2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

The qualification phase for the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup saw four teams advance to the finals to join four automatic qualifiers in the final tournament in India. Qualification was held from 2 April to 28 May, 2008 in four different venues. Sixteen teams participated in qualification in four groups containing four teams each. The four group winners joined hosts India, North Korea, Myanmar, and Turkmenistan in the final round.

Seedings

The draw for the qualification groups was made on 18 January 2008 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Qualification

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 14 4 +10 7
 Pakistan 3 2 0 1 12 10 +2 6
 Chinese Taipei 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
 Guam 3 0 0 3 4 18 −14 0
Source:
Sri Lanka 5–1 Guam
Bandanage  54'
Siyaguna  55', 64'
S. Mohamed  82'
Jayasuriya  90+1'		 Report Mendiola  62'
Attendance: 300
Chinese Taipei 1–2 Pakistan
Lo Chih-an  5' Report Essa  13'
Masih  34'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Pakistan 1–7 Sri Lanka
A. Ahmed  17' Report Jayasuriya  7', 42', 90+2'
Bandanage  13' (pen.), 82'
Dehiwalage  72', 77'
Attendance: 300
Guam 1–4 Chinese Taipei
Pangelinan  17' Report Chang Han  20'
Huang Wei-yi  28'
Chen Po-liang  33'
Chiang Shih-lu  44'
Attendance: 850
Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)
Pakistan 9–2 Guam
Anwar  9', 18'
Shah  28'
Qasim  44', 72', 82'
T. Ahmed  62'
Hameed  65' (pen.)
Rehman  85'		 Report Pangelinan  74'
I. Ahmed  80' (o.g.)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kadhum Auda Lazim (Iraq)
Sri Lanka 2–2 Chinese Taipei
Chen Po-liang  59' (o.g.)
Jayasuriya  86'		 Report Chang Han  28'
Tsai Hsien-tang  74'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Group B
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:
Tajikistan 3–1 Bhutan
Hakimov  27'  88' (pen.)
Rabiev  60'		 Report P. Tshering  69'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)
Brunei 0–1 Philippines
Report Caligdong  28'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)
Philippines 0–0 Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ali Al-Badawi (United Arab Emirates)
Bhutan 1–1 Brunei
Dendup  12' Report Bin Salleh  76'
Attendance: 4,000
Philippines 3–0 Bhutan
Gould  41'
P. Younghusband  43'
Rinchen  58' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)
Tajikistan 4–0 Brunei
Rabiev  46', 87'
Mukhidinov  61'
Hakimov  69'		 Report
Attendance: 450
Referee: Ali Al-Badawi (United Arab Emirates)

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Afghanistan 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
 Kyrgyzstan 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source:
Bangladesh 0–0 Afghanistan
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Khalid Al-Senan (United Arab Emirates)
Afghanistan 1–0 Kyrgyzstan
Yamrali  38' Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia)
Kyrgyzstan 2–1 Bangladesh
Kornilov  83'
Sydykov  87'		 Report Ameli  63'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Atallah Jatli Al-Enezi (Kuwait)

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
   Nepal 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6
 Cambodia 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
 Macau 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0
Source:
Nepal   3–2 Macau
S. Rai  43'
J.M. Rai  57', 65'		 Report Che Chi Man  29' (pen.)
Chan Kin Seng  59'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
Cambodia 0–1   Nepal
Report J.M. Rai  44'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Cambodia 3–1 Macau
Sinoun  30', 90+2'
Rithy  67'		 Report Che Chi Man  65'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Çarymyrat Gurbanow (Turkmenistan)

Final tournament

The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, was held from 30 July to 13 August 2008 in India.

Qualifiers

Qualifiers for the final tournament were:

Goalscorers
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