2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

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The qualification phase for the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup saw four teams advance to the finals to join four automatic qualifiers in the final tournament in India. Qualification was held from 2 April to 28 May, 2008 in four different venues. Sixteen teams participated in qualification in four groups containing four teams each. The four group winners joined hosts India, North Korea, Myanmar, and Turkmenistan in the final round.

Seedings[]

The draw for the qualification groups was made on 18 January 2008 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Qualification[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 14 4 +10 7
 Pakistan 3 2 0 1 12 10 +2 6
 Chinese Taipei 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
 Guam 3 0 0 3 4 18 −14 0
Source:[citation needed]
Sri Lanka 5–1 Guam
Bandanage Goal 54'
Goal 55', 64'
Goal 82'
Jayasuriya Goal 90+1'		 Report Mendiola Goal 62'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Chinese Taipei 1–2 Pakistan
Lo Chih-an Goal 5' Report Essa Goal 13'
Masih Goal 34'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Pakistan 1–7 Sri Lanka
A. Ahmed Goal 17' Report Jayasuriya Goal 7', 42', 90+2'
Bandanage Goal 13' (pen.), 82'
Goal 72', 77'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Guam 1–4 Chinese Taipei
Pangelinan Goal 17' Report Chang Han Goal 20'
Huang Wei-yi Goal 28'
Chen Po-liang Goal 33'
Chiang Shih-lu Goal 44'
Attendance: 850
Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)
Pakistan 9–2 Guam
Anwar Goal 9', 18'
Shah Goal 28'
Qasim Goal 44', 72', 82'
T. Ahmed Goal 62'
Hameed Goal 65' (pen.)
Rehman Goal 85'		 Report Pangelinan Goal 74'
I. Ahmed Goal 80' (o.g.)
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Iraq)
Sri Lanka 2–2 Chinese Taipei
Chen Po-liang Goal 59' (o.g.)
Jayasuriya Goal 86'		 Report Chang Han Goal 28'
Tsai Hsien-tang Goal 74'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tajikistan 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
 Philippines 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 Bhutan 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
 Brunei 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: RSSSF
Tajikistan 3–1 Bhutan
Hakimov Goal 27' Goal 88' (pen.)
Rabiev Goal 60'		 Report P. Tshering Goal 69'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Hong Kong)
Brunei 0–1 Philippines
Report Caligdong Goal 28'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: (Maldives)
Philippines 0–0 Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 4,500
Bhutan 1–1 Brunei
Dendup Goal 12' Report Goal 76'
Attendance: 4,000
Philippines 3–0 Bhutan
Gould Goal 41'
P. Younghusband Goal 43'
Rinchen Goal 58' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Maldives)
Tajikistan 4–0 Brunei
Rabiev Goal 46', 87'
Mukhidinov Goal 61'
Hakimov Goal 69'		 Report
Attendance: 450

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Afghanistan 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
 Kyrgyzstan 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source:[citation needed]
Bangladesh 0–0 Afghanistan
Report
Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 3,000
Afghanistan 1–0 Kyrgyzstan
Yamrali Goal 38' Report
Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Malaysia)
Kyrgyzstan 2–1 Bangladesh
Kornilov Goal 83'
Sydykov Goal 87'		 Report Ameli Goal 63'
Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Kuwait)

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
   Nepal 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6
 Cambodia 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
 Macau 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
Nepal   3–2 Macau
S. Rai Goal 43'
J.M. Rai Goal 57', 65'		 Report Che Chi Man Goal 29' (pen.)
Chan Kin Seng Goal 59'
National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
Cambodia 0–1   Nepal
Report J.M. Rai Goal 44'
National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Cambodia 3–1 Macau
Sinoun Goal 30', 90+2'
Rithy Goal 67'		 Report Che Chi Man Goal 65'
National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Çarymyrat Gurbanow (Turkmenistan)

Final tournament[]

The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, was held from 30 July to 13 August 2008 in India.

Qualifiers[]

Qualifiers for the final tournament were:

Goalscorers[]

External links[]

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