2008 AFC Futsal Championship

The 2008 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 11 May to 18 May 2008. The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.

2008 AFC Futsal Championship
ฟุตซอลชิงแชมป์เอเชีย 2008
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
DatesMay 11–18
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (9th title)
Runners-up Thailand
Third place Japan
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored240 (7.5 per match)
Attendance42,820 (1,338 per match)
Top scorer(s) Vahid Shamsaei (13)
Best player(s) Vahid Shamsaei

Qualification

Venues

Bangkok
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium Nimibutr Indoor Stadium
Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 5,600

Draw

The draw for the 2008 AFC Futsal Championship was held on 11 April 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Iran
 Japan
 Kyrgyzstan
 Uzbekistan

 Australia
 Lebanon
 Tajikistan
 Thailand

 China
 Iraq
 South Korea
 Turkmenistan

 Chinese Taipei
 Indonesia
 Kuwait
 Malaysia

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9
 Kyrgyzstan 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 6
 Indonesia 3 1 0 2 6 20 14 3
 Iraq 3 0 0 3 4 14 10 0
Source:
Kyrgyzstan 5 – 1 Indonesia
Abdyraimov  6'
Djetybaev  18', 22'
Mendibaev  26'
Duvanaev  38'
Report Wiyantoro  37'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alireza Sohrabi (Iran)

Thailand 1 – 0 Iraq
Janta  12' Report
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Badrul Hisham Kalam (Malaysia)

Indonesia 0 – 11 Thailand
Report Munjarern  5', 16', 35', 36'
Ihsan  12' (o.g.)
Suttiroj  19'
Khumthinkaew  30'
Janta  33'
Santanaprasit  38', 39'
Tangtung  40'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Karim Sistani (Iran)

Iraq 0 – 8 Kyrgyzstan
Report Djetybaev  18', 27'
Malinin  23'
Sundeev  32'
Djumataev  34', 35'
Kadyrov  38'
Saad  39' (o.g.)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Scott Kidson (Australia)

Kyrgyzstan 1 – 3 Thailand
Kanetov  31' Report Munjarern  16'
Ekkapan Suratsawang  31'
Santanaprasit  38'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Badrul Hisham Kalam (Malaysia)

Iraq 4 – 5 Indonesia
Saad  15'
Ghazi  19', 23'
Khalid  24'
Report Assegaff  3'
Handoyo  20'
Ladjanibi  29', 36'
Karmadi  39'
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 100
Referee: Shinichi Hirano (Japan)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 16 5 +11 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
 Turkmenistan 3 1 0 2 8 9 1 3
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 4 20 16 0
Source:
Japan 8 – 2 Chinese Taipei
Ono  4'
Kanayama  13', 31'
Lee Meng-chian  15' (o.g.)
Komiyama  19'
Inaba  26'
Kogure  32', 37'
Report Chang Fu-hsiang  11', 33'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)

Australia 3 – 1 Turkmenistan
Giovenali  17'
Zeballos  31'
Vizzari  40'
Report Allaberdiyev  7'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kim Jang-kwan (South Korea)

Chinese Taipei 0 – 6 Australia
Report Fang Ching-jen  13' (o.g.)
Wright  14', 23', 35'
Vizzari  34'
Zeballos  40'
Attendance: 750
Referee: Li Zhizhong (China)

Turkmenistan 1 – 4 Japan
Muhamedmuradov  37' Report Fujii  1'
Inada  10'
Kanayama  13'
Kishimoto  27'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Japan 4 – 2 Australia
Kanayama  25'
Ono  28'
Inada  32'
Komiyama  40'
Report Zeballos  13'
Haydon  16'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Li Zhizhong (China)

Turkmenistan 6 – 2 Chinese Taipei
Resulov  7', 34'
Esenmamedov  29'
Orazov  32'
Muhamedmuradov  39'
Tashliyev  39'
Report Huang Shih-chan  30'
Chen Chun-chieh  35'
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 50
Referee: Prasert Krutsri (Thailand)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 19 4 +15 9
 Lebanon 3 1 1 1 12 14 2 4
 Malaysia 3 1 0 2 8 19 11 3
 South Korea 3 0 1 2 11 13 2 1
Source:
Uzbekistan 10 – 0 Malaysia
Tajibaev  12', 15', 22', 32'
Odushev  18'
Holmatov  28'
Farhutdinov  29'
Yusupdjanov  34', 40'
Tojiboev  35'
Report
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mohammad Al-Haddad (Kuwait)

