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2008 AFC Champions League final
Event2008 AFC Champions League
Gamba Osaka Adelaide United
Japan Australia
5 0
First leg
Gamba Osaka Adelaide United
3 0
Date5 November 2008
VenueOsaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita, Osaka
RefereeMalik Abdul Bashir
Attendance20,639
WeatherClear
17 °C (63 °F)[1]
Second leg
Adelaide United Gamba Osaka
0 2
Date12 November 2008
VenueHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
RefereeSubkhiddin Mohd Salleh
Attendance17,000
WeatherClear
28 °C (82 °F)[2]
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The 2008 AFC Champions League Final was a two-legged football tie to determine the 2008 champions of Asian club football. Gamba Osaka defeated Adelaide United 5-0 on aggregate to take the title. The first leg took place on 5 November 2008 at 19:00 local time (UTC+9) at Osaka Expo '70 Stadium in Osaka, Japan and the second leg took place on 12 November 2008 at 19:30 local time (UTC+10:30) at Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia.

It was the first final to feature a club from Australia and the second consecutive season with a Japanese finalist, in 2014 a second Australian club, the Western Sydney Wanderers made the final and won it. The winners, Gamba Osaka, received US$600,000 prize money and qualified to represent Asia in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, where they were defeated in the semi-finals by Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Manchester United. Despite losing this final, Adelaide United also qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup by replacing the host country berth, which was provisionally reserved for the J. League champions, and were defeated once again by Gamba Osaka in the quarter-finals.

Format

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The rules for the final were exactly the same as for the previous knockout rounds. The tie was contested over two legs with away goals deciding the winner if the two teams were level on goals after the second leg. If the teams could still not be separated at that stage then extra time would have been played with a penalty shootout taking place if the teams were still level after that.

Route to the final

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Further information: 2008 AFC Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Japan Gamba Osaka Round Australia Adelaide United
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Thailand Chonburi 1–1 (H) Matchday 1 South Korea Pohang Steelers 2–0 (A)
South Korea Chunnam Dragons 4–3 (A) Matchday 2 China Changchun Yatai 0–0 (H)
Australia Melbourne Victory 4–3 (A) Matchday 3 Vietnam Bình Dương 2–1 (A)
Australia Melbourne Victory 2–0 (H) Matchday 4 Vietnam Bình Dương 4–1 (H)
Thailand Chonburi 2–0 (A) Matchday 5 South Korea Pohang Steelers 1–0 (H)
South Korea Chunnam Dragons 1–1 (H) Matchday 6 China Changchun Yatai 0–0 (A)
Group G winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 14
2 Australia Melbourne Victory 6 7
3 South Korea Chunnam Dragons 6 6
4 Thailand Chonburi 6 5
Final standings Group E winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Australia Adelaide United 6 14
2 China Changchun Yatai 6 12
3 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 5
4 Vietnam Bình Dương 6 1
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Syria Al-Karamah 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Japan Kashima Antlers 2–1 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H)
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 4–2 1–1 (H) 3–1 (A) Semi-finals Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 2–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A)

Pre-final buildup

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Adelaide United considered applying for permission to play their home leg in a stadium larger than Hindmarsh such as Adelaide Oval or AAMI Stadium but the club eventually decided that it would not be right to play such a big match away from their traditional home despite its smaller capacity.[3]

Final summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gamba Osaka Japan 5–0 Australia Adelaide United 3–0 2–0

First leg

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Gamba Osaka Japan3 – 0Australia Adelaide United
Lucas 37'
Endo 43'
Yasuda 68'		 Report
Attendance: 20,639
Gamba Osaka
Adelaide United
GAMBA OSAKA:
GK 22 Japan Yosuke Fujigaya
DF 2 Japan Sota Nakazawa
DF 5 Japan Satoshi Yamaguchi (c)
DF 21 Japan Akira Kaji
MF 7 Japan Yasuhito Endo
MF 10 Japan Takahiro Futagawa
MF 13 Japan Michihiro Yasuda downward-facing red arrow 75'
MF 16 Japan Hayato Sasaki downward-facing red arrow 69'
MF 17 Japan Tomokazu Myojin downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 27 Japan Hideo Hashimoto
FW 9 Brazil Lucas
Substitutes:
GK 1 Japan Naoki Matsuyo
DF 3 Brazil Mineiro
DF 6 Japan Yohei Fukumoto
DF 19 Japan Takumi Shimohira upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 11 Japan Ryuji Bando
FW 18 Brazil Roni upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 30 Japan Masato Yamazaki upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Japan Akira Nishino
ADELAIDE UNITED:
GK 30 Australia Eugene Galekovic Yellow card 90'
DF 4 Australia Angelo Costanzo Yellow card 41'
DF 6 Brazil Cássio downward-facing red arrow 84'
DF 14 Australia Scott Jamieson
DF 18 Australia Robert Cornthwaite
DF 19 Australia Sasa Ognenovski
MF 7 Australia Lucas Pantelis downward-facing red arrow 73'
MF 8 Australia Kristian Sarkies Yellow card 35'　
MF 13 Australia Travis Dodd (c)
MF 22 Brazil Diego Walsh
FW 10 Brazil Cristiano
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Mark Birighitti
DF 5 Australia Michael Valkanis
MF 21 Australia Jason Spagnuolo upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 24 Australia Paul Reid
MF 26 Australia Fabian Barbiero
FW 25 Australia Robert Younis upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Australia Aurelio Vidmar

Second leg

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Adelaide United Australia0 – 2Japan Gamba Osaka
Report Lucas 4', 15'
Attendance: 17,000
Adelaide United
Gamba Osaka
ADELAIDE UNITED:
GK 20 Australia Mark Birighitti
DF 5 Australia Michael Valkanis Yellow card 41'
DF 6 Brazil Cássio
DF 14 Australia Scott Jamieson
DF 18 Australia Robert Cornthwaite
DF 19 Australia Sasa Ognenovski
MF 8 Australia Kristian Sarkies 　downward-facing red arrow 58'
MF 13 Australia Travis Dodd (c)
MF 22 Brazil Diego Walsh downward-facing red arrow 69'
MF 24 Australia Paul Reid
FW 10 Brazil Cristiano Yellow card 37' downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutes:
MF 7 Australia Lucas Pantelis upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 21 Australia Jason Spagnuolo upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 26 Australia Fabian Barbiero
MF 27 Australia Matthew Mullen
FW 25 Australia Robert Younis upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Australia Aurelio Vidmar
GAMBA OSAKA:
GK 22 Japan Yosuke Fujigaya
DF 2 Japan Sota Nakazawa
DF 5 Japan Satoshi Yamaguchi (c)
DF 21 Japan Akira Kaji
MF 7 Japan Yasuhito Endo Yellow card 68'
MF 10 Japan Takahiro Futagawa
MF 13 Japan Michihiro Yasuda downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 16 Japan Hayato Sasaki downward-facing red arrow 58'
MF 17 Japan Tomokazu Myojin downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF 27 Japan Hideo Hashimoto
FW 9 Brazil Lucas
Substitutes:
GK 1 Japan Naoki Matsuyo
DF 3 Brazil Mineiro
DF 6 Japan Yohei Fukumoto
DF 19 Japan Takumi Shimohira Yellow card 83' upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 11 Japan Ryuji Bando upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 18 Brazil Roni
FW 30 Japan Masato Yamazaki upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
Japan Akira Nishino

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
  2. ^ "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
  3. ^ "Adelaide toasted by Oz media". the-afc.com. 23 October 2008. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
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