2008 AFC Challenge Cup final

The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup Final was a football match that took place on 13 August 2008 at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi to determine the winner of the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup.[1]

2008 AFC Challenge Cup Final
Indian team celebrating their win
Event2008 AFC Challenge Cup
India Tajikistan
Tajikistan
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Date13 August 2008 (2008-08-13)
VenueAmbedkar Stadium, New Delhi

Venues

Due to the poor conditions of the pitch at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, the AFC moved the majority of the matches to another venue. It was decided that ten matches would be played at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, and two at the LBS Stadium.[2] Due to incessant rains in Hyderabad in the days leading up to the final, the AFC changed the venue of the final and the third place play-off to the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.[3][4]

Route to the final
See also: 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification and 2008 AFC Challenge Cup
 India Round  Tajikistan
Opponent Result Qualifying round Opponent Result
Automatic qualifier Automatic qualifier Match 1  Bhutan 3–1
Match 2  Philippines 0–0
Match 3  Brunei 4–0
Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tajikistan 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
 Philippines 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 Bhutan 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
 Brunei 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: RSSSF
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Afghanistan 1–0 Match 1  Turkmenistan 0–0
 Tajikistan 1–1 Match 2  India 1–1
 Turkmenistan 2–1 Match 3  Afghanistan 4–0
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 321042+27
 Tajikistan 312051+45
 Turkmenistan 311162+44
 Afghanistan 3003010−100
 Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 321042+27
 Tajikistan 312051+45
 Turkmenistan 311162+44
 Afghanistan 3003010-100
Opponent Result Knockout phase Opponent Result
 Myanmar 1–0 Semi-finals  North Korea 1–0

Match
India 4–1 Tajikistan
Chhetri 9', 23', 75'
Bhutia 18'		 Report Fatkhuloev 44'
Attendance: 10,000[5]
India
Tajikistan
GK1Subrata Paul
DF5Anwar Ali
MF7Pappachen Pradeep downward-facing red arrow 35'
MF8Renedy Singh
FW11Sunil Chhetri
FW15Bhaichung Bhutia (c) downward-facing red arrow 77'
DF17Irungbam Surkumar Singh
DF19Gouramangi Singh
DF20Samir Subash Naik Yellow card 39'
MF23Steven Dias downward-facing red arrow 86'
MF30Climax Lawrence
Substitutes:
DF2Govin Singh
MF4Krishnan Nair Ajayan
DF6Baldeep Singh
DF12Deepak Mondal
FW18Sushil Kumar Singh upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW21Abhishek Yadav
DF22Syed Rahim Nabi
GK24Subhasish Roy Chowdhury
MF25Clifford Miranda upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF27Mehrajuddin Wadoo upward-facing green arrow 35' Yellow card 43'
MF28Bungo Thomchok Singh
Manager:
England Bob Houghton
GK1Alisher Tuychiev
DF2Daler Tukhtasunov
DF3Naim Nasirov downward-facing red arrow 62'
DF6Davron Ergashev
MF9Anvar Norkulov
FW11Numonjon Hakimov downward-facing red arrow 75'
DF12Eraj Rajabov
DF17Sokhib Suvonkulov Yellow card 46'
MF18Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev Yellow card 43'
Fw19Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov
MF22Yusuf Rabiev (c)
Substitutes:
MF14Samad Shohzukhurov upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF15Zafardzhon Zuvaydov
GK16Mirali Murodov
DF24Suhrob Mansurov
DF27Isomiddin Qurvonov
FW29Dzhakhongir Dzhalilov upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF31Eradzh Kholov
GK40Amonsho Sodatsayrov
Manager:
Pulad Qadirov

Assistant referees:

  • Tamam Hamdoun (Syria)
  • Mohammad Jaber A. H. Dharman (Qatar)

Fourth official:

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

References
  1. "India win's 2008 AFC Challenge Cup; reddif.in". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. "AFC Challenge Cup Venues Changed". Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2008.
  3. AFC Challenge Cup final shifted Archived 20 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "August 13, 2008: Sunil Chhetri's historic hattrick against Tajikistan". Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  5. "India vs. Tajikistan 2008-08-13". Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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