2008 AFC Champions League

27th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC May 2016 AFC Champions League 2008 12 March - 12 November 2008 29 JPN Gamba Osaka 1 AUS Adelaide United 98 275 Nantawat Thansopa(9 goals) Yasuhito Endō 2007 2009 The 2008 AFC Champions League was the 27th AFC Champions League, the top-level Asian club football tournament, and the 6th under the current AFC Champions League title. It was the last AFC Champions League before the competition expanded to 32 teams. Gamba Osaka defeated Adelaide United 5–0 on aggregate in the final to win their first AFC Champions League title. Both clubs qualified for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup: Gamba Osaka as the AFC representative, and Adelaide United as the host nation's representative, since Japan's spot was reallocated due to Gamba Osaka's qualification as continental champion. Urawa Red Diamonds were the defending champions, but were eliminated by the eventual winners Gamba Osaka in the semi-finals. Format Group stage A total of 28 clubs were divided into seven groups of four, based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against the other three group members, a total of six matches each. Clubs received three points for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order: Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; The seven group winners along with the defending champion (Urawa Red Diamonds) advanced to the quarter-finals. Knockout stage An open draw was held for the knockout stage; teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-outs were used to decide the winner if necessary. Schedule StageRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legGroup stageMatchday 112 December 200712 March 2008Matchday 219 March 2008Matchday 39 April 2008Matchday 423 April 2008Matchday 58 May 2008Matchday 621 May 2008Knockout stageQuarter-finals24 May 200817 September 200824 September 2008Semi-finals8 October 200822 October 2008Final5 November 200812 November 2008 Teams Indonesia were initially allocated two entries. However, on 12 December 2007, the AFC redistributed Indonesia's entries to Thailand and Vietnam as the Indonesian domestic league and cup tournament wouldn't be completed in time for the start of the tournament. West AsiaEast AsiaQuarter-finalsTeamQualifying methodTeamQualifying methodJPN Urawa Red Diamonds2007 AFC Champions League championsGroup StageTeamQualifying methodTeamQualifying methodIRN Saipa2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup championsAUS Melbourne Victory2006–07 A-League premiersIRN Sepahan2006–07 Hazfi Cup winnersAUS Adelaide United2006–07 A-League regular season runners-upNote AUSIRQ Erbil2006–07 Iraqi Premier League championsCHN Changchun Yatai2007 Chinese Super League championsIRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2006–07 Iraqi Premier League runners-upCHN Beijing Guoan2007 Chinese Super League runners-upNote CHNKUW Kuwait SC2006–07 Kuwaiti Premier League championsJPN Kashima Antlers 2007 J.League Division 1 champions KUW Al Qadisiya2007 Kuwait Emir Cup winnersJPN Gamba Osaka2007 J.League Division 1 third-placeNote JPNQAT Al Sadd2006–07 Qatar Stars League championsKOR 1997 Pohang Steelers2007 K League championsQAT Al-Gharafa2006–07 Qatar Stars League runners-upNote QATKOR 1997 Chunnam Dragons2007 Korean FA Cup winnersKSA Al-Ittihad2006–07 Saudi Premier League championsTHA Chonburi2007 Thailand Premier League championsKSA Al Ahli2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winnersTHA Krung Thai Bank2007 Thailand Premier League runners-upSYR 1980 Al-Karamah2006–07 Syrian Premier League championsVIE Bình Dương 2007 V-League championsSYR 1980 Al-Ittihad 2006–07 Syrian Premier League runners-upNote SYRVIE Nam Định 2007 Vietnamese Cup winnersUAE Al Wasl2006–07 UAE