2008 AFC Champions League

2008 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates12 March - 12 November 2008
Teams29
Final positions
ChampionsJapan Gamba Osaka (1st title)
Runners-upAustralia Adelaide United
Tournament statistics
Matches played98
Goals scored275 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Nantawat Thansopa
(9 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Yasuhito Endō
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The 2008 AFC Champions League was the 27th AFC Champions League, the top-level Asian club football tournament, and the 6th under the current AFC Champions League title. It was the last AFC Champions League before the competition expanded to 32 teams.

Gamba Osaka defeated Adelaide United 5–0 on aggregate in the final to win their first AFC Champions League title. Both clubs qualified for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup: Gamba Osaka as the AFC representative, and Adelaide United as the host nation's representative, since Japan's spot was reallocated due to Gamba Osaka's qualification as continental champion.

Urawa Red Diamonds were the defending champions, but were eliminated by the eventual winners Gamba Osaka in the semi-finals.

Format

Group stage

A total of 28 clubs were divided into seven groups of four, based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against the other three group members, a total of six matches each. Clubs received three points for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  4. Goal difference in all group matches;
  5. Goals scored in all group matches;

The seven group winners along with the defending champion (Urawa Red Diamonds) advanced to the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

An open draw was held for the knockout stage; teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-outs were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Schedule

Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Group stage Matchday 1 12 December 2007 12 March 2008
Matchday 2 19 March 2008
Matchday 3 9 April 2008
Matchday 4 23 April 2008
Matchday 5 8 May 2008
Matchday 6 21 May 2008
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 24 May 2008 17 September 2008 24 September 2008
Semi-finals 8 October 2008 22 October 2008
Final 5 November 2008 12 November 2008

Teams

Indonesia were initially allocated two entries. However, on 12 December 2007, the AFC redistributed Indonesia's entries to Thailand and Vietnam as the Indonesian domestic league and cup tournament wouldn't be completed in time for the start of the tournament.

West Asia East Asia
Quarter-finals
Team Qualifying method Team Qualifying method
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2007 AFC Champions League champions
Group Stage
Team Qualifying method Team Qualifying method
Iran Saipa 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup champions Australia Melbourne Victory 2006–07 A-League premiers
Iran Sepahan 2006–07 Hazfi Cup winners Australia Adelaide United 2006–07 A-League regular season runners-up[Note AUS]
Iraq Erbil 2006–07 Iraqi Premier League champions China Changchun Yatai 2007 Chinese Super League champions
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2006–07 Iraqi Premier League runners-up China Beijing Guoan 2007 Chinese Super League runners-up[Note CHN]
Kuwait Kuwait SC 2006–07 Kuwaiti Premier League champions Japan Kashima Antlers 2007 J.League Division 1 champions
Kuwait Al Qadisiya 2007 Kuwait Emir Cup winners Japan Gamba Osaka 2007 J.League Division 1 third-place[Note JPN]
Qatar Al Sadd 2006–07 Qatar Stars League champions South Korea Pohang Steelers 2007 K League champions
Qatar Al-Gharafa 2006–07 Qatar Stars League runners-up[Note QAT] South Korea Chunnam Dragons 2007 Korean FA Cup winners
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2006–07 Saudi Premier League champions Thailand Chonburi 2007 Thailand Premier League champions
Saudi Arabia Al Ahli 2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winners Thailand Krung Thai Bank 2007 Thailand Premier League runners-up
Syria Al-Karamah 2006–07 Syrian Premier League champions Vietnam Bình Dương 2007 V-League champions
Syria Al-Ittihad 2006–07 Syrian Premier League runners-up[Note SYR] Vietnam Nam Định 2007 Vietnamese Cup winners
United Arab Emirates Al Wasl 2006–07 UAE Football League champions
United Arab Emirates Al Wahda 2006–07 UAE Football League runners-up[Note UAE]
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 2007 Uzbek League champions
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 2007 Uzbek League runners-up[Note UZB]
Notes
  1. ^
    Australia (AUS): As 2007 A-League Grand Final winners Melbourne Victory qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the A-League Grand Final winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2006–07 A-League.
  2. ^
    China (CHN): As the 2007 Chinese FA Cup was cancelled, the spot reserved for the Chinese FA Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2007 Chinese Super League.
  3. ^
    Japan (JPN): As 2007 Emperor's Cup winners, Kashima Antlers qualified for the Champions League via their league position, and runners-up of the 2007 J.League Division 1, Urawa Red Diamonds, qualified for the Champions League as 2007 AFC Champions League winners. The spot reserved for the Emperor’s Cup winners was passed onto the third placed team in the league.
  4. ^
    Qatar (QAT): As 2006–07 Emir of Qatar Cup winners Al Sadd qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the Emir of Qatar Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2006–07 Qatar Stars League.
  5. ^
    Syria (SYR): As 2006–07 Syrian Cup winners Al-Karamah qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the Syrian Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2006–07 Syrian Premier League.
  6. ^
    United Arab Emirates (UAE): As 2006–07 UAE President's Cup winners Al Wasl qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the UAE President's Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2006–07 UAE Football League.
  7. ^
    Uzbekistan (UZB): As 2007 Uzbekistan Cup winners Pakhtakor qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the Uzbekistan Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2007 Uzbek League.
Location of teams of the 2008 AFC Champions League.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Pink: Group E;
Green: Group F; Blue: Group G; Cyan: Quarter-finals;

