2008 AFC Futsal Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Thailand | 
| Dates | May 11–18 | 
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iran (9th title) | 
| Runners-up |  Thailand | 
| Third place |  Japan | 
| Fourth place |  China | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 | 
| Goals scored | 240 (7.5 per match) | 
| Attendance | 42,820 (1,338 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Vahid Shamsaei (13) | 
| Best player |  Vahid Shamsaei | 
The 2008 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 11 May to 18 May 2008. The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.
Qualification
Main article: 2008 AFC Futsal Championship qualification
Draw
The draw for the 2008 AFC Futsal Championship was held on 11 April 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | 
|---|---|---|---|
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | 
|  Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 | 
|  Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 3 | 
|  Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 | 
| May 11 12:00 | 
| Kyrgyzstan  | 5 – 1 |  Indonesia | 
|---|---|---|
| Abdyraimov  6' Djetybaev  18', 22' Mendibaev  26' Duvanaev  38' | Report | Wiyantoro  37' | 
| May 12 14:15 | 
| Indonesia  | 0 – 11 |  Thailand | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Munjarern  5', 16', 35', 36' Ihsan  12' (o.g.) Suttiroj  19' Khumthinkaew  30' Janta  33' Santanaprasit  38', 39' Tangtung  40' | 
| May 12 18:45 | 
| Iraq  | 0 – 8 |  Kyrgyzstan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Djetybaev  18', 27' Malinin  23' Sundeev  32' Djumataev  34', 35' Kadyrov  38' Saad  39' (o.g.) | 
| May 13 16:30 | 
| Kyrgyzstan  | 1 – 3 |  Thailand | 
|---|---|---|
| Kanetov  31' | Report | Munjarern  16' Ekkapan Suratsawang  31' Santanaprasit  38' | 
| May 13 16:30 | 
| Iraq  | 4 – 5 |  Indonesia | 
|---|---|---|
| Saad  15' Ghazi  19', 23' Khalid  24' | Report | Assegaff  3' Handoyo  20' Ladjanibi  29', 36' Karmadi  39' | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 9 | 
|  Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | 
|  Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 | 
|  Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 | 
| May 11 14:15 | 
| Japan  | 8 – 2 |  Chinese Taipei | 
|---|---|---|
| Ono  4' Kanayama  13', 31' Lee Meng-chian  15' (o.g.) Komiyama  19' Inaba  26' Kogure  32', 37' | Report | Chang Fu-hsiang  11', 33' | 
| May 11 18:45 | 
| Australia  | 3 – 1 |  Turkmenistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Giovenali  17' Zeballos  31' Vizzari  40' | Report | Allaberdiyev  7' | 
| May 12 12:00 | 
| Chinese Taipei  | 0 – 6 |  Australia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fang Ching-jen  13' (o.g.) Wright  14', 23', 35' Vizzari  34' Zeballos  40' | 
| May 12 16:30 | 
| Turkmenistan  | 1 – 4 |  Japan | 
|---|---|---|
| Muhamedmuradov  37' | Report | Fujii  1' Inada  10' Kanayama  13' Kishimoto  27' | 
| May 13 20:00 | 
| Japan  | 4 – 2 |  Australia | 
|---|---|---|
| Kanayama  25' Ono  28' Inada  32' Komiyama  40' | Report | Zeballos  13' Haydon  16' | 
| May 13 19:00 | 
| Turkmenistan  | 6 – 2 |  Chinese Taipei | 
|---|---|---|
| Resulov  7', 34' Esenmamedov  29' Orazov  32' Muhamedmuradov  39' Tashliyev  39' | Report | Huang Shih-chan  30' Chen Chun-chieh  35' | 
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 9 | 
|  Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 4 | 
|  Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 3 | 
|  South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 1 | 
| May 11 12:00 | 
| Uzbekistan  | 10 – 0 |  Malaysia | 
|---|---|---|
| Tajibaev  12', 15', 22', 32' Odushev  18' Holmatov  28' Farhutdinov  29' Yusupdjanov  34', 40' Tojiboev  35' | Report | 
| May 11 16:30 | 
| Lebanon  | 5 – 5 |  South Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Said  18' Takaji  27', 39' Itani  39' Atwi  39' | Report | Jung Hae-hyuck  5' Shin Han-kook  16' Kang Hyun-uk  24' Abou-Chaaya  26' (o.g.) Kim In-woo  39' | 
| May 12 14:15 | 
| Malaysia  | 4 – 6 |  Lebanon | 
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Aziz  4' Sarmin  9' Haris  25' Zulkhapri  29' | Report | Atwi  5', 8' (pen.) Takaji  21', 26' Said  26' Abou-Chaaya  32' | 
| May 12 18:45 | 
| South Korea  | 3 – 4 |  Uzbekistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Lee Jong-yun  17' Shin Han-kook  18' Jung Hyuk  18' | Report | Farhutdinov  5', 22' Odushev  12', 36' | 
| May 13 12:00 | 
| Uzbekistan  | 5 – 1 |  Lebanon | 
|---|---|---|
| Mamdjonov  9' Farhutdinov  25' Irsaliev  27', 33' Yusupdjanov  37' | Report | Itani  9' | 
| May 13 12:00 | 
