2008 AFF Championship
| 2008 Kejuaraan Sepak Bola ASEAN 2008 อาเซียนฟุตบอลแชมเปียนชิพ | |
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AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Indonesia Thailand (for group stage) |
| Dates | 5–28 December |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Vietnam (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Thailand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 56 (3.11 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Agu Casmir Budi Sudarsono Teerasil Dangda (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Dương Hồng Sơn |
← 2007 2010 → | |
The 2008 AFF Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament. It was primarily sponsored by Suzuki and therefore officially known as the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. The group stage was held in Indonesia and Thailand from 5 to 10 December 2008. Two-legged home-and-away semi-finals and finals were held between 16 and 28 December 2008 in Singapore and Vietnam.
Singapore were the two-time defending champions, but were eliminated by Vietnam in the semi-finals. Vietnam, managed by Portuguese Henrique Calisto, won the tournament by a 3–2 victory in the two-legged final against Thailand to win their first title. In 2008, this was rank 7th of the top ten greatest football events in Asia by Goal.com.