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 4 1 1 8 2 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 6 3 0 3 6 5 +1 9
3 Iran Sepahan 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7
4 Syria Al-Ittihad 6 2 0 4 4 8 −4 6
Source:
Sepahan Iran0–2Syria Al-Ittihad
Report Jésus Gomez 21'
Al Agha 87'
Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
Attendance: 15,000
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia1–0Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Magno Alves 80' Report
Attendance: 7,500
Al-Ittihad Syria0–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Report Magno Alves 78'
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan2–0Iran Sepahan
Bakayev 61'
Kapadze 80'		 Report
MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Fareed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
Al-Ittihad Syria0–2Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report Hasanov 50'
Kapadze 65'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Sepahan Iran2–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Seyed Salehi 59'
Aghily 71'		 Report Al-Meshal 89'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan1–0Syria Al-Ittihad
Kapadze 29' Report
MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia0–1Iran Sepahan
Report Mohammed 70'
Attendance: 4,000
Al-Ittihad Syria2–1Iran Sepahan
Laurens 61'
Jésus Gomez 64'		 Report Aghily 48'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Naser Al Ghafary (Jordan)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan2–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Soliev 10'
Djeparov 38'		 Report
MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 13,000
Sepahan Iran1–1Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Ali Mohammadi 2' Report Gochguliev 72'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia3–0Syria Al-Ittihad
Al-Nemri 30', 50'
Hazazi 42'		 Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Iran Saipa 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
3 United Arab Emirates Al Wasl 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
4 Kuwait Al Kuwait 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5
Source:
Al Wasl United Arab Emirates0–1Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report Alwan 32'
Zabeel Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 7,500
Al Kuwait Kuwait1–1Iran Saipa
Ajab 44' Report Zaynadpour 66'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq0–0Kuwait Al Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Saipa Iran2–0United Arab Emirates Al Wasl
Traoré 45'
Ansarifard 57'		 Report
Enghelab Stadium, Karaj
Attendance: 8,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq0–1Iran Saipa
Report Vaziri 45+1'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan)
Al Wasl United Arab Emirates1–0Kuwait Al Kuwait
Hassan 75' Report
Zabeel Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 4,622
Saipa Iran1–1Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Rahmati 63' (pen.) Report Ayad 71'
Enghelab Stadium, Karaj
Attendance: 10,000
Al Kuwait Kuwait2–1United Arab Emirates Al Wasl
Ajab 10'
Al Awadhi 42'		 Report Ali 4' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mahmood Al Ghatrifi (Oman)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq1–2United Arab Emirates Al Wasl
Kamil 69' Report Al-Enazi 49'
Oliveira 64'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Saipa Iran1–0Kuwait Al Kuwait
Rahmati 24' Report
Enghelab Stadium, Karaj
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Al Wasl United Arab Emirates1–1Iran Saipa
André Dias 90+2' Report Traoré 21'
Zabeel Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 1,500
Al Kuwait Kuwait1–2Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Ajab 22' Report Kadhim 17'
Abdul-Mohsen 48'
Attendance: 250

