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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = AFC Challenge Cup
| year = 2008
| image = 2008 AFC Challenge Cup logo.svg
| size = 180px
| caption = 
| country = India
| dates = 30 July – 13 August
| finalists = 8
| venues = 3
| cities = 2
| champion = IND
| count = 1
| second = TJK
| third = PRK
| fourth = MYA
| fourth-flagvar = 1974
| matches = 16
| goals = 41
| attendance = 15900
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Pak Song-chol (footballer born 1987)|Pak Song-chol]] <br /> (6 goals)
| player = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]
| updated = 
| prevseason = [[2006 AFC Challenge Cup|2006]]
| nextseason = [[2010 AFC Challenge Cup|2010]]
}}

The '''2008 [[AFC Challenge Cup]]''' [[Association football|football]] tournament was organised by [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] and was hosted by India.The tournament was played from 30 July – 13 August 2008. [[India national football team|India]] won the final against [[Tajikistan national football team|Tajikistan]].<ref>[http://roonba.50webs.com/news.htm The Roon Ba News, 17 December 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228084547/http://roonba.50webs.com/news.htm |date=28 December 2007 }}</ref> India was also the winner of the fair play award and the India [[captain (association football)|captain]] [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] won the most valuable player award.

[[Chinese Taipei]] was originally designated the host, but could not guarantee it would meet the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]'s standards for hosting the tournament.<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKSP28051520071129?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldFootballNews Thailand replaces Taiwan as 2008 Challenge Cup host]</ref> Thailand was first chosen as host but withdrew due to lack of time to prepare.<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=497126&cc=5739 India almost set to host Asian Challenge Cup]</ref> The Philippines also was to take over as host with matches to be played in [[Bacolod]] in May 2008 but the plan failed to materialized.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tupas|first1=Cedelf|title=Asian Challenge Cup in Bacolod uncertain|url=http://www.visayandailystar.com/archives.visayandailystar.com/2008/February/18/sportnews1.htm|access-date=2 November 2017|work=The Visayan Daily Star|date=18 February 2008}}</ref>

The winners of the 2008 and 2010 competitions will qualify directly for the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011 Asian Cup]].As a result, India qualified for the [[AFC Asian Cup]],the first time since [[1984 Asian Cup|1984]].This competition is exclusive to members of the ''emerging nations'' class of the AFC. However, in the previous edition, [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] and [[India national football team|India]] were invited from the ''developing nations'' class – Bangladesh actually hosting the tournament, and India sending their [[India national under-20 football team|under-20 team]]. India and Bangladesh have again been invited for the 2008 edition of the tournament, along with [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]], [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]] and [[Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan]] who are also a part of the ''developing nations'' class.

Laos withdrew from the competition on 2 May 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166396249.html|title=Laos withdraws from Challenge Cup|access-date=2 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505040128/http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166396249.html|archive-date=5 May 2008}}</ref>
Palestine withdrew from the competition on 14 May 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166527064.html|title=Palestine withdraws from Challenge Cup|access-date=14 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719130936/http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166527064.html|archive-date=19 July 2008}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=793365 |title=AFC Challenge Cup Venues Changed |access-date=27 July 2008 <!--DASHBot--> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080728020521/http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=793365 |archive-date=28 July 2008 |url-status = live }}</ref> Due to incessant rains in [[Hyderabad]] in the days leading up to the final, the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] changed the venue of the final and the third place play-off to the [[Ambedkar Stadium]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/3E92C44EBC6E6A71652574A10024F671?OpenDocument|title=New Delhi to host AFC Challenge Cup final on 13 Aug|access-date=13 August 2008 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://www.espnstar.com/football/other-football/news/detail/item100458/AFC-Challenge-Cup-final-shifted/ AFC Challenge Cup final shifted] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220194541/http://www.espnstar.com/football/other-football/news/detail/item100458/AFC-Challenge-Cup-final-shifted/ |date=20 February 2009 }}</ref>

== Tournament ==
Qualification saw the top team from each of the four qualification groups qualify for the tournament proper, bringing the total number of participating teams in the centralized finals to eight. In addition, [[India national football team|India]] (tournament hosts), [[Korea DPR national football team|Korea DPR]], [[Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan]] and [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]] qualified automatically.

