2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage

The 2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 17 September to 12 November 2008. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2008 AFC Champions League. Qualified teams The knockout stage involved seven teams which qualified as winners in the group stage, plus defending champions Urawa Red Diamonds. ZoneGroupWinnersWest AsiaAUZB BunyodkorBIRN SaipaCSYR 1980 Al-KaramahDKUW Al QadsiaEast AsiaEAUS Adelaide UnitedFJPN Kashima AntlersGJPN Gamba OsakaJPN Urawa Red DiamondsTH Bracket n Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 30px 160px SYR 1980 Al-Karamah 1 0 1 JPN Gamba Osaka 2 2 4 KUW Al Qadisiya 3 0 3 JPN Urawa Red Diamonds 2 2 4 JPN Kashima Antlers 1 0 1 AUS Adelaide United 1 1 2 IRN Saipa 2 1 3 UZB Bunyodkor 2 5 7 JPN Gamba Osaka 1 3 4 JPN Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 2 AUS Adelaide United 3 0 3 UZB Bunyodkor 0 1 1 JPN Gamba Osaka 3 2 5 AUS Adelaide United 0 0 0 Quarter-finals The first leg matches were played on 17 September, and the second leg matches were played on 24 September 2008. Al-Karamah SYR 1980 1–4 Gamba Osaka JPN 1–2 0–2 Al Qadisiya KUW 3–4 Urawa Red Diamonds JPN 3–2 0–2 Saipa IRN 3–7 Bunyodkor UZB 2–2 1–5 Kashima Antlers JPN 1–2 Adelaide United AUS 1–1 0–1 |} Matches Kashima Antlers v Adelaide United 17 September 2008 19:00 UTC+9 Kashima Antlers Japan 1–1 Report Australia Adelaide United Cornthwaite 45+2 o.g. Dodd 37 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 7,004 Lee Gi-Young (South Korea) Adelaide United v Kashima Antlers 24 September 2008 19:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United Australia 1–0 Report Japan Kashima Antlers Cornthwaite 72 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 16,965 Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait) Adelaide United won 2–1 on aggregate. Saipa v Bunyodkor 17 September 2008 21:15 UTC+3:30 Saipa Iran 2–2 Report Uzbekistan Bunyodkor Razzaghi-Rad 19 Rahmati 40 Villanueva 12 Rivaldo 20 Azadi Stadium, Tehran 40,000 Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait) Bunyodkor v Saipa 24 September 2008 16:00 UTC+5 Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 5–1 Report Iran Saipa Villanueva9 19 pen. 52 Rivaldo45 pen.Luizão 68 Mirghorbani 47 MHSK Stadium, Tashkent 15,000 Muhsen Basma (Syria) Bunyodkor won 7–3 on aggregate. Al-Karamah v Gamba Osaka 17 September 2008 22:00 UTC+2 Al-Karamah Syria 1980 1–2 Report Japan Gamba Osaka Abduldaim 7 Yamaguchi 70 Yamazaki 77 Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs 17,000 Matthew Breeze (Australia) Gamba Osaka v Al-Karamah 24 September 2008 19:00 UTC+9 Gamba Osaka Japan 2–0 Report Syria 1980 Al-Karamah Yamazaki 83 Roni 85 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka 9,656 Sun Baojie (China) Gamba Osaka won 4–1 on aggregate. Al Qadisiya v Urawa Red Diamonds 17 September 2008 22:00 UTC+3 Al Qadisiya Kuwait 3–2 Report Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Al Ebrahim 18 Ben Achour 57 Al-Mutairi 84 pen. Edmilson 33 90 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City 12,000 Masoud Moradi (Iran) Urawa Red Diamonds v Al Qadisiya 24 September 2008 19:30 UTC+9 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 2–0 Report Kuwait Al Qadisiya Soma 31 Tulio 54 Saitama Stadium, Saitama 41,790 Benjamin Williams (Australia) Urawa Red Diamonds won 4–3 on aggregate. Semi-finals The first leg matches were played on 8 October, and the second leg matches were played on 22 October 2008. Gamba Osaka JPN 4–2 JPN Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 3–1 Adelaide United AUS 3–1 UZB Bunyodkor 3–0 0–1 |} Matches Gamba Osaka v Urawa Red Diamonds 8 October 2008 19:00 UTC+9 Gamba Osaka JPN 1–1 Report JPN Urawa Red Diamonds Endō 81 pen Hosogai 22 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka 17,166 Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) Urawa Red Diamonds v Gamba Osaka 22 October 2008 19:30 UTC+9 Urawa Red Diamonds JPN 1–3 Report JPN Gamba Osaka Takahara 36 Yamaguchi 51Myojin 72Endō 77 Saitama Stadium, Saitama 53,287 Muhsen Basma (Syria) Gamba Osaka won 4–2 on aggregate. Adelaide United v Bunyodkor 8 October 2008 19:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United AUS 3–0 Report UZB Bunyodkor Diego 57 Barbiero 76 Cristiano 89 pen Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 16,998 Sun Baojie (China) Bunyodkor v Adelaide United 22 October 2008 17:30 UTC+5 Bunyodkor UZB 1–0 Report AUS Adelaide United Soliev 78 MHSK Stadium, Tashkent 17,000 Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates) Adelaide United won 3–1 on aggregate. Final 2008 AFC Champions League Final The first and second legs of the final were scheduled to be played on 5 November and 12 November 2008, respectively. Gamba Osaka JPN 5–0 AUS Adelaide United 3–0 2–0 |} Matches Gamba Osaka v Adelaide United 5 November 2008 19:00 UTC+9 Gamba Osaka JPN 3–0 Report AUS Adelaide United Lucas 37 Endo 43 Yasuda 68 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka 20,639 Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) Adelaide United v Gamba Osaka 12 November 2008 19.30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United AUS 0–2 JPN Gamba Osaka Lucas 4 15 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 17,000 Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) Gamba Osaka won 5–0 on aggregate. External links AFC Champions League (Knockout Stage Schedule) Knockout Stage, 2008