2008_AFC_Champions_League
2008 AFC Champions League
27th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC
The 2008 AFC Champions League was the 27th AFC Champions League, the top-level Asian club football tournament, and the 6th under the current AFC Champions League title. It was the last AFC Champions League before the competition expanded to 32 teams.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Dates ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 March - 12 November 2008 |
| Teams | 29 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Gamba Osaka (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Adelaide United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 98 |
| Goals scored | 275 (2.81 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Nantawat Thansopa(9 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Yasuhito Endō |
← 2007 2009 → | |
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- Group stage
A total of 28 clubs were divided into seven groups of four, based on region, i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against the other three teams in their group, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs received three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the 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 champion advanced to the quarter-finals.
- Knockout stage
All eight clubs were randomly paired together, with the restriction that clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter-finals. The games were played over two legs, home and away; the team with the higher aggregate score was declared the match winner. If the aggregate score could not produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If the two teams were still tied, extra time was played, at the end of which the "away goals rule" was again applied if the scores were tied. If still tied, the game would go to penalties.
- Group stage draw - 12 December 2007
- Group round: 12–19 March, 9–23 April, 7–21 May
- Knockout stage draw - 24 May 2008
- Quarter-finals: 17–24 September
- Semi-finals: 8–22 October
- Final: 5 and 12 November
Indonesia were initially allocated two entries as per previous years. However, on 12 December 2007, the AFC awarded one to Thailand and the other one to Vietnam because the Indonesian domestic league and cup tournament wouldn't be completed in time for the start of the tournament. Both Thailand and Vietnam therefore effectively recovered the entries they had lost the previous year.
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- Notes
- ^ Japan (JPN): 2007 J.League Division 1 runners-up, Urawa Red Diamonds, had already qualified for the AFC Champions League as defending champions.
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bunyodkor |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 13 |
 Al-Ittihad |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 |
 Sepahan |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 |
 Al-Ittihad |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 6 |
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More information Sepahan, 2–1 ...
| Sepahan | 2–1 | Al-Ittihad |
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Seyed Salehi  59'Aghily 71' |
Report | Al-Meshal 89' |
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More information Al-Ittihad, 2–1 ...
| Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | Sepahan |
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| Laurens 61' Jésus Gomez 64' |
Report | Aghily 48' |
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More information Sepahan, 1–1 ...
| Sepahan | 1–1 | Bunyodkor |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Mohammadi 2' |
Report | Gochguliev 72' |
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More information Al-Ittihad, 3–0 ...
| Al-Ittihad | 3–0 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Nemri 30', 50' Hazazi 42' |
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Attendance: 600
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 |
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More information Saipa, 1–1 ...
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More information Al Kuwait, 2–1 ...
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More information Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, 1–2 ...
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More information Al Kuwait, 1–2 ...
| Al Kuwait | 1–2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
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| Ajab 22' |
Report | Kadhim 17' Abdul-Mohsen 48' |
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Group C
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
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More information Al-Sadd, 2–1 ...
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More information Al-Karamah, 4–1 ...
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More information Al-Wahda, 2–2 ...
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More information Al-Ahli, 2–2 ...
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Group D
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Qadisiya |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 |
| Pakhtakor |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 |
| Erbil |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 8 |
| Al-Gharafa |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
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More information Al-Gharafa, 2–2 ...
| Al-Gharafa | 2–2 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud 57' Araújo 65' |
Report | Aliqulov 68' F. Tadjiyev 78' |
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More information Pakhtakor, 2–0 ...
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More information Erbil, 1–5 ...
| Erbil | 1–5 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Sabah 19' |
Report | Siamand 38' (o.g.) Kuziboyev 69'Marković 73'Geynrikh 81'Kholmatov 90+3' |
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More information Al Qadisiya, 2–2 ...
| Al Qadisiya | 2–2 | Pakhtakor |
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| Ajab 20' Al Salama 45' (pen.) |
Report | Ahmedov 36' Z. Tadjiyev 81' |
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More information Pakhtakor, 2–0 ...
| Pakhtakor | 2–0 | Al-Gharafa |
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| Z. Tadjiyev 19' Ahmedov 88' (pen.) |
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More information Erbil, 4–2 ...
| Erbil | 4–2 | Al Qadisiya |
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| Salah 52', 70', 79' Alwan 89' |
Report | Al Shammari 23' Al-Kandri 34' |
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Group E
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 |
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More information Changchun Yatai, 2–1 ...
| Changchun Yatai | 2–1 | Bình Dương |
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| Du Zhenyu 4' Cui Wei 70' |
Report | Nguyễn Anh Đức 53' |
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More information Pohang Steelers, 0–2 ...
| Pohang Steelers | 0–2 | Adelaide United |
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| Report | Cornthwaite 3' Djite 59' |
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More information Bình Dương, 1–4 ...
| Bình Dương | 1–4 | Pohang Steelers |
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| Robson 11' (pen.) |
Report | Denilson 49' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Kim Jae-sung 56'Choi Hyo-jin 64' |
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More information Bình Dương, 1–2 ...
| Bình Dương | 1–2 | Adelaide United |
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| Philani 85' |
Report | Diego 10' Alagich 78' |
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More information Changchun Yatai, 1–0 ...
| Changchun Yatai | 1–0 | Pohang Steelers |
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| Dah Zadi 86' |
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More information Adelaide United, 4–1 ...
| Adelaide United | 4–1 | Bình Dương |
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| Pantelis 56' Dodd 58', 62'Diego 77' |
Report | Phạm Minh Đức 65' |
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More information Pohang Steelers, 2–2 ...
