2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage

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The 2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 17 September to 12 November 2008. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2008 AFC Champions League.

Qualified teams[]

The winners of each of the seven groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage. West Asia Zone had four teams qualified, East Asia Zone had three plus the title holders.

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 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

First Leg[]

Kashima Antlers Japan1–1Australia Adelaide United
Cornthwaite 45+2' (o.g.) Report Dodd 37'
Attendance: 7,004
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)
Saipa Iran2–2Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
19'
Rahmati 40'		 Report Villanueva 12'
Rivaldo 20'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
Al-Karamah Syria1–2Japan Gamba Osaka
Abduldaim 7' Report Yamaguchi 70'
Yamazaki 77'
Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Al Qadisiya Kuwait3–2Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
18'
Ben Achour 57'
Al Mutairi 84' (pen.)		 Report Edmilson 33', 90'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Second Leg[]

Bunyodkor Uzbekistan5–1Iran Saipa
Villanueva 9', 19' (pen.), 52'
Rivaldo 45' (pen.)
Luizão 68'		 Report Mirghorbani 47'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Bunyodkor won 7–3 on aggregate.

Gamba Osaka Japan2–0Syria Al-Karamah
Yamazaki 83'
Roni 85'		 Report
Attendance: 9,656
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Gamba Osaka won 4–1 on aggregate.

Urawa Red Diamonds Japan2–0Kuwait Al Qadisiya
Soma 31'
Tulio 54'		 Report
Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 41,790
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)

Urawa Red Diamonds won 4–3 on aggregate.

Adelaide United Australia1–0Japan Kashima Antlers
Cornthwaite 72' Report
Attendance: 16,965
Referee: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait)

Adelaide United won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

First Leg[]

Gamba Osaka Japan1–1Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Endō 81' (pen) Report Hosogai 22'
Attendance: 17,166
Adelaide United Australia3–0Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Diego 57'
Barbiero 76'
Cristiano 89' (pen)		 Report
Attendance: 16,998
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Second Leg[]

Bunyodkor Uzbekistan1–0Australia Adelaide United
Soliev 78' Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

Adelaide United won 3–1 on aggregate.

Urawa Red Diamonds Japan1–3Japan Gamba Osaka
Takahara 36' Report Yamaguchi 51'
Myojin 72'
Endō 77'
Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 53,287
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Gamba Osaka won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final[]

Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League Final

The first and second legs of the final were scheduled to be played on 5 November 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

First Leg[]

Gamba Osaka Japan3–0Australia Adelaide United
Lucas 37'
Endo 43'
Yasuda 68'		 Report
Attendance: 20,639
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Second Leg[]

Adelaide United Australia0–2Japan Gamba Osaka
Lucas 4', 15'
Attendance: 17,000

Gamba Osaka won 5–0 on aggregate.

Notes[]

  • Match times were sorted chronologically by local time. The UTC figure given is for the time zone of the place in which the match was held (accounting for Daylight saving time in the areas in which it was in effect).

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