The 2008 AFC President's Cup was the fourth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for football clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the Asian Football Confederation. For this edition, the tournament was extended from eight to eleven teams, with three groups in place of the previous two. The three new teams came from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Turkmenistan. The eleven teams that competed were split up into three groups and played each other team in their group once. The winner of each group and the best runner-up qualified for the semifinals, and the winners of the semifinal matches played in the final match to determine the winner.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Dates | 12 April - 26 June (group stage) 19-21 September (final stage) |
| Teams | 4 (final stage) 11 (total) (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Regar-TadAZ (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 75 (4.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Thi Ha Kyaw (6 goals) |
Each group was to be played over a period of days in April at one venue - Group A at Dashrath Stadium, Nepal, Group B at Chungshan Stadium, Taiwan and Group C at Sugathadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka. However, due to political unrest in Nepal, Group A matches were postponed and eventually played at MPPJ Stadium, Malaysia in June.[1]
The final stage of the competition was played in Kyrgyzstan from September 19–21.[2]
Venues
Group stage
| Kuala Lumpur | Taipei | Colombo |
|---|---|---|
| MPPJ Stadium | Changchun Soccer Stadium | Sugathadasa Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
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Final stage
| Bishkek |
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| Spartak Stadium |
| Capacity: 23,000 |
Qualifying teams
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App | Last App |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh | Abahani Ltd. | 2007 B.League champions | 1st | |
 Bhutan | Transport United | 2007 A-Division champions | 4th | 2007 |
 Cambodia | Nagacorp FC | 2007 Cambodian League champions | 1st | |
 Chinese Taipei | Taipower | 2007 Enterprise Football League champions | 2nd | 2005 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Dordoi-Dynamo | 2007 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 4th | 2007 |
| Myanmar | Kanbawza | 2007 Myanmar Premier League champions | 1st | |
 Nepal | Nepal Police Club1 | 2006–07 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions2 | 2nd | 2007 |
 Pakistan | WAPDA3 | 2007–08 Pakistan Premier League champions | 2nd | 2005 |
 Sri Lanka | Ratnam SC | 2007 Kit Premier League champions | 3rd | 2007 |
| Tajikistan | Regar-TadAZ | 2007 Tajik League champions | 3rd | 2007 |
 Turkmenistan | FC Aşgabat | 2007 Turkmenistan League champions | 1st |
1 Mehandra Police Club now known as Nepal Police Club.
2 No league held in 2007–08 so 2006–07 champions qualify.
3 Pakistan Army F.C. were originally Pakistan's entrants, but replaced by WAPDA for rearranged group stage.
Group stage
Group A
All matches played at MPPJ Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regar-TadAZ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| Nepal Police Club | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| Abahani Ltd. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
| WAPDA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| Nepal Police Club | 4–0 | Abahani Ltd. |
|---|---|---|
Thapa  15' Rai 18' 56' 70' (pen) | Report |
| Regar-TadAZ | 2–1 | WAPDA |
|---|---|---|
| Hasanov 17' Tukhtasunov 76' | Report | Niazi 24' |
| WAPDA | 1–1 | Nepal Police Club |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Shah 78' | Report | Rai 89' |
| Abahani Ltd. | 1–2 | Regar-TadAZ |
|---|---|---|
| Awudu 25' | Report | Rabimov 15' Ismoilov 45' |
| WAPDA | 0–1 | Abahani Ltd. |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ameli 84' |
| Nepal Police Club | 2–2 | Regar-TadAZ |
|---|---|---|
| Ghimire 33' Rai 67' | Report | Rabimov 47' 90+1' |
Group B
All matches played at Chungshan Stadium, Taipei
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dordoi-Dynamo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| Nagacorp FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| Taipower | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Nagacorp FC | 2–2 | Taipower |
|---|---|---|
| Sotitya 45' Vathanak 58' | Report | Chiang 78', 84' |
| Nagacorp FC | 0–2 | Dordoi-Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Harchenko 13' Ablakimov 74' |
Group C
All matches played at Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Aşgabat | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
| Kanbawza | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 6 |
| Ratnam SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| Transport United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 |
| Ratnam SC | 7–1 | Transport United |
|---|---|---|
| Channa 17', 41', 90' Asmeer 25'Weerasinghe 59'Jayasuriya 60' Pushpakumara 79' | Report | Wangchuk 22' |
| FC Aşgabat | 0–1 | Kanbawza |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kyaw 85' |
| Transport United | 1–7 | FC Aşgabat |
|---|---|---|
| Pradhan 93' | Report | Gurbani 21' Amanow 32', 36', 48' Murhalyýew 41', 50' Saparow 71' |
| Kanbawza | 2–3 | Ratnam SC |
|---|---|---|
| Kyaw 43', 50' | Report | Jayasuriya 9', 81' Mohamed 54' |
| Kanbawza | 11–0 | Transport United |
|---|---|---|
| Kyaw 11', 36', 90+2' Tun 15', 23', 31', 71'Lwin 38'Htet 41', 51'Than 74' | Report |
| Ratnam SC | 0–2 | FC Aşgabat |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Çoňkaýew 39' Amanow 45' |
Final stage
Semi-finals
| Dordoi-Dynamo | 3–1 | Nepal Police Club |
|---|---|---|
| Tetteh 19', 84' Murzaev 59' | Report | Thapa 72' |
| Regar-TadAZ | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | FC Aşgabat |
|---|---|---|
| Rustamov 23' Simões 29' Minhairov 87' Makhmudov 112' | Report | Ataýew 25' Geldiýew 35' Mirzoýew 69' |
Final
| Dordoi-Dynamo | 1–1 (3–4 pens.) | Regar-TadAZ |
|---|---|---|
| Tetteh 33' | Report | Tukhtasunov 53' |
     Dordoi-Dynamo | Regar-TadAZ |
| REGAR-TADAZ: | ||||
| GK | 16 | Alisher Dodov | ||
| DF | 2 | Safarali Karimov | ||
| DF | 5 | Maruf Rustamov |  71' | |
| DF | 6 | Farrukh Choriev | ||
| DF | 13 | Naim Nasirov | 16' | |
| MF | 9 | Khurshed Makhmudov | ||
| MF | 10 | Jamshed Ismailov | 112' | |
| MF | 11 | Alisher Hakberdiev |  46' | |
| MF | 23 | Ilhomzhon Orkitov | 120' | |
| FW | 14 | Davronjon Tukhtasunov | 62' | |
| FW | 18 | Victor Simões | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| DF | 3 | Farkhodzon Kholbekov |  46' | |
| MF | 7 | Ibrahim Rabimov | 62' | |
| FW | 17 | Shujoat Nematov | 120' | |
| Manager: | ||||
| Khabibulloev Makhmadjon | ||||
OFFICIALS
- Linesman: Sokhandan Reza (Iran)
- Linesman: Bakhtiyor Tagaev (Uzbekistan)
| AFC President's Cup 2008 |
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 Regar-TadAZ Second title |