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2008 AFC Challenge Cup

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{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = AFC Challenge Cup

| year = 2008

| image = 2008 AFC Challenge Cup logo.svg

| size = 180px

| caption =

| country = India

| dates = 30 July – 13 August

| finalists = 8

| venues = 3

| cities = 2

| champion = IND

| count = 1

| second = TJK

| third = PRK

| fourth = MYA

| fourth-flagvar = 1974

| matches = 16

| goals = 41

| attendance = 15900

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|PRK}} Pak Song-chol
(6 goals)

| player = {{flagicon|IND}} Bhaichung Bhutia

| updated =

| prevseason = 2006

| nextseason = 2010

}}

The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was organised by AFC and was hosted by India. The tournament was played from 30 July – 13 August 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan.[http://roonba.50webs.com/news.htm The Roon Ba News, 17 December 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228084547/http://roonba.50webs.com/news.htm |date=28 December 2007 }} India was also the winner of the fair play award and the India captain Bhaichung Bhutia won the most valuable player award.

Chinese Taipei was originally designated the host, but could not guarantee it would meet the AFC's standards for hosting the tournament.{{Cite web |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKSP28051520071129?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldFootballNews |title=Thailand replaces Taiwan as 2008 Challenge Cup host |access-date=29 November 2007 |archive-date=22 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222185651/http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKSP28051520071129?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldFootballNews |url-status=dead }} Thailand was first chosen as host but withdrew due to lack of time to prepare.{{Cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=497126&cc=5739 |title=India almost set to host Asian Challenge Cup |access-date=23 July 2010 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023055210/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=497126&cc=5739 |url-status=dead }} The Philippines also was to take over as host with matches to be played in Bacolod in May 2008 but the plan failed to materialized.{{cite news|last1=Tupas|first1=Cedelf|title=Asian Challenge Cup in Bacolod uncertain|url=http://www.visayandailystar.com/archives.visayandailystar.com/2008/February/18/sportnews1.htm|access-date=2 November 2017|work=The Visayan Daily Star|date=18 February 2008|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031404/http://www.visayandailystar.com/archives.visayandailystar.com/2008/February/18/sportnews1.htm|url-status=live}}

The winners of the 2008 and 2010 competitions will qualify directly for the 2011 Asian Cup. As a result, India qualified for the AFC Asian Cup, the first time since 1984. This competition is exclusive to members of the emerging nations class of the AFC. However, in the previous edition, Bangladesh and India were invited from the developing nations class – Bangladesh actually hosting the tournament, and India sending their under-20 team. India and Bangladesh have again been invited for the 2008 edition of the tournament, along with North Korea, Myanmar and Turkmenistan who are also a part of the developing nations class.

Laos withdrew from the competition on 2 May 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166396249.html|title=Laos withdraws from Challenge Cup|access-date=2 May 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505040128/http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166396249.html|archive-date=5 May 2008}}

Palestine withdrew from the competition on 14 May 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166527064.html|title=Palestine withdraws from Challenge Cup|access-date=14 May 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719130936/http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166527064.html|archive-date=19 July 2008}}

Due to the poor conditions of the pitch at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, the AFC moved the majority of the matches to another venue. It was decided that ten matches would be played at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, and two at the LBS Stadium.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=793365 |title=AFC Challenge Cup Venues Changed |access-date=27 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080728020521/http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=793365 |archive-date=28 July 2008 |url-status = live }} Due to incessant rains in Hyderabad in the days leading up to the final, the AFC changed the venue of the final and the third place play-off to the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090220194541/http://www.espnstar.com/football/other-football/news/detail/item100458/AFC-Challenge-Cup-final-shifted/ AFC Challenge Cup final shifted]}}

Tournament

Qualification saw the top team from each of the four qualification groups qualify for the tournament proper, bringing the total number of participating teams in the centralized finals to eight. In addition, India (tournament hosts), Korea DPR, Turkmenistan and Myanmar qualified automatically.