[[Mongolia national football team|Mongolia]] and [[Timor Leste national football team|Timor-Leste]] decided not to take part.<ref>[http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_164921586.html AFC Asian Cup 2011 and AFC Challenge Cup 2008: AFC announces seedings and revised qualification process] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223025109/http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_164921586.html |date=23 December 2007 }}</ref>

=== Seeding ===
'''Bold Type''' – qualified teams, ''Italics'' – withdrawn teams
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
# '''{{fb|PRK}}'''
# '''{{fb|TKM}}'''
# '''{{fb|IND}}'''
# '''{{fb|MYA|1974}}'''
# '''{{fb|TJK}}'''
# '''{{fb|SRI}}'''
# '''{{fb|NEP}}'''
# {{fb|KGZ}}
# ''{{fb|PLE}}'' (Withdrew 14 May 2008)
# {{fb|TPE}}
# {{fb|BAN}}
# {{fb|BRU}}
# {{fb|PAK}}
# {{fb|CAM}}
# {{fb|PHI}}
# '''{{fb|AFG|2004}}'''
# {{fb|BHU}}
# {{fb|MAC}}
# {{fb|GUM}}
# ''{{fb|LAO}}'' (Withdrew 2 May 2008)
{{div col end}}

== Venues ==
<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=2| [[Hyderabad]]
!rowspan=10 colspan=3|{{location map+ |float=middle|India |width=250|caption= |places=
{{location map~ |India |lat=17.366 |long=78.476 |label=[[Hyderabad]] |position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=28.3650 |long=77.1232 |label=[[New Delhi]] |position=bottom}}
}}
! [[New Delhi]]
|-
| [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]]
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]
| [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''30,000'''
| Capacity: '''30,000'''
| Capacity: '''20,000'''
|-
|[[File:StadiumHyderabad.jpg|200px]]
|[[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium.jpg|200px]]
|[[File:Ambedkar stadium in delhi at morning.jpg|200px]]
|-
|}
</div>

== Qualification ==
{{main|2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification}}

The following teams qualified for the final tournament:
* {{fb|IND}} (Host)
* {{fb|PRK}} (Automatic Qualifier)
* {{fb|TKM}} (Automatic Qualifier)
* {{fb|MYA|1974}} (Automatic Qualifier)
* {{fb|SRI}} (Winner Qualification Group A)
* {{fb|TJK}} (Winner Qualification Group B)
* {{fb|AFG|2004}} (Winner Qualification Group C)
* {{fb|NEP}} (Winner Qualification Group D)

== Squads ==
{{main|2008 AFC Challenge Cup squads}}

== Group stage ==
All times are [[Indian Standard Time]] (IST) – [[UTC+5:30]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Key to colours in group tables
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|Top two placed teams advance to the semi-finals
|}

=== Tie-breaking criteria ===
Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:
# points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
# goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
# number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
# goal difference in all group matches;
# number of goals scored in all group matches;
# kicks from the penalty mark (if only two teams are level and they are both on the field of play);
# fewer yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
# drawing of lots by the organising committee.

=== Group A ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group A
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=IND|name_IND={{fb|IND}}
|team2=TJK|name_TJK={{fb|TJK}}
|team3=TKM|name_TKM={{fb|TKM}}
|team4=AFG|name_AFG={{fb|AFG|2004}}
|win_IND=2|draw_IND=1|loss_IND=0|gf_IND=4|ga_IND=2
|win_TJK=1|draw_TJK=2|loss_TJK=0|gf_TJK=5|ga_TJK=1
|win_TKM=1|draw_TKM=1|loss_TKM=1|gf_TKM=6|ga_TKM=2
|win_AFG=0|draw_AFG=0|loss_AFG=3|gf_AFG=0|ga_AFG=10

