| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 March - 12 November 2008 |
| Teams | 29 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Gamba Osaka (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Adelaide United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 98 |
| Goals scored | 275 (2.81 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Nantawat Thansopa(9 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Yasuhito Endō |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 AFC Champions League was the 27th AFC Champions League, the top-level Asian club football tournament, and the 6th under the current AFC Champions League title. It was the last AFC Champions League before the competition expanded to 32 teams.
A total of 28 clubs were divided into seven groups of four, based on region, i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against the other three teams in their group, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs received three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:
The seven group winners and the defending champion advanced to the quarter-finals.
All eight clubs were randomly paired together, with the restriction that clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter-finals. The games were played over two legs, home and away; the team with the higher aggregate score was declared the match winner. If the aggregate score could not produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If the two teams were still tied, extra time was played, at the end of which the "away goals rule" was again applied if the scores were tied. If still tied, the game would go to penalties.
Indonesia were initially allocated two entries as per previous years. However, on 12 December 2007, the AFC awarded one to Thailand and the other one to Vietnam because the Indonesian domestic league and cup tournament wouldn't be completed in time for the start of the tournament. Both Thailand and Vietnam therefore effectively recovered the entries they had lost the previous year.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bunyodkor
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 13 |
 Al-Ittihad
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 |
 Sepahan
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 |
 Al-Ittihad
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 6 |
| Sepahan | 0–2 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jésus Gomez  21'Al Agha 87' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
| Al-Ittihad | 1–0 | Bunyodkor |
|---|---|---|
| Magno Alves 80' |
Report |
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
| Al-Ittihad | 0–1 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Magno Alves 78' |
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
| Bunyodkor | 2–0 | Sepahan |
|---|---|---|
| Bakayev 61' Kapadze 80' |
Report |
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Fareed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
| Al-Ittihad | 0–2 | Bunyodkor |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hasanov 50' Kapadze 65' |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
| Sepahan | 2–1 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Seyed Salehi 59' Aghily 71' |
Report | Al-Meshal 89' |
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
| Bunyodkor | 1–0 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Kapadze 29' |
Report |
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
| Al-Ittihad | 0–1 | Sepahan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mohammed 70' |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
| Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | Sepahan |
|---|---|---|
| Laurens 61' Jésus Gomez 64' |
Report | Aghily 48' |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Naser Al Ghafary (Jordan)
| Bunyodkor | 2–0 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Soliev 10' Djeparov 38' |
Report |
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Sepahan | 1–1 | Bunyodkor |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Mohammadi 2' |
Report | Gochguliev 72' |
Attendance: 150
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
| Al-Ittihad | 3–0 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Nemri 30', 50' Hazazi 42' |
Report |
Attendance: 600
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saipa
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 |
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
 Al Wasl
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 |
 Al Kuwait
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 |
| Al Wasl | 0–1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alwan 32' |
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
| Al Kuwait | 1–1 | Saipa |
|---|---|---|
| Ajab 44' |
Report | Zaynadpour 66' |
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0–0 | Al Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
| Saipa | 2–0 | Al Wasl |
|---|---|---|
| Traoré 45' Ansarifard 57' |
Report |
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto (Japan)
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0–1 | Saipa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vaziri 45+1' |
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan)
| Al Wasl | 1–0 | Al Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan 75' |
Report |
Attendance: 4,622
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
| Saipa | 1–1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmati 63' (pen.) |
Report | Ayad 71' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| Al Kuwait | 2–1 | Al Wasl |
|---|---|---|
| Ajab 10' Al Awadhi 42' |
Report | Ali 4' (pen.) |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mahmood Al Ghatrifi (Oman)
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–2 | Al Wasl |
|---|---|---|
| Kamil 69' |
Report | Al-Enazi 49' Oliveira 64' |
Attendance: 100
| Saipa | 1–0 | Al Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmati 24' |
Report |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
| Al Wasl | 1–1 | Saipa |
|---|---|---|
| André Dias 90+2' |
Report | Traoré 21' |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
| Al Kuwait | 1–2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Ajab 22' |
Report | Kadhim 17' Abdul-Mohsen 48' |
Attendance: 250
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto (Japan)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Karamah
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 11 |
| Al-Wahda
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 |
 Al-Sadd
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 |
| Al-Ahli
|
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| Al-Sadd | 2–1 | Al-Ahli |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson 6' Felipe 26' |
