2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

Main article: 2008 AFC Challenge Cup

The qualification phase for the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup will see four teams advance to the finals to join four automatic qualifiers in the final tournament in India. Qualification was held from April 2 to May 28, 2008 in four different venues. Sixteen teams participated in qualification in four groups containing four teams each. The four group winners joined hosts India, Korea DPR, Myanmar, and Turkmenistan in the final round.

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Seedings

Bold Type - qualified Teams, Italics - withdrawn teams

  1.  North Korea
  2.  Turkmenistan
  3.  India
  4.  Myanmar

5.  Tajikistan
6.  Sri Lanka
7.  Nepal
8.  Kyrgyzstan

9.  Palestine (Withdrew May 14, 2008)
10.  Chinese Taipei
11.  Bangladesh
12.  Brunei

13.  Pakistan
14.  Cambodia
15.  Philippines
16.  Afghanistan

17.  Bhutan
18.  Macau
19.  Guam
20.  Laos (Withdrew May 2, 2008)

The draw for the qualification groups was made on January 18, 2008 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Qualification

Qualification Group A

Matches played in Taipei, Chinese Taipei

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 14 4 +10 7
 Pakistan 3 2 0 1 12 10 +2 6
 Chinese Taipei 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
 Guam 3 0 0 3 4 18 −14 0
2008-04-02
16:00 UTC+8
 Sri Lanka  5 – 1  Guam Chungshan Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 300
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Bandanage  54'
Siyaguna  55', 64'
S. Mohamed  82'
Jayasuriya  90+1'		 Report Mendiola  62'
2008-04-02
18:30 UTC+8
 Chinese Taipei  1 – 2  Pakistan Chungshan Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 800
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Lo Chih-an  5' Report Essa  13'
Masih  34'
2008-04-04
16:00 UTC+8
 Pakistan  1 – 7  Sri Lanka Chungshan Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 300
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
A. Ahmed  17' Report Jayasuriya  7', 42', 90+2'
Bandanage  13' (pen.), 82'
Dehiwalage  72', 77'
2008-04-04
18:30 UTC+8
 Guam  1 – 4  Chinese Taipei Chungshan Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 850
Referee: Win Cho (Mynamar)
Pangelinan  17' Report Chang Han  20'
Huang Wei-yi  28'
Chen Po-liang  33'
Chiang Shih-lu  44'
2008-04-06
16:00 UTC+8
 Pakistan  9 – 2  Guam Chungshan Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kadhum Auda Lazim (Iraq)
Anwar  9', 18'
Shah  28'
Qasim  44', 72', 82'
T. Ahmed  62'
Hameed  65' (pen.)
Rehman  85'		 Report Pangelinan  74'
I. Ahmed  80' (o.g.)
2008-04-06
18:30 UTC+8
 Sri Lanka  2 – 2  Chinese Taipei Chungshan Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 900
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Chen Po-liang  59' (o.g.)
Jayasuriya  86'		 Report Chang Han  28'
Tsai Hsien-tang  74'

Qualification Group B

Matches played in Iloilo City, Philippines

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tajikistan 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
 Philippines 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 Bhutan 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
 Brunei 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
2008-05-13
15:30 UTC+8
 Tajikistan  3 – 1  Bhutan Barotac Nuevo Plaza Field, Iloilo City
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)
Hakimov  27'  88' (pen.)
Rabiev  60'		 Report P. Tshering  69'
2008-05-13
15:30 UTC+8
 Brunei  0 – 1  Philippines Iloilo Sports Complex, Iloilo City
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)
Report Caligdong  28'
2008-05-15
15:30 UTC+8
 Philippines  0 – 0  Tajikistan Iloilo Sports Complex, Iloilo City
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ali Al-Badawi (United Arab Emirates)
Report
2008-05-15
15:30 UTC+8
 Bhutan  1 – 1  Brunei Barotac Nuevo Plaza Field, Iloilo City
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
Dendup  12' Report Bin Salleh  76'
2008-05-17
15:30 UTC+8
 Philippines  3 – 0  Bhutan Barotac Nuevo Plaza Field, Iloilo City
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)
Gould  41'
P. Younghusband  43'
Rinchen  58' (o.g.)		 Report
2008-05-17
15:30 UTC+8
 Tajikistan  4 – 0  Brunei Iloilo Sports Complex, Iloilo City
Attendance: 450
Referee: Ali Al-Badawi (United Arab Emirates)
Rabiev  46', 87'
Mukhidinov  61'
Hakimov  69'		 Report

Qualification Group C

Matches played in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Laos withdrew on 2 May.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Afghanistan 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
 Kyrgyzstan 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
2008-05-05
17:30 UTC+6
 Bangladesh  0 – 0  Afghanistan Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Khalid Al-Senan (United Arab Emirates)
Report
2008-05-07
17:30 UTC+6
 Afghanistan  1 – 0  Kyrgyzstan Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia)
Yamrali  38' Report
2008-05-09
17:30 UTC+6
 Kyrgyzstan  2 – 1  Bangladesh Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Atallah Jatli Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
Kornilov  83'
Sydykov  87'		 Report Ameli  63'

Qualification Group D

Matches played in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Palestine withdrew on 14 May.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nepal 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6
 Cambodia 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
 Macau 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0
2008-05-24
15:00 UTC+7
 Nepal  3 – 2  Macau National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
S. Rai  43'
J.M. Rai  57', 65'		 Report Che Chi Man  29' (pen.)
Chan Kin Seng  59'
2008-05-26
15:00 UTC+7
 Cambodia  0 – 1  Nepal National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Report J.M. Rai  44'
2008-05-28
15:00 UTC+7
 Cambodia  3 – 1  Macau National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Charymurat Kurbanov (Turkmenistan)
Sinoun  30', 90+2'
Rithy  67'		 Report Che Chi Man  65'

Final tournament

The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, will be held from July 30 to August 13, 2008 in India.

Qualifiers

Qualifiers for the final tournament are:

Goalscorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 goal
Own goal

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