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/afc-emerging08.html RSSSF]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{footballbox
  | date = 30 July 2008
  | time = 16:00 
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|TKM}}
  | score = 0–0
  | team2 = {{fb|TJK}}
  | goals1 = 
  | report = [https://archive.today/20130204132419/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1708 Report]
  | goals2 = 
  | stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
  | attendance = 150
  | referee = [[Valentin Kovalenko]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
  | date = 30 July 2008
  | time = 18:30 
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
  | score = 1–0
  | team2 = {{fb|AFG|2004}}
  | goals1 = [[Climax Lawrence|Lawrence]] {{goal|90+2}}
  | report = [https://archive.today/20121208170558/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1707 Report]
  | goals2 = 
  | stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
  | attendance = 300
  | referee = [[Masaaki Toma]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
  | date = 1 August 2008
  | time = 16:00 
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|TJK}}
  | score = 1–1
  | team2 = {{fb|IND}}
  | goals1 = [[Yusuf Rabiev|Rabiev]] {{goal|11}}
  | report = [https://archive.today/20130105014708/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1709 Report]
  | goals2 = [[Alisher Tuychiev|Tuychiev]] {{goal|61|o.g.}}
  | stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
  | attendance = 350
  | referee = [[Tayeb Shamsuzzaman]] ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
  | date = 1 August 2008
  | time = 18:30 
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|AFG|2004}}
  | score = 0–5
  | team2 = {{fb|TKM}}
  | goals1 = 
  | report = [https://archive.today/20121209112942/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1716 Report]
  | goals2 = [[Guwançmuhammet Öwekow|Öwekow]] {{goal|1||41||77||80}}<br />[[Vyacheslav Krendelyov|Krendelev]] {{goal|23}}
  | stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
  | attendance = 100
  | referee = Ali Saleem ([[Football Association of Maldives|Maldives]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
  | date = 3 August 2008
  | time = 18:30 
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|TKM}}
  | score = 1–2
  | team2 = {{fb|IND}}
  | goals1 = [[Ýusup Orazmämmedow|Orazmämmedow]] {{goal|84}}
  | report = [https://archive.today/20130204052317/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1711 Report]
  | goals2 = [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|54||80}}
  | stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
  | attendance = 1,000
  | referee = Khalid Al-Senan ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|UAE]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
  | date = 3 August 2008
  | time = 18:30 
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|AFG|2004}}
  | score = 0–4
  | team2 = {{fb|TJK}}
  | goals1 = 
  | report = [https://archive.today/20130104214056/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1710 Report]
  | goals2 = [[Yusuf Rabiev|Rabiev]] {{goal|14||44||56}}<br />[[Davronjon Tukhtasunov|Tukhtasunov]] {{goal|39}}
  | stadium = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]] 
  | attendance = 150
  | referee = [[Vo Minh Tri]] ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])
}}

=== Group B ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=PRK|name_PRK={{fb|PRK}}
|team2=MYA|name_MYA={{fb|MYA|1974}}
|team3=NEP|name_NEP={{fb|NEP}}
|team4=SRI|name_SRI={{fb|SRI}}
|win_PRK=3|draw_PRK=0|loss_PRK=0|gf_PRK=5|ga_PRK=0
|win_MYA=2|draw_MYA=0|loss_MYA=1|gf_MYA=6|ga_MYA=2
|win_NEP=1|draw_NEP=0|loss_NEP=2|gf_NEP=3|ga_NEP=4
|win_SRI=0|draw_SRI=0|loss_SRI=3|gf_SRI=1|ga_SRI=9