Report | Val Baiano 73' |
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| Al-Karamah | 4–1 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Esmaeel 3' Chaabo 27', 48'Al Hamwi 80' |
Report | Al Shehhi 83' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
| Al-Ahli | 1–1 | Al-Karamah |
|---|---|---|
| Al Thagafi 15' |
Report | Al Hamwi 44' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
| Al-Wahda | 2–2 | Al-Sadd |
|---|---|---|
| Pinga 17' Al Shehhi 85' |
Report | Tenorio 44' Emerson 71' |
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
| Al-Ahli | 0–0 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Saad Kameel Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
| Al-Sadd | 0–2 | Al-Karamah |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al Hamwi 69' Jenyat 73' |
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
| Al-Wahda | 2–1 | Al-Ahli |
|---|---|---|
| Josiel 35', 84' |
Report | Al Gizani 81' |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
| Al-Karamah | 1–0 | Al-Sadd |
|---|---|---|
| Jenyat 78' |
Report |
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
| Al-Ahli | 2–2 | Al-Sadd |
|---|---|---|
| Taher Zakaria 28' (o.g.) Sulimani 42' (pen.) |
Report | Gholam 32' (pen.) Ahmed 50' |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
| Al-Wahda | 1–0 | Al-Karamah |
|---|---|---|
| Al Shehhi 90' |
Report |
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)
| Al-Sadd | 0–0 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 800
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)
| Al-Karamah | 0–0 | Al-Ahli |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Qadisiya
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 |
| Pakhtakor
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 |
| Erbil
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 8 |
| Al-Gharafa
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
| Pakhtakor | 0–1 | Al Qadisiya |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ajab 90+1' |
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Erbil | 1–1 | Al-Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim Mubarak 61' |
Report | Araújo 13' |
Attendance: 250
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
| Al Qadisiya | 1–1 | Erbil |
|---|---|---|
| Al Salama 81' |
Alwan 28' (pen.) |
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
| Al-Gharafa | 2–2 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud 57' Araújo 65' |
Report | Aliqulov 68' F. Tadjiyev 78' |
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)
| Al Qadisiya | 1–0 | Al-Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Ajab 62' |
Report |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mahmood Al Ghatrifi (Oman)
| Pakhtakor | 2–0 | Erbil |
|---|---|---|
| Kholmatov 47' Geynrikh 52' (pen.) |
Report |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
| Al-Gharafa | 0–1 | Al Qadisiya |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Mutwa 89' |
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
| Erbil | 1–5 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Sabah 19' |
Report | Siamand 38' (o.g.) Kuziboyev 69'Marković 73'Geynrikh 81'Kholmatov 90+3' |
Attendance: 180
Referee: Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
| Al Qadisiya | 2–2 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Ajab 20' Al Salama 45' (pen.) |
Report | Ahmedov 36' Z. Tadjiyev 81' |
Attendance: 18000
Referee: Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan)
| Al-Gharafa | 0–1 | Erbil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alwan 29' |
Attendance: 200
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
| Pakhtakor | 2–0 | Al-Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Z. Tadjiyev 19' Ahmedov 88' (pen.) |
Report |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
| Erbil | 4–2 | Al Qadisiya |
|---|---|---|
| Salah 52', 70', 79' Alwan 89' |
Report | Al Shammari 23' Al-Kandri 34' |
Attendance: 120
Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 14 |
 Changchun Yatai
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 |
 Pohang Steelers
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
 Bình Dương
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 |
| Changchun Yatai | 2–1 | Bình Dương |
|---|---|---|
| Du Zhenyu 4' Cui Wei 70' |
Report | Nguyễn Anh Đức 53' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
| Pohang Steelers | 0–2 | Adelaide United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cornthwaite 3' Djite 59' |
Attendance: 8,436
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
| Bình Dương | 1–4 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Robson 11' (pen.) |
Report | Denilson 49' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Kim Jae-sung 56'Choi Hyo-jin 64' |
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan)
| Adelaide United | 0–0 | Changchun Yatai |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 10,510
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
| Bình Dương | 1–2 | Adelaide United |
|---|---|---|
| Philani 85' |
Report | Diego 10' Alagich 78' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Atallah Jatli Al Enezi (Kuwait)
| Changchun Yatai | 1–0 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Dah Zadi 86' |
Report |
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
| Adelaide United | 4–1 | Bình Dương |
|---|---|---|
| Pantelis 56' Dodd 58', 62'Diego 77' |
Report | Phạm Minh Đức 65' |
Attendance: 13,802
Referee: Mohamed Al Hilali (Oman)
| Pohang Steelers | 2–2 | Changchun Yatai |
|---|---|---|
| Hwang Jae-won 64' Hwang Jin-sung 90' |
Report | Wang Dong 35' Du Zhenyu 70' |
Attendance: 5,468
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
| Bình Dương | 0–5 | Changchun Yatai |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wang Bo 2', 37' Dah Zadi 13'Yan Feng 78'Caballero 90' (pen.) |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
| Adelaide United | 1–0 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Diego 63' |
Report |
Attendance: 11,805
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| Pohang Steelers | 0–0 | Bình Dương |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: Abdulrahman Recho (Syria)
| Changchun Yatai | 0–0 | Adelaide United |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashima Antlers
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | +25 | 15 |
| Beijing Guoan
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 12 |
| Krung Thai Bank
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 7 |
| Nam Định
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 1 |
| Krung Thai Bank | 1–9 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Kone 64' |
