2008 AFC Champions League

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 fellow three group members, a total of six matches each. Clubs received three points for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:

1. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
4. Goal difference in all group matches;
5. Goals scored in all group matches;

The seven group winners along with the defending champion (Urawa Red Diamonds) advanced to the quarter-finals.

;Knockout stage

An open draw was held for the knockout stage; teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-outs were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Indonesia were initially allocated two entries. However, on 12 December 2007, the AFC redistributed Indonesia's entries to Thailand and Vietnam as the Indonesian domestic league and cup tournament wouldn't be completed in time for the start of the tournament.

;Notes

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{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}

{{Cnote2|Note AUS|Australia (AUS): As 2007 A-League Grand Final winners Melbourne Victory qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the A-League Grand Final winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2006–07 A-League.}}

{{Cnote2|Note CHN|China (CHN): As the 2007 Chinese FA Cup was cancelled, the spot reserved for the Chinese FA Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2007 Chinese Super League.}}

{{Cnote2|Note JPN|Japan (JPN): As 2007 Emperor's Cup winners, Kashima Antlers qualified for the Champions League via their league position, and runners-up of the 2007 J.League Division 1, Urawa Red Diamonds, qualified for the Champions League as 2007 AFC Champions League winners. The spot reserved for the Emperor’s Cup winners was passed onto the third placed team in the league.}}

{{Cnote2|Note QAT|Qatar (QAT): As 2006–07 Emir of Qatar Cup winners Al Sadd qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the Emir of Qatar Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2006–07 Qatar Stars League.}}

{{Cnote2|Note SYR|Syria (SYR): As 2006–07 Syrian Cup winners Al-Karamah qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the Syrian Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2006–07 Syrian Premier League.}}

{{Cnote2|Note UAE|United Arab Emirates (UAE): As 2006–07 UAE President's Cup winners Al Wasl qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the UAE President's Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2006–07 UAE Football League.}}

{{Cnote2|Note UZB|Uzbekistan (UZB): As 2007 Uzbekistan Cup winners Pakhtakor qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the Uzbekistan Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2007 Uzbek League.}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

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|team1=BUN|name_BUN={{flagicon|UZB}} Bunyodkor

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|team1 = Sepahan {{flagicon|IRN}}

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|stadium = Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan

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|referee = Ben Williams (Australia) }}

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|goals1 = Magno Alves {{goal|80}}

|goals2 =

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|attendance = 7,500

|referee = Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) }}

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|team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ittihad

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|stadium = Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo

|attendance = 41,000

|referee = Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) }}

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|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Sepahan

|goals1 = Bakayev {{goal|61}}
Kapadze {{goal|80}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = MHSK Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 13,000

|referee = Fareed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) }}

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{{football box

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|team2 = {{flagicon|UZB}} Bunyodkor

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|goals2 = Hasanov {{goal|50}}
Kapadze {{goal|65}}

|stadium = Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea) }}

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|goals1 = Seyed Salehi {{goal|59}}
Aghily {{goal|71}}

|goals2 = Al-Meshal {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|attendance = 6,000

|referee = Sun Baojie (China) }}

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|score = 1–0

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|attendance = 12,000

|referee = Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) }}

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|goals2 = Mohammed {{goal|70}}

|stadium = Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait) }}

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|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Sepahan

|goals1 = Laurens {{goal|61}}
Jésus Gomez {{goal|64}}

|goals2 = Aghily {{goal|48}}

|stadium = Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Naser Al Ghafary (Jordan) }}

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|goals1 = Soliev {{goal|10}}
Djeparov {{goal|38}}

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|stadium = MHSK Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 13,000

|referee = Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) }}

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{{football box

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|team1 = Sepahan {{flagicon|IRN}}

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|goals1 = Ali Mohammadi {{goal|2}}

|goals2 = Gochguliev {{goal|72}}

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|attendance = 150

|referee = Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) }}

{{football box

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Hazazi {{goal|42}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

|attendance = 600

|referee = Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh) }}

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|team3=WAS|name_WAS={{flagicon|UAE}} Al Wasl