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Syria Al-Karamah 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11 Advance to knockout stage
2 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 6 2 3 1 6 7 −1 9
3 Qatar Al-Sadd 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6
4 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6 0 4 2 5 7 −2 4
Source:
Al-Sadd Qatar2–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Emerson 6'
Felipe 26'		 Report Val Baiano 73'
Attendance: 6,000
Al-Karamah Syria4–1United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Esmaeel 3'
Chaabo 27', 48'
Al Hamwi 80'		 Report Al Shehhi 83'
Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia1–1Syria Al-Karamah
Al Thagafi 15' Report Al Hamwi 44'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates2–2Qatar Al-Sadd
Pinga 17'
Al Shehhi 85'		 Report Tenorio 44'
Emerson 71'
Attendance: 5,500
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia0–0United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Al-Sadd Qatar0–2Syria Al-Karamah
Report Al Hamwi 69'
Jenyat 73'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates2–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Josiel 35', 84' Report Al Gizani 81'
Attendance: 5,000
Al-Karamah Syria1–0Qatar Al-Sadd
Jenyat 78' Report
Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs
Attendance: 25,000
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia2–2Qatar Al-Sadd
Taher Zakaria 28' (o.g.)
Sulimani 42' (pen.)		 Report Gholam 32' (pen.)
Ahmed 50'
Attendance: 1,500
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates1–0Syria Al-Karamah
Al Shehhi 90' Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)
Al-Sadd Qatar0–0United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)
Al-Karamah Syria0–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Report
Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs
Attendance: 15,000

