2008 AFC Champions League
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | March 2008 - November 2008 |
Teams | 28 + 1 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 92 |
Goals scored | 260 (2.83 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Nantawat Thansopa (9 goals) |
The AFC Champions League 2008 is the 27th AFC Champions League, the top-level Asian club football tournament, and the 6th under the current AFC Champions League title. It will be the last AFC Champions League before the competition expands to 32 teams.
Participating clubs
Along with the defending champion, Urawa Red Diamonds, 28 other clubs from fourteen countries qualified based on performance in domestic league and cup competitions. Urawa Red Diamonds entered the competition at the quarter-finals. The draw for group stage took place in 12 December 2007.
† In the 2008 edition, Indonesia were allocated two slots just like the older editions. However, on 12 December 2007, AFC awarded one Indonesian slots to Thailand and the other one to Vietnam, due to delay in Indonesian domestic league and cup tournament[1], allowing both Thai and Vietnamese slots to be total of two.
Format
- Group stage
A total of 28 clubs are divided into seven groups of four, based on region, i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs are drawn in Group E to G, while rest are grouped in Group A to D. Each club plays double round-robin (home and away) against the other three teams in their group, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs receive three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:
- Points earned between the clubs in question
- Goal difference between the clubs in question
- Goal difference within the group
- Goals for within the group
The seven group winners and the defending champions qualify for the quarter-finals.
- Knockout stage
All eight clubs are randomly paired together, with the restriction that clubs from same country cannot face each other in the quarter-finals. The games are played over two legs, home and away, the team with the higher aggregate goal total being declared the match winner. If the aggregate goals cannot produce an winner, away goals rule is used. If the two teams are still tied, extra time is played, at the end of which the away goals rule is again applied if the scores are tied. If still tied, the game goes to penalties.
Schedule
- Group stage draw - 12 December 2007
- Group round: 12 March, 19 March, 9 April, 23 April, 7 May, 21 May
- Knockout stage draw - 24 May 2008
- Quarter-finals: 17 September, 24 September
- Semi-finals: 8 October, 22 October
- Final: 5 November, 12 November
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Bunyodkor | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 13 |
Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 |
Sepahan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 |
Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 6 |
Sepahan | 0 – 2 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo |
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Report | Jésus Gomez 21' Alaga 87' |
Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 1 – 0 | Bunyodkor |
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Magno Alves 80' | Report |
Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 0 – 1 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
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Report | Magno Alves 78' |
Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 0 – 2 | Bunyodkor |
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Report | Hasanov 50' Kapadze 65' |
Bunyodkor | 1 – 0 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo |
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Kapadze 29' | Report |
Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 0 – 1 | Sepahan |
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Report | Mohammed 70' |
Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 2 – 1 | Sepahan |
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Laurens 61' Jésus Gomez 64' |
Report | Aghily 48' |
Bunyodkor | 2 – 0 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
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Soliev 10' Djeparov 38' |
Report |
Sepahan | 1 – 1 | Bunyodkor |
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Ali Mohammadi 2' | Report | Gochguliev 72' |
Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 3 – 0 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo |
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Al-Nemri 30' 50' Hazazi 42' |
Report |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Saipa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
Al Wasl | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 |
Al Kuwait Kaifan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 |
Al Wasl | 0 – 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
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Report | Alwan 32' |
Al Kuwait Kaifan | 1 – 1 | Saipa |
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Ajab 44' | Report | Zaynadpour 66' |
Saipa | 2 – 0 | Al Wasl |
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Traoré 45' Ansarifard 57' |
Report |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0 – 1 | Saipa |
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Report | Vaziri 45+1' |
Al Wasl | 1 – 0 | Al Kuwait Kaifan |
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Hassan 75' | Report |
Saipa | 1 – 0 | Al Kuwait Kaifan |
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Rahmati 24' | Report |
