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

(Withdrew 14 May 2008)

(Withdrew 2 May 2008)

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

Qualification Group A Matches played in Taipei, Chinese Taipei

Group B Matches played in Iloilo City and Barotac Nuevo, Philippines

Group C Matches played in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Laos withdrew on 2 May.

Group D Matches played in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Palestine withdrew on 14 May.

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: - automatic qualifier - automatic qualifier - automatic qualifier - automatic qualifier - Group A winner - Group B winner - Group C winner - Group D winner

Goalscorers

5 goals Kasun Jayasuriya

3 goals Ju Manu Rai Muhammad Qasim Channa Ediri Bandanage Numonjon Hakimov Yusuf Rabiev

2 goals Nuth Sinoun Chang Han Zachary Pangelinan Che Chi Man Jamshed Anwar Nimal Dehiwalage Chathura Maduranga Siyaguna

1 goal Ata Yamrali Mohamed Hasan Ameli Nawang Dendup Passang Tshering Khayrun Bin Salleh Chan Rithy Chen Po-liang Chiang Shih-lu Huang Wei-yi Lo Chih-an Tsai Hsien-tang Christopher Mendiola Roman Kornilov Ruslan Sydykov Chan Kin Seng Sandip Rai

1 goal Adnan Ahmed Tanveer Ahmed Mohammad Essa Zahid Hameed Michael Masih Abdul Rehman Farooq Shah Emelio Caligdong Chad Gould Phil Younghusband Sabras Mohamed Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov

Own goal Pema Rinchen (playing against Philippines) Chen Po-liang (playing against Sri Lanka) Iltaf Ahmed (playing against Guam)

References

External links AFC Website

fr:Qualifications de l'AFC Challenge Cup 2008