2008 AFC Champions League

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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.

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 on 12 December 2007.

Defending Champions (1)
Japan Japan (1) Urawa Red Diamonds (2007 AFC Champions League winners)
East Asia & ASEAN (12)
Australia Australia (2) Melbourne Victory (2006–07 A-League premiers and 2007 A-League Grand Final winners)
Adelaide United (2006–07 A-League regular season runners-up)
China China (2) Changchun Yatai (2007 Chinese Super League champions)
Beijing Guoan (2007 Chinese Super League runners-up)
Indonesia Indonesia (0)†
Japan Japan (2) Kashima Antlers (2007 J. League Division 1 champions and 2007–08 Emperor's Cup winners)
Gamba Osaka (2007 J. League Division 1 third place)
South Korea South Korea (2) Pohang Steelers (2007 K-League champions)
Chunnam Dragons (2007 Korean FA Cup winners)
Thailand Thailand (2)† Chonburi FC (2007 Thailand Premier League champions)
Krung Thai Bank FC (2007 Thailand Premier League runners-up)
Vietnam 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 Iran (2) Saipa (2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup champions)
Sepahan (2006–07 Hazfi Cup winners)
Iraq Iraq (2) Erbil SC (2006–07 Iraqi Premier League champions)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2006–07 Iraqi Premier League runners-up)
Kuwait Kuwait (2) Al Kuwait (2006–07 Kuwaiti Premier League champions)
Al Qadisiya (2007 Kuwait Emir Cup winners)
Qatar Qatar (2) Al-Sadd (2006–07 Qatar Stars League champions and 2007 Emir of Qatar Cup winners)
Al-Gharafa (2006–07 Qatar Stars League runners-up)
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (2) Al-Ittihad (2006–07 Saudi Premier League champions)
Al-Ahli (2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winners)
Syria Syria (2) Al-Karamah (2006–07 Syrian League champions and 2006–07 Syrian Cup winners)
Al-Ittihad (2006–07 Syrian League runners-up)
United Arab Emirates UAE (2) Al Wasl (2006–07 UAE Football League champions and 2006–07 UAE Emir Cup winners)
Al-Wahda (2006–07 UAE Football League runners-up)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (2) Pakhtakor (2007 Uzbek League champions and 2007 Uzbekistani Cup winners)
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 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 teams in their group, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs received three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the 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 champion advanced to the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

All eight clubs were randomly paired together, with the restriction that clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter-finals. The games were played over two legs, home and away; the team with the higher aggregate score was declared the match winner. If the aggregate score could not produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If the two teams were still tied, extra time was played, at the end of which the "away goals rule" was again applied if the scores were tied. If still tied, the game would go to penalties.

Schedule[]

Group stage draw - 12 December 2007
  • Group round: 12–19 March, 9–23 April, 7–21 May
Knockout stage draw - 24 May 2008
  • Quarter-finals: 17–24 September
  • Semi-finals: 8–22 October
  • Final: 5 and 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 6 3 0 3 6 5 +1 9
Iran Sepahan 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7
Syria Al-Ittihad 6 2 0 4 4 8 −4 6
Source:[citation needed]
Sepahan Iran0–2Syria Al-Ittihad
Report Jésus Gomez Goal 21'
Al Agha Goal 87'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia1–0Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Magno Alves Goal 80' Report
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Al-Ittihad Syria0–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Report Magno Alves Goal 78'
Attendance: 41,000
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan2–0Iran Sepahan
Bakayev Goal 61'
Kapadze Goal 80'		 Report
MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 13,000
Al-Ittihad Syria0–2Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report Hasanov Goal 50'
Kapadze Goal 65'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Sepahan Iran2–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Seyed Salehi Goal 59'
Aghily Goal 71'		 Report Al-Meshal Goal 89'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan1–0Syria Al-Ittihad
Kapadze Goal 29' Report
MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia0–1Iran Sepahan
Report Mohammed Goal 70'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
Al-Ittihad Syria2–1Iran Sepahan
Laurens Goal 61'
Jésus Gomez Goal 64'		 Report Aghily Goal 48'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: (Jordan)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan2–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Soliev Goal 10'
Djeparov Goal 38'		 Report
MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Sepahan Iran1–1Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Ali Mohammadi Goal 2' Report Gochguliev Goal 72'
Attendance: 150
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia3–0Syria Al-Ittihad
Al-Nemri Goal 30', 50'
Hazazi Goal 42'		 Report
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 600
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