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{{football box

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|goals2 = Alwan {{goal|32}}

|stadium = Zabeel Stadium, Dubai

|attendance = 7,500

|referee = Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) }}

{{football box

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|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Saipa

|goals1 = Ajab {{goal|44}}

|goals2 = Zaynadpour {{goal|66}}

|stadium = Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance = 7,000

|referee = Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) }}

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{{football box

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|score = 0–0

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|stadium = Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Muhsen Basma (Syria) }}

{{football box

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|score = 2–0

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|team2 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al Wasl

|goals1 = Traoré {{goal|45}}
Ansarifard {{goal|57}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Enghelab Stadium, Karaj

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Masaaki Iemoto (Japan) }}

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{{football box

|date = 9 April 2008

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|score = 0–1

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|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Saipa

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|goals2 = Vaziri {{goal|45+1}}

|stadium = Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance = 1,000

|referee = Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan) }}

{{football box

|date = 9 April 2008

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|score = 1–0

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|team2 = {{flagicon|KUW}} Al Kuwait

|goals1 = Hassan {{goal|75}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Zabeel Stadium, Dubai

|attendance = 4,622

|referee = Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) }}

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{{football box

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|team1 = Saipa {{flagicon|IRN}}

|score = 1–1

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|goals1 = Rahmati {{goal|63|pen.}}

|goals2 = Ayad {{goal|71}}

|stadium = Enghelab Stadium, Karaj

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) }}

{{football box

|date = 23 April 2008

|team1 = Al Kuwait {{flagicon|KUW}}

|score = 2–1

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|goals1 = Ajab {{goal|10}}
Al Awadhi {{goal|42}}

|goals2 = Ali {{goal|4|pen.}}

|stadium = Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance = 1,500

|referee = Mahmood Al Ghatrifi (Oman) }}

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{{football box

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|score = 1–2

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|team2 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al Wasl

|goals1 = Kamil {{goal|69}}

|goals2 = Al-Enazi {{goal|49}}
Oliveira {{goal|64}}

|stadium = Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance = 100

|referee = Tan Hai (China) }}

{{football box

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|score = 1–0

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|goals1 = Rahmati {{goal|24}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Enghelab Stadium, Karaj

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Sun Baojie (China) }}

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{{football box

|date = 21 May 2008

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|score = 1–1

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|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Saipa

|goals1 = André Dias {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2 = Traoré {{goal|21}}

|stadium = Zabeel Stadium, Dubai

|attendance = 1,500

|referee = Mark Shield (Australia) }}

{{football box

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|team1 = Al Kuwait {{flagicon|KUW}}

|score = 1–2

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|team2 = {{flagicon|IRQ|}} Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

|goals1 = Ajab {{goal|22}}

|goals2 = Kadhim {{goal|17}}
Abdul-Mohsen {{goal|48}}

|stadium = Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance = 250

|referee = Masaaki Iemoto (Japan) }}

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|section=Group C

|res_col_header=Q

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|team1=KAR|name_KAR={{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Al-Karamah

|team2=WAH|name_WAH={{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Wahda

|team3=SAD|name_SAD={{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

|team4=AHL|name_AHL={{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ahli

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{{football box

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|team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ahli

|goals1 = Emerson {{goal|6}}
Felipe {{goal|26}}

|goals2 = Val Baiano {{goal|73}}

|stadium = Al Sadd Stadium, Doha

|attendance = 6,000

|referee = Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) }}

{{football box

|date = 12 March 2008

|team1 = Al-Karamah {{flagicon|SYR|1980}}

|score = 4–1

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|team2 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Wahda

|goals1 = Esmaeel {{goal|3}}
Chaabo {{goal|27||48}}
Al Hamwi {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = Al Shehhi {{goal|83}}

|stadium = Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) }}

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{{football box

|date = 19 March 2008

|team1 = Al-Ahli {{flagicon|KSA}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106001902/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1263.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Al-Karamah

|goals1 = Al Thagafi {{goal|15}}

|goals2 = Al Hamwi {{goal|44}}

|stadium = Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Sun Baojie (China) }}

