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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
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Venues

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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

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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 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
  Tajikistan 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
  Turkmenistan 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4
  Afghanistan 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  India 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
  Tajikistan 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
  Turkmenistan 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4
  Afghanistan 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10 0
Opponent Result Knockout phase Opponent Result
  Myanmar 1–0 Semi-finals   North Korea 1–0

Match

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India  4–1  Tajikistan
Chhetri   9', 23', 75'
Bhutia   18'		 Report Fatkhuloev   44'
Attendance: 10,000[5]
 
 
 
 
 
 
India
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tajikistan
GK 1 Subrata Paul
DF 5 Anwar Ali
MF 7 Pappachen Pradeep   35'
MF 8 Renedy Singh
FW 11 Sunil Chhetri
FW 15 Bhaichung Bhutia (c)   77'
DF 17 Irungbam Surkumar Singh
DF 19 Gouramangi Singh
DF 20 Samir Subash Naik   39'
MF 23 Steven Dias   86'
MF 30 Climax Lawrence
Substitutes:
DF 2 Govin Singh
MF 4 Krishnan Nair Ajayan
DF 6 Baldeep Singh
DF 12 Deepak Mondal
FW 18 Sushil Kumar Singh   77'
FW 21 Abhishek Yadav
DF 22 Syed Rahim Nabi
GK 24 Subhasish Roy Chowdhury
MF 25 Clifford Miranda   86'
MF 27 Mehrajuddin Wadoo   35'   43'
MF 28 Bungo Thomchok Singh
Manager:
  Bob Houghton
GK 1 Alisher Tuychiev
DF 2 Daler Tukhtasunov
DF 3 Naim Nasirov   62'
DF 6 Davron Ergashev
MF 9 Anvar Norkulov
FW 11 Numonjon Hakimov   75'
DF 12 Eraj Rajabov
DF 17 Sokhib Suvonkulov   46'
MF 18 Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev   43'
Fw 19 Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov
MF 22 Yusuf Rabiev (c)
Substitutes:
MF 14 Samad Shohzukhurov   62'
DF 15 Zafardzhon Zuvaydov
GK 16 Mirali Murodov
DF 24 Suhrob Mansurov
DF 27 Isomiddin Qurvonov
FW 29 Dzhakhongir Dzhalilov   75'
DF 31 Eradzh Kholov
GK 40 Amonsho 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

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References

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  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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