| 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' |
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More information Bình Dương, 0–5 ...
| Bình Dương | 0–5 | Changchun Yatai |
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| Report | Wang Bo 2', 37' Dah Zadi 13'Yan Feng 78'Caballero 90' (pen.) |
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More information Adelaide United, 1–0 ...
| Adelaide United | 1–0 | Pohang Steelers |
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| Diego 63' |
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Group F
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 Định |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 1 |
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More information Krung Thai Bank, 1–9 ...
| 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' |
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More information Nam Dinh, 1–3 ...
| Nam Dinh | 1–3 | Beijing Guoan |
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| Lê Văn Duyệt 14' |
Report | Yan Xiangchuang 57', 90+1' Du Wenhui 60' |
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More information Kashima Antlers, 6–0 ...
| Kashima Antlers | 6–0 | Nam Dinh |
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| Motoyama 25', 48' Marquinhos 58', 67'Tashiro 73'Danilo 90+2' |
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More information Beijing Guoan, 4–2 ...
| Beijing Guoan | 4–2 | Krung Thai Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Du Wenhui 39', 73' Martínez 51', 75' |
Report | Thansopa 58' Pichitchotirat 63' |
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More information Krung Thai Bank, 9–1 ...
| Krung Thai Bank | 9–1 | Nam Dinh |
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| Kone 4', 44', 90+1', 90+2' Thansopa 8', 46', 59'Choeichiu 64'Wongsuparuk 70' |
Report | Trần Đức Dương 64' |
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More information Nam Dinh, 2–2 ...
| Nam Dinh | 2–2 | Krung Thai Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Hoàng Ngọc Linh 2', 47' |
Report | Thansopa 21' Choeichiu 90' |
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More information Kashima Antlers, 8–1 ...
| 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' |
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More information Beijing Guoan, 3–0 ...
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More information Krung Thai Bank, 5–3 ...
| Krung Thai Bank | 5–3 | Beijing Guoan |
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| Thansopa 10', 44', 49', 69' (pen.) Pichitchotirat 27' |
Report | Tiago 67' (pen.), 70', 77' (pen.) |
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Attendance: 400
Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
More information Nam Dinh, 0–4 ...
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Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
- Notes
- Note 2: Nam Định played their home matches at Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi as their own Thiên Trường Stadium did not meet AFC criteria.
Group G
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 |
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More information Melbourne Victory, 2–0 ...
| Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Chunnam Dragons |
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| Muscat 28' (pen.) Vargas 66' |
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More information Gamba Osaka, 1–1 ...
| Gamba Osaka | 1–1 | Chonburi |
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| Lucas 90+4' |
Report | Sunthornpit 59' |
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More information Chunnam Dragons, 3–4 ...
| 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' |
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More information Chonburi, 3–1 ...
| Chonburi | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory |
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| Ney Fabiano 45' Baga 79', 90+5' |
Report | Allsopp 57' |
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More information Melbourne Victory, 3–4 ...
| Melbourne Victory | 3–4 | Gamba Osaka |
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| Allsopp 4', 65' Vargas 41' |
Report | Futagawa 31' Baré 38'Yamaguchi 68'Lucas 89' |
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More information Chonburi, 2–2 ...
| Chonburi | 2–2 | Chunnam Dragons |
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| On-Mo 56' Jinta 88' |
Report | Jeong Jun-yeon 5' Kim Myung-woon 48' |
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More information Gamba Osaka, 2–0 ...
| Gamba Osaka | 2–0 | Melbourne Victory |
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| Yamazaki 31', 57' |
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More information Chunnam Dragons, 1–1 ...
| Chunnam Dragons | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory |
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| Ko Ki-gu 37' |
Report | Pondeljak 4' |
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More information Melbourne Victory, 3–1 ...
| Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Chonburi |
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| Muscat 56' Thompson 65'Hernández 77' |
Report | Ney Fabiano 55' |
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More information Gamba Osaka, 1–1 ...
| Gamba Osaka | 1–1 | Chunnam Dragons |
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| Futagawa 75' |
Report | Yoo Hong-youl 86' (pen.) |
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- Notes
- Note 3: Chonburi played their home matches at Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok as their own Chonburi Municipality Stadium did not meet AFC criteria.
Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Al-Karamah
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Gamba Osaka
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gamba Osaka
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Al Qadisiya
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Urawa Red Diamonds (2007 Champion)
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gamba Osaka
| 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide United
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kashima Antlers
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Adelaide United
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide United
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bunyodkor
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saipa
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bunyodkor
| 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The first leg matches were played on 17 September, and the second leg matches were played on 24 September 2008.
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Al-Karamah |
1–4 | Gamba Osaka |
1–2 | 0–2 |
| Al Qadisiya |
3–4 | Urawa Red Diamonds (2007 Champion) |
3–2 | 0–2 |
| Kashima Antlers |
1–2 | Adelaide United |
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Saipa |
3–7 | Bunyodkor |
2–2 | 1–5 |
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Semi-finals
The first leg matches were played on 8 October, and the second leg matches were played on 22 October 2008.
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Gamba Osaka |
4–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
1–1 | 3–1 |
| Adelaide United |
3–1 | Bunyodkor |
3–0 | 0–1 |
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Final
Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League Final
The first and second legs of the final were played on 5 and 12 November 2008, respectively.
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Gamba Osaka |
5–0 | Adelaide United |
3–0 | 2–0 |
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The top scorers from the 2008 AFC Champions League are as follows:
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