{{football box

|date = 19 March 2008

|team1 = Al-Wahda {{flagicon|UAE}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120215155911/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1262.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

|goals1 = Pinga {{goal|17}}
Al Shehhi {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = Tenorio {{goal|44}}
Emerson {{goal|71}}

|stadium = Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

|attendance = 5,500

|referee = Ben Williams (Australia) }}

----

{{football box

|date = 9 April 2008

|team1 = Al-Ahli {{flagicon|KSA}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106000543/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1373.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Wahda

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Saad Kameel Al-Fadhli (Kuwait) }}

{{football box

|date = 9 April 2008

|team1 = Al-Sadd {{flagicon|QAT}}

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106012654/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1372.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Al-Karamah

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Al Hamwi {{goal|69}}
Jenyat {{goal|73}}

|stadium = Al Sadd Stadium, Doha

|attendance = 6,000

|referee = Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) }}

----

{{football box

|date = 23 April 2008

|team1 = Al-Wahda {{flagicon|UAE}}

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106022720/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1371.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ahli

|goals1 = Josiel {{goal|35||84}}

|goals2 = Al Gizani {{goal|81}}

|stadium = Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Mark Shield (Australia) }}

{{football box

|date = 23 April 2008

|team1 = Al-Karamah {{flagicon|SYR|1980}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106054621/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1370.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

|goals1 = Jenyat {{goal|78}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs

|attendance = 25,000

|referee = Matthew Breeze (Australia) }}

----

{{football box

|date = 7 May 2008

|team1 = Al-Ahli {{flagicon|KSA}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105225449/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1369.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

|goals1 = Taher Zakaria {{goal|28|o.g.}}
Sulimani {{goal|42|pen.}}

|goals2 = Gholam {{goal|32|pen.}}
Ahmed {{goal|50}}

|stadium = Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

|attendance = 1,500

|referee = Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) }}

{{football box

|date = 7 May 2008

|team1 = Al-Wahda {{flagicon|UAE}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106002302/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1368.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Al-Karamah

|goals1 = Al Shehhi {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

|attendance = 6,000

|referee = Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan) }}

----

{{football box

|date = 21 May 2008

|team1 = Al-Sadd {{flagicon|QAT}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106021139/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1367.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Wahda

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Al Sadd Stadium, Doha

|attendance = 800

|referee = Lee Gi-Young (South Korea) }}

{{football box

|date = 21 May 2008

|team1 = Al-Karamah {{flagicon|SYR|1980}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105232347/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1366.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ahli

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) }}

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

|section=Group D

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=y

|team1=QAD|name_QAD={{flagicon|KUW}} Al Qadisiya

|team2=PAK|name_PAK={{flagicon|UZB}} Pakhtakor

|team3=ERB|name_ERB={{flagicon|IRQ|}} Erbil

|team4=GHA|name_GHA={{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Gharafa

|win_QAD=3|draw_QAD=2|loss_QAD=1|gf_QAD=8|ga_QAD=7

|win_PAK=3|draw_PAK=2|loss_PAK=1|gf_PAK=13|ga_PAK=6

|win_ERB=2|draw_ERB=2|loss_ERB=2|gf_ERB=8|ga_ERB=11

|win_GHA=0|draw_GHA=2|loss_GHA=4|gf_GHA=3|ga_GHA=8

|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to knockout stage

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 12 March 2008

|team1 = Pakhtakor {{flagicon|UZB}}

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120215154824/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1261.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|KUW}} Al Qadisiya

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Ajab {{goal|90+1}}

|stadium = MHSK Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 12,000

|referee = Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) }}

{{football box

|date = 12 March 2008

|team1 = Erbil {{flagicon|IRQ|}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106035311/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1260.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Gharafa

|goals1 = Muslim Mubarak {{goal|61}}

|goals2 = Araújo {{goal|13}}

|stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

|attendance = 250

|referee = Talaat Najm (Lebanon) }}

----

{{football box

|date = 19 March 2008

|team1 = Al Qadisiya {{flagicon|KUW}}

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|IRQ|}} Erbil

|goals1 = Al Salama {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Alwan {{goal|28|pen.}}

|stadium = Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance =

|referee = Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) }}

{{football box

|date = 19 March 2008

|team1 = Al-Gharafa {{flagicon|QAT}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106041528/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1258.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|UZB}} Pakhtakor

|goals1 = Mahmoud {{goal|57}}
Araújo {{goal|65}}

|goals2 = Aliqulov {{goal|68}}
F. Tadjiyev {{goal|78}}

|stadium = Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Lee Gi-Young (South Korea) }}

