2008 Turkmenistan President's Cup
# 2008 Turkmenistan President's Cup

The XIV Turkmen President’s Cup took place in Ashgabat beginning February 21, 2008

## Group stage

### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. Mika FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| 2. Turkish collective | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 3. Şagadam Türkmenbaşy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| Mika FC | 0–0 | Turkish collective |
| Şagadam | 0–1 | Turkish collective |
| Mika | 2–0 | Şagadam |

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. HTTU Aşgabat | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| 2. Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 3. Rubin-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn | 1–2 | HTTU Aşgabat |
| Rubin-2 | 0–1 | HTTU Aşgabat |
| Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn | 1–1 | Rubin-2 |

### Group C

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. FC Aşgabat | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| 2. Iran U-23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| 3. Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| 4. Nebitçi Balkanabat | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| Vakhsh | 2–1 | Nebitçi Balkanabat |
| FC Aşgabat | 1–0 | Iran U-23 |
| Nebitçi Balkanabat | 0–1 | Iran U-23 |
| FC Aşgabat | 3–1 | Vakhsh |
| Iran U-23 | 4–0 | Vakhsh |
| FC Aşgabat | 1–0 | Nebitçi Balkanabat |

## Elimination round

### Semi-final

| HTTU Aşgabat | 1–0 | Mika |
| - | - | - |

### 3rd place game

| Iran U-23 | 1–0 | Mika |
| - | - | - |

### Final

| HTTU Aşgabat | 2–1 | FC Aşgabat |
| - | - | - |

* HTTU kept hold of the Turkmenistan President’s Cup after coming from a goal down to defeat Turkmen league champions 2–1 in the final of the ten-team tournament.
* AFC President’s Cup qualifiers Ashgabat took the lead in the 13th minute through Arif Mirzoev but for the second successive final HTTU would come from behind to take the trophy.
* The Students, who twice fought back to defeat Aşgabat 3-2 and win the 2007 Turkmenistan President’s Cup, got on level terms when Perkhat Podarov equalised before Berdi Şamyradow scored three minutes into the second-half with the goal that gave HTTU the trophy and the US$20,000 winners’ cheque.