Football League championsUAE Al Wahda2006–07 UAE Football League runners-upNote UAEUZB Pakhtakor2007 Uzbek League championsUZB Bunyodkor2007 Uzbek League runners-upNote UZB Notes disc Note AUS Australia (AUS): As 2007 A-League Grand Final winners Melbourne Victory qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the A-League Grand Final winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2006–07 A-League. Note CHN China (CHN): As the 2007 Chinese FA Cup was cancelled, the spot reserved for the Chinese FA Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2007 Chinese Super League. Note JPN Japan (JPN): As 2007 Emperor's Cup winners, Kashima Antlers qualified for the Champions League via their league position, and runners-up of the 2007 J.League Division 1, Urawa Red Diamonds, qualified for the Champions League as 2007 AFC Champions League winners. The spot reserved for the Emperor’s Cup winners was passed onto the third placed team in the league. Note QAT Qatar (QAT): As 2006–07 Emir of Qatar Cup winners Al Sadd qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the Emir of Qatar Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2006–07 Qatar Stars League. Note SYR Syria (SYR): As 2006–07 Syrian Cup winners Al-Karamah qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the Syrian Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2006–07 Syrian Premier League. Note UAE United Arab Emirates (UAE): As 2006–07 UAE President's Cup winners Al Wasl qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the UAE President's Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2006–07 UAE Football League. Note UZB Uzbekistan (UZB): As 2007 Uzbekistan Cup winners Pakhtakor qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the spot reserved for the Uzbekistan Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2007 Uzbek League. AFC 900 center Location of teams of the 2008 AFC Champions League. 8px Brown: Group A; 8px Red: Group B; 8px Orange: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D; 8px Pink: Group E;8px Green: Group F; 8px Blue: Group G; 8px Cyan: Quarter-finals; AFC 21.3236 39.1022 90 Jeddah Black pog.svg right AFC 25.1602 51.2903 90 Qatar Black pog.svg left AFC 32.3955 51.4013 90 Sepahan Brown pog.svg right AFC 35.7076 51.3117 90 Saipa Red pog.svg right AFC 25.2188 55.3171 90 Al Wasl Red pog.svg right AFC 24.28 54.22 90 Al Wahda Orange pog.svg bottom AFC 41.185588 69.153688 90 Tashkent Black pog.svg top AFC 33.3250 44.4352 90 Al-Quwa Red pog.svg bottom AFC 37.143 43.253 90 Erbil Yellow pog.svg right AFC 29.2211 47.5842 90 Kuwait City Black pog.svg left AFC 34.7296 36.698 90 Al-Karamah Orange pog.svg right AFC 36.1854 37.1201 90 Al Ittihad Brown pog.svg top AFC 35.9031 139.7177 90 Urawa Red Diamonds Cyan pog.svg top AFC 35.9919 140.6404 90 Kashima Antlers Green pog.svg right AFC 34.8025 135.5383 90 Gamba Osaka Blue pog.svg bottom AFC 35.9976 129.3844 90 Pohang Steelers Pink pog.svg top AFC 34.9329 127.7275 90 Chunnam Dragons Blue pog.svg left AFC 43.8641 125.3366 90 Changchun Yatai Pink pog.svg left AFC 39.9295 116.4411 90 Beijing Guoan Green pog.svg left AFC 13.13 101.11 90 Chonburi Blue pog.svg bottom AFC 13.747 100.522 90 Krung Thai Bank Green pog.svg top AFC -37.8251 144.9837 90 Melbourne Victory Blue pog.svg top AFC -34.9075 138.5689 90 Adelaide United Pink pog.svg top AFC 11.0241 106.6572 90 Bình Dương Pink pog.svg right AFC 20.4375 106.1344 90 Nam Định Green pog.svg top AFC TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 -5 55 90 Jeddah teams 8px Al-Ittihad 8px Al Ahli Qatar teams 8px Al-Sadd 8px Al-Gharafa AFC TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 -5 70 90 Kuwait City teams 8px Al Qadisiya 8px Kuwait SC Tashkent teams 8px Pakhtakor 8px Bunyodkor Group stage Group A main WDL Group A Q y BUN UZB Bunyodkor