----

{{football box

|date = 9 April 2008

|team1 = Al Qadisiya {{flagicon|KUW}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106050414/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1365.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Gharafa

|goals1 = Ajab {{goal|62}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Mahmood Al Ghatrifi (Oman) }}

{{football box

|date = 9 April 2008

|team1 = Pakhtakor {{flagicon|UZB}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106033451/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1364.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|IRQ|}} Erbil

|goals1 = Kholmatov {{goal|47}}
Geynrikh {{goal|52|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = MHSK Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Masoud Moradi (Iran) }}

----

{{football box

|date = 23 April 2008

|team1 = Al-Gharafa {{flagicon|QAT}}

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106040058/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1363.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|KUW}} Al Qadisiya

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Al-Mutwa {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha

|attendance = 1,000

|referee = Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan) }}

{{football box

|date = 23 April 2008

|team1 = Erbil {{flagicon|IRQ|}}

|score = 1–5

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105230400/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1361.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|UZB}} Pakhtakor

|goals1 = Sabah {{goal|19}}

|goals2 = Siamand {{goal|38|o.g.}}
Kuziboyev {{goal|69}}
Marković {{goal|73}}
Geynrikh {{goal|81}}
Kholmatov {{goal|90+3}}

|stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

|attendance = 180

|referee = Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) }}

----

{{football box

|date = 7 May 2008

|team1 = Al Qadisiya {{flagicon|KUW}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106064307/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1362.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|UZB}} Pakhtakor

|goals1 = Ajab {{goal|20}}
Al Salama {{goal|45|pen.}}

|goals2 = Ahmedov {{goal|36}}
Z. Tadjiyev {{goal|81}}

|stadium = Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance = 18000

|referee = Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan) }}

{{football box

|date = 7 May 2008

|team1 = Al-Gharafa {{flagicon|QAT}}

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106001321/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1360.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|IRQ|}} Erbil

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Alwan {{goal|29}}

|stadium = Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha

|attendance = 200

|referee = Muhsen Basma (Syria) }}

----

{{football box

|date = 21 May 2008

|team1 = Pakhtakor {{flagicon|UZB}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105223231/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1359.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Gharafa

|goals1 = Z. Tadjiyev {{goal|19}}
Ahmedov {{goal|88|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = MHSK Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Satop Tongkhan (Thailand) }}

{{football box

|date = 21 May 2008

|team1 = Erbil {{flagicon|IRQ|}}

|score = 4–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106005315/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1358.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|KUW}} Al Qadisiya

|goals1 = Salah {{goal|52||70||79}}
Alwan {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Al Shammari {{goal|23}}
Al-Kandri {{goal|34}}

|stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

|attendance = 120

|referee = Hedayat Mombini (Iran) }}

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

|section=Group E

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=y

|team1=ADE|name_ADE={{flagicon|AUS}} Adelaide United

|team2=CCY|name_CCY={{flagicon|CHN}} Changchun Yatai

|team3=POH|name_POH={{flagicon|KOR}} Pohang Steelers

|team4=BBD|name_BBD={{flagicon|VIE}} Bình Dương

|win_ADE=4|draw_ADE=2|loss_ADE=0|gf_ADE=9|ga_ADE=2

|win_CCY=3|draw_CCY=3|loss_CCY=0|gf_CCY=10|ga_CCY=3

|win_POH=1|draw_POH=2|loss_POH=3|gf_POH=6|ga_POH=7

|win_BBD=0|draw_BBD=1|loss_BBD=5|gf_BBD=4|ga_BBD=17

|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to knockout stage

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 12 March 2008

|team1 = Changchun Yatai {{flagicon|CHN}}

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120215155024/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1257.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Bình Dương

|goals1 = Du Zhenyu {{goal|4}}
Cui Wei {{goal|70}}

|goals2 = Nguyễn Anh Đức {{goal|53}}

|stadium = Changchun City Stadium, Changchun

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates) }}

{{football box

|id=Pohang Steelers v Adelaide United

|date = 12 March 2008

|team1 = Pohang Steelers {{flagicon|KOR}}

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106045926/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1256.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Adelaide United

