2008 Kazakhstan Cup

Kazakhstan Cup 2008 Kazakhstan Aktobe Almaty 2007 2009 The 2010 Kazakhstan Cup was the 17th season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition started on 9 April 2008 and finished with the Final played on 16 November 2008. The winners of the Cup earned a place in second qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. First round The first round involved 28 teams. When the draw was conducted teams were divided into three pots to avoid matches between the strongest clubs in the early stage of competition. The matches were played on April 9, 2008. FC Caspiy 0–2 FC Irtysh FC Akzhayik 3–2 FC Okzhetpes FC Kazakhmys 0–3 FC Tobol FC Aktobe-Zhas 1–2 FC Energetik Astana 1–0 FC Bolat FC Karasay Sarbazdary 0–1 FC Esil Bogatyr FC Ile-Saulet 1–4 FC Vostok FC Kaisar 2–0 FC Asbest FC Shakhter Karagandy 11–0 FC Gornyak FC Taraz 1–2 FC Kairat FC Avangard 1–3 FC Zhetysu FC Spartak Semey 0–6 FC Ordabasy FC Aksu 0–3 FC Almaty FC Aizharyk 1–2 FC Megasport |} Round of 16 The matches were played on April 23, 2008. FC Aktobe 5–0 FC Atyrau FC Irtysh 3–1 FC Akzhayik FC Tobol 4–0 FC Energetik Astana 0–2 FC Esil Bogatyr FC Vostok 1–0 FC Kaisar FC Shakhter Karagandy 1–1 (aet, p. 4–5) FC Kairat FC Zhetysu 2–1 (aet) FC Ordabasy FC Almaty 4–1 FC Megasport |} Quarterfinals The quarterfinal matches were played on May 7 (first legs) and May 14, 2008 (second legs). FC Kairat 0–3 FC Aktobe 0–1 0–2 FC Vostok 4–3 FC Irtysh 4–1 0–2 FC Tobol 6–1 FC Zhetysu 4–1 2–0 FC Esil Bogatyr 1–4 FC Almaty 0–3 1–1 |} Semifinals The first legs were played on October 28 and second on November 12, 2008. FC Vostok 4–7 FC Almaty 2–2 2–5 FC Tobol 1–2 FC Aktobe 1–1 0–1 |} The expulsion of FC Vostok, assessed on September 16, 2008 by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan for taking part in a fixed match, was revoked on October 2, 2008.Состоялось заседание Апелляционного комитета Федерации Футбола Казахстана. https://web.archive.org/web/20081006085407/http://www.kff.kz/1975 2008-10-06 ru Final 16 November 2008 14:00 UTC+6 FC Almaty 1 – 3 FC Aktobe Kostrub 22 Strukov 34 36Golovskoy 86 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty 7,000 External links Official site ru Kazakhstan Cup on rsssf.com References 2008 Category:2008 in domestic association football cups Cup