The XIV Turkmen President’s Cup took place in Ashgabat beginning February 21, 2008. All matches played at Nisa-Çandybil and Olympic stadium, in Turkmenistan.
Group stage
Group A
TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD1. Mika FC4211020+22. Turkish collective4211010-13. Şagadam Türkmenbaşy0200203-3
Mika FC 0–0 Turkish collectiveŞagadam 0–1Turkish collectiveMika2–0Şagadam
Group B TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD1. HTTU Aşgabat6220031+22. Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn1201123-13. Rubin-21201112-1
Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn 1–2 HTTU AşgabatRubin-2 0–1HTTU AşgabatDordoi-Dynamo Naryn1–1Rubin-2
Group C TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD1. FC Aşgabat9330051+42. Iran U-23 6320151+43. Vakhsh Qurghonteppa3310236-34. Nebitçi Balkanabat0300314-3
Vakhsh 2–1 Nebitçi BalkanabatFC Aşgabat 1–0Iran U-23Nebitçi Balkanabat0–1Iran U-23FC Aşgabat3–1VakhshIran U-234–0VakhshFC Aşgabat1–0Nebitçi Balkanabat
Elimination round
Semi-final
HTTU Aşgabat 1–0 Mika
3rd place game Iran U-23 1–0 Mika
Final HTTU Aşgabat 2–1FC Aşgabat HTTU kept hold of the Turkmenistan President’s Cup after coming from a goal down to defeat Turkmen league champions 2–1 in the final of the ten-team tournament. AFC President’s Cup qualifiers Ashgabat took the lead in the 13th minute through Arif Mirzoev but for the second successive final HTTU would come from behind to take the trophy. The Students, who twice fought back to defeat Aşgabat 3-2 and win the 2007 Turkmenistan President’s Cup, got on level terms when Perkhat Podarov equalised before Berdi Şamyradow scored three minutes into the second-half with the goal that gave HTTU the trophy and the US$20,000 winners’ cheque.
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