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Cornthwaite {{goal|3}}
Djite {{goal|59}}

|stadium = Steelyard Stadium, Pohang

|attendance = 8,436

|referee = Mohsen Torky (Iran) }}

----

{{football box

|date = 19 March 2008

|team1 = Bình Dương {{flagicon|VIE}}

|score = 1–4

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105231357/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1255.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Pohang Steelers

|goals1 = Robson {{goal|11|pen.}}

|goals2 = Denilson {{goal|49|pen.|58|pen.}}
Kim Jae-sung {{goal|56}}
Choi Hyo-jin {{goal|64}}

|stadium = Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một

|attendance = 12,000

|referee = Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan) }}

{{football box

|id=Adelaide United v Changchun Yatai

|date = 19 March 2008

|team1 = Adelaide United {{flagicon|AUS}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106021933/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1254.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Changchun Yatai

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

|attendance = 10,510

|referee = Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan) }}

----

{{football box

|id=Bình Dương v Adelaide United

|date = 9 April 2008

|team1 = Bình Dương {{flagicon|VIE}}

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106021714/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1357.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Adelaide United

|goals1 = Philani {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = Diego {{goal|10}}
Alagich {{goal|78}}

|stadium = Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Atallah Jatli Al Enezi (Kuwait) }}

{{football box

|date = 9 April 2008

|team1 = Changchun Yatai {{flagicon|CHN}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105231647/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1356.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Pohang Steelers

|goals1 = Dah Zadi {{goal|86}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Changchun City Stadium, Changchun

|attendance = 18,000

|referee = Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) }}

----

{{football box

|id=Adelaide United v Bình Dương

|date = 23 April 2008

|team1 = Adelaide United {{flagicon|AUS}}

|score = 4–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106045748/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1355.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Bình Dương

|goals1 = Pantelis {{goal|56}}
Dodd {{goal|58||62}}
Diego {{goal|77}}

|goals2 = Phạm Minh Đức {{goal|65}}

|stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

|attendance = 13,802

|referee = Mohamed Al Hilali (Oman) }}

{{football box

|date = 23 April 2008

|team1 = Pohang Steelers {{flagicon|KOR}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106034015/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1354.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Changchun Yatai

|goals1 = Hwang Jae-won {{goal|64}}
Hwang Jin-sung {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Wang Dong {{goal|35}}
Du Zhenyu {{goal|70}}

|stadium = Steelyard Stadium, Pohang

|attendance = 5,468

|referee = Satop Tongkhan (Thailand) }}

----

{{football box

|date = 7 May 2008

|team1 = Bình Dương {{flagicon|VIE}}

|score = 0–5

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106041729/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1353.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Changchun Yatai

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Wang Bo {{goal|2||37}}
Dah Zadi {{goal|13}}
Yan Feng {{goal|78}}
Caballero {{goal|90|pen.}}

|stadium = Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) }}

{{football box

|id=Adelaide United v Pohang Steelers

|date = 7 May 2008

|team1 = Adelaide United {{flagicon|AUS}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106062330/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1352.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Pohang Steelers

|goals1 = Diego {{goal|63}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

|attendance = 11,805

|referee = Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) }}

----

{{football box

|date = 21 May 2008

|team1 = Pohang Steelers {{flagicon|KOR}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106004725/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1350.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Bình Dương

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Steelyard Stadium, Pohang

|attendance = 4,571

|referee = Abdulrahman Recho (Syria) }}

----

{{football box

|id=Changchun Yatai v Adelaide United

|date = 22 May 2008

|team1 = Changchun Yatai {{flagicon|CHN}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105223826/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1351.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Adelaide United

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Changchun City Stadium, Changchun