Report | Tashiro 15', 50' Iwamasa 21'Nozawa 34', 90+2'Marquinhos 47', 69', 71'Sasaki 73' |
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
| Nam Dinh | 1–3 | Beijing Guoan |
|---|---|---|
| Lê Văn Duyệt 14' |
Report | Yan Xiangchuang 57', 90+1' Du Wenhui 60' |
Attendance: 600
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
| Kashima Antlers | 6–0 | Nam Dinh |
|---|---|---|
| Motoyama 25', 48' Marquinhos 58', 67'Tashiro 73'Danilo 90+2' |
Report |
Attendance: 7,087
Referee: Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon)
| Beijing Guoan | 4–2 | Krung Thai Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Du Wenhui 39', 73' Martínez 51', 75' |
Report | Thansopa 58' Pichitchotirat 63' |
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Atallah Jatli (Kuwait)
| Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Beijing Guoan |
|---|---|---|
| Danilo 52' |
Report |
Attendance: 6,487
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
| Krung Thai Bank | 9–1 | Nam Dinh |
|---|---|---|
| Kone 4', 44', 90+1', 90+2' Thansopa 8', 46', 59'Choeichiu 64'Wongsuparuk 70' |
Report | Trần Đức Dương 64' |
Attendance: 500
Referee: Hedayat Mombeni (Iran)
| Beijing Guoan | 1–0 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Tiago 41' |
Report |
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Nam Dinh | 2–2 | Krung Thai Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Hoàng Ngọc Linh 2', 47' |
Report | Thansopa 21' Choeichiu 90' |
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohammad Dharman (Qatar)
| Kashima Antlers | 8–1 | Krung Thai Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Iwamasa 19' Koroki 21'Tashiro 45'Nozawa 46', 66'Ogasawara 50'Danilo 74', 83' |
Report | Pichitchotirat 90' |
Attendance: 5,540
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
| Beijing Guoan | 3–0 | Nam Dinh |
|---|---|---|
| Guo Hui 14' (pen.) Yang Hao 32', 78' |
Report |
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
| Krung Thai Bank | 5–3 | Beijing Guoan |
|---|---|---|
| Thansopa 10', 44', 49', 69' (pen.) Pichitchotirat 27' |
Report | Tiago 67' (pen.), 70', 77' (pen.) |
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
| Nam Dinh | 0–4 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tashiro 27' Koroki 47'Motoyama 75'Danilo 87' |
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamba Osaka
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 14 |
| Melbourne Victory
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 |
| Chunnam Dragons
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 |
| Chonburi
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 |
| Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Chunnam Dragons |
|---|---|---|
| Muscat 28' (pen.) Vargas 66' |
Report |
Attendance: 24,656
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
| Gamba Osaka | 1–1 | Chonburi |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas 90+4' |
Report | Sunthornpit 59' |
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Hedayat Mombeni (Iran)
| Chunnam Dragons | 3–4 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Simões 4' Kim Tae-su 27', 60' (pen.) |
Report | Futagawa 30' Bando 53', 75'Yasuda 58' |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
| Chonburi | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Ney Fabiano 45' Baga 79', 90+5' |
Report | Allsopp 57' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
| Chunnam Dragons | 1–0 | Chonburi |
|---|---|---|
| Simões 90' |
Report |
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
| Melbourne Victory | 3–4 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Allsopp 4', 65' Vargas 41' |
Report | Futagawa 31' Baré 38'Yamaguchi 68'Lucas 89' |
Attendance: 26,857
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Chonburi | 2–2 | Chunnam Dragons |
|---|---|---|
| On-Mo 56' Jinta 88' |
Report | Jeong Jun-yeon 5' Kim Myung-woon 48' |
Attendance: 10,000
| Gamba Osaka | 2–0 | Melbourne Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Yamazaki 31', 57' |
Report |
Attendance: 8,132
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
| Chunnam Dragons | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Ko Ki-gu 37' |
Report | Pondeljak 4' |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
| Chonburi | 0–2 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yamazaki 64' Lucas 76' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
| Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Chonburi |
|---|---|---|
| Muscat 56' Thompson 65'Hernández 77' |
Report | Ney Fabiano 55' |
Attendance: 14,558
Referee: Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan)
| Gamba Osaka | 1–1 | Chunnam Dragons |
|---|---|---|
| Futagawa 75' |
Report | Yoo Hong-youl 86' (pen.) |
Attendance: 7,160
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Al-Karamah
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Gamba Osaka
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gamba Osaka
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Al Qadisiya
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Urawa Red Diamonds (2007 Champion)
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gamba Osaka
| 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide United
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kashima Antlers
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Adelaide United
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide United
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bunyodkor
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saipa
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bunyodkor
| 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
The first leg matches were played on 17 September, and the second leg matches were played on 24 September 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Karamah
|
1–4 | Gamba Osaka
|
1–2 | 0–2 |
| Al Qadisiya
|
3–4 | Urawa Red Diamonds (2007 Champion) |
3–2 | 0–2 |
| Kashima Antlers
|
1–2 | Adelaide United
|
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Saipa
|
3–7 | Bunyodkor
|
2–2 | 1–5 |
The first leg matches were played on 8 October, and the second leg matches were played on 22 October 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamba Osaka
|
4–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds
|
1–1 | 3–1 |
| Adelaide United
|
3–1 | Bunyodkor
|
3–0 | 0–1 |
The first and second legs of the final were played on 5 and 12 November 2008, respectively.
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5–0 | Adelaide United
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3–0 | 2–0 |
The top scorers from the 2008 AFC Champions League are as follows:
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