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 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5
Source:[citation needed]
Al Wasl United Arab Emirates0–1Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report Alwan Goal 32'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Al Kuwait Kuwait1–1Iran Saipa
Ajab Goal 44' Report Zaynadpour Goal 66'
Attendance: 7,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq0–0Kuwait Al Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Saipa Iran2–0United Arab Emirates Al Wasl
Traoré Goal 45'
Ansarifard Goal 57'		 Report
Enghelab Stadium, Karaj
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto (Japan)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq0–1Iran Saipa
Report Vaziri Goal 45+1'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (Jordan)
Al Wasl United Arab Emirates1–0Kuwait Al Kuwait
Hassan Goal 75' Report
Attendance: 4,622
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Saipa Iran1–1Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Rahmati Goal 63' (pen.) Report Ayad Goal 71'
Enghelab Stadium, Karaj
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Al Kuwait Kuwait2–1United Arab Emirates Al Wasl
Ajab Goal 10'
Goal 42'		 Report Ali Goal 4' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: (Oman)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq1–2United Arab Emirates Al Wasl
Kamel Goal 69' Report Al-Enazi Goal 49'
Oliveira Goal 64'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Saipa Iran1–0Kuwait Al Kuwait
Rahmati Goal 24' Report
Enghelab Stadium, Karaj
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Al Wasl United Arab Emirates1–1Iran Saipa
André Dias Goal 90+2' Report Traoré Goal 21'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Al Kuwait Kuwait1–2Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Ajab Goal 22' Report Goal 17'
Abdul-Mohsen Goal 48'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto (Japan)

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 6 0 4 2 5 7 −2 4
Source:[citation needed]
Al-Sadd Qatar2–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Emerson Goal 6'
Felipe Goal 26'		 Report Val Baiano Goal 73'
Al Sadd Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Al-Karamah Syria4–1United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Esmaeel Goal 3'
Chaabo Goal 27', 48'
Al Hamwi Goal 80'		 Report Al Shehhi Goal 83'
Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs
Attendance: 30,000
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia1–1Syria Al-Karamah
Goal 15' Report Al Hamwi Goal 44'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates2–2Qatar Al-Sadd
Pinga Goal 17'
Al Shehhi Goal 85'		 Report Tenorio Goal 44'
Emerson Goal 71'
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia0–0United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Report
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Saad Kameel Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
Al-Sadd Qatar0–2Syria Al-Karamah
Report Al Hamwi Goal 69'
Jenyat Goal 73'
Al Sadd Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates2–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Josiel Goal 35', 84' Report Goal 81'
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Al-Karamah Syria1–0Qatar Al-Sadd
Jenyat Goal 78' Report
Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia2–2Qatar Al-Sadd
Taher Zakaria Goal 28' (o.g.)
Sulimani Goal 42' (pen.)		 Report Gholam Goal 32' (pen.)
Ahmed Goal 50'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates1–0Syria Al-Karamah
Al Shehhi Goal 90' Report
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: (Japan)
Al-Sadd Qatar0–0United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Report
Al Sadd Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 800
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)
Al-Karamah Syria0–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Report
Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al Qadisiya 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7 11
Iraq Erbil 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 8
Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 0 2 4 3 8 −5 2
Source:[citation needed]
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan0–1Kuwait Al Qadisiya
Report Ajab Goal 90+1'
MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Erbil Iraq1–1Qatar Al-Gharafa
Muslim Mubarak Goal 61' Report Araújo Goal 13'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Al Qadisiya Kuwait1–1Iraq Erbil
Al Salama Goal 81' Alwan Goal 28' (pen.)
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Gharafa Qatar2–2Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Mahmoud Goal 57'
Araújo Goal 65'		 Report Aliqulov Goal 68'
F. Tadjiyev Goal 78'
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)
Al Qadisiya Kuwait1–0Qatar Al-Gharafa
Ajab Goal 62' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Oman)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan2–0Iraq Erbil
Kholmatov Goal 47'
Geynrikh Goal 52' (pen.)		 Report
MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Al-Gharafa Qatar0–1Kuwait Al Qadisiya
Report Al-Mutwa Goal 89'
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
Erbil Iraq1–5Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Sabah Goal 19' Report Siamand Goal 38' (o.g.)
Goal 69'
Marković Goal 73'
Geynrikh Goal 81'
Kholmatov Goal 90+3'
Attendance: 180
Al Qadisiya Kuwait2–2Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Ajab Goal 20'
Al Salama Goal 45' (pen.)		 Report Ahmedov Goal 36'
Z. Tadjiyev Goal 81'
Attendance: 18000
Referee: (Jordan)
Al-Gharafa Qatar0–1Iraq Erbil
Report Alwan Goal 29'
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 200
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan2–0Qatar Al-Gharafa
Z. Tadjiyev Goal 19'
Ahmedov Goal 88' (pen.)		 Report
MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Erbil Iraq4–2Kuwait Al Qadisiya
Salah Goal 52', 70', 79'
Alwan Goal 89'		 Report Goal 23'
Goal 34'
Attendance: 120
Referee: (Iran)

