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Revision as of 16:14, 8 October 2008

2008 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
DatesMarch 2008 - November 2008
Teams28 + 1
Tournament statistics
Matches played92
Goals scored260 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Nantawat Thansopa (9 goals)

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.

Defending Champion (1)
 Japan (1) Urawa Red Diamonds (2007 ACL Winners, 2007 J. League Runners-up, & 2006 Emperor's Cup Winners)
East Asia & ASEAN (12)
 Australia (2) Melbourne Victory (2006-07 A-League Champions and Premiers)
Adelaide United (2006-07 A-League Championship Runners-up)
 China (2) Changchun Yatai (2007 Chinese Super League Champions)
Beijing Guoan (2007 Chinese Super League Runners-up)
 Indonesia (0)
 Japan (2) Kashima Antlers (2007 J. League Champions)
Gamba Osaka (2007 J. League Third place and 2006 Emperor's Cup Runners-up)
 South Korea (2) Pohang Steelers (2007 K-League Champions)
Chunnam Dragons (2007 Korean FA Cup Winners)
 Thailand (2) Chonburi FC (2007 Thailand Premier League Champions)
Krung Thai Bank FC (2007 Thailand Premier League Runners-up)
 Vietnam (2) Bình Dương F.C. (2007 V-League Champions)
Nam Dinh F.C. (2007 Vietnamese Cup Winners)
Central & South Asia and West Asia (16)
 Iran (2) Saipa F.C. (2006-07 Persian Gulf Cup Champions)
Sepahan F.C. (2007 Hazfi Cup Winners)
 Iraq (2) Arbil FC (2006-07 Iraq Super League Champions)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2006-07 Iraq Super League Runners-up)
 Kuwait (2) Al Kuwait Kaifan (2006-07 Kuwaiti Premier League Champions)
Al Qadisiya Kuwait (2007 Kuwait Emir Cup Winners)
 Qatar (2) Al-Sadd (2006-07 Qatari League Champions and 2006-07 Emir of Qatar Cup Winners)
Al-Gharafa (2006-07 Qatari League Runners-up)
 Saudi Arabia (2) Al-Itthihad Jeddah (2006-07 Saudi Premier League Champions)
Al-Ahli Jeddah (2006-07 Crown Prince Cup Winners)
 Syria (2) Al-Karamah (2006-07 Syrian League Champions and 2006-07 Syrian Cup Winners)
Al-Ittihad Aleppo (2006-07 Syrian League Runners-up)
 United Arab Emirates (2) Al Wasl FC (2006-07 UAE League Champions and 2006-07 UAE Emir Cup Winners)
Al-Wahda (2006-07 UAE League Runners-up)
 Uzbekistan (2) FC Pakhtakor (2007 Uzbek League Champions);
FC Bunyodkor (2007 Uzbek League Runners-up)

† In the 2008 edition, Indonesia were allocated two slots just like the older editions. However, on 12 December 2007, AFC awarded one Indonesian slots to Thailand and the other one to Vietnam, due to delay in Indonesian domestic league and cup tournament[1], allowing both Thai and Vietnamese slots to be total of two.

Format

Group stage

A total of 28 clubs are divided into seven groups of four, based on region, i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs are drawn in Group E to G, while rest are grouped in Group A to D. Each club plays double round-robin (home and away) against the other three teams in their group, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs receive three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:

  • Points earned between the clubs in question
  • Goal difference between the clubs in question
  • Goal difference within the group
  • Goals for within the group

The seven group winners and the defending champions qualify for the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

All eight clubs are randomly paired together, with the restriction that clubs from same country cannot face each other in the quarter-finals. The games are played over two legs, home and away, the team with the higher aggregate goal total being declared the match winner. If the aggregate goals cannot produce an winner, away goals rule is used. If the two teams are still tied, extra time is played, at the end of which the away goals rule is again applied if the scores are tied. If still tied, the game goes to penalties.

Schedule

Group stage draw - 12 December 2007
  • Group round: 12 March, 19 March, 9 April, 23 April, 7 May, 21 May
Knockout stage draw - 24 May 2008
  • Quarter-finals: 17 September, 24 September
  • Semi-finals: 8 October, 22 October
  • Final: 5 November, 12 November

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 4 1 1 8 2 +6 13
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 6 3 0 3 6 5 +1 9
Iran Sepahan 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7
Syria Al-Ittihad Aleppo 6 2 0 4 4 8 −4 6
Sepahan Iran0 – 2Syria Al-Ittihad Aleppo
Report Jésus Gomez 21'
Alaga 87'
Attendance: 15,000





Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iran Saipa 6 3 3 0 7 3 4 12
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
United Arab Emirates Al Wasl 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
Kuwait Al Kuwait Kaifan 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5





Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Syria Al-Karamah 6 3 2 1 8 3 5 11
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 6 2 3 1 6 7 −1 9
Qatar Al-Sadd 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah 6 0 4 2 5 7 −2 4





Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al Qadisiya Kuwait 6 3 2 1 8 7 1 11
Uzbekistan Pakhatakor 6 3 2 1 13 6 7 11
Iraq Arbil 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 8
Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 0 2 4 3 8 −5 2





Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia Adelaide United 6 4 2 0 9 2 7 14
China Changchun Yatai 6 3 3 0 10 3 7 12
South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1 5
Vietnam Bình Dương 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1






Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan Kashima Antlers 6 5 0 1 28 3 25 15
China Beijing Guoan 6 4 0 2 14 9 5 12
Thailand Krung Thai Bank 6 2 1 3 20 27 −7 7
Vietnam Nam Dinh 6 0 1 5 4 27 −23 1





Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan Gamba Osaka 6 4 2 0 14 8 6 14
Australia Melbourne Victory 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7
South Korea Chunnam Dragons 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6
Thailand Chonburi 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5





Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 1
8 Australia Adelaide United 1 1 2
Australia Adelaide United 3
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 0
4 Iran Saipa 2 1 3
5 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 2 5 7
 
Japan
3 Syria Al-Karamah 1 0 1
6 Japan Gamba Osaka 2 2 4
Japan Gamba Osaka 1
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1
2 Kuwait Al Qadisiya Kuwait 3 0 3
7 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2 2 4

Quarter-finals

The first leg matches were played on 17 September, and the second leg matches were played on 24 September 2008.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saipa Iran 3–7 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 2–2 1–5
Kashima Antlers Japan 1–2 Australia Adelaide United 1–1 0–1
Al Qadisiya Kuwait Kuwait 3–4 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 0–2
Al-Karamah Syria 1–4 Japan Gamba Osaka 1–2 0–2

Semi-finals

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gamba Osaka Japan Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 22 Oct
Adelaide United Australia Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 3–0 22 Oct

Final

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Japan 5 Nov 12 Nov

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.)

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Thailand Nantawat Thansopa Thailand Krung Thai Bank 9
2 Brazil Marquinhos Japan Kashima Antlers 5
Japan Masato Yamazaki Japan Gamba Osaka
Ivory Coast Kassim Kone Thailand Krung Thai Bank
Japan Yuzo Tashiro Japan Kashima Antlers
Brazil Danilo Japan Kashima Antlers
6 Japan Takuya Nozawa Japan Kashima Antlers 4
Brazil Tiago China Beijing Guoan
Chile Villanueva Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Brazil United States Diego Walsh Australia Adelaide United

References

External links

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