  23'
Simões  29'
Minhairov  87'
Makhmudov  112'		 Report Ataýew  25'
Geldiýew  35'
Mirzoýew  69'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)

Final

Dordoi-Dynamo Kyrgyzstan 1 – 1
(3 – 4 pens.)		 Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ
Tetteh  33' Report Tukhtasunov  53'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Dordoi-Dynamo
Regar-TadAZ
DORDOI-DYNAMO:
GK1Vladislav Volkov
DF3Talant SamsalievYellow card 117'
DF4Ruslan Sydykov
DF8Azamat Baimatov
DF20Igor Kudrenko
MF5Sergey Knyazev 60'
MF7Aibek BokoevYellow card 16' 96'
MF18Vadim Harchenko
FW6Daniel TagoYellow card 62'
FW9David Tetteh
FW10Mirlan Murzaev 70'
Substitutes:
DF2Faruh Abitov 60'
MF13Davron Askarov 96'
FW19Ildar Amirov 70'
Manager:
Kyrgyzstan Boris Podkorytov
REGAR-TADAZ:
GK16Alisher Dodov
DF2Safarali Karimov
DF5Maruf RustamovYellow card 71'
DF6Farrukh Choriev
DF13Naim NasirovYellow card 16'
MF9Khurshed Makhmudov
MF10Jamshed IsmailovYellow card 112'
MF11Alisher Hakberdiev 46'
MF23Ilhomzhon Orkitov 120'
FW14Davronjon Tukhtasunov 62'
FW18Victor Simões
Substitutes:
DF3Farkhodzon Kholbekov 46'
MF7Ibrahim Rabimov 62'
FW17Shujoat Nematov 120'
Manager:
Tajikistan Khabibulloev Makhmadjon

OFFICIALS

  • Linesman: Sokhandan Reza (Iran)
  • Linesman: Bakhtiyor Tagaev (Uzbekistan)
AFC President's Cup 2008
Tajikistan
Regar-TadAZ
Second Title

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup08.html#excl
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2008-06-03. Final stage to be held in Kyrgyzstan
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