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) }}

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

|section=Group F

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=y

|team1=KAS|name_KAS={{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

|team2=BEI|name_BEI={{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing Guoan

|team3=KTB|name_KTB={{flagicon|THA}} Krung Thai Bank

|team4=NAM|name_NAM={{flagicon|VIE}} Nam Định

|win_KAS=5|draw_KAS=0|loss_KAS=1|gf_KAS=28|ga_KAS=3

|win_BEI=4|draw_BEI=0|loss_BEI=2|gf_BEI=14|ga_BEI=9

|win_KTB=2|draw_KTB=1|loss_KTB=3|gf_KTB=20|ga_KTB=27

|win_NAM=0|draw_NAM=1|loss_NAM=5|gf_NAM=4|ga_NAM=27

|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to knockout stage

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 12 March 2008

|team1 = Krung Thai Bank {{flagicon|THA}}

|score = 1–9

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106004954/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1253.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

|goals1 = Kone {{goal|64}}

|goals2 = Tashiro {{goal|15||50}}
Iwamasa {{goal|21}}
Nozawa {{goal|34| |90+2}}
Marquinhos {{goal|47||69||71}}
Sasaki {{goal|73}}

|stadium = Chulalongkorn University Sports Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Muhsen Basma (Syria) }}

{{football box

|date = 12 March 2008

|team1 = Nam Định {{flagicon|VIE}}

|score = 1–3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120215155031/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1252.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing Guoan

|goals1 = Lê Văn Duyệt {{goal|14}}

|goals2 = Yan Xiangchuang {{goal|57| |90+1}}
Du Wenhui {{goal|60}}

|stadium = Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi{{refn|group=note|name=Nam Định|Nam Định played their home matches at Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, as their regular home stadium Thiên Trường Stadium , Nam Định did not meet AFC requirements.}}

|attendance = 600

|referee = Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea) }}

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{{football box

|date = 19 March 2008

|team1 = Kashima Antlers {{flagicon|JPN}}

|score = 6–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106062649/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1251.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Nam Định

|goals1 = Motoyama {{goal|25||48}}
Marquinhos {{goal|58||67}}
Tashiro {{goal|73}}
Danilo {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

|attendance = 7,087

|referee = Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon) }}

{{football box

|date = 19 March 2008

|team1 = Beijing Guoan {{flagicon|CHN}}

|score = 4–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106041302/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1250.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|THA}} Krung Thai Bank

|goals1 = Du Wenhui {{goal|39||73}}
Martínez {{goal|51||75}}

|goals2 = Thansopa {{goal|58}}
Pichitchotirat {{goal|63}}

|stadium = Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing

|attendance = 14,000

|referee = Atallah Jatli (Kuwait) }}

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{{football box

|date = 9 April 2008

|team1 = Kashima Antlers {{flagicon|JPN}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106030321/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1349.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing Guoan

|goals1 = Danilo {{goal|52}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

|attendance = 6,487

|referee = Mohsen Torky (Iran) }}

{{football box

|date = 9 April 2008

|team1 = Krung Thai Bank {{flagicon|THA}}

|score = 9–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106052518/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1348.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Nam Định

|goals1 = Kone {{goal|4||44||90+1||90+2}}
Thansopa {{goal|8||46||59}}
Choeichiu {{goal|64}}
Wongsuparuk {{goal|70}}

|goals2 = Trần Đức Dương {{goal|64}}

|stadium = Chulalongkorn University Sports Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 500

|referee = Hedayat Mombeni (Iran) }}

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{{football box

|date = 23 April 2008

|team1 = Beijing Guoan {{flagicon|CHN}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106060114/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1347.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

|goals1 = Tiago {{goal|41}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing

|attendance = 16,000

|referee = Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) }}

{{football box

|date = 23 April 2008

|team1 = Nam Định {{flagicon|VIE}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106044135/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1346.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|THA}} Krung Thai Bank

|goals1 = Hoàng Ngọc Linh {{goal|2||47}}

|goals2 = Thansopa {{goal|21}}
Choeichiu {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi{{refn|group=note|name=Nam Định|Nam Định played their home matches at Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, as their regular home stadium Thiên Trường Stadium , Nam Định did not meet AFC requirements.}}

