2008 AFC Futsal Championship

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2008 AFC Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Thailand
Dates 11 - 18 May 2008
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Iran (9th title)
Runners-up  Thailand
Third place  Japan
Fourth place  China
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 240  (7.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iran Vahid Shamsaei
Best player Flag of Iran Vahid Shamsaei

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.

Contents

Qualifying

Qualifying to 2008 AFC Futsal Championship took place in Selangor, Malaysia from March 26 to March 30, 2008. and all matches played in Matsushita Sports Complex, Shah Alam

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
 Malaysia 3 2 1 0 20 12 8 7
 Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 1 16 13 3 6
 Vietnam 3 1 1 1 12 14 -2 4
 Maldives 3 0 0 3 8 17 -9 0

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
 Indonesia 4 3 0 1 19 6 13 9
 Kuwait 4 2 1 1 11 6 5 7
 Macau 4 2 1 1 10 8 2 7
 Qatar 4 2 0 2 7 10 -3 6
 Brunei 4 0 0 4 2 19 -17 0

Championship

The sixteen participating teams are divided into four groups of four which will play each on a single round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advance to quarter-finals. The top four teams for the tournament earned participation at the 2008 Futsal World Cup.

Preliminary Round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff 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
2008-05-11
12:00		 Kyrgyzstan  5 – 1  Indonesia
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2008-05-11
16:30		 Thailand  1 – 0  Iraq
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2008-05-12
14:15		 Indonesia  0 – 11  Thailand
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2008-05-12
18:45		 Iraq  0 – 8  Kyrgyzstan
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2008-05-13
16:30		 Kyrgyzstan  1 – 3  Thailand
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2008-05-13
16:30		 Iraq  4 – 5  Indonesia
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Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff 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
2008-05-11
14:15		 Japan  8 – 2  Chinese Taipei
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2008-05-11
18:45		 Australia  3 – 1  Turkmenistan
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2008-05-12
12:00		 Chinese Taipei  0 – 6  Australia
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2008-05-12
16:30		 Turkmenistan  1 – 4  Japan
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2008-05-13
20:00		 Japan  4 – 2  Australia
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2008-05-13
19:00		 Turkmenistan  6 – 2  Chinese Taipei
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Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff 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
2008-05-11
12:00		 Uzbekistan  10 – 0  Malaysia
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2008-05-11
16:30		 Lebanon  5 – 5  South Korea
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2008-05-12
14:15		 Malaysia  4 – 6  Lebanon
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2008-05-12
18:45		 South Korea  3 – 4  Uzbekistan
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2008-05-13
12:00		 Uzbekistan  5 – 1  Lebanon
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2008-05-13
12:00		 South Korea  3 – 4  Malaysia
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Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff 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
2008-05-11
14:15		 Iran  12 – 0  Kuwait
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2008-05-11
21:20		 Tajikistan  0 – 9  China
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2008-05-12
12:00		 Kuwait  4 – 6  Tajikistan
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2008-05-12
16:30		 China  1 – 8  Iran
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2008-05-13
14:15		 Iran  14 – 0  Tajikistan
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2008-05-13
14:15		 China  9 – 0  Kuwait
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Knockout stage

Quarter finals Semi finals Final
                   
15 May        
  Thailand  5
16 May
  Australia  2  
  Thailand  7
15 May
    China  3  
  Uzbekistan  1
18 May
  China  4  
  Thailand  0
15 May
    Iran  4
  Japan  4
16 May
  Kyrgyzstan  0  
  Japan  0 Third place
15 May
    Iran  1  
  Iran  9   China  3
  Lebanon  1     Japan  5
18 May


Quarterfinal

2008-05-15
15:00		 Thailand  5 – 2  Australia Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Flag of Kyrgyzstan Nurdin Bukuev
Suratsawang Scored in the 7th minute 7', Scored in the 8th minute 8'
Saisorn Scored in the 17th minute 17', Scored in the 39th minute 39'
Janta Scored in the 35th minute 35'		 Report de Moraes Scored in the 15th minute 15', Scored in the 28th minute 28'