Al Wasl | 1 – 1 | Saipa |
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André Dias 90+2' | Report | Traoré 21' |
Al Kuwait Kaifan | 1 – 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
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Ajab 22' | Report | Kadhim 17' Abdul-Mohsen 48' |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Al-Karamah | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
Al-Wahda | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 |
Al-Sadd | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 |
Al-Ahli Jeddah | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
Al-Sadd | 2 – 1 | Al-Ahli Jeddah |
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Emerson 6' Felipe 26' |
Report | Val Baiano 73' |
Al-Ahli Jeddah | 1 – 1 | Al-Karamah |
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Al Thagafi 15' | Report | Al Hamwi 44' |
Al-Ahli Jeddah | 0 – 0 | Al-Wahda |
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Report |
Al-Sadd | 0 – 2 | Al-Karamah |
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Report | Al Hamwi 69' Jenyat 73' |
Al-Wahda | 2 – 1 | Al-Ahli Jeddah |
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Josiel 35' 84' | Report | Al Gizani 81' |
Al-Karamah | 1 – 0 | Al-Sadd |
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Jenyat 78' | Report |
Al-Wahda | 1 – 0 | Al-Karamah |
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Al Shehhi 90' | Report |
Al-Karamah | 0 – 0 | Al-Ahli Jeddah |
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Report |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Al Qadisiya Kuwait | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
Pakhatakor | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
Arbil | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 8 |
Al-Gharafa | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
Pakhatakor | 0 – 1 | Al Qadisiya Kuwait |
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Report | Ajab 90+1' |
Arbil | 1 – 1 | Al-Gharafa |
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Muslim Mubarak 61' | Report | Araújo 13' |
Al Qadisiya Kuwait | 1 – 1 | Arbil |
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Al Salama 81' | Alwan 28' (pen.) |
Al-Gharafa | 2 – 2 | Pakhatakor |
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Mahmoud 57' Araújo 65' |
Report | Aliqulov 68' Tadjiyev 85' |
Al Qadisiya Kuwait | 1 – 0 | Al-Gharafa |
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Ajab 62' | Report |
Al-Gharafa | 0 – 1 | Al Qadisiya Kuwait |
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Report | Al-Mutwa 89' |
Arbil | 1 – 5 | Pakhatakor |
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Sabah 19' | Report | Siamand 38' (o.g.) Kuziboyev 69' Marković 73' Geynrikh 81' Holmatov 90+3' |
Al Qadisiya Kuwait | 2 – 2 | Pakhatakor |
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Ajab 20' Al Salama 45' (pen.) |
Report | Ahmedov 36' Tadjiyev 81' |
Al-Gharafa | 0 – 1 | Arbil |
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Report | Alwan 29' |
Pakhatakor | 2 – 0 | Al-Gharafa |
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Tadjiyev 19' Ahmedov 88' (pen.) |
Report |
Arbil | 4 – 2 | Al Qadisiya Kuwait |
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Salah 52' 70' 79' Alwan 89' |
Report | Al Shammari 23' Al-Kandri 34' |
Group E
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Adelaide United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
Changchun Yatai | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
Pohang Steelers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
Bình Dương | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 |
Changchun Yatai | 2 – 1 | Bình Dương |
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Du Zhenyu 4' Cui Wei 70' |
Report | Nguyễn Anh Đức 53' |
Pohang Steelers | 0 – 2 | Adelaide United |
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Report | Cornthwaite 3' Djite 59' |
Bình Dương | 1 – 4 | Pohang Steelers |
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Robson De Lima 11' (pen.) | Report | Denilson 49' (pen.) 58' (pen.) Kim Jae-Sung 56' Cho Hyo-Jin 64' |
Bình Dương | 1 – 2 | Adelaide United |
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Philani 85' | Report | Walsh 10' Alagich 78' |
Changchun Yatai | 1 – 0 | Pohang Steelers |
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Dah Zadi 86' | Report |
Adelaide United | 4 – 1 | Bình Dương |
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Pantelis 56' Dodd 58' 62' Walsh 77' |
Report | Phạm Minh Đức 65' |
Pohang Steelers | 2 – 2 | Changchun Yatai |
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Hwang Jae-Won 64' Hwang Jin-Sung 90' |
Report | Wang Dong 35' Du Zhenyu 70' |
Bình Dương | 0 – 5 | Changchun Yatai |
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Report | Wang Bo 2' 37' Dah Zadi 13' Yan Feng 78' Caballero 90' (pen.) |
Adelaide United | 1 – 0 | Pohang Steelers |
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Walsh 63' | Report |
Pohang Steelers | 0 – 0 | Bình Dương |
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Report |
Group F
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Kashima Antlers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 15 |
Beijing Guoan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
Krung Thai Bank | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 7 |
Nam Dinh | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 1 |
Krung Thai Bank | 1 – 9 | Kashima Antlers |