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Mohammad Dharman (Qatar) }}

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{{football box

|date = 7 May 2008

|team1 = Kashima Antlers {{flagicon|JPN}}

|score = 8–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106011422/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1345.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|THA}} Krung Thai Bank

|goals1 = Iwamasa {{goal|19}}
Koroki {{goal|21}}
Tashiro {{goal|45}}
Nozawa {{goal|46||66}}
Ogasawara {{goal|50}}
Danilo {{goal|74||83}}

|goals2 = Pichitchotirat {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

|attendance = 5,540

|referee = Matthew Breeze (Australia) }}

{{football box

|date = 7 May 2008

|team1 = Beijing Guoan {{flagicon|CHN}}

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105220547/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1344.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Nam Định

|goals1 = Guo Hui {{goal|14|pen.}}
Yang Hao {{goal|32||78}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing

|attendance = 9,000

|referee = Kadhum Auda (Iraq) }}

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{{football box

|date = 21 May 2008

|team1 = Krung Thai Bank {{flagicon|THA}}

|score = 5–3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105234213/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1343.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing Guoan

|goals1 = Thansopa {{goal|10||44||49||69|pen.}}
Pichitchotirat {{goal|27}}

|goals2 = Tiago {{goal|67|pen.|70||77|pen.}}

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 400

|referee = Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) }}

{{football box

|date = 21 May 2008

|team1 = Nam Định {{flagicon|VIE}}

|score = 0–4

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106014910/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1342.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Tashiro {{goal|27}}
Koroki {{goal|47}}
Motoyama {{goal|75}}
Danilo {{goal|87}}

|stadium = Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi{{refn|group=note|name=Nam Định|Nam Định played their home matches at Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, as their regular home stadium Thiên Trường Stadium , Nam Định did not meet AFC requirements.}}

|attendance = 1,200

|referee = Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates) }}

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

|section=Group G

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=y

|team1=OSA|name_OSA={{flagicon|JPN}} Gamba Osaka

|team2=MVC|name_MVC={{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Victory

|team3=DRA|name_DRA={{flagicon|KOR}} Chunnam Dragons

|team4=CHN|name_CHN={{flagicon|THA}} Chonburi

|win_OSA=4|draw_OSA=2|loss_OSA=0|gf_OSA=14|ga_OSA=8

|win_MVC=2|draw_MVC=1|loss_MVC=3|gf_MVC=10|ga_MVC=11

|win_DRA=1|draw_DRA=3|loss_DRA=2|gf_DRA=8|ga_DRA=10

|win_CHN=1|draw_CHN=2|loss_CHN=3|gf_CHN=7|ga_CHN=10

|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to knockout stage

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 12 March 2008

|team1 = Melbourne Victory {{flagicon|AUS}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120215154720/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1249.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Chunnam Dragons

|goals1 = Muscat {{goal|28|pen.}}
Vargas {{goal|66}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Telstra Dome, Melbourne

|attendance = 24,656

|referee = Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) }}

{{football box

|id=Gamba Osaka v Chonburi

|date = 12 March 2008

|team1 = Gamba Osaka {{flagicon|JPN}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120215154725/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1248.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|THA}} Chonburi

|goals1 = Lucas {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2 = Sunthornpit {{goal|59}}

|stadium = Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita

|attendance = 7,000

|referee = Hedayat Mombeni (Iran) }}

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{{football box

|id=Chunnam Dragons v Gamba Osaka

|date = 19 March 2008

|team1 = Chunnam Dragons {{flagicon|KOR}}

|score = 3–4

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120215155652/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1247.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Gamba Osaka

|goals1 = Simões {{goal|4}}
Kim Tae-su {{goal|27||60|pen.}}

|goals2 = Futagawa {{goal|30}}
Bando {{goal|53||75}}
Yasuda {{goal|58}}

|stadium = Gwangyang Stadium, Gwangyang

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh) }}

{{football box

|date = 19 March 2008

|team1 = Chonburi {{flagicon|THA}}

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120215155730/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1246.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Victory

|goals1 = Ney Fabiano {{goal|45}}
Baga {{goal|79||90+5}}

|goals2 = Allsopp {{goal|57}}

|stadium = Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok{{refn|group=note|name=Chonburi|Chonburi played their home matches at Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, as their regular home stadium Chonburi Municipality Stadium, Chonburi. did not meet AFC requirements.}}