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kuwait Al Qadisiya 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11 Advance to knockout stage
2 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7 11
3 Iraq Erbil 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 8
4 Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 0 2 4 3 8 −5 2
Source:
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan0–1Kuwait Al Qadisiya
Report Ajab 90+1'
MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 12,000
Erbil Iraq1–1Qatar Al-Gharafa
Muslim Mubarak 61' Report Araújo 13'
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 250
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Al Qadisiya Kuwait1–1Iraq Erbil
Al Salama 81' Alwan 28' (pen.)
Al-Gharafa Qatar2–2Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Mahmoud 57'
Araújo 65'		 Report Aliqulov 68'
F. Tadjiyev 78'
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)
Al Qadisiya Kuwait1–0Qatar Al-Gharafa
Ajab 62' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mahmood Al Ghatrifi (Oman)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan2–0Iraq Erbil
Kholmatov 47'
Geynrikh 52' (pen.)		 Report
MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Al-Gharafa Qatar0–1Kuwait Al Qadisiya
Report Al-Mutwa 89'
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
Erbil Iraq1–5Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Sabah 19' Report Siamand 38' (o.g.)
Kuziboyev 69'
Marković 73'
Geynrikh 81'
Kholmatov 90+3'
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 180
Referee: Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
Al Qadisiya Kuwait2–2Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Ajab 20'
Al Salama 45' (pen.)		 Report Ahmedov 36'
Z. Tadjiyev 81'
Attendance: 18000
Referee: Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan)
Al-Gharafa Qatar0–1Iraq Erbil
Report Alwan 29'
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 200
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan2–0Qatar Al-Gharafa
Z. Tadjiyev 19'
Ahmedov 88' (pen.)		 Report
MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Erbil Iraq4–2Kuwait Al Qadisiya
Salah 52', 70', 79'
Alwan 89'		 Report Al Shammari 23'
Al-Kandri 34'
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 120
Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Australia Adelaide United 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7 14 Advance to knockout stage
2 China Changchun Yatai 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12
3 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1 5
4 Vietnam Bình Dương 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1
Source:
Changchun Yatai China2–1Vietnam Bình Dương
Du Zhenyu 4'
Cui Wei 70'		 Report Nguyễn Anh Đức 53'
Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
Pohang Steelers South Korea0–2Australia Adelaide United
Report Cornthwaite 3'
Djite 59'
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 8,436
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Bình Dương Vietnam1–4South Korea Pohang Steelers
Robson 11' (pen.) Report Denilson 49' (pen.), 58' (pen.)
Kim Jae-sung 56'
Choi Hyo-jin 64'
Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan)
Adelaide United Australia0–0China Changchun Yatai
Report
Attendance: 10,510
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
Bình Dương Vietnam1–2Australia Adelaide United
Philani 85' Report Diego 10'
Alagich 78'
Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Atallah Jatli Al Enezi (Kuwait)
Changchun Yatai China1–0South Korea Pohang Steelers
Dah Zadi 86' Report
Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Adelaide United Australia4–1Vietnam Bình Dương
Pantelis 56'
Dodd 58', 62'
Diego 77'		 Report Phạm Minh Đức 65'
Attendance: 13,802
Referee: Mohamed Al Hilali (Oman)
Pohang Steelers South Korea2–2China Changchun Yatai
Hwang Jae-won 64'
Hwang Jin-sung 90'		 Report Wang Dong 35'
Du Zhenyu 70'
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 5,468
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Bình Dương Vietnam0–5China Changchun Yatai
Report Wang Bo 2', 37'
Dah Zadi 13'
Yan Feng 78'
Caballero 90' (pen.)
Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một
Attendance: 4,000
Pohang Steelers South Korea0–0Vietnam Bình Dương
Report
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: Abdulrahman Recho (Syria)
Changchun Yatai China0–0Australia Adelaide United
Report
Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
Attendance: 20,000

