2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
The qualification phase for the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup saw four teams advance to the finals to join four automatic qualifiers in the final tournament in India. Qualification was held from 2 April to 28 May, 2008 in four different venues. Sixteen teams participated in qualification in four groups containing four teams each. The four group winners joined hosts India, North Korea, Myanmar, and Turkmenistan in the final round.
Seedings
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The draw for the qualification groups was made on 18 January 2008 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Qualification
Group A
- Matches played in Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 |
Sri Lanka ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
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Bandanage ![]() Siyaguna ![]() S. Mohamed ![]() Jayasuriya ![]() |
Report | Mendiola ![]() |
Pakistan ![]() |
1–7 | ![]() |
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A. Ahmed ![]() |
Report | Jayasuriya ![]() Bandanage ![]() Dehiwalage ![]() |
Guam ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
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Pangelinan ![]() |
Report | Chang Han ![]() Huang Wei-yi ![]() Chen Po-liang ![]() Chiang Shih-lu ![]() |
Pakistan ![]() |
9–2 | ![]() |
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Anwar ![]() Shah ![]() Qasim ![]() T. Ahmed ![]() Hameed ![]() Rehman ![]() |
Report | Pangelinan ![]() I. Ahmed ![]() |
Sri Lanka ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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Chen Po-liang ![]() Jayasuriya ![]() |
Report | Chang Han ![]() Tsai Hsien-tang ![]() |
Group B
- Matches played in Iloilo City and Barotac Nuevo, Philippines
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Group C
- Matches played in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Laos withdrew on 2 May.
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Group D
- Matches played in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Palestine withdrew on 14 May.
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
Final tournament
The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, was held from 30 July to 13 August 2008 in India.
Qualifiers
Qualifiers for the final tournament were:
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India - automatic qualifier
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North Korea - automatic qualifier
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Myanmar - automatic qualifier
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Turkmenistan - automatic qualifier
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Sri Lanka - Group A winner
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Tajikistan - Group B winner
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Afghanistan - Group C winner
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Nepal - Group D winner
Goalscorers
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