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Kone 64' | Report | Tashiro 15' 50' Iwamasa 21' Nozawa 34' 90+2' Marquinhos 47' 69' 71' Sasaki 73' |
Nam Dinh | 1 – 3 | Beijing Guoan |
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Lê Văn Duyệt 14' | Report | Yan Xiangchuang 57' Du Wenhui 60' Zhang Shuai 90+1' |
Kashima Antlers | 6 – 0 | Nam Dinh |
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Motoyama 25' 48' Marquinhos 58' 67' Tashiro 73' Danilo 90+2' |
Report |
Beijing Guoan | 4 – 2 | Krung Thai Bank |
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Du Wenhui 39' 73' Martínez 51' 75' |
Report | Thaensopa 58' Pichitchotirat 63' |
Kashima Antlers | 1 – 0 | Beijing Guoan |
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Danilo 52' | Report |
Krung Thai Bank | 9 – 1 | Nam Dinh |
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Kone 4' 44' 90+1' 90+2' Thaensopa 8' 46' 59' Choeichiu 64' Wongsupphalak 70' |
Report | Trần Đức Dương 64' |
Beijing Guoan | 1 – 0 | Kashima Antlers |
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Tiago 41' | Report |
Nam Dinh | 2 – 2 | Krung Thai Bank |
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Hoàng Ngọc Linh 2' 47' | Report | Thaensopa 21' Choeichiu 90' |
Kashima Antlers | 8 – 1 | Krung Thai Bank |
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Iwamasa 19' Koroki 21' Tashiro 45' Nozawa 46' 66' Ogasawara 50' Danilo 74' 83' |
Report | Pichitchotirat 90' |
Krung Thai Bank | 5 – 3 | Beijing Guoan |
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Thaensopa 10' 44' 49' 69' (pen.) Pichitchotirat 27' |
Report | Tiago 67' (pen.) 70' 77' (pen.) |
Group G
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Gamba Osaka | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
Melbourne Victory | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 |
Chunnam Dragons | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 |
Chonburi | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 |
Melbourne Victory | 2 – 0 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Muscat 28' (pen.) Vargas 66' |
Report |
Gamba Osaka | 1 – 1 | Chonburi |
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Lucas 90+4' | Report | Suntornphit 59' |
Chunnam Dragons | 3 – 4 | Gamba Osaka |
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Simões 4' Kim Tae-Su 27' 60' (pen.) |
Report | Futagawa 30' Bando 53' 75' Yasuda 58' |
Chonburi | 3 – 1 | Melbourne Victory |
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Ney Fabiano 45' Baga 79' 90+5' |
Report | Allsopp 57' |
Chunnam Dragons | 1 – 0 | Chonburi |
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Simões 90' | Report |
Melbourne Victory | 3 – 4 | Gamba Osaka |
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Allsopp 4' 65' Vargas 41' |
Report | Futagawa 31' Baré 38' Yamaguchi 68' Lucas 89' |
Chonburi | 2 – 2 | Chunnam Dragons |
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On-Mo 56' Jinta 88' |
Report | Chung Joon-Yeon 5' Kim Myung-Woon 48' |
Gamba Osaka | 2 – 0 | Melbourne Victory |
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Yamazaki 31' 57' | Report |
Chunnam Dragons | 1 – 1 | Melbourne Victory |
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Ko Ki-Gu 37' | Report | Pondeljak 4' |
Chonburi | 0 – 2 | Gamba Osaka |
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Report | Yamazaki 64' Lucas 76' |
Melbourne Victory | 3 – 1 | Chonburi |
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Muscat 56' Thompson 65' Hernández 77' |
Report | Ney Fabiano 55' |
Gamba Osaka | 1 – 1 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Futagawa 75' | Report | Yoo Hong-Youl 86' (pen.) |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Adelaide United | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Adelaide United | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Bunyodkor | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Saipa | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Bunyodkor | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Al-Karamah | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Gamba Osaka | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Gamba Osaka | ||||||||||||||||||||
Urawa Red Diamonds | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Al Qadisiya Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Quarter-finals
The first leg matches were played on 17 September, and the second leg matches were played on 24 September 2008.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Saipa | 3–7 | Bunyodkor | 2–2 | 1–5 |
Kashima Antlers | 1–2 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Al Qadisiya Kuwait | 3–4 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–2 | 0–2 |
Al-Karamah | 1–4 | Gamba Osaka | 1–2 | 0–2 |
Semi-finals
The first leg matches were played on 8 October, and the second leg matches were played on 22 October 2008.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Gamba Osaka | Urawa Red Diamonds | 8 Oct | 22 Oct | |
Adelaide United | 3-0 | Bunyodkor | 3-0 | 22 Oct |
Final
The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on 5 November and 12 November 2008, respectively.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Top scorers
The top scorers from the 2008 AFC Champions League as of 18 September 2008 are as follows:
(Players in bold are still active in the competition.)
References
External links
- AFC Champions League Official Page (English)
- AFC Champions League on goalzz.com
- AFC Calendar of Events 2008
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