Lebanon 5 – 5 South Korea
Said  18'
Takaji  27', 39'
Itani  39'
Atwi  39'
Report Jung Hae-hyuck  5'
Shin Han-kook  16'
Kang Hyun-uk  24'
Abou-Chaaya  26' (o.g.)
Kim In-woo  39'
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 300
Referee: Li Zhizhong (China)

Malaysia 4 – 6 Lebanon
Abdul Aziz  4'
Sarmin  9'
Haris  25'
Zulkhapri  29'
Report Atwi  5', 8' (pen.)
Takaji  21', 26'
Said  26'
Abou-Chaaya  32'
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 150
Referee: Shinichi Hirano (Japan)

South Korea 3 – 4 Uzbekistan
Lee Jong-yun  17'
Shin Han-kook  18'
Jung Hyuk  18'
Report Farhutdinov  5', 22'
Odushev  12', 36'
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rey Ritaga (Philippines)

Uzbekistan 5 – 1 Lebanon
Mamdjonov  9'
Farhutdinov  25'
Irsaliev  27', 33'
Yusupdjanov  37'
Report Itani  9'
Attendance: 220
Referee: Mohammad Al-Haddad (Kuwait)

South Korea 3 – 4 Malaysia
Zulkhapri  6' (o.g.)
Kang Hyun-uk  22'
Lee Jong-yun  36'
Report Haris  8'
Mohamad  14', 37'
Zainal  22'
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 100
Referee: Christopher Colley (Australia)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 3 0 0 34 1 +33 9
 China 3 2 0 1 19 8 +11 6
 Tajikistan 3 1 0 2 6 27 21 3
 Kuwait 3 0 0 3 4 27 23 0
Source:
Iran 12 – 0 Kuwait
Taheri  10', 27'
Heidarian  10'
Raeisi  15', 39'
Shamsaei  16', 37'
Hassanzadeh  19', 36'
Asghari  22'
Hashemzadeh  23'
Keshavarz  35'
Report
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kazuya Isokawa (Japan)

Tajikistan 0 – 9 China
Report Liang Shuang  1'
Hu Jie  2'
Li Xin  6', 33'
Wang Wei  8'
Zhang Xiao  13'
Wu Zhuoxi  15' (pen.)
Zhang Jiong  29'
Zhang Xi  38'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Christopher Colley (Australia)

Kuwait 4 – 6 Tajikistan
Al-Otaibi  17'
Al-Nagi  20'
Al-Nakkas  35'
Al-Othman  39'
Report Faizullaev  5', 18'
Ismoilov  10'
Ulmasov  13', 29'
Jumaev  37'
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sayfiddin Amanov (Uzbekistan)

China 1 – 8 Iran
Liang Shuang  38' Report Taheri  3'
Shamsaei  9', 29'
Hassanzadeh  26', 35'
Heidarian  26'
Latifi  31'
Mohammadi  38'
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 300
Referee: Prasert Krutsri (Thailand)

Iran 14 – 0 Tajikistan
Hassanzadeh  5'
Sufiev  7' (o.g.)
Shamsaei  9', 13', 14', 40', 40'
Tayyebi  9', 13'
Latifi  13', 18'
Ismoilov  15' (o.g.)
Asghari  36'
Heidarian  36'
Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

China 9 – 0 Kuwait
Liu Xinyi  2'
Wang Wei  8', 11', 31'
Zhang Xiao  12', 22'
Li Xin  19'
Zhang Xi  36'
Wu Zhuoxi  37'
Report
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 100
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdulqader (Bahrain)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
May 15 – Bangkok
 
 
 Thailand5
 
May 16 – Bangkok
 
 Australia2
 
 Thailand7
 
May 15 – Bangkok
 
 China3
 
 Uzbekistan1
 
May 18 – Bangkok
 
 China4
 
 Thailand0
 
May 15 – Bangkok
 
 Iran4
 
 Japan4
 
May 16 – Bangkok
 
 Kyrgyzstan0
 
 Japan0
 
May 15 – Bangkok
 
 Iran1 Third place
 
 Iran9
 
May 18 – Bangkok
 
 Lebanon1
 
 China3
 
 
 Japan5
 

Quarter-finals

Thailand 5 – 2 Australia
Ekkapong Suratsawang  7', 8'
Saisorn  17', 39'
Janta  35'
Report Fernando  15', 28'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)