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/afc-emerging08.html RSSSF]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{footballbox
  | date = 31 July 2008
  | time =  16:00 
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK}}
  | score = 3–0
  | team2 = {{fb|SRI}}
  | goals1 = Madushka Peiris {{goal|5|o.g.}}<br />[[Pak Song-chol (footballer born 1987)|Pak Song-chol]] {{goal|9||27}}
  | report = [https://archive.today/20130203170353/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1718 Report]
  | goals2 = 
  | stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
  | attendance = 100
  | referee = [[Vo Minh Tri]] ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
  | date = 31 July 2008
  | time = 18:30 
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|MYA|1974}}
  | score =  3–0
  | team2 = {{fb|NEP}}
  | goals1 = [[Yazar Win Thein]] {{goal|66}}<br />[[Myo Min Tun]] {{goal|76}}<br />[[Soe Myat Min]] {{goal|86}}
  | report = [https://archive.today/20130203164819/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1717 Report]
  | goals2 = 
  | stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
  | attendance = 150
  | referee = Khalid Al-Senan ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|UAE]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
  | date = 2 August 2008
  | time = 16:00 
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|SRI}}
  | score = 1–3
  | team2 = {{fb|MYA|1974}}
  | goals1 = [[Kasun Jayasuriya|Jayasuriya]] {{goal|51}}
  | report = [https://archive.today/20130203142052/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1715 Report]
  | goals2 = [[Soe Myat Min]] {{goal|47}} <br /> [[Yan Paing]] {{goal|70}} <br /> [[Si Thu Win]] {{goal|85}}
  | stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
  | attendance = 100
  | referee = [[Valentin Kovalenko]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
  | date = 2 August 2008
  | time = 18:30 
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}
  | score = 0–1
  | team2 = {{fb|PRK}}
  | goals1 = 
  | report = [https://archive.today/20130203213623/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1714 Report]
  | goals2 = [[Pak Song-chol (footballer born 1987)|Pak Song-chol]] {{goal|39}}
  | stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
  | attendance = 100
  | referee = [[Masaaki Toma]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
  | date = 4 August 2008
  | time = 18:30
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK}}
  | score = 1–0
  | team2 = {{fb|MYA|1974}}
  | goals1 = [[Ro Hak-su]] {{goal|15}}
  | report = [https://archive.today/20130105002407/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1713 Report]
  | goals2 = 
  | stadium = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]] 
  | attendance = 100
  | referee = [[Tayeb Shamsuzzaman]] ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
  | date = 4 August 2008
  | time = 18:30 
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}
  | score = 3–0
  | team2 = {{fb|SRI}} 
  | goals1 = [[Santosh Sahukhala|Sahukhala]] {{goal|14}} <br /> [[Ju Manu Rai|J.M. Rai]] {{goal|55}} <br /> K.C. Anjan {{goal|68}}
  | report = [https://archive.today/20130105075704/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1712 Report]
  | goals2 = 
  | stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
  | attendance = 200
  | referee = Ali Saleem ([[Football Association of Maldives|Maldives]])
}}

== Knockout stage ==
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi-finals -->
|7 August – [[Hyderabad]]|'''{{fb|IND}}'''|'''1'''|{{fb|MYA|1974}}|0 
|7 August – [[Hyderabad]]|{{fb|PRK}}|0|'''{{fb|TJK}}'''|'''1'''
<!--final -->
|13 August – [[New Delhi]]|'''{{fb|IND}}'''|'''4'''|{{fb|TJK}}|1
<!--third place -->
|13 August – [[New Delhi]]|'''{{fb|PRK}}'''|'''4'''|{{fb|MYA|1974}}|0 
}}

=== Semi-finals ===
{{footballbox
  | date = 7 August 2008
  | time = 16:00 
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
  | score = 1–0
  | team2 = {{fb|MYA|1974}}
  | goals1 = [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|82}}
  | report = [https://archive.today/20130203173740/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1811 Report]
  | goals2 = 
  | stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]] 
  | attendance = 1,500
  | referee = [[Tayeb Shamsuzzaman]] ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
  | date = 7 August 2008
  | time = 19:30 
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK}}
  | score = 0–1
  | team2 = {{fb|TJK}}
  | goals1 = 
  | report = [https://archive.today/20130203174201/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1810 Report]
  | goals2 = [[Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov|Mukhidinov]] {{goal|39}}
  | stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]] 
  | attendance = 600
  | referee = [[Masaaki Toma]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}

=== Third place play-off ===
{{footballbox
  | date = 13 August 2008
  | time = 16:00 
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|MYA|1974}}
  | score = 0–4
  | team2 = {{fb|PRK}}
  | goals1 =
  | report = [https://archive.today/20130203233924/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1812 Report]
  | goals2 = [[Pak Song-chol (footballer born 1987)|Pak Song-chol]] {{goal|10||12||44|pen.}} <br /> [[Ro Hak-su]] {{goal|53}}
  | stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]], [[New Delhi]] 
  | attendance = 1,000
  | referee = Khalid Al-Senan ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|UAE]])
}}