Mongolia and Timor-Leste decided not to take part.[http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_164921586.html AFC Asian Cup 2011 and AFC Challenge Cup 2008: AFC announces seedings and revised qualification process] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223025109/http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_164921586.html |date=23 December 2007 }}

= Seeding =

Bold Type – qualified teams, Italics – withdrawn teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  1. {{fb|PRK}}
  2. {{fb|TKM}}
  3. {{fb|IND}}
  4. {{fb|MYA}}
  5. {{fb|TJK}}
  6. {{fb|SRI}}
  7. {{fb|NEP}}
  8. {{fb|KGZ|1992}}
  9. {{fb|PLE}} (Withdrew 14 May 2008)
  10. {{fb|TPE}}
  11. {{fb|BAN}}
  12. {{fb|BRU}}
  13. {{fb|PAK}}
  14. {{fb|CAM}}
  15. {{fb|PHI}}
  16. {{fb|AFG|2004}}
  17. {{fb|BHU}}
  18. {{fb|MAC}}
  19. {{fb|GUM}}
  20. {{fb|LAO}} (Withdrew 2 May 2008)

{{div col end}}

Venues

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=2| Hyderabad

!rowspan=10 colspan=3|{{location map+ |float=middle|India3|width=250|caption= |places=

{{location map~ |India |lat=17.366 |long=78.476 |label=Hyderabad |position=right}}

{{location map~ |India |lat=28.3650 |long=77.1232 |label=New Delhi |position=bottom}}

}}

! New Delhi

Gachibowli Athletic Stadium

| Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium

| Ambedkar Stadium

Capacity: 30,000

| Capacity: 30,000

| Capacity: 20,000

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|200px

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Qualification

{{main|2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification}}

The following teams qualified for the final tournament:

  • {{fb|IND}} (Host)
  • {{fb|PRK}} (Automatic Qualifier)
  • {{fb|TKM}} (Automatic Qualifier)
  • {{fb|MYA}} (Automatic Qualifier)
  • {{fb|SRI}} (Winner Qualification Group A)
  • {{fb|TJK}} (Winner Qualification Group B)
  • {{fb|AFG|2004}} (Winner Qualification Group C)
  • {{fb|NEP}} (Winner Qualification Group D)

Squads

{{main|2008 AFC Challenge Cup squads}}

Group stage

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+5:30

class="wikitable"
Key to colours in group tables
bgcolor=#ccffcc

|Top two placed teams advance to the semi-finals

= Tie-breaking criteria =

Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:

  1. points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. goal difference in all group matches;
  5. number of goals scored in all group matches;
  6. kicks from the penalty mark (if only two teams are level and they are both on the field of play);
  7. fewer yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
  8. drawing of lots by the organising committee.

= Group A =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group A

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=IND|name_IND={{fb|IND}}

|team2=TJK|name_TJK={{fb|TJK}}

|team3=TKM|name_TKM={{fb|TKM}}

|team4=AFG|name_AFG={{fb|AFG|2004}}

|win_IND=2|draw_IND=1|loss_IND=0|gf_IND=4|ga_IND=2

|win_TJK=1|draw_TJK=2|loss_TJK=0|gf_TJK=5|ga_TJK=1

|win_TKM=1|draw_TKM=1|loss_TKM=1|gf_TKM=6|ga_TKM=2

|win_AFG=0|draw_AFG=0|loss_AFG=3|gf_AFG=0|ga_AFG=10

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afc-emerging08.html RSSSF]

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 30 July 2008

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|TKM}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|TJK}}

| goals1 =

| report = [https://archive.today/20130204132419/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1708 Report]

| goals2 =

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

| attendance = 150

| referee = Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 30 July 2008

| time = 18:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|AFG|2004}}

| goals1 = Lawrence {{goal|90+2}}

| report = [https://archive.today/20121208170558/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1707 Report]

| goals2 =

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

| attendance = 300

| referee = Masaaki Toma (Japan)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 1 August 2008

