{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{ infobox football match | event = 2008 AFC Champions League | team1 = Gamba Osaka |team2=Adelaide United | team1association = {{flagicon|JPN|size=30px}} | team2association = {{flagicon|AUS|size=30px}} | team1score = 5 | team2score = 0 | team1score1 = 3 | team2score1 = 0 | team1score2 = 2 | team2score2 = 0 | firstleg = First leg | secondleg = Second leg | date1 = 5 November 2008 | date2 = 12 November 2008 | stadium1 = Osaka Expo '70 Stadium | stadium2 = Hindmarsh Stadium | city1 = Suita, Osaka | city2 = Adelaide | attendance1 = 20,639 | attendance2 = 17,000 | referee1 = Malik Abdul Bashir | referee2 = Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh | weather1 = Clear<br />{{convert|17|°C|°F}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/RJBB/2008/11/5/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA|title = Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions &#124; Weather Underground}}</ref> | weather2 = Clear<br />{{convert|28|°C|°F}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/YPAD/2008/11/12/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA|title = Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions &#124; Weather Underground}}</ref> | previous = 2007 | next = 2009 }} 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 conventional host country berth, which was provisionally reserved for the J. League champions, and were defeated once again by host team Gamba Osaka in the quarter-finals.

==Format== 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== {{details|2008 AFC Champions League}}

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

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;width: 100%" |- !colspan=4|{{flagicon|JPN}} Gamba Osaka !Round !colspan=4|{{flagicon|AUS}} Adelaide United |-bgcolor=#c1e0ff |Opponent |colspan=3|Result |Group stage |Opponent |colspan=3|Result |- |align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Chonburi |colspan=3|1–1 (H) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 1 |align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Pohang Steelers |colspan=3|2–0 (A) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Chunnam Dragons |colspan=3|4–3 (A) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 2 |align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} Changchun Yatai |colspan=3|0–0 (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Victory |colspan=3|4–3 (A) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 3 |align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} Bình Dương |colspan=3|2–1 (A) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Victory |colspan=3|2–0 (H) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 4 |align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} Bình Dương |colspan=3|4–1 (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Chonburi |colspan=3|2–0 (A) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 5 |align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Pohang Steelers |colspan=3|1–0 (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Chunnam Dragons |colspan=3|1–1 (H) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 6 |align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} Changchun Yatai |colspan=3|0–0 (A) |- |colspan=4 align=center valign=top|'''Group G winner''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="20"|Pos ! style="width:165px;"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|Pts |- style="background:#cfc;" |'''1''' |align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} '''Gamba Osaka''' |'''6'''||'''14''' |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Victory |6||'''7''' |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|KOR}} Chunnam Dragons |6||'''6''' |- |4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|THA}} Chonburi |6||'''5''' |} |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Final standings |colspan=4 align=center valign=top|'''Group E winner''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="20"|Pos ! style="width:165px;"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|Pts |- style="background:#cfc;" |'''1''' |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} '''Adelaide United''' |'''6'''||'''14''' |- bgcolor= |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|CHN}} Changchun Yatai |6||'''12''' |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|KOR}} Pohang Steelers |6||'''5''' |- |4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|VIE}} Bình Dương |6||'''1''' |} |-bgcolor=#c1e0ff |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg |Knock-out stage |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg |- |align=left|{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Al-Karamah |4–1 |2–1 (A) |2–0 (H) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Quarter-finals |align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers |2–1 |1–1 (A) |1–0 (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Urawa Red Diamonds |4–2 |1–1 (H) |3–1 (A) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Semi-finals |align=left|{{flagicon|UZB}} Bunyodkor |2–1 |3–0 (H) |0–1 (A) |}

==Pre-final buildup== 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Adelaide toasted by Oz media |url=http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168297273.html |publisher=the-afc.com |date=2008-10-23 |access-date=2008-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228161658/http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168297273.html |archive-date=2008-12-28 }}</ref>

==Final summary== {{TwoLeg start}} {{TwoLegResult|'''Gamba Osaka'''|JPN|5&ndash;0|Adelaide United|AUS|3&ndash;0| 2&ndash;0 }} |}

===First leg=== {{football box |date = 5 November 2008 |time= 19:00 (UTC+9) |team1 = Gamba Osaka {{flagicon|JPN}} |score = 3 &ndash; 0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106055811/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1919.pdf Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Adelaide United |goals1 = Lucas {{goal|37}}<br />Endo {{goal|43}}<br />Yasuda {{goal|68}} |goals2 = |stadium = Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka |attendance = 20,639 |referee = Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) }}

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===Second leg=== {{football box |date = 12 November 2008 |time=19:30 (UTC+10:30) |team1 = Adelaide United {{flagicon|AUS}} |score = 0 &ndash; 2 |report =[https://web.archive.org/web/20090106044858/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1918.pdf Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Gamba Osaka |goals1 = |goals2 = Lucas {{goal|4||15}} |stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |attendance = 17,000 |referee = Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) }}

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==See also== * 2008 AFC Champions League * 2008 FIFA Club World Cup

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.the-afc.com/eng/competitions/fixtures/index.jsp_ACL-2008-487-146.html AFC Champions League] * [http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/ Adelaide United Official Website] * [https://archive.today/20121205041523/http://www.gamba-osaka.net/en/index.html Gamba Osaka Official Website] * {{in lang|ja}} [http://www.gamba-osaka.net/ Gamba Osaka Official Website]

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