Uzbekistan 1 – 4 China
Tajibaev  38' Report Liu Xinyi  19'
Wu Zhuoxi  33'
Liang Shuang  39'
Li Xin  39'
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kazuya Isokawa (Japan)

Japan 4 – 0 Kyrgyzstan
Ono  17'
Duvanaev  19' (o.g.)
Inada  34'
Kanayama  37'
Report
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Badrul Hisham Kalam (Malaysia)

Iran 9 – 1 Lebanon
Taheri  3', 30'
Hashemzadeh  9'
Mohammadi  10'
Shamsaei  12'
Hassanzadeh  23'
Latifi  35'
Tayyebi  36'
Raeisi  38'
Report Fadlallah  37'
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kim Jang-kwan (South Korea)

Semi-finals

Thailand 7 – 3 China
Saisorn  5', 14'
Innui  10', 25'
Munjarern  18'
Janta  20'
Santanaprasit  26'
Report Liu Xinyi  18'
Li Jian  33'
Li Xin  36'
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Kim Jang-kwan (South Korea)

Japan 0 – 1 Iran
Report Shamsaei  20'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Scott Kidson (Australia)

Third place play-off

China 3 – 5 Japan
Zhang Xi  25'
Liu Xinyi  33'
Liang Shuang  36'
Report Ono  7'
Inada  22'
Kogure  35'
Komiyama  40', 40'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)

Final

Thailand 0 – 4 Iran
Report Latifi  8'
Shamsaei  16', 23'
Heidarian  37'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Li Zhizhong (China)

Awards

 AFC Futsal Championship 2008 Winners 

Iran
9th title
Asghar Ghahremani, Mohammad Taheri, Mohammad Keshavarz, Mohammad Hashemzadeh, Javad Asghari Moghaddam, Kazem Mohammadi, Vahid Shamsaei, Mohammad Reza Heidarian, Majid Latifi, Mostafa Nazari, Majid Raeisi, Mostafa Tayyebi, Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh, Hamid Reza Abrarinia
Coach: Hossein Shams

Goalscorers

13 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
  • Lachlan Wright
  • Christopher Zeballos
  • Wu Zhuoxi
  • Zhang Xi
  • Zhang Xiao
  • Majid Raeisi
  • Mostafa Tayyebi
  • Kenichiro Kogure
  • Hayssam Atwi
  • Nikolay Odushev
  • Ilhom Yusupdjanov
2 goals
1 goal
  • Greg Giovenali
  • Luke Haydon
  • Hu Jie
  • Li Jian
  • Zhang Jiong
  • Chen Chun-chieh
  • Huang Shih-chan
  • Fachry Assegaff
  • Deny Handoyo
  • Sayan Karmadi
  • Topas Wiyantoro
  • Mohammad Keshavarz
  • Hashim Khalid
  • Ali Saad
  • Kenta Fujii
  • Kotaro Inaba
  • Takeshi Kishimoto
  • Meshari Al-Nakkas
  • Mohammad Al-Nagi
  • Hamed Al-Otaibi
  • Hamad Al-Othman
  • Daniar Abdyraimov
  • Marat Duvanaev
  • Dilshat Kadyrov
  • Emil Kanetov
  • Evgeniy Malinin
  • Azamat Mendibaev
  • Mihail Sundeev
  • Rabih Abou-Chaaya
  • Abbas Fadlallah
  • Ruzaley Abdul Aziz
  • Ahmad Hanif Sarmin
  • Addie Azwan Zainal
  • Zaidi Zulkhapri
  • Jung Hae-hyuck
  • Jung Hyuk
  • Kim In-woo
  • Obidjon Ismoilov
  • Sherzod Jumaev
  • Sermphan Khumthinkaew
  • Ekkapan Suratsawang
  • Natthapon Suttiroj
  • Ukrit Tangtung
  • Ahmed Allaberdiyev
  • Bayrammurat Esenmamedov
  • Mergen Orazov
  • Ildar Tashliyev
  • Umid Holmatov
  • Gulomjon Mamdjonov
  • Shuhrat Tojiboev
Own goals
  • Fang Ching-jen (for Australia)
  • Lee Meng-chian (for Japan)
  • Maulana Ihsan (for Thailand)
  • Ali Saad (for Kyrgyzstan)
  • Marat Duvanaev (for Japan)
  • Rabih Abou-Chaaya (for South Korea)
  • Zaidi Zulkhapri (for South Korea)
  • Obidjon Ismoilov (for Iran)
  • Bakhodur Sufiev (for Iran)

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