2008 AFC Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 March–7 November 2008 |
| Teams | 20 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Muharraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Safa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 74 |
| Goals scored | 235 (3.18 per match) |
| Top scorer | Rico (19 goals) |
| Best player | Mahmood Abdulrahman |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 AFC Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC Cup, played amongst clubs from nations of the AFC, who are considered to be 'developing countries' as per the 'Vision Asia' members paper of AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam.
Al-Muharraq defeated Safa 10–5 on aggregate in the final, with Brazilian striker Rico scoring six of the clubs ten goals over the two legs. This marked the first time a club from Bahrain won an AFC Club competition. Both finalists initially qualified for the qualifying play-off round in the 2009 AFC Champions League, but were later demoted to the 2009 AFC Cup as neither clubs leagues met the AFC's Champions League criteria.
Shabab Al-Ordon were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage of the competition.