| Tourney Name: | Carolina Challenge Cup |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Dates: | March 15 - 22 |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Federations: | 2 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion Other: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Count: | 2 |
| Second Other: | Charleston Battery |
| Third Other: | New York Red Bulls |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Goals: | 13 |
| Top Scorer: | 2 players with 2 goals |
| Updated: | October 13, 2013 |
| Prevseason: | 2007 |
| Nextseason: | 2009 |
The 2008 Carolina Challenge Cup was a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. The San Jose Earthquakes won their second title.
Four clubs competed in the tournament:
| Team | League | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Charleston Battery (co-hosts) | USL-1 | 5th | |
| D.C. United | MLS | 4th | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | MLS | 2nd | |
 Toronto FC | MLS | 2nd | |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | |
| Charleston Battery | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| New York Red Bulls | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | |
| Toronto FC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
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Kei Kamara (San Jose Earthquakes) Ramiro Corrales (San Jose Earthquakes) Jeff Cunningham (Toronto FC)
Glinton (San Jose Earthquakes) Jason Hernandez (San Jose Earthquakes)
David Kenga (Charleston Battery) Kevin Mesa (New York Red Bulls) Darren Spicer (Charleston Battery) John Wolyniec (New York Red Bulls)