AFC President's Cup 2008
The AFC President's Cup 2008 was the fourth edition of the AFC President's Cup , the club competition for the weakest Asian football associations. With the downgrading of Bangladesh and Turkmenistan from the AFC Cup and the first-time participation of Myanmar, the field of participants increased from eight to eleven teams. All eleven participating teams were reigning national champions. Due to the failure of its championship, Nepal sent last year's champions.
In contrast to the previous competitions, the competition was not held entirely in one place. The preliminary round groups were each played as a tournament in a city, the final round then took place in Bishkek , Kyrgyzstan .
Preliminary round
Group A
at Petaling Jaya Stadium , Petaling Jaya , Malaysia
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Regar TadAZ
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6: 4 | +2 | 7th |
| 2. |
 Nepal Police Club
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7: 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 3. |
 Abahani Ltd Dhaka
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2: 6 | −4 | 4th |
| 4th |
 WAPDA FC
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2: 4 | −2 | 1 |
| June 22, 2008, 4:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. | |||
| Nepal Police Club | 4: 0 (2: 0) | Abahani Ltd. Dhaka | |
| Regar TadAZ | 2: 1 (1: 1) | WAPDA | |
| June 24, 2008, 4:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. | |||
| WAPDA | 1: 1 (0: 0) | Nepal Police Club | |
| Abahani Ltd. Dhaka | 1: 2 (1: 2) | Regar TadAZ | |
| June 26, 2008, 4:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. | |||
| WAPDA | 0: 1 (0: 0) | Abahani Ltd. Dhaka | |
| Nepal Police Club | 2: 2 (1: 0) | Regar TadAZ |
After the games were originally to be played in Kathmandu , Nepal, in April 2008 , the political situation there ensured that the host role was resigned. The MPPJ Stadium in Malaysia was nominated as a replacement location by the Asian Association .
The 2005 title holder, Regar TadAZ , was able to confirm his role as a favorite, but only secured progress with the equalizer in stoppage time against last year's finalist Nepal Police Club (at that time still under the name Mahendra Police Club), who was also best runner-up in the group could qualify for the final round.
Group B
at Chungshan Soccer Stadium , Taipei , Taiwan
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Dordoi dynamo
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-0 | +5 | 6th |
| 2. |
 Nagacorp FC
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2: 4 | −2 | 1 |
| 3. |
 Taiwan Power Company
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2: 5 | −3 | 1 |
| April 12, 2008, 6:00 p.m. | |||
| Nagacorp FC | 2: 2 (1: 0) | Taiwan Power Company | |
| April 14, 2008, 6:00 p.m. | |||
| Taiwan Power Company | 0: 3 (0: 1) | Dordoi dynamo | |
| April 16, 2008, 6:00 p.m. | |||
| Nagacorp FC | 0: 2 (0: 1) | Dordoi dynamo |
In Group B, defending champion Dordoi-Dynamo was able to prevail against the opponents from Cambodia and Taiwan without any problems and thus reached the semi-finals of the competition for the fourth time in a row.
Group C
at Sugathadasa Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 FC Ashgabat
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9: 2 | +7 | 6th |
| 2. |
.svg){kind=small} Kanbawza
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14: 3 | +11 | 6th |
| 3. |
 Ratnam SC
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10: 5 | +5 | 6th |
| 4th |
 Transport United
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:25 | −23 | 0 |
| April 23, 2008, 4:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. | |||
| FC Ashgabat | 0: 1 (0: 0) | Kanbawza | |
| Ratnam SC | 7: 1 (3: 1) | Transport United | |
| April 25, 2008, 4:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. | |||
| Transport United | 1: 7 (0: 4) | FC Ashgabat | |
| Kanbawza | 2: 3 (1: 1) | Ratnam SC | |
| April 27, 2008, 4:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. | |||
| Transport United | 0:11 (0: 7) | Kanbawza | |
| FC Ashgabat | 2: 0 (2: 0) | Ratnam SC |
In Group C, three teams had six points in the final table. The FC Ashgabat was able to prevail because of the better direct comparison (goal difference +1) against Kanbawza (± 0) and the Ratnam SC (−1).
Final round
The final round of the President's Cup took place from September 19 to 21, 2008 in the Spartak Stadium in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek . The draw was held on June 30th at the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
Semifinals
| date | Result | place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2008 |
Dordoi dynamo
|
3: 1 (1: 0) |
Nepal Police Club
|
Bishkek |
| September 19, 2008 |
Regar TadAZ
|
4: 3 n.V. (3: 3, 2: 2) |
FC Ashgabat
|
Bishkek |
final
| date | Result | place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2008 | Dordoi dynamo
|
. 1: 1 n V (1: 1, 1: 0) (3: 4 E. i.) |
Regar TadAZ
|
Bishkek |
Regar TadAZ once again got the upper hand in the new edition of the 2005 finals and secured his second title in front of 10,000 spectators. Despite their superiority, Dordoi did not manage to decide the game in 120 minutes.
AFC President's Cup 2008 Regar TadAZ Second title |
Individual evidence
- ↑ rsssf.com: ... scheduled Apr 20-24 for Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal; Nepal renounced on the organization due to political unrest; group moved to MPPJ Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Web links
- Reporting at the Asian Association ( Memento from October 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Results at rsssf.com