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Kadhum Auda (Iraq) }}

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{{football box

|date = 9 April 2008

|team1 = Chunnam Dragons {{flagicon|KOR}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120226131641/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1341.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|THA}} Chonburi

|goals1 = Simões {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gwangyang Stadium, Gwangyang

|attendance = 500

|referee = Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) }}

{{football box

|id=Melbourne Victory v Gamba Osaka

|date = 9 April 2008

|team1 = Melbourne Victory {{flagicon|AUS}}

|score = 3–4

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120226131843/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1340.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Gamba Osaka

|goals1 = Allsopp {{goal|4||65}}
Vargas {{goal|41}}

|goals2 = Futagawa {{goal|31}}
Baré {{goal|38}}
Yamaguchi {{goal|68}}
Lucas {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Telstra Dome, Melbourne

|attendance = 26,857

|referee = Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) }}

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{{football box

|date = 23 April 2008

|team1 = Chonburi {{flagicon|THA}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120226132402/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1339.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Chunnam Dragons

|goals1 = On-Mo {{goal|56}}
Jinta {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Jeong Jun-yeon {{goal|5}}
Kim Myung-woon {{goal|48}}

|stadium = Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok{{refn|group=note|name=Chonburi|Chonburi played their home matches at Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, as their regular home stadium Chonburi Municipality Stadium, Chonburi. did not meet AFC requirements.}}

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Tan Hai (China) }}

{{football box

|id=Gamba Osaka v Melbourne Victory

|date = 23 April 2008

|team1 = Gamba Osaka {{flagicon|JPN}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120226132345/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1338.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Victory

|goals1 = Yamazaki {{goal|31||57}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita

|attendance = 8,132

|referee = Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates) }}

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{{football box

|date = 7 May 2008

|team1 = Chunnam Dragons {{flagicon|KOR}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311130139/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1337.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Victory

|goals1 = Ko Ki-gu {{goal|37}}

|goals2 = Pondeljak {{goal|4}}

|stadium = Gwangyang Stadium, Gwangyang

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) }}

{{football box

|id=Chonburi v Gamba Osaka

|date = 7 May 2008

|team1 = Chonburi {{flagicon|THA}}

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311130151/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1336.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Gamba Osaka

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Yamazaki {{goal|64}}
Lucas {{goal|76}}

|stadium = Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok{{refn|group=note|name=Chonburi|Chonburi played their home matches at Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, as their regular home stadium Chonburi Municipality Stadium, Chonburi. did not meet AFC requirements.}}

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) }}

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{{football box

|date = 21 May 2008

|team1 = Melbourne Victory {{flagicon|AUS}}

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311132552/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1335.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|THA}} Chonburi

|goals1 = Muscat {{goal|56}}
Thompson {{goal|65}}
Hernández {{goal|77}}

|goals2 = Ney Fabiano {{goal|55}}

|stadium = Telstra Dome, Melbourne

|attendance = 14,558

|referee = Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan) }}

{{football box

|id=Gamba Osaka v Chunnam Dragons

|date = 21 May 2008

|team1 = Gamba Osaka {{flagicon|JPN}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311132556/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1334.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Chunnam Dragons

|goals1 = Futagawa {{goal|75}}

|goals2 = Yoo Hong-youl {{goal|86|pen.}}

|stadium = Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita

|attendance = 7,160

|referee = Sun Baojie (China) }}

{{main|2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage}}

{{#lst:2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage|KSBracket}}

{{#lst:2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage|QF}}

{{#lst:2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage|SF}}

{{main|2008 AFC Champions League Final}}

{{#lst:2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Final}}

The top scorers from the 2008 AFC Champions League are as follows:

{{flagicon|JPN}} Gamba Osaka

• 2008 FIFA Club World Cup

{{reflist|group=note}}

{{reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20081211101858/http://www.the-afc.com/eng/competitions/fixtures/index.jsp_ACL-2008-487.html AFC Champions League Official Page (English)]
• [http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=3038 AFC Champions League on goalzz.com]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110720184649/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/common/cms/afc/AFC_Comps_calendar_2008.pdf AFC Calendar of Events 2008]

{{AFC Champions League seasons|group=championsleague}}

{{2008 in Japanese football}}

{{2008 in Malaysian football}}

{{2008 in Asian football (AFC)}}

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