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|TJK}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|IND}}

| goals1 = Rabiev {{goal|11}}

| report = [https://archive.today/20130105014708/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1709 Report]

| goals2 = Tuychiev {{goal|61|o.g.}}

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

| attendance = 350

| referee = Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 1 August 2008

| time = 18:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|AFG|2004}}

| score = 0–5

| team2 = {{fb|TKM}}

| goals1 =

| report = [https://archive.today/20121209112942/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1716 Report]

| goals2 = Öwekow {{goal|1||41||77||80}}
Krendelev {{goal|23}}

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

| attendance = 100

| referee = Ali Saleem (Maldives)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 3 August 2008

| time = 18:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|TKM}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fb|IND}}

| goals1 = Orazmämmedow {{goal|84}}

| report = [https://archive.today/20130204052317/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1711 Report]

| goals2 = Bhutia {{goal|54||80}}

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

| attendance = 1,000

| referee = Khalid Al-Senan (UAE)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 3 August 2008

| time = 18:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|AFG|2004}}

| score = 0–4

| team2 = {{fb|TJK}}

| goals1 =

| report = [https://archive.today/20130104214056/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1710 Report]

| goals2 = Rabiev {{goal|14||44||56}}
Tukhtasunov {{goal|39}}

| stadium = Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad

| attendance = 150

| referee = Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

}}

= Group B =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group B

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=PRK|name_PRK={{fb|PRK}}

|team2=MYA|name_MYA={{fb|MYA|1974}}

|team3=NEP|name_NEP={{fb|NEP}}

|team4=SRI|name_SRI={{fb|SRI}}

|win_PRK=3|draw_PRK=0|loss_PRK=0|gf_PRK=5|ga_PRK=0

|win_MYA=2|draw_MYA=0|loss_MYA=1|gf_MYA=6|ga_MYA=2

|win_NEP=1|draw_NEP=0|loss_NEP=2|gf_NEP=3|ga_NEP=4

|win_SRI=0|draw_SRI=0|loss_SRI=3|gf_SRI=1|ga_SRI=9

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afc-emerging08.html RSSSF]

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 31 July 2008

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fb|SRI}}

| goals1 = Madushka Peiris {{goal|5|o.g.}}
Pak Song-chol {{goal|9||27}}

| report = [https://archive.today/20130203170353/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1718 Report]

| goals2 =

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

| attendance = 100

| referee = Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 31 July 2008

| time = 18:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MYA|1974}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fb|NEP}}

| goals1 = Yazar Win Thein {{goal|66}}
Myo Min Tun {{goal|76}}
Soe Myat Min {{goal|86}}

| report = [https://archive.today/20130203164819/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1717 Report]

| goals2 =

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

| attendance = 150

| referee = Khalid Al-Senan (UAE)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 2 August 2008

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|SRI}}

| score = 1–3

| team2 = {{fb|MYA|1974}}

| goals1 = Jayasuriya {{goal|51}}

| report = [https://archive.today/20130203142052/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1715 Report]

| goals2 = Soe Myat Min {{goal|47}}
Yan Paing {{goal|70}}
Si Thu Win {{goal|85}}

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

| attendance = 100

| referee = Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 2 August 2008

| time = 18:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fb|PRK}}

| goals1 =

| report = [https://archive.today/20130203213623/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1714 Report]

| goals2 = Pak Song-chol {{goal|39}}

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

| attendance = 100

| referee = Masaaki Toma (Japan)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 4 August 2008

| time = 18:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|MYA|1974}}

| goals1 = Ro Hak-su {{goal|15}}

| report = [https://archive.today/20130105002407/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1713 Report]

| goals2 =

| stadium = Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad

| attendance = 100

| referee = Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 4 August 2008

| time = 18:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fb|SRI}}

| goals1 = Sahukhala {{goal|14}}
J.M. Rai {{goal|55}}
K.C. Anjan {{goal|68}}

| report = [https://archive.today/20130105075704/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1712 Report]

| goals2 =

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

| attendance = 200

| referee = Ali Saleem (Maldives)

