2008 AFC Challenge Cup
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The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was organised by AFC and was hosted by India. The tournament was played from 30 July – 13 August 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan.[1] India was also the winner of the fair play award and the India captain Bhaichung Bhutia won the most valuable player award.
Chinese Taipei was originally designated the host, but could not guarantee it would meet the AFC's standards for hosting the tournament.[2] Thailand was first chosen as host but withdrew due to lack of time to prepare.[3] The Philippines also was to take over as host with matches to be played in Bacolod in May 2008 but the plan failed to materialized.[4]
The winners of the 2008 and 2010 competitions will qualify directly for the 2011 Asian Cup. As a result, India qualified for the AFC Asian Cup, the first time since 1984. This competition is exclusive to members of the emerging nations class of the AFC. However, in the previous edition, Bangladesh and India were invited from the developing nations class – Bangladesh actually hosting the tournament, and India sending their under-20 team. India and Bangladesh have again been invited for the 2008 edition of the tournament, along with North Korea, Myanmar and Turkmenistan who are also a part of the developing nations class.
Laos withdrew from the competition on 2 May 2008.[5] Palestine withdrew from the competition on 14 May 2008.[6]
Due to the poor conditions of the pitch at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, the AFC moved the majority of the matches to another venue. It was decided that ten matches would be played at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, and two at the LBS Stadium.[7] 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.[8]
Tournament
Qualification saw the top team from each of the four qualification groups qualify for the tournament proper, bringing the total number of participating teams in the centralized finals to eight. In addition, India (tournament hosts), Korea DPR, Turkmenistan and Myanmar qualified automatically.
Mongolia and Timor-Leste decided not to take part.[9]
Seeding
Bold Type – qualified teams, Italics – withdrawn teams
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- File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
- File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan
- File:Flag of India.svg India
- File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar
- File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
- File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal
- File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg Kyrgyzstan
- File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine (Withdrew 14 May 2008)
- File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg Chinese Taipei
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
- File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
- File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
- File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan
- File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan
- File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau
- File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam
- File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos (Withdrew 2 May 2008)
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Venues
| Hyderabad | Script error: No such module "Location map/multi". | New Delhi | |||
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| Gachibowli Athletic Stadium | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | Ambedkar Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |||
| File:StadiumHyderabad.jpg | File:Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium.jpg | File:Ambedkar stadium in delhi at morning.jpg | |||
Qualification
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The following teams qualified for the final tournament:
- File:Flag of India.svg India (Host)
- File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea (Automatic Qualifier)
- File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan (Automatic Qualifier)
- File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar (Automatic Qualifier)
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (Winner Qualification Group A)
- File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan (Winner Qualification Group B)
- File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan (Winner Qualification Group C)
- File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal (Winner Qualification Group D)
Squads
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Group stage
All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+5:30
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| Top two placed teams advance to the semi-finals |
Tie-breaking criteria
Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:
- points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- kicks from the penalty mark (if only two teams are level and they are both on the field of play);
- fewer yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
- drawing of lots by the organising committee.
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
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Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
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Winner
| 2008 AFC Challenge Cup champions |
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Awards
| Fair Play Award | Golden Shoe | Most Valuable Player | ||||||
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| File:Flag of India.svg India | Template:Flagicon Pak Song-chol | Template:Flagicon Bhaichung Bhutia |
Goalscorers
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Team statistics
This table shows all team performance. Matches that ended in a penalty shoot out are counted as draws
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| Reached the knockout stage | |||||||||
| 1 | File:Flag of India.svg India | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | |
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | |
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References
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