=== Final ===
{{main|2008 AFC Challenge Cup Final}}
{{footballbox
  | date = 13 August 2008
  | time =  19:00
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
  | score = 4–1
  | team2 = {{fb|TJK}}
  | goals1 = [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|9||23||75}} <br /> [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|18}}
  | report = [https://archive.today/20130203134723/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1813 Report]
  | goals2 = [[Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev|Fatkhuloev]] {{goal|44}}
  | stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
  | attendance = 10,000
  | referee = [[Valentin Kovalenko]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
}}

== Winner ==
{{winners|fb|2008 AFC Challenge Cup Champions|India|First}}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
!colspan="3"| Fair Play Award
!colspan="3"| Golden Shoe
!colspan="3"| Most Valuable Player
|-
|colspan="3" align="center"|{{fb|IND}}
|colspan="3" align="center"|{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Pak Song-chol (footballer born 1987)|Pak Song-chol]]
|colspan="3" align="center"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]
|}

== Goalscorers ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
;6 goals
* {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Pak Song-chol (footballer born 1987)|Pak Song-chol]]

;4 goals
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sunil Chhetri]]
* {{flagicon|TJK}} [[Yusuf Rabiev]]
* {{flagicon|TKM}} [[Guwançmuhammet Öwekow]]

;3 goals
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]

;2 goals
* {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} [[Soe Myat Min]]
* {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Ro Hak-su]]

;1 goal
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Climax Lawrence]]
* {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} [[Myo Min Tun]]
* {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} [[Si Thu Win]]
* {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} [[Yan Paing]]
* {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} [[Yazar Win Thein]]

{{col-3}}
;1 goal
* {{flagicon|NEP}} K.C. Anjan
* {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Ju Manu Rai]]
* {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Santosh Sahukhala]]
* {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Kasun Jayasuriya]]
* {{flagicon|TJK}} [[Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev]]
* {{flagicon|TJK}} [[Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov]]
* {{flagicon|TJK}} [[Davronjon Tukhtasunov]]
* {{flagicon|TKM}} [[Vyacheslav Krendelyov|Vyacheslav Krendelev]]
* {{flagicon|TKM}} [[Ýusup Orazmämmedow]]
 
;Own goal
* {{flagicon|SRI}} Madushka Peiris (playing against [[Korea DPR national football team|Korea DPR]])
* {{flagicon|TJK}} [[Alisher Tuychiev]] (playing against [[India national football team|India]])
{{col-3}}
{{col-end}}

==Team statistics==
<small>This table shows all team performance. Matches that ended in a penalty shoot out are counted as draws</small>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
!width="165"|Team
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
|-
|colspan=10|'''Reached the knockout stage'''
|-bgcolor="gold"
|1||align=left|{{fb|IND}}
|5||4||1||0||9||3||+6
|-bgcolor="silver"
|2||align=left|{{fb|TJK}}
|5||2||2||1||7||5||+2
|-bgcolor="#cc9966"
|3||align=left|{{fb|PRK}}
|5||4||0||1||9||1||+8
|-
|4||align=left|{{fb|MYA|1974}}
|5||2||0||3||6||7||-1
|-
|colspan=10|'''Eliminated in the group stage'''
|-
|5||align=left|{{fb|TKM}}
|3||1||1||1||6||2||+4
|-
|6||align=left|{{fb|NEP}}
|3||1||0||2||3||4||−1
|-
|7||align=left|{{fb|SRI}}
|3||0||0||3||1||9||−8
|-
|8||align=left|{{fb|AFG|2004}}
|3||0||0||3||0||10||−10
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080505040139/http://www.the-afc.com/eng/competitions/news/index.jsp_ACC-08-08-535-1.html Official Site]
* [http://indianfootball.com/data/afcchallengecup2008.html Stats at a glance]

{{AFC Challenge Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Challenge Cup}}

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[[Category:AFC Challenge Cup|2008]]
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[[Category:2008 in Tajikistani football]]
[[Category:2008 in Turkmenistani football]]
[[Category:2008 in Afghan football]]
[[Category:2008 in North Korean football]]
[[Category:2008–09 in Sri Lankan football]]
[[Category:2008 in Burmese football]]
[[Category:2008 in Nepalese sport]]