Runners-up Safa Dates 11 Mar 2008 – 7 Nov 2008 Teams 20 Matches played 74 | Champion Al-Muharraq SC Goals scored 235 | |
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The 2008 AFC Cup was the 5th edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.
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Qualified teams
20 clubs will be competing, including champions of the national leagues and champions of the primary knock-out competition from the following countries which are AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category. In that season, the club of Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Indonesia not participated.
Group stage
The draw was held on 17 October 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Key to colors in group tables:
Best runners-up
Three best three runners-up qualify for the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals
The first leg matches will be played on 16 September, and the second leg matches will be played on 23 September 2008.
Semi-finals
The first leg matches will be played on 7 October, and the second leg matches will be played on 21 October 2008.
Final
The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on 31 October and 7 November 2008, respectively.