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
Source:[citation needed]
Changchun Yatai China2–1Vietnam Bình Dương
Du Zhenyu Goal 4'
Cui Wei Goal 70'		 Report Nguyễn Anh Đức Goal 53'
Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
Attendance: 10,000
Pohang Steelers South Korea0–2Australia Adelaide United
Report Cornthwaite Goal 3'
Djite Goal 59'
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 8,436
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Bình Dương Vietnam1–4South Korea Pohang Steelers
Goal 11' (pen.) Report Denilson Goal 49' (pen.), 58' (pen.)
Kim Jae-sung Goal 56'
Choi Hyo-jin Goal 64'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (Jordan)
Adelaide United Australia0–0China Changchun Yatai
Report
Attendance: 10,510
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
Bình Dương Vietnam1–2Australia Adelaide United
Philani Goal 85' Report Diego Goal 10'
Alagich Goal 78'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (Kuwait)
Changchun Yatai China1–0South Korea Pohang Steelers
Dah Zadi Goal 86' Report
Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
Attendance: 18,000
Adelaide United Australia4–1Vietnam Bình Dương
Pantelis Goal 56'
Dodd Goal 58', 62'
Diego Goal 77'		 Report Phạm Minh Đức Goal 65'
Attendance: 13,802
Referee: (Oman)
Pohang Steelers South Korea2–2China Changchun Yatai
Hwang Jae-won Goal 64'
Hwang Jin-sung Goal 90'		 Report Wang Dong Goal 35'
Du Zhenyu Goal 70'
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 5,468
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Bình Dương Vietnam0–5China Changchun Yatai
Report Goal 2', 37'
Dah Zadi Goal 13'
Yan Feng Goal 78'
Caballero Goal 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Adelaide United Australia1–0South Korea Pohang Steelers
Diego Goal 63' Report
Attendance: 11,805
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Pohang Steelers South Korea0–0Vietnam Bình Dương
Report
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: (Syria)
Changchun Yatai China0–0Australia Adelaide United
Report
Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

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 Định 6 0 1 5 4 27 −23 1
Source:[citation needed]
Krung Thai Bank Thailand1–9Japan Kashima Antlers
Kone Goal 64' Report Tashiro Goal 15', 50'
Iwamasa Goal 21'
Nozawa Goal 34', 90+2'
Marquinhos Goal 47', 69', 71'
Sasaki Goal 73'
Chulalongkorn University Sports Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Nam Dinh Vietnam1–3China Beijing Guoan
Lê Văn Duyệt Goal 14' Report Yan Xiangchuang Goal 57', 90+1'
Du Wenhui Goal 60'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Kashima Antlers Japan6–0Vietnam Nam Dinh
Motoyama Goal 25', 48'
Marquinhos Goal 58', 67'
Tashiro Goal 73'
Danilo Goal 90+2'		 Report
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
Attendance: 7,087
Referee: (Lebanon)
Beijing Guoan China4–2Thailand Krung Thai Bank
Du Wenhui Goal 39', 73'
Martínez Goal 51', 75'		 Report Thansopa Goal 58'
Pichitchotirat Goal 63'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: (Kuwait)
Kashima Antlers Japan1–0China Beijing Guoan
Danilo Goal 52' Report
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
Attendance: 6,487
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Krung Thai Bank Thailand9–1Vietnam Nam Dinh
Kone Goal 4', 44', 90+1', 90+2'
Thansopa Goal 8', 46', 59'
Choeichiu Goal 64'
Wongsuparuk Goal 70'		 Report Trần Đức Dương Goal 64'
Chulalongkorn University Sports Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 500
Referee: (Iran)
Beijing Guoan China1–0Japan Kashima Antlers
Tiago Goal 41' Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Nam Dinh Vietnam2–2Thailand Krung Thai Bank
Goal 2', 47' Report Thansopa Goal 21'
Choeichiu Goal 90'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (Qatar)
Kashima Antlers Japan8–1Thailand Krung Thai Bank
Iwamasa Goal 19'
Koroki Goal 21'
Tashiro Goal 45'
Nozawa Goal 46', 66'
Ogasawara Goal 50'
Danilo Goal 74', 83'		 Report Pichitchotirat Goal 90'
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
Attendance: 5,540
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Beijing Guoan China3–0Vietnam Nam Dinh
Guo Hui Goal 14' (pen.)
Yang Hao Goal 32', 78'		 Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Krung Thai Bank Thailand5–3China Beijing Guoan
Thansopa Goal 10', 44', 49', 69' (pen.)
Pichitchotirat Goal 27'		 Report Tiago Goal 67' (pen.), 70', 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 400
Nam Dinh Vietnam0–4Japan Kashima Antlers
Report Tashiro Goal 27'
Koroki Goal 47'
Motoyama Goal 75'
Danilo Goal 87'
Attendance: 1,200
Notes