| South Korea  | 3 – 4 |  Malaysia | 
|---|---|---|
| Zulkhapri  6' (o.g.) Kang Hyun-uk  22' Lee Jong-yun  36' | Report | Haris  8' Mohamad  14', 37' Zainal  22' | 
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | +33 | 9 | 
|  China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 6 | 
|  Tajikistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 3 | 
|  Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 0 | 
| May 11 14:15 | 
| Iran  | 12 – 0 |  Kuwait | 
|---|---|---|
| Taheri  10', 27' Heidarian  10' Raeisi  15', 39' Shamsaei  16', 37' Hassanzadeh  19', 36' Asghari  22' Hashemzadeh  23' Keshavarz  35' | Report | 
| May 11 21:20 | 
| Tajikistan  | 0 – 9 |  China | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Liang Shuang  1' Hu Jie  2' Li Xin  6', 33' Wang Wei  8' Zhang Xiao  13' Wu Zhuoxi  15' (pen.) Zhang Jiong  29' Zhang Xi  38' | 
| May 12 12:00 | 
| Kuwait  | 4 – 6 |  Tajikistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Al-Otaibi  17' Al-Nagi  20' Al-Nakkas  35' Al-Othman  39' | Report | Faizullaev  5', 18' Ismoilov  10' Ulmasov  13', 29' Jumaev  37' | 
| May 12 16:30 | 
| China  | 1 – 8 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Liang Shuang  38' | Report | Taheri  3' Shamsaei  9', 29' Hassanzadeh  26', 35' Heidarian  26' Latifi  31' Mohammadi  38' | 
| May 13 14:15 | 
| Iran  | 14 – 0 |  Tajikistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Hassanzadeh  5' Sufiev  7' (o.g.) Shamsaei  9', 13', 14', 40', 40' Tayyebi  9', 13' Latifi  13', 18' Ismoilov  15' (o.g.) Asghari  36' Heidarian  36' | Report | 
| May 13 14:15 | 
| China  | 9 – 0 |  Kuwait | 
|---|---|---|
| Liu Xinyi  2' Wang Wei  8', 11', 31' Zhang Xiao  12', 22' Li Xin  19' Zhang Xi  36' Wu Zhuoxi  37' | Report | 
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 15 – Bangkok | ||||||||||
|  Thailand | 5 | |||||||||
| May 16 – Bangkok | ||||||||||
|  Australia | 2 | |||||||||
|  Thailand | 7 | |||||||||
| May 15 – Bangkok | ||||||||||
|  China | 3 | |||||||||
|  Uzbekistan | 1 | |||||||||
| May 18 – Bangkok | ||||||||||
|  China | 4 | |||||||||
|  Thailand | 0 | |||||||||
| May 15 – Bangkok | ||||||||||
|  Iran | 4 | |||||||||
|  Japan | 4 | |||||||||
| May 16 – Bangkok | ||||||||||
|  Kyrgyzstan | 0 | |||||||||
|  Japan | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| May 15 – Bangkok | ||||||||||
|  Iran | 1 | |||||||||
|  Iran | 9 |  China | 3 | |||||||
|  Lebanon | 1 |  Japan | 5 | |||||||
| May 18 – Bangkok | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| May 15 15:00 | 
| Thailand  | 5 – 2 |  Australia | 
|---|---|---|
| Ekkapong Suratsawang  7', 8' Saisorn  17', 39' Janta  35' | Report | Fernando  15', 28' | 
| May 15 15:00 | 
| Uzbekistan  | 1 – 4 |  China | 
|---|---|---|
| Tajibaev  38' | Report | Liu Xinyi  19' Wu Zhuoxi  33' Liang Shuang  39' Li Xin  39' | 
| May 15 17:30 | 
| Iran  | 9 – 1 |  Lebanon | 
|---|---|---|
| Taheri  3', 30' Hashemzadeh  9' Mohammadi  10' Shamsaei  12' Hassanzadeh  23' Latifi  35' Tayyebi  36' Raeisi  38' | Report | Fadlallah  37' | 
Semi-finals
| May 16 15:00 | 
| Thailand  | 7 – 3 |  China | 
|---|---|---|
| Saisorn  5', 14' Innui  10', 25' Munjarern  18' Janta  20' Santanaprasit  26' | Report | Liu Xinyi  18' Li Jian  33' Li Xin  36' | 
Third place play-off
| May 18 14:30 | 
| China  | 3 – 5 |  Japan | 
|---|---|---|
| Zhang Xi  25' Liu Xinyi  33' Liang Shuang  36' | Report | Ono  7' Inada  22' Kogure  35' Komiyama  40', 40' | 
Final
Awards
| AFC Futsal Championship 2008 Winners | 
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|  Iran 9th title | 
| Asghar Ghahremani, Mohammad Taheri, Mohammad Keshavarz, Mohammad Hashemzadeh, Javad Asghari Moghaddam, Kazem Mohammadi, Vahid Shamsaei, Mohammad Reza Heidarian, Majid Latifi, Mostafa Nazari, Majid Raeisi, Mostafa Tayyebi, Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh, Hamid Reza Abrarinia | 
| Coach:  Hossein Shams | 
- Most Valuable Player
-  Top Scorer
 Vahid Shamsaei (13 goals) Vahid Shamsaei (13 goals)
 
- Fair-Play Award
-  All-Star Team
 Mostafa Nazari (GK) Mostafa Nazari (GK)
 Mohammad Taheri Mohammad Taheri
 Daisuke Ono Daisuke Ono
 Panuwat Janta Panuwat Janta
 Vahid Shamsaei Vahid Shamsaei
- Coach:  Hossein Shams (Iran) Hossein Shams (Iran)
 
-  Reserve All-Star Team
 Zheng Tao and Zheng Tao and Somkid Chuenta (GK) Somkid Chuenta (GK)
 Mohammad Reza Heidarian Mohammad Reza Heidarian
 Mohammad Keshavarz Mohammad Keshavarz
 Lertchai Issarasuwipakorn Lertchai Issarasuwipakorn
 Majid Latifi Majid Latifi
- Coach:  Farinha (China) and Farinha (China) and Jose María Pazos (Thailand) Jose María Pazos (Thailand)
 
Goalscorers
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