2008 AFC Challenge Cup final

July 2022 July 2022 2008 AFC Challenge Cup final TeamInd.jpg Indian team celebrating their win 2008 AFC Challenge Cup India IND 30px 4 Tajikistan TJK 30px 1 2008 8 13 y Ambedkar Stadium New Delhi Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) 10,000 Cloudy and rainy27 °C °F 2006 2010 The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup final was a football match that took place on 13 August 2008 at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi to determine the winner of the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup. India defeated title holders Tajikistan in the final by 4–1 and qualified for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. It was the first time since 1984 that they qualified for a major tournament.https://www.telegraphindia.com/1080814/jsp/sports/story_9692011.jsp Indians tear Tajiks apart 14 August 2008 Basu Jaydeep The Telegraph Kolkota 15 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180715235618/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1080814/jsp/sports/story_9692011.jsp 15 July 2018 deadIndia win AFC Challenge Cup 13 August 2008 https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/afc/20080813.htm Rediff.com 13 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20180823210250/http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/afc/20080813.htm 23 August 2018 live Sunil Chhetri scored his first international hat-trick in this match.https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/international-hattrick-indian-footballers-sunil-chhetri/article31493307.ece International hat-tricks scored by Indian footballers Indian forward Bhaichung Bhutia scored the other goal meanwhile the lone strike for the Tajiks was by Fatkhullo Fatkhulloyev. Background Tajikistan was playing in their second consecutive final and were the defending champions after their win over Sri Lanka in 2006. Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov scored a brace in that match to give Tajiks a resounding 4–0 win over the Lankans, while the remaining goals were scored by Khurshed Makhmudov and Numonjon Hakimov.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afc-emerging06.html AFC Challenge Cup 2006 (Bangladesh) For India it was their first appearance in a Continental final since the victory over South Korea in 1962 Asian Games final.https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/india-s-best-moment-in-football-was-winning-the-1962-asian-games-gold-and-the-current-team-should-be-inspired-by-it-379365.html India's Best Moment In Football Was Winning The 1962 Asian Games Gold And The Current Team Should Be Inspired By It 6 November 2019 29 December 2023India Emerge Asian games Football Champions https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620905&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 11 April 2018 The Indian Express AFP 5 September 1962 10https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19620905-1.1.19 India take soccer 'gold' with 2-1 victory The Straits Times 28 May 2025 Venue 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.AFC Challenge Cup final shiftedhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/new-delhi-to-host-afc-challenge-cup-final-on-august-13/articleshow/3348257.cms New Delhi to host AFC Challenge Cup final on August 13 middle India3 250 India 28.3650 77.1232 New Delhi right New Delhi Ambedkar Stadium Capacity: 20,000200px Route to the final 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification 2008 AFC Challenge Cup India India qualified directly to the main tournament as the hosts and did not have to play the qualifying rounds.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/afc-challenge-cup-final-round-from-july-30/articleshow/2705750.cms AFC Challenge Cup final round from July 30 They were placed in the Group A along with Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan national teams. Indians opened their campaign with a narrow 1–0 win over Afghanistan thanks to the stoppage time winner from Climax Lawrence.https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/afc/20080730.htm AFC Challenge Cup: India win opener In the next match they were held to a 1–1 draw by Tajikistan. Tajik striker Yusuf Rabiev broke the deadlock in the 11th minute but goalkeeper Alisher Tuychiev scored an unfortunate own goal in the second-half to ensure the tie ended in a stalemate.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india-ride-on-opponents-own-goal-hold-tajikistan-1-1/articleshow/3316225.cms India ride on opponents own goal, hold Tajikistan 1-1 The final match of the group stage was a must win against Turkmenistan in order for India to qualify to the semi-finals. Bhaichung Bhutia scored a brace helping his team secure a 2–1 win.https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/3286/India_Turkmenistan.html India vs Turkmenistan National Football Teams The opponents for India in the semi-final was Myanmar and once again secured a narrow 1–0 win with Sunil Chhetri scoring the winner in 82nd minute of the match.