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
Source:[citation needed]
Melbourne Victory Australia2–0South Korea Chunnam Dragons
Muscat Goal 28' (pen.)
Vargas Goal 66'		 Report
Attendance: 24,656
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Gamba Osaka Japan1–1Thailand Chonburi
Lucas Goal 90+4' Report Sunthornpit Goal 59'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Iran)
Chunnam Dragons South Korea3–4Japan Gamba Osaka
Simões Goal 4'
Kim Tae-su Goal 27', 60' (pen.)		 Report Futagawa Goal 30'
Bando Goal 53', 75'
Yasuda Goal 58'
Gwangyang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
Chonburi Thailand3–1Australia Melbourne Victory
Ney Fabiano Goal 45'
Baga Goal 79', 90+5'		 Report Allsopp Goal 57'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Chunnam Dragons South Korea1–0Thailand Chonburi
Simões Goal 90' Report
Gwangyang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 500
Melbourne Victory Australia3–4Japan Gamba Osaka
Allsopp Goal 4', 65'
Vargas Goal 41'		 Report Futagawa Goal 31'
Baré Goal 38'
Yamaguchi Goal 68'
Lucas Goal 89'
Attendance: 26,857
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Chonburi Thailand2–2South Korea Chunnam Dragons
On-Mo Goal 56'
Jinta Goal 88'		 Report Jeong Jun-yeon Goal 5'
Kim Myung-woon Goal 48'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Gamba Osaka Japan2–0Australia Melbourne Victory
Yamazaki Goal 31', 57' Report
Attendance: 8,132
Chunnam Dragons South Korea1–1Australia Melbourne Victory
Ko Ki-gu Goal 37' Report Pondeljak Goal 4'
Gwangyang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 3,000
Chonburi Thailand0–2Japan Gamba Osaka
Report Yamazaki Goal 64'
Lucas Goal 76'
Attendance: 10,000
Melbourne Victory Australia3–1Thailand Chonburi
Muscat Goal 56'
Thompson Goal 65'
Hernández Goal 77'		 Report Ney Fabiano Goal 55'
Attendance: 14,558
Referee: (Jordan)
Gamba Osaka Japan1–1South Korea Chunnam Dragons
Futagawa Goal 75' Report Yoo Hong-youl Goal 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,160
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Notes
  • Note 3: Chonburi played their home matches at Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok as their own Chonburi Municipality Stadium did not meet AFC criteria.

Knock-out stage[]

Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Bracket[]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Syria Al-Karamah 1 0 1
8 Japan Gamba Osaka 2 2 4
Japan Gamba Osaka 1 3 4
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 2
4 Kuwait Al Qadisiya 3 0 3
5 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds (2007 Champion) 2 2 4
Japan Gamba Osaka 3 2 5
Australia Adelaide United 0 0 0
3 Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 1
6 Australia Adelaide United 1 1 2
Australia Adelaide United 3 0 3
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 0 1 1
2 Iran Saipa 2 1 3
7 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. 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
(2007 Champion) 		3–2 0–2
Kashima Antlers Japan 1–2 Australia Adelaide United 1–1 0–1
Saipa Iran 3–7 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 2–2 1–5

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. 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

The first and second legs of the final were played on 5 and 12 November 2008, respectively.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gamba Osaka Japan 5–0 Australia Adelaide United 3–0 2–0

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[]

References[]

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