2008 AFC Futsal Championship explained

Year:2008
Other Titles:ฟุตซอลชิงแชมป์เอเชีย 2008
Size:160
Country:Thailand
Dates:11–18 May
Num Teams:16
Confederations:1
Venues:2
Cities:1
Count:9
Matches:32
Goals:240
Attendance:42820
Top Scorer: Vahid Shamsaei (13)
Player: Vahid Shamsaei
Prevseason:2007
Nextseason:2010

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

Qualification

See main article: 2008 AFC Futsal Championship qualification.

Venues

Colspan=2Bangkok
Hua Mark Indoor StadiumNimibutr 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.

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Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Awards

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
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References