The 2008 AFC Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.
Qualified teams
| East Asia (2) | |
| South China (2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League champions & 2007 Hong Kong FA Cup winners) Kitchee (2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League runners-up) | |
| South Asia (4) | |
| Dempo (2006–07 Indian National Football League champions) East Bengal (2007 Indian Federation Cup winners) | |
| Victory (2007 Dhivehi League champions) New Radiant (2007 Maldives FA Cup winners) | |
| Southeast Asia (4) | |
| Kedah (2006–07 Super League Malaysia champions & 2007 Malaysia FA Cup winners) Perak (2006–07 Super League Malaysia runners-up) | |
| SAFFC (2007 S.League champions & 2007 Singapore Cup winners) Home United (2007 S.League runners-up) | |
| West Asia (10) | |
| Al-Muharraq (2006–07 Bahraini Premier League champions) Al-Najma (2007 Bahraini King's Cup winners) | |
| Al-Wahdat (2006–07 Jordan League champions) Shabab Al-Ordon (2007 AFC Cup winners & 2006–07 Jordan FA Cup winners) | |
| Al-Ansar (2006–07 Lebanese Premier League champions & 2007 Lebanese FA Cup winners) Safa (2006–07 Lebanese Premier League runners-up) | |
| Al-Nahda (2006–07 Omani League champions) Sur (2007 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners) | |
| Al-Ahli San‘a’ (2007 Yemeni League champions) Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (2006 Yemeni President Cup winners) | |
Group stage
The draw was held on 17 October 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Key to colors in group tables:
- Green: Group winners and Best runners-up advance to the quarter finals.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 4 |
| Al-Muharraq | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rico Jesse John Abdulla Al-Dakeel | (Report) (Report) | Al-Gheilani José |
| Al-Ansar | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) (Report) |
| Sur | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Traore Camara Climax Lawrence | (Report) (Report) | Ranty Martins Soleye Roberto Mendes Silva |
| Dempo | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) (Report) | Rico |
| Al-Muharraq | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rico | (Report) (Report) | Ranty Martins Soleye |
| Sur | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| José | (Report) (Report) | Rico Jaycee John Okwunwanne |
| Dempo | 5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ranty Martins Soleye Chidi Edeh Climax Lawrence | (Report) (Report) | Al-Sinani Al-Harbi |
| Al-Muharraq | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmood Abdulrahman Rico Jaycee John Okwunwanne | (Report) | Malek Hassoun |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
| Al-Ahli San‘a’ | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Adel Al-Salemi | (Report) (Report) | Hassan Abdel Fattah |
| Safa | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Mbassi | (Report) (Report) |
| Al-Wahdat | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Shelbaieh Hassan Abdel Fattah Basem Fat'hi | (Report) (Report) | Prince Bobby Ramez Dayoub Rony Azar |
| East Bengal | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Edmilson Marques Pardal | (Report) (Report) |
| Al-Wahdat | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) (Report) | Alvito D'Cunha Ikechukwu Gift Ibe |
| Al-Ahli San‘a’ | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) (Report) |
| East Bengal | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Syed Rahim Nabi Edmilson Marques Pardal | (Report) (Report) | Ra'fat Ali Hassan Abdel Fattah |
| Safa | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hamze Abboud | (Report) (Report) |
| Al-Wahdat | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan Abdel Fattah | (Report) | Ali Al Nono |
| East Bengal | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Al-Ahli San‘a’ | 1 –0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Al Nono | (Report) |
| Safa | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rony Azar Hussein Tahan Amer Khan | (Report) | Ra'fat Ali Fadi Faris |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Odai Al-Saify | (Report) (Report) | Haytham Mahadi |
| Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Munassar Ba-Haj Murad Al-Nohi | (Report) (Report) | Yedibahoma |
| Al-Najma | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rashed Jamal Salem Adeeb Ba-Karman | (Report) (Report) | Alaaeldin Mohamed Aly |
| Al-Nahda | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamsi | (Report) (Report) | Mustafa Shehdeh |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) (Report) | Yedibahoma |
| Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khaled Al Arumi Haytham Mahadi | (Report) (Report) | Mustafa Shehdeh Mohannad Maharmeh |
| Al-Nahda | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Nuaimi Al-Mashaikhi | (Report) (Report) |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Odai Saify Mustafa Shehdeh Essam Abu Touk | (Report) (Report) | Rashed Jamal Salem |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 15 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 |
| South China | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheng Siu Wai | (AFC Report) (AFC Report) (HKFA Report) | Peres de Oliveira Shi Jiayi |
| Home United | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kengne Ludovick Shahril Ishak Peres de Oliveira | (Report) (Report) | Mohd Shafiq Jamal |
| Home United | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Indra Sahdan Daud Peres de Oliveira | (Report) (Report) | Ashad Ali |
| South China | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cris | (AFC Report) (AFC Report) (HKFA Report) | Badrol Bakhtiar Marlon James Samransak Kram |
| Victory | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hussain Niyaz Mohamed | (Report) (Report) | Shahril Ishak Indra Sahdan Daud Peres de Oliveira |
| Kedah | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marlon James Nelson San Martín | (Report) (Report) |
| Home United | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shahril Ishak Indra Sahdan Daud Farhan Farook | (Report) (Report) | Cheng Siu Wai |
| Victory | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Armando Rodriguez Arguello | (Report) (Report) | Marlon Alex James |
| Kedah | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson San Martín Mohd Sabree Mat Abu Marlon Alex James | (Report) (Report) | Kengne Ludovick |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 13 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 |
| New Radiant | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Mbock | (Report) (Report) | Carlos Arturo Caceres Pino Muhamad Khalid Jamlus |
| SAFFC | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jamil Ali Therdsak Chaiman Aleksandar Duric Wang Zhenpeng | (Report) (Report) |
| Perak | 1–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Esteban Berrios | (Report) (Report) | Therdsak Chaiman Aleksandar Duric Mustaqim Manzur |
| Kitchee | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wilfed Bamnjo Goran Stankovski | (AFC Report) (AFC Report) (HKFA Report) |
| Perak | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Hardi Jaafar Mario Esteban Berrios | (Report) (Report) | Goran Stankovski |
| New Radiant | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) (Report) | Ashrin Shariff Aleksandar Duric Afiu Mohamed Hamid |
| SAFFC | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| John Wilkinson | (Report) (Report) | Assad Abdul Gani |
| Perak | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Antonio Muñoz Razali Umar Kandasamy | (Report) (Report) |
| Kitchee | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) (Report) | Ashrin Shariff Aleksandar Duric |
| New Radiant | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hussain Simaz | (Report) (Report) | Ahmed Nishan |
| SAFFC | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) (Report) | Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Mohammad Hardi Jaafar |
Best runners-up
Three best three runners-up qualify for the quarter-finals.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 | |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The first leg matches will be played on 16 September, and the second leg matches will be played on 23 September 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perak | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–5 | |
| SAFFC | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Dempo | 5–4 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| Al-Muharraq | 7–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 |
Semi-finals
The first leg matches will be played on 7 October, and the second leg matches will be played on 21 October 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Muharraq | (a)2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Safa | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
Final
The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on 31 October and 7 November 2008, respectively.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Muharraq | 10–5 | 5–1 | 5–4 |
| AFC Cup 2008 Winners |
|---|
| Al-Muharraq First Title |
Awards
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | ||
| 2 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 3 | ||