ITJ KSA Al-Ittihad SEP IRN Sepahan ITA SYR 1980 Al-Ittihad 4 1 1 8 2 3 0 3 6 5 2 1 3 5 8 2 0 4 4 8 green1 Advance to knockout stage A complete 12 March 2008 Sepahan IRN 0–2 Report SYR 1980 Al-Ittihad Jésus Gomez 21Al Agha 87 Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan 15,000 Ben Williams (Australia) 12 March 2008 Al-Ittihad KSA 1–0 Report UZB Bunyodkor Magno Alves 80 Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah 7,500 Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) 19 March 2008 Al-Ittihad SYR 1980 0–1 Report KSA Al-Ittihad Magno Alves 78 Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo 41,000 Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) 19 March 2008 Bunyodkor UZB 2–0 Report IRN Sepahan Bakayev 61Kapadze 80 MHSK Stadium, Tashkent 13,000 Fareed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) 9 April 2008 Al-Ittihad SYR 1980 0–2 Report UZB Bunyodkor Hasanov 50Kapadze 65 Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo 20,000 Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea) 9 April 2008 Sepahan IRN 2–1 Report KSA Al-Ittihad Seyed Salehi 59Aghily 71 Al-Meshal 89 Azadi Stadium, Tehran 6,000 Sun Baojie (China) 23 April 2008 Bunyodkor UZB 1–0 Report SYR 1980 Al-Ittihad Kapadze 29 MHSK Stadium, Tashkent 12,000 Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) 23 April 2008 Al-Ittihad KSA 0–1 Report IRN Sepahan Mohammed 70 Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah 4,000 Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait) 7 May 2008 Al-Ittihad SYR 1980 2–1 Report IRN Sepahan Laurens 61Jésus Gomez 64 Aghily 48 Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo 4,000 Naser Al Ghafary (Jordan) 7 May 2008 Bunyodkor UZB 2–0 Report KSA Al-Ittihad Soliev 10Djeparov 38 MHSK Stadium, Tashkent 13,000 Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) 21 May 2008 Sepahan IRN 1–1 Report UZB Bunyodkor Ali Mohammadi 2 Gochguliev 72 Azadi Stadium, Tehran 150 Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) 21 May 2008 Al-Ittihad KSA 3–0 Report SYR 1980 Al-Ittihad Al-Nemri 30 50Hazazi 42 Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah 600 Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh) Group B main WDL Group B Q y SAP IRN Saipa QWJ IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya WAS UAE Al Wasl KUW KUW Al Kuwait 3 3 0 7 3 2 2 2 5 5 2 1 3 5 7 1 2 3 4 6 green1 Advance to knockout stage A complete 12 March 2008 Al Wasl UAE 0–1 Report IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Alwan 32 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai 7,500 Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) 12 March 2008 Al Kuwait KUW 1–1 Report IRN Saipa Ajab 44 Zaynadpour 66 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City 7,000 Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) 19 March 2008 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya IRQ 0–0 Report KUW Al Kuwait Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City 4,000 Muhsen Basma (Syria) 19 March 2008 Saipa IRN 2–0 Report UAE Al Wasl Traoré 45Ansarifard 57 Enghelab Stadium, Karaj 8,000 Masaaki Iemoto (Japan) 9 April 2008 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya IRQ 0–1 Report IRN Saipa Vaziri 45+1 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City 1,000 Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan) 9 April 2008 Al Wasl UAE 1–0 Report KUW Al Kuwait Hassan 75 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai 4,622 Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) 23 April 2008 Saipa IRN 1–1 Report IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Rahmati 63 pen. Ayad 71 Enghelab Stadium, Karaj 10,000 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) 23 April 2008 Al Kuwait KUW 2–1 Report UAE Al Wasl Ajab 10Al Awadhi 42 Ali 4 pen. Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City 1,500 Mahmood Al Ghatrifi (Oman) 7 May 2008 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya IRQ 1–2 Report UAE Al Wasl Kamil 69 Al-Enazi 49Oliveira 64 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City 100 Tan Hai (China) 7 May 2008 Saipa IRN 1–0 Report KUW Al Kuwait Rahmati 24 Enghelab Stadium, Karaj 10,000 Sun Baojie (China) 21 May 2008 Al Wasl UAE 1–1 Report IRN Saipa André Dias 90+2 Traoré 21 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai 1,500 Mark Shield (Australia) 21 May 2008 Al Kuwait KUW 1–2 Report IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Ajab 22 Kadhim 17Abdul-Mohsen 48 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City 250 Masaaki Iemoto (Japan) Group C main WDL Group C Q y KAR SYR 1980 Al-Karamah WAH UAE Al-Wahda SAD QAT Al-Sadd AHL KSA Al-Ahli 3 2 1 8 3 2 3 1 6 7 1 3 2 6 8 0 4 2 5 7 green1 Advance to knockout stage A complete 12 March 2008 Al-Sadd QAT 2–1 Report KSA Al-Ahli Emerson 6Felipe 26 Val Baiano 73 Al Sadd Stadium, Doha 6,000 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) 12 March 2008 Al-Karamah SYR 1980 4–1 Report UAE Al-Wahda Esmaeel 3Chaabo 27 48Al Hamwi 80 Al Shehhi 83 Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs 30,000 Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) 19 March 2008 Al-Ahli KSA 1–1 Report SYR 1980 Al-Karamah Al Thagafi 15 Al Hamwi 44 Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah 15,000 Sun Baojie (China) 19 March 2008 Al-Wahda UAE 2–2 Report QAT Al-Sadd Pinga 17Al Shehhi 85 Tenorio 44Emerson 71 Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi 5,500 Ben Williams (Australia) 9 April 2008 Al-Ahli KSA 0–0 Report UAE Al-Wahda Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah 8,000 Saad Kameel Al-Fadhli (Kuwait) 9 April 2008 Al-Sadd QAT 0–2 Report SYR 1980 Al-Karamah Al Hamwi 69Jenyat 73 Al Sadd Stadium, Doha 6,000 Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) 23 April 2008 Al-Wahda UAE 2–1 Report KSA Al-Ahli Josiel 35 84 Al Gizani 81 Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi 5,000 Mark Shield (Australia) 23 April 2008 Al-Karamah SYR 1980 1–0 Report QAT Al-Sadd Jenyat 78 Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs 25,000 Matthew Breeze (Australia) 7 May 2008 Al-Ahli KSA 2–2 Report QAT Al-Sadd Taher Zakaria 28 o.g. Sulimani 42 pen. Gholam 32 pen. Ahmed 50 Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah 1,500 Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) 7 May 2008 Al-Wahda UAE 1–0 Report SYR 1980 Al-Karamah Al Shehhi 90 Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi 6,000 Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan) 21 May 2008 Al-Sadd QAT 0–0 Report UAE Al-Wahda Al Sadd Stadium, Doha 800 Lee Gi-Young (South Korea) 21 May 2008 Al-Karamah SYR 1980 0–0 Report KSA Al-Ahli Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs 15,000 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Group D main WDL Group D Q y QAD KUW Al Qadisiya PAK UZB Pakhtakor ERB IRQ Erbil GHA QAT Al-Gharafa 3 2 1 8 7 3 2 1 13 6 2 2 2 8 11 0 2 4 3 8 green1 Advance to knockout stage A complete 12 March 2008 Pakhtakor UZB 0–1 Report KUW Al Qadisiya Ajab 90+1 MHSK Stadium, Tashkent 12,000 Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) 12 March 2008 Erbil IRQ 1–1 Report QAT Al-Gharafa Muslim Mubarak 61 Araújo 13 Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa 250 Talaat Najm (Lebanon) 19 March 2008 Al Qadisiya KUW 1–1 IRQ Erbil Al Salama 81 Alwan 28 pen. Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) 19 March 2008 Al-Gharafa QAT 2–2 Report UZB Pakhtakor Mahmoud 57Araújo 65 Aliqulov 68F. Tadjiyev 78 Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha 2,000 Lee Gi-Young (South Korea) 9 April 2008 Al Qadisiya KUW 1–0 Report QAT Al-Gharafa Ajab 62 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City 5,000 Mahmood Al Ghatrifi (Oman) 9 April 2008 Pakhtakor UZB 2–0 Report IRQ Erbil Kholmatov 47Geynrikh 52 pen. MHSK Stadium, Tashkent 10,000 Masoud Moradi (Iran) 23 April 2008 Al-Gharafa QAT 0–1 Report KUW Al Qadisiya Al-Mutwa 89 Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha 1,000 Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan) 23 April 2008 Erbil IRQ 1–5 Report UZB Pakhtakor Sabah 19 Siamand 38 o.g.Kuziboyev 69Marković 73Geynrikh 81Kholmatov 90+3 Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa 180 Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) 7 May 2008 Al Qadisiya KUW 2–2 Report UZB Pakhtakor Ajab 20Al Salama 45 pen. Ahmedov 36Z. Tadjiyev 81 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City 18000 Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan) 7 May 2008 Al-Gharafa QAT 0–1 Report IRQ Erbil Alwan 29 Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha 200 Muhsen Basma (Syria) 21 May 2008 Pakhtakor UZB 2–0 Report QAT Al-Gharafa Z. Tadjiyev 19Ahmedov 88 pen. MHSK Stadium, Tashkent 3,000 Satop Tongkhan (Thailand) 21 May 2008 Erbil IRQ 4–2 Report KUW Al Qadisiya Salah 52 70 79 Alwan 89 Al Shammari 23Al-Kandri 34 Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa 120 Hedayat Mombini (Iran) Group E main WDL Group E Q y ADE AUS Adelaide United CCY CHN Changchun Yatai POH KOR Pohang Steelers BBD VIE Bình Dương 4 2 0 9 2 3 3 0 10 3 1 2 3 6 7 0 1 5 4 17 green1 Advance to knockout stage A complete 12 March 2008 Changchun Yatai CHN 2–1 Report VIE Bình Dương Du Zhenyu 4Cui Wei 70 Nguyễn Anh Đức 53 Changchun City Stadium, Changchun 10,000 Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates) Pohang Steelers v Adelaide United 12 March 2008 Pohang Steelers KOR 0–2 Report AUS Adelaide United Cornthwaite 3Djite 59 Steelyard Stadium, Pohang 8,436 Mohsen Torky (Iran) 19 March 2008 Bình Dương VIE 1–4 Report KOR Pohang Steelers Robson 11 pen. Denilson 49 pen. 58 pen.Kim Jae-sung 56Choi Hyo-jin 64 Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một 12,000 Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan) Adelaide United v Changchun Yatai 19 March 2008 Adelaide United AUS 0–0 Report CHN Changchun Yatai Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 10,510 Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan) Bình Dương v Adelaide United 9 April 2008 Bình Dương VIE 1–2 Report AUS Adelaide United Philani 85 Diego 10Alagich 78 Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một 15,000 Atallah Jatli Al Enezi (Kuwait) 9 April 2008 Changchun Yatai CHN 1–0 Report KOR Pohang Steelers Dah Zadi 86 Changchun City Stadium, Changchun 18,000 Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) Adelaide United v Bình Dương 23 April 2008 Adelaide United AUS 4–1 Report VIE Bình Dương Pantelis 56Dodd 58 62Diego 77 Phạm Minh Đức 65 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 13,802 Mohamed Al Hilali (Oman) 23 April 2008 Pohang Steelers KOR 2–2 Report CHN Changchun Yatai Hwang Jae-won 64Hwang Jin-sung 90 Wang Dong 35Du Zhenyu 70 Steelyard Stadium, Pohang 5,468 Satop Tongkhan (Thailand) 7 May 2008 Bình Dương VIE 0–5 Report CHN Changchun Yatai Wang Bo 2 37Dah Zadi 13Yan Feng 78Caballero 90 pen. Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một 4,000 Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) Adelaide United v Pohang Steelers 7 May 2008 Adelaide United AUS 1–0 Report KOR Pohang Steelers Diego 63 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 11,805 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) 21 May 2008 Pohang Steelers KOR 0–0 Report VIE Bình Dương Steelyard Stadium, Pohang 4,571 Abdulrahman Recho (Syria) Changchun Yatai v Adelaide United 22 May 2008 Changchun Yatai CHN 0–0 Report AUS Adelaide United Changchun City Stadium, Changchun 20,000 Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) Group F main WDL Group F Q y KAS JPN Kashima Antlers BEI CHN Beijing Guoan KTB THA Krung Thai Bank NAM VIE Nam Định 5 0 1 28 3 4 0 2 14 9 2 1 3 20 27 0 1 5 4 27 green1 Advance to knockout stage A complete 12 March 2008 Krung Thai Bank THA 1–9 Report JPN Kashima Antlers Kone 64 Tashiro 15 50Iwamasa 21Nozawa 34 90+2Marquinhos 47 69 71Sasaki 73 Chulalongkorn University Sports Stadium, Bangkok 2,000 Muhsen Basma (Syria) 12 March 2008 Nam Định VIE 1–3 Report CHN Beijing Guoan Lê Văn Duyệt 14 Yan Xiangchuang 57 90+1Du Wenhui 60 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoinote Nam Định Nam Định played their home matches at Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, as their regular home stadium Thiên Trường Stadium , Nam Định did not meet AFC requirements. 600 Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea) 19 March 2008 Kashima Antlers JPN 6–0 Report VIE Nam Định Motoyama 25 48Marquinhos 58 67Tashiro 73Danilo 90+2 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 7,087 Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon) 19 March 2008 Beijing Guoan CHN 4–2 Report THA Krung Thai Bank Du Wenhui 39 73Martínez 51 75 Thansopa 58Pichitchotirat 63 Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing 14,000 Atallah Jatli (Kuwait) 9 April 2008 Kashima Antlers JPN 1–0 Report CHN Beijing Guoan Danilo 52 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 6,487 Mohsen Torky (Iran) 9 April 2008 Krung Thai Bank THA 9–1 Report VIE Nam Định Kone 4 44 90+1 90+2Thansopa 8 46 59Choeichiu 64Wongsuparuk 70 Trần Đức Dương 64 Chulalongkorn University Sports Stadium, Bangkok 500 Hedayat Mombeni (Iran) 23 April 2008 Beijing Guoan CHN 1–0 Report JPN Kashima Antlers Tiago 41 Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing 16,000 Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) 23 April 2008 Nam Định VIE 2–2 Report THA Krung Thai Bank Hoàng Ngọc Linh 2 47 Thansopa 21Choeichiu 90 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoinote Nam Định Nam Định played their home matches at Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, as their regular home stadium Thiên Trường Stadium , Nam Định did not meet AFC requirements. 2,000 Mohammad Dharman (Qatar) 7 May 2008 Kashima Antlers JPN 8–1 Report THA Krung Thai Bank Iwamasa 19Koroki 21Tashiro 45Nozawa 46 66Ogasawara 50Danilo 74 83 Pichitchotirat 90 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 5,540 Matthew Breeze (Australia) 7 May 2008 Beijing Guoan CHN 3–0 Report VIE Nam Định Guo Hui 14 pen.Yang Hao 32 78 Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing 9,000 Kadhum Auda (Iraq) 21 May 2008 Krung Thai Bank THA 5–3 Report CHN Beijing Guoan Thansopa 10 44 49 69 pen.Pichitchotirat 27 Tiago 67 pen. 70 77 pen. Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok 400 Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) 21 May 2008 Nam Định VIE 0–4 Report JPN Kashima Antlers Tashiro 27Koroki 47Motoyama 75Danilo 87 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoinote Nam Định Nam Định played their home matches at Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, as their regular home stadium Thiên Trường Stadium , Nam Định did not meet AFC requirements. 