2008 Indonesia Independence Cup

2008 Indonesia Independence Cup
Tournament details
Host country Indonesia
Dates 21–29 August
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Indonesia (3rd title)
Runners-up  Libya
Third place  Indonesia U-21
Tournament statistics
Matches played 10
Goals scored 44 (4.4 per match)
Attendance 131,700 (13,170 per match)
Top scorer(s) Indonesia Budi Sudarsono
Libya Zaghb Anis
Best player Libya Zaghb Anis

The 2008 Indonesia Independence Cup (also known as Pertamina Independence Cup 2008) was held at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was the 8th time the championship had been played since its inception in 1985. It marked the first time since 2000 that the championship was being held.[1]

The tournament was played between 21–29 August and included national teams from Cambodia, Libya U-23, Myanmar and Brunei DPMM FC, as well as, two teams from the host nation, the Indonesia national team and the Indonesia U-21 national team. Teams from Europe, United States and Japan had been invited but declined to participate due to the timing of the event.[1]

The final game ended in controversy as the Libyan team refused to return to the field for the second half although leading 1 - 0. The Libyan team walked out following an incident between two coaches from each team. As a result, Indonesia was awarded 3 goals and declared the winner of the tournament.[2] The Libyan team accused a member of the Indonesia team of hitting Libya coach Gamal Adeen Nowara in the tunnel at halftime. [3][4]

Teams

Stadiums

City Stadium Capacity
Jakarta Gelora Bung Karno 100,000

Group Stages

All times local (UTC+7)

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Libya U-23 220092+76
 Indonesia U-21 210134-13
Brunei Brunei 200217-60

21 August 2008
18:30
Brunei Brunei 0 – 2  Indonesia U-21
Report Novriansyah  57'
Mulyana  88'
Gelora Bung Karno
Attendance: 1,000

23 August 2008
18:30
Indonesia U-21  1 – 4  Libya U-23
Mulyana  75' Report Mohamed  25'
Allafi  37'
Salem  44'
Anis  62'
Gelora Bung Karno

25 August 2008
18:30
Brunei Brunei 1 – 5  Libya U-23
Shahrazen  82' Report Masoud  10'
Anis  21'
Eisa  35'
Ali  52'
Abdalla  71'
Gelora Bung Karno
Attendance: 1,500

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Indonesia 2200110+116
 Myanmar 210175+23
 Cambodia 20021-14-130

21 August 2008
21:15
Cambodia  0 – 7  Indonesia
Report Yulianto  8'
Budi S.  11'  28'  30'  36'
M. Ilham  51'
Bambang P.  88'
Gelora Bung Karno
Attendance: 1,200

22 August 2008
21:45
Myanmar  7 – 1  Cambodia
Khin  7'
Thien  21'  45'
Min  50'
Yan  62'  87'
Win  76' 		Report Borey  17'
Gelora Bung Karno
Attendance: 3,000

25 August 2008
22:30
Indonesia  4 – 0  Myanmar
Suyono  6'  19'
Budi S.  48'
Bambang P.  77' 		Report
Gelora Bung Karno

Knockout stages

All times local (UTC+7)

Knockout map

Semi-finals Final
27 August - Jakarta
   Libya U-23   5  
   Myanmar   3  
 
29 August - Jakarta
       Indonesia   3
     Libya U-23   1
Third place
27 August - Jakarta 29 August - Jakarta
   Indonesia U-21   0   Myanmar  0
   Indonesia   1     Indonesia U-21  1

Semi finals

27 August 2008
21:15
 Libya U-23 5 – 3  Myanmar
Anis  26'  35'  54'
Abdalla  40'
Ali  84' 		Report Min  1'  42'
Paing  75'(pen)
Gelora Bung Karno
Attendance: 5,000

27 August 2008
18:30
Indonesia U-21  0 – 1  Indonesia
Report Astaman  20'
Gelora Bung Karno
Attendance: 20,000

Finals

29 August 2008
21:15
 Libya U-23 1 – 3*  Indonesia
Abdalla  13' Report
Gelora Bung Karno
Attendance: 50,000

Note: The match was cancelled at half time as Libya withdrew due to an altercation between two coaches of each team. Indonesia instantly awarded 3 goals.1

Third Place

29 August 2008
18:30
Indonesia U-21  1 – 0  Myanmar
Mulyana  10' Report
Gelora Bung Karno
Attendance: 50,000

Winners

 2008 Indonesia Independence Cup Winner 

Indonesia
3rd title

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Four countries join Pertamina Independence Cup 2008, by Niken Prathivi, The Jakarta Post, 13-08-2008
  2. ↑ Indonesia handed Independence Cup, Jakarta Post, 30-08-2008
  3. ↑ A nightmare for Indonesian soccer, by Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, 22-12-2008
  4. ↑ Riedl’s Indonesian Debut Pushed Back, by Wimbo Satwiko, The Jakarta Globe, 17-05-2010