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Kashima Antlers 6 5 0 1 28 3 +25 15 Advance to knockout stage
2 China Beijing Guoan 6 4 0 2 14 9 +5 12
3 Thailand Krung Thai Bank 6 2 1 3 20 27 −7 7
4 Vietnam Nam Định 6 0 1 5 4 27 −23 1
Source:
Krung Thai Bank Thailand1–9Japan Kashima Antlers
Kone 64' Report Tashiro 15', 50'
Iwamasa 21'
Nozawa 34', 90+2'
Marquinhos 47', 69', 71'
Sasaki 73'
Chulalongkorn University Sports Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Nam Định Vietnam1–3China Beijing Guoan
Lê Văn Duyệt 14' Report Yan Xiangchuang 57', 90+1'
Du Wenhui 60'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Kashima Antlers Japan6–0Vietnam Nam Định
Motoyama 25', 48'
Marquinhos 58', 67'
Tashiro 73'
Danilo 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 7,087
Referee: Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon)
Beijing Guoan China4–2Thailand Krung Thai Bank
Du Wenhui 39', 73'
Martínez 51', 75'		 Report Thansopa 58'
Pichitchotirat 63'
Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Atallah Jatli (Kuwait)
Kashima Antlers Japan1–0China Beijing Guoan
Danilo 52' Report
Attendance: 6,487
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Krung Thai Bank Thailand9–1Vietnam Nam Định
Kone 4', 44', 90+1', 90+2'
Thansopa 8', 46', 59'
Choeichiu 64'
Wongsuparuk 70'		 Report Trần Đức Dương 64'
Chulalongkorn University Sports Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 500
Referee: Hedayat Mombeni (Iran)
Beijing Guoan China1–0Japan Kashima Antlers
Tiago 41' Report
Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 16,000
Nam Định Vietnam2–2Thailand Krung Thai Bank
Hoàng Ngọc Linh 2', 47' Report Thansopa 21'
Choeichiu 90'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohammad Dharman (Qatar)
Kashima Antlers Japan8–1Thailand Krung Thai Bank
Iwamasa 19'
Koroki 21'
Tashiro 45'
Nozawa 46', 66'
Ogasawara 50'
Danilo 74', 83'		 Report Pichitchotirat 90'
Attendance: 5,540
Beijing Guoan China3–0Vietnam Nam Định
Guo Hui 14' (pen.)
Yang Hao 32', 78'		 Report
Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Krung Thai Bank Thailand5–3China Beijing Guoan
Thansopa 10', 44', 49', 69' (pen.)
Pichitchotirat 27'		 Report Tiago 67' (pen.), 70', 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
Nam Định Vietnam0–4Japan Kashima Antlers
Report Tashiro 27'
Koroki 47'
Motoyama 75'
Danilo 87'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 4 2 0 14 8 +6 14 Advance to knockout stage
2 Australia Melbourne Victory 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7
3 South Korea Chunnam Dragons 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6
4 Thailand Chonburi 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5
Source:
Melbourne Victory Australia2–0South Korea Chunnam Dragons
Muscat 28' (pen.)
Vargas 66'		 Report
Attendance: 24,656
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Gamba Osaka Japan1–1Thailand Chonburi
Lucas 90+4' Report Sunthornpit 59'
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Hedayat Mombeni (Iran)
Chunnam Dragons South Korea3–4Japan Gamba Osaka
Simões 4'
Kim Tae-su 27', 60' (pen.)		 Report Futagawa 30'
Bando 53', 75'
Yasuda 58'
Gwangyang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
Chonburi Thailand3–1Australia Melbourne Victory
Ney Fabiano 45'
Baga 79', 90+5'		 Report Allsopp 57'
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok[note 2]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Chunnam Dragons South Korea1–0Thailand Chonburi
Simões 90' Report
Gwangyang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Melbourne Victory Australia3–4Japan Gamba Osaka
Allsopp 4', 65'
Vargas 41'		 Report Futagawa 31'
Baré 38'
Yamaguchi 68'
Lucas 89'
Attendance: 26,857
Chonburi Thailand2–2South Korea Chunnam Dragons
On-Mo 56'
Jinta 88'		 Report Jeong Jun-yeon 5'
Kim Myung-woon 48'
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok[note 2]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Gamba Osaka Japan2–0Australia Melbourne Victory
Yamazaki 31', 57' Report
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 8,132
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
Chunnam Dragons South Korea1–1Australia Melbourne Victory
Ko Ki-gu 37' Report Pondeljak 4'
Gwangyang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
Chonburi Thailand0–2Japan Gamba Osaka
Report Yamazaki 64'
Lucas 76'
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok[note 2]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Melbourne Victory Australia3–1Thailand Chonburi
Muscat 56'
Thompson 65'
Hernández 77'		 Report Ney Fabiano 55'
Attendance: 14,558
Referee: Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan)
Gamba Osaka Japan1–1South Korea Chunnam Dragons
Futagawa 75' Report Yoo Hong-youl 86' (pen.)
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 7,160
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Knock-out stage

Bracket

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


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


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 4–2 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 3–1
Adelaide United Australia 3–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 3–0 0–1


Final

Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League Final
Gamba Osaka Japan3–0Australia Adelaide United
Lucas 37'
Endo 43'
Yasuda 68'		 Report
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 20,639
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Adelaide United Australia0–2Japan Gamba Osaka
Lucas 4', 15'
Attendance: 17,000

Gamba Osaka won 5–0 on aggregate.


Top scorers

The top scorers from the 2008 AFC Champions League are as follows:

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

Fair Play Award

Japan Gamba Osaka

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Nam Định played their home matches at Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, as their regular home stadium Thiên Trường Stadium , Nam Định did not meet AFC requirements.
  2. ^ a b c Chonburi played their home matches at Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, as their regular home stadium Chonburi Municipality Stadium, Chonburi. did not meet AFC requirements.

References

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