2008 AFC Cup


The 2008 AFC Cup was the 5th edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

Qualified teams

20 clubs will be competing, including champions of the :Category:National association football premier leagues|national leagues and champions of the :Category:National association football cups|primary knock-out competition from the following countries which are AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category.
In that season, the club of Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Indonesia not participated.

Group stage

The draw was held on 17 October 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Key to colors in group tables:

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Group B


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Group C


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Group D


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Group E


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Best runners-up

Three best three runners-up qualify for the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

The first leg matches will be played on 16 September, and the second leg matches will be played on 23 September 2008.

Semi-finals

The first leg matches will be played on 7 October, and the second leg matches will be played on 21 October 2008.

Final

The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on 31 October and 7 November 2008, respectively.

Awards

Player of the Tournament

Al-Muharraq

Top scorer

Al-Muharraq

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankScorerTeamGoals
1 Rico Al-Muharraq19
2 Aleksander Duric SAFFC9
3 Ranty Martins Soleye Dempo8
4 Mahmood Abdulrahman Al-Muharraq7
4 Peres de Oliveira Home United7
5 Libambami Yedibahoma Al-Nahda6
5 Rony Azar Safa6
5 Mohammad Kassas Safa6
5 Rashed Jamal Salem Al-Najma6
6 Shahril Ishak Home United5
6 Indra Sahdan Daud Home United5
6 Hassan Abdel Fattah Al-Wahdat5
6 Hussein Tahan Safa5
11 Marlon Alex James Kedah4
11 Nelson San Martin Kedah4
13 Cheng Siu Wai South China3
13 Salih Sadir Al-Ansar3
13 Chidi Edeh Dempo3
13 Cris South China3
13 Kengne Ludovick Home United3
13 Mustafa Shehdeh Shabab Al-Ordon3
13 Beto Dempo3
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