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/chhetris-late-goal-sends-india-into-afc-cup-final/articleshow/3338661.cms Chhetri's late goal sends India into AFC Cup final The Times of India 1 May 2008 Tajikistan For Tajikistan the route to the final was more difficult as they have to play the qualifying rounds in order to reach the main tournament. They were placed in the Group B for the qualifiers along with Bhutan, Brunei and the hosts for the round the Philippines. All the matches were played at Barotac Nuevo Plaza Field in Iloilo City.Philippines Fail to Qualify for AFC Challenge Cup http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/?p=5881 26 March 2015 ASEAN Football Federatiin 18 May 2008 lloilo City 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115417/http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/?p=5881 dead They defeated Bhutan 3–1 and Brunei by the score of 4–0. The match against Philippines ended in a goalless draw which meant Tajikistan topped their group in qualification stage and progressed to the main competition.http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/252-1498.pdf TJK 3-1 BHU 2008 AFC 3 May 2026 4 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080704072016/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/252-1498.pdf bot: unknownhttp://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/252-1496.pdf PHI 0-0 TJK 2008 AFC 3 May 2026 4 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080704071913/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/252-1496.pdf deadhttps://globalsportsarchive.com/en/soccer/match/2008-05-17/tajikistan-vs-brunei-darussalam/1006718 Tajikistan 4-0 Brunei Global Sports Archive Tajikistan got placed alongside hosts India and their Central Asian neighbours Afghanistan and Turkmenistan in Group A of the main tournament. Their first game ended in a 0–0 draw with Turkmenistan, followed by a one-all draw against India.https://globalsportsarchive.com/en/soccer/match/2008-07-30/turkmenistan-vs-tajikistan/1007713 Turkmenistan 0-0 Tajikistan Global Sports Archivehttps://globalsportsarchive.com/en/soccer/match/2008-08-01/tajikistan-vs-india/1007715 India 1-1 Tajikistan Global Sports Archive But in the final match day Tajiks demolished Afghanistan 4–0 and qualified for the semi-final.https://globalsportsarchive.com/en/soccer/match/2008-08-03/afghanistan-vs-tajikistan/1007718 Afghanistan 0-4 Tajikistan Global Sports Archive They faced North Korea in the semi-final and won by a solitary goal scored by Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov six minutes before the end of first half.https://globalsportsarchive.com/en/soccer/match/2008-08-07/korea-dpr-vs-tajikistan/1007726 Korea DPR 0-1 Tajikistan Global Sports Archive INDRoundTJKOpponentResult Qualifying roundOpponentResultAutomatic qualifierAutomatic qualifierMatch 1BHU3–1Match 2PHI0–0Match 3BRU4–0Final standingmain WDL Q n TJK TJK PHI PHI BHU BHU BRU BRU 2 1 0 7 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 2 2 7 0 1 2 1 6 #ccffcc A complete http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/afc-emerging08.html RSSSFOpponentResult Group stageOpponentResultAFG 20041–0Match 1TKM0–0TJK1–1Match 2IND1–1TKM2–1Match 3AFG 20044–0TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsIND321042+27TJK312051+45TKM311162+44AFG 20043003010−100Final standingTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsIND321042+27TJK312051+45TKM311162+44AFG 20043003010-100OpponentResultKnockout phaseOpponentResultMYA 19741–0Semi-finalsDPRK1–0 Match details 13 August 2008 19:00 IST IND 4–1 TJK Chhetri 9 23 75 Bhutia 18 AIFF Fatkhuloev 44 Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhihttps://globalsportsarchive.com/en/soccer/match/2008-08-13/india-vs-tajikistan/1007728 India 4-1 Tajikistan Global Sports Archive 10,000https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/3297/India_Tajikistan.html India vs. Tajikistan 2008-08-13 29 July 2022 Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) _bluecollar 2234F5 2234F5 2234F5 2234F5 2234F5 India _whitesmalllower _vneckblack _whitesmalllower E42523 E42523 E42523 E42523 E42523 Tajikistan GK 1 Subrata PalRB 17 Surkumar Singh IrungbamCB 19 Gouramangi SinghCB 5 Anwar AliLB 30 Samir Naik 39DM 20 Climax LawrenceRM 23 Steven Dias 86CM 7 Pappachen Pradeep 35LM 8 Renedy SinghCF 15 Bhaichung Bhutia (c) 77CF 11 Sunil ChhetriSubstitutes:DF 2Govin Singh MF 4Krishnan Nair Ajayan MF 6Baldeep SinghDF 12Deepak MondalFW 18Sushilkumar Singh 77FW 21Abhishek YadavDF 22Syed Rahim NabiGK 24Subhasish Roy ChowdhuryMF 25Clifford Miranda 86MF 27Mehrajuddin Wadoo 43 35MF 28Thomchok Singh BungoHead Coach:ENG Bob Houghton GK 1 Alisher TuychievDF 2 Daler TukhtasunovDF 3 Naim Nasirov 62DF 6 Davron ErgashevMF 9 Anvar NorkulovFW 11 Numonjon Hakimov 75DF 12 Eraj Rajabov DF 17 Sokhib Suvonkulov 46MF 18 Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev 43FW 19 Dzhomikhon MukhidinovMF 22 Yusuf Rabiev (c)Substitutes:MF14Samad Shohzukhurov 62DF15Zafardzhon ZuvaydovGK16Mirali MurodovDF24Suhrob MansurovDF27Isomiddin QurvonovFW29Dzhakhongir Dzhalilov 75DF31 Eradzh KholovGK40Amonsho SodatsayrovHead Coach: Pulad Qadirov Assistant referees: Tamam Hamdoun (Syria) Mohammad Jaber A. H. Dharman (Qatar) Fourth official: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh) Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of three substitutions. See also 2008 AFC Challenge Cup References Category:2008 AFC Challenge Cup Category:AFC Challenge Cup finals Category:India national football team matches Category:Tajikistan national football team matches Category:2008–09 in Indian football Category:2008 in Tajikistani football Category:August 2008 sports events in India Category:Football competitions in New Delhi