2008 AFC President's Cup
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Each group was to be played over a period of days in April at one venue - Group A at Dashrath Stadium, Nepal, Group B at Chungshan Stadium, Taiwan and Group C at Sugathadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka. However, due to political unrest in Nepal, Group A matches were postponed and eventually played at MPPJ Stadium, Malaysia in June.[1]
The final stage of the competition was played in Kyrgyzstan from 19–21 September.[2]
Venues
Group stage
| Kuala Lumpur | Taipei | Colombo |
|---|---|---|
| MPPJ Stadium | Changchun Soccer Stadium | Sugathadasa Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
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Final stage
| Bishkek |
|---|
| Spartak Stadium |
| Capacity: 23,000 |
Qualifying teams
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App | Last App |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Bangladesh | Abahani Ltd. | 2007 B.League champions | 1st | |
| Template:Flagicon Bhutan | Transport United | 2007 A-Division champions | 4th | 2007 |
| Template:Flagicon Cambodia | Nagacorp FC | 2007 Cambodian League champions | 1st | |
| Template:Flagicon Chinese Taipei | Taipower | 2007 Enterprise Football League champions | 2nd | 2005 |
| Template:Flagicon Kyrgyzstan | Dordoi-Dynamo | 2007 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 4th | 2007 |
| Template:Flagicon Myanmar | Kanbawza | 2007 Myanmar Premier League champions | 1st | |
| Template:Flagicon Nepal | Nepal Police Club1 | 2006–07 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions2 | 2nd | 2007 |
| Template:Flagicon Pakistan | WAPDA3 | 2007–08 Pakistan Premier League champions | 2nd | 2005 |
| Template:Flagicon Sri Lanka | Ratnam SC | 2007 Kit Premier League champions | 3rd | 2007 |
| Template:Flagicon Tajikistan | Regar-TadAZ | 2007 Tajik League champions | 3rd | 2007 |
| Template:Flagicon Turkmenistan | FC Aşgabat | 2007 Turkmenistan League champions | 1st |
1 Mehandra Police Club now known as Nepal Police Club.
2 No league held in 2007–08 so 2006–07 champions qualify.
3 Pakistan Army F.C. were originally Pakistan's entrants, but replaced by WAPDA for rearranged group stage.
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Final stage
Semi-finals
Final
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OFFICIALS
- Linesman: Sokhandan Reza (Iran)
- Linesman: Bakhtiyor Tagaev (Uzbekistan)
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References
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External links
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