2008-05-15
15:00		 Uzbekistan  1 – 4  China Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 150
Referee: Flag of Japan Kazuya Isokawa
Tajibaev Scored in the 38th minute 38' Report Liu Xinyi Scored in the 19th minute 19'
Wu Zhuoxi Scored in the 33rd minute 33'
Liang Shuang Scored in the 39th minute 39'
Li Xin Scored in the 39th minute 39'


2008-05-15
17:30		 Japan  4 – 0  Kyrgyzstan Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 2200
Referee: Flag of Malaysia Badrul Hisham Kalam
Ono Scored in the 17th minute 17'
Duvanaev Scored in the 19th minute 19' (o.g.)
Inada Scored in the 34th minute 34'
Kanayama Scored in the 37th minute 37'		 Report


2008-05-15
17:30		 Iran  9 – 1  Lebanon Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 200
Referee: Flag of South Korea Kim Jang-Kwan
Taheri Scored in the 3rd minute 3', Scored in the 30th minute 30'
Hashemzadeh Scored in the 9th minute 9'
Mohammadi Scored in the 10th minute 10'
Shamsaei Scored in the 12th minute 12'
Hassanzadeh Scored in the 23rd minute 23'
Latifi Scored in the 35th minute 35'
Tayyebi Scored in the 36th minute 36'
Raeisi Scored in the 38th minute 38'		 Report Fadlallah Scored in the 37th minute 37'

Semifinal

2008-05-16
15:00		 Thailand  7 – 3  China Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 2800
Referee: Flag of South Korea Kim Jang-Kwan
Saisorn Scored in the 5th minute 5', Scored in the 14th minute 14'
Innui Scored in the 10th minute 10', Scored in the 25th minute 25'
Munjarern Scored in the 18th minute 18'
Janta Scored in the 20th minute 20'
Santanaprasit Scored in the 26th minute 26'		 Report Liu Xinyi Scored in the 18th minute 18'
Li Jian Scored in the 33rd minute 33'
Li Xin Scored in the 36th minute 36'


2008-05-16
17:30		 Japan  0 – 1  Iran Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 3200
Referee: Flag of Australia Scott Kidson
Report Shamsaei Scored in the 20th minute 20'

3rd Place

2008-05-18
14:30		 China  3 – 5  Japan Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Flag of Kyrgyzstan Nurdin Bukuev
Zhang Xi Scored in the 25th minute 25'
Liu Xinyi Scored in the 33rd minute 33'
Liang Shuang Scored in the 36th minute 36'		 Report Ono Scored in the 7th minute 7'
Inada Scored in the 22nd minute 22'
Kogure Scored in the 35th minute 35'
Komiyama Scored in the 40th minute 40', Scored in the 40th minute 40'

Final

2008-05-18
17:00		 Thailand  0 – 4  Iran Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 6000
Referee: Flag of the People's Republic of China Li Zhizhong
Report Latifi Scored in the 8th minute 8'
Shamsaei Scored in the 16th minute 16', Scored in the 23rd minute 23'
Heidarian Scored in the 37th minute 37'

Honors

AFC Futsal Championship
2008 Winners
Libya
Iran
9th Title

References

Africa | Asia | Europe | North America | Oceanian | South America
International Futsal
v • d • e

FIFA | World Cup | Intercontinental Clubs Cup | Asian Indoor Games | Pan American Games | World Rankings | Teams | Organizations | Codes
     Asia: AFC – AFC Futsal Championship
     Africa: CAF – African Futsal Championship
     North America: CONCACAF – Championship
     South America: CONMEBOL – Championship
     Oceania: OFC – Oceanian Futsal Championship
     Europe: UEFA – UEFA Futsal Championship
AFC Futsal Championship
v • d • e

Malaysia 1999 | Thailand 2000 | Iran 2001 | Indonesia 2002 | Iran 2003 | Macau 2004 | Vietnam 2005 | Uzbekistan 2006 | Japan 2007 | Thailand 2008 |
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