1,200 Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates) Group G main WDL Group G Q y OSA JPN Gamba Osaka MVC AUS Melbourne Victory DRA KOR Chunnam Dragons CHN THA Chonburi 4 2 0 14 8 2 1 3 10 11 1 3 2 8 10 1 2 3 7 10 green1 Advance to knockout stage A complete 12 March 2008 Melbourne Victory AUS 2–0 Report KOR Chunnam Dragons Muscat 28 pen.Vargas 66 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 24,656 Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) Gamba Osaka v Chonburi 12 March 2008 Gamba Osaka JPN 1–1 Report THA Chonburi Lucas 90+4 Sunthornpit 59 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita 7,000 Hedayat Mombeni (Iran) Chunnam Dragons v Gamba Osaka 19 March 2008 Chunnam Dragons KOR 3–4 Report JPN Gamba Osaka Simões 4Kim Tae-su 27 60 pen. Futagawa 30Bando 53 75Yasuda 58 Gwangyang Stadium, Gwangyang 3,000 Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh) 19 March 2008 Chonburi THA 3–1 Report AUS Melbourne Victory Ney Fabiano 45Baga 79 90+5 Allsopp 57 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkoknote Chonburi Chonburi played their home matches at Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, as their regular home stadium Chonburi Municipality Stadium, Chonburi. did not meet AFC requirements. 10,000 Kadhum Auda (Iraq) 9 April 2008 Chunnam Dragons KOR 1–0 Report THA Chonburi Simões 90 Gwangyang Stadium, Gwangyang 500 Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) Melbourne Victory v Gamba Osaka 9 April 2008 Melbourne Victory AUS 3–4 Report JPN Gamba Osaka Allsopp 4 65Vargas 41 Futagawa 31Baré 38Yamaguchi 68Lucas 89 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 26,857 Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) 23 April 2008 Chonburi THA 2–2 Report KOR Chunnam Dragons On-Mo 56Jinta 88 Jeong Jun-yeon 5Kim Myung-woon 48 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkoknote Chonburi Chonburi played their home matches at Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, as their regular home stadium Chonburi Municipality Stadium, Chonburi. did not meet AFC requirements. 10,000 Tan Hai (China) Gamba Osaka v Melbourne Victory 23 April 2008 Gamba Osaka JPN 2–0 Report AUS Melbourne Victory Yamazaki 31 57 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita 8,132 Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates) 7 May 2008 Chunnam Dragons KOR 1–1 Report AUS Melbourne Victory Ko Ki-gu 37 Pondeljak 4 Gwangyang Stadium, Gwangyang 3,000 Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) Chonburi v Gamba Osaka 7 May 2008 Chonburi THA 0–2 Report JPN Gamba Osaka Yamazaki 64Lucas 76 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkoknote Chonburi Chonburi played their home matches at Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, as their regular home stadium Chonburi Municipality Stadium, Chonburi. did not meet AFC requirements. 10,000 Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) 21 May 2008 Melbourne Victory AUS 3–1 Report THA Chonburi Muscat 56Thompson 65Hernández 77 Ney Fabiano 55 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 14,558 Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan) Gamba Osaka v Chunnam Dragons 21 May 2008 Gamba Osaka JPN 1–1 Report KOR Chunnam Dragons Futagawa 75 Yoo Hong-youl 86 pen. Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita 7,160 Sun Baojie (China) Knock-out stage 2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage Bracket KSBracket Quarter-finals QF Semi-finals SF Final 2008 AFC Champions League Final Final Top scorers The top scorers from the 2008 AFC Champions League are as follows: Rank Player Club Goals 1 THA Nantawat Thansopa THA Krung Thai Bank 9 2 BRA Lucas JPN Gamba Osaka 6 3 BRA Marquinhos JPN Kashima Antlers 5 JPN Masato Yamazaki JPN Gamba Osaka CIV Kone Kassim THA Krung Thai Bank JPN Yuzo Tashiro JPN Kashima Antlers BRA Danilo JPN Kashima Antlers 8 JPN Takuya Nozawa JPN Kashima Antlers 4 BRA Tiago CHN Beijing Guoan CHI Villanueva UZB Bunyodkor BRA Diego Walsh AUS Adelaide United Fair Play Award JPN Gamba Osaka See also 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Notes note References External links AFC Champions League Official Page (English) AFC Champions League on goalzz.com AFC Calendar of Events 2008 championsleague 2008 1