Armenian Cup 2008

The Armenian Cup 2008 was the 17th edition of the Armenian Independence Cup. In 2008, the tournament only had 14 participants, out of which 6 were reserve teams.

ummary

FC Banants and FC Ararat got a pass on the 1st round due to the fact that these two clubs reached the final in the previous year. The first round passed without any surprises, as the reserve teams were expected to be knocked out. The quarter finals turned out to be very interesting however. Two of the matches had to be decided on penalties. FC Gandzasar Kapan put up quite a fight against defending Armenian Premier League champions FC Pyunik, and even managed to outplay the champions in various aspects of the game. FC Shirak also demonstrated a fighting spirit and managed to defeat defending cup holders Banants away, after losing the first leg at home. Luck turned Banants' way as the match was won only on penalties. The semifinals also turned out to be interesting as Banants and Ararat defeated MIKA and Pyunik respectively with an aggregate score of 5-1. The final was a repeat of last year's final and this time it was Ararat that edged out on top as Marcos Pizzeli managed to sneak a late extra-time winner for the five-time Armenian Independence Cup winners. The victory gave Ararat an opportunity to participate in the UEFA Cup 2008-09, 1st Qualifying Round.

Results

Round16-CLformat
RD1 = First Round March 21 & 28

RD1-team01= Ararat
RD1-team02 =
RD1-score01firstleg =
RD1-score02firstleg =
RD1-score01secondleg =
RD1-score02secondleg =

RD1-team03 = Banants-2
RD1-team04 = Ulisses
RD1-score03firstleg = 1
RD1-score04firstleg = 4
RD1-score03secondleg = 1
RD1-score04secondleg = 2

RD1-team05 = Pyunik
RD1-team06 = Patani
RD1-score05firstleg = 11
RD1-score06firstleg = 2
RD1-score05secondleg = 4
RD1-score06secondleg = 0

RD1-team07 = Gandzasar
RD1-team08 = Pyunik-2
RD1-score07firstleg = 3
RD1-score08firstleg = 0
RD1-score07secondleg = 5
RD1-score08secondleg = 0

RD1-team09 = KIlikia
RD1-team10 = MIKA-2
RD1-score09firstleg = 2
RD1-score10firstleg = 0
RD1-score09secondleg = 3
RD1-score10secondleg = 2

RD1-team11 = MIKA
RD1-team12 = Ararat-2
RD1-score11firstleg = 7
RD1-score12firstleg = 0
RD1-score11secondleg = 4
RD1-score12secondleg = 0

RD1-team13 = Shengavit
RD1-team14 = Shirak
RD1-score13firstleg = 1
RD1-score14firstleg = 3
RD1-score13secondleg = 1
RD1-score14secondleg = 0

RD1-team15 =
RD1-team16 = Banants
RD1-score15firstleg =
RD1-score16firstleg =
RD1-score15secondleg =
RD1-score16secondleg =

RD2=Quarterfinals April 3 & 10

RD2-team01 = Ararat
RD2-team02 = Ulisses
RD2-score01firstleg = 0
RD2-score02firstleg = 1
RD2-score01secondleg = 2
RD2-score02secondleg = 0

RD2-team03 = Pyunik (p)
RD2-team04 = Gandzasar
RD2-score03firstleg = 0
RD2-score04firstleg = 0
RD2-score03secondleg = 0
RD2-score04secondleg = 0

RD2-team05 = KIlikia
RD2-team06 = MIKA
RD2-score05firstleg = 0
RD2-score06firstleg = 1
RD2-score05secondleg = 1
RD2-score06secondleg = 2

RD2-team07 = Shirak
RD2-team08 = Banants (p)
RD2-score07firstleg = 0
RD2-score08firstleg = 1
RD2-score07secondleg = 1
RD2-score08secondleg = 0

RD3=Semifinals April 14 & 23

RD3-team01 = Ararat
RD3-team02 = Pyunik
RD3-score01firstleg = 2
RD3-score02firstleg = 1
RD3-score01secondleg = 3
RD3-score02secondleg = 0

RD3-team03 = MIKA
RD3-team04 = Banants
RD3-score03firstleg = 1
RD3-score