2008 Kazakhstan President Cup (football)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 - 30 April 2008 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Beşiktaş (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 CSKA |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 58 (3.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 39,730 (2,483 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Alper Çakiroglu (Beşiktaş) (5 goals) |
The 1st Kazakhstan President Cup was played from April 26 to April 30, 2008 in Almaty. 8 youth teams participated in the tournament (players were born no earlier than 1992.)
Participants
| Team | Group | Result | Participation in a tournament | In a row | Last participation | The best result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ADO Den Haag | A | 5th | 1 | 1 | debut | debut |
| Beşiktaş | В | Winner | 1 | 1 | debut | debut |
| CSKA | A | 2nd | 1 | 1 | debut | debut |
 Dinamo | B | 7th | 1 | 1 | debut | debut |
 Ole Brasil | A | 4th | 1 | 1 | debut | debut |
| Spartak | B | 3rd | 1 | 1 | debut | debut |
 Tsesna | A | 8th | 1 | 1 | debut | debut |
| Zenit | А | 6th | 1 | 1 | debut | debut |
Venues
The match of opening and the final took place at the Central Stadium. Other matches took place at T.Ryskulov NEU Stadium.
| Almaty | |||
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| Central Stadium | |||
| Attendance: 23 804 | |||
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| Almaty | |||
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| T.Ryskulov NEU Stadium | |||
| Attendance: 4 000 | |||
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Format
The tournament is held in two stages. At the first stage, eight teams are divided into two qualification groups (A and B). Competitions of the first stage were held on circular system. The winners of the groups advance to the final, while the group runners-up meet to determine third place.
Group stage
All times UTC+6
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Ole Brasil |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| ADO Den Haag |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| Tsesna |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
26 April 2008 12:00 |
| CSKA |
2 – 2 | Tsesna |
|---|---|---|
Polukhin  6'Sultonov 55' |
13', 65' Sambiyev |
T.Ryskulov NEU Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 600 |
26 April 2008 19:00 |
| Ole Brasil |
3 – 2 | ADO Den Haag |
|---|---|---|
| Viera 24', 42', 48' |
10', 26' Verhayt |
Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 10,000 |
27 April 2008 12:00 |
| CSKA |
1 – 0 | Ole Brasil |
|---|---|---|
| Gazdanov 8' |
T.Ryskulov NEU Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 3,800 |
27 April 2008 19:00 |
| Tsesna |
0 – 2 | ADO Den Haag |
|---|---|---|
| 39' Verhagen 80' de Haj |
T.Ryskulov NEU Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 500 |
29 April 2008 12:00 |
| Tsesna |
1 – 2 | Ole Brasil |
|---|---|---|
| Sambiyev 14' |
39' Ferreira 56' Aurisio |
T.Ryskulov NEU Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 3,800 |
29 April 2008 19:00 |
| CSKA |
3 – 0 | ADO Den Haag |
|---|---|---|
| Polukhin 6' Sultonov 48'Dalechin 53' |
T.Ryskulov NEU Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 1,000 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beşiktaş |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| Spartak |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
| Zenit |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| Dinamo |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
26 April 2008 10:00 |
| Zenit |
1 – 2 | Beşiktaş |
|---|---|---|
| Petrov 57' |
32' Çakiroglu 51' Emir |
T.Ryskulov NEU, Almaty Attendance: 150 |
26 April 2008 14:30 |
| Dinamo |
0 – 4 | Spartak |
|---|---|---|
| 31' Ananidze 34', 38' Solomatin 76' Gusev |
T.Ryskulov NEU, Almaty Attendance: 200 |
27 April 2008 10:00 |
| Spartak |
2 – 3 | Beşiktaş |
|---|---|---|
| Ananidze 6' Iliyn 9' |
40' Çakiroglu 42' Furkan 62' Sayim |
T.Ryskulov NEU, Almaty Attendance: 200 |
27 April 2008 14:30 |
| Dinamo |
1 – 5 | Zenit |
|---|---|---|
| Kavaleuski 36' |
14', 24', 44' Tikhomirov 22' Shmelev 71' Efimov |
T.Ryskulov NEU, Almaty Attendance: 200 |
29 April 2008 10:00 |
| Spartak |
3 – 2 | Zenit |
|---|---|---|
| Iliyn 14', 35' Ananidze 69' |
57' (pen.) Petrov 80' Efimov |
T.Ryskulov NEU, Almaty Attendance: 200 |
Match for the 7th place
30 April 2008 10:00 |
| Tsesna |
2 – 2 (pen. 4:5) | Dinamo |
|---|---|---|
| Kalinin 21' Arutyunyan 80' |
52', 72' Saroka |
T.Ryskulov NEU, Almaty Attendance: 200 |
Match for the 5th place
30 April 2008 12:00 |
| Zenit |
4 – 1 | ADO Den Haag |
|---|---|---|
| Serdobolski 48' Gainanov 60'Petrov 68' (pen.) 75' |
38' Bruckhausen |
T.Ryskulov NEU, Almaty Attendance: 200 |
Bronze medal match
30 April 2008 14:30 |
| Spartak |
2 – 0 | Ole Brasil |
|---|---|---|
| Ananidze 43' Iliyin 71' |
T.Ryskulov NEU, Almaty Attendance: 2,100 |
Final
30 April 2008 19:00 |
| Beşiktaş |
3– 1 | CSKA |
|---|---|---|
| Furkan 23' Omer 68'Çakiroglu 79' |
32' Lobov |
Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 16,000 |
Statistics
Awards
- The best player of a tournament
Brazil Andrew Arici (Ole Brasil)
- Goalscorer of a tournament
Turkey Alper Çakiroglu (Beşiktaş;5 goals)
- The best goalkeeper of a tournament
- The best defender of a tournament
- The best midfielder of a tournament
- The best forward of a tournament
Netherlands Thomas Verhayt (ADO Den Haag)
- Prize of spectator sympathies
Kazakhstan Alibek Sambiyev (Tsesna)
Prize money
According to FFK, the prize fund of a tournament will make 20,000 $. "The teams which took 1, 2 and 3 place will be received, respectively 10,000, 6,000 and 4,000 $.