2008 AFC Cup

The 2008 AFC Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC Cup, played by clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

Qualified teams
20 clubs competed, including champions of the national leagues and champions of the primary knock-out competition from the following countries which are AFC-affiliated countries and which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category. In that season, the clubs of Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Indonesia did not participate.

Group stage
The draw was held on 17 October 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Key to colors in group tables:
 * Green: Group winners and Best runners-up advance to the quarter-finals.

Best runners-up
Three best three runners-up qualified for the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals
The first leg matches will be played on 16 September, and the second leg matches will be played on 23 September 2008.


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Semi-finals
The first leg matches were played on 7 October, and the second leg matches were played on 21 October 2008.


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Final
The first and second legs of the final were played on 31 October and 7 November 2008, respectively.

Player of the Tournament
🇧🇭 Al-Muharraq
 * 🇧🇭 Mahmood Abdulrahman

Top scorer
🇧🇭 Al-Muharraq
 * 🇧🇷 Rico – 19 goals