}}

Knockout stage

{{Round4-with third

|7 August – Hyderabad|{{fb|IND}}|1|{{fb|MYA|1974}}|0

|7 August – Hyderabad|{{fb|PRK}}|0|{{fb|TJK}}|1

|13 August – New Delhi|{{fb|IND}}|4|{{fb|TJK}}|1

|13 August – New Delhi|{{fb|PRK|}}|4|{{fb|MYA|1974}}|0

}}

= Semi-finals =

{{footballbox

| date = 7 August 2008

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|MYA|1974}}

| goals1 = Chhetri {{goal|82}}

| report = [https://archive.today/20130203173740/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1811 Report]

| goals2 =

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 7 August 2008

| time = 19:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fb|TJK}}

| goals1 =

| report = [https://archive.today/20130203174201/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1810 Report]

| goals2 = Mukhidinov {{goal|39}}

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

| attendance = 600

| referee = Masaaki Toma (Japan)

}}

= Third place play-off =

{{footballbox

| date = 13 August 2008

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MYA|1974}}

| score = 0–4

| team2 = {{fb|PRK}}

| goals1 =

| report = [https://archive.today/20130203233924/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1812 Report]

| goals2 = Pak Song-chol {{goal|10||12||44|pen.}}
Ro Hak-su {{goal|53}}

| stadium = Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi

| attendance = 1,000

| referee = Khalid Al-Senan (UAE)

}}

= Final =

{{main|2008 AFC Challenge Cup Final}}

{{footballbox

| date = 13 August 2008

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}

| score = 4–1

| team2 = {{fb|TJK}}

| goals1 = Chhetri {{goal|9||23||75}}
Bhutia {{goal|18}}

| report = [https://archive.today/20130203134723/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1813 Report]

| goals2 = Fatkhuloev {{goal|44}}

| stadium = Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

}}

Winner

{{winners|fb|2008 AFC Challenge Cup champions|India|First}}

Awards

class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"

!colspan="3"| Fair Play Award

!colspan="3"| Golden Shoe

!colspan="3"| Most Valuable Player

colspan="3" align="center"|{{fb|IND}}

|colspan="3" align="center"|{{flagicon|PRK}} Pak Song-chol

|colspan="3" align="center"|{{flagicon|IND}} Bhaichung Bhutia

Goalscorers

{{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}

;6 goals

;4 goals

;3 goals

;2 goals

;1 goal

{{col-3}}

;1 goal

;Own goal

{{col-3}}

{{col-end}}

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance. Matches that ended in a penalty shoot out are counted as draws

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

!width="165"|Team

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

colspan=10|Reached the knockout stage
bgcolor="gold"

|1

align=left|{{fb|IND}}

|5

41093+6
bgcolor="silver"

|2

align=left|{{fb|TJK}}

|5

22175+2
bgcolor="#cc9966"

|3

align=left|{{fb|PRK}}

|5

40191+8
4align=left|{{fb|MYA}}

|5

20367|
1
colspan=10|Eliminated in the group stage
5align=left|{{fb|TKM}}

|3

11162+4
6align=left|{{fb|NEP}}

|3

10234−1
7align=left|{{fb|SRI}}

|3

00319−8
8align=left|{{fb|AFG|2004}}

|3

003010−10

Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afc-emerging08.html|title=AFC Challenge Cup 2008|access-date=12 February 2022|archive-date=23 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923024508/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afc-emerging08.html|url-status=live}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080505040139/http://www.the-afc.com/eng/competitions/news/index.jsp_ACC-08-08-535-1.html Official Site]
  • [http://indianfootball.com/data/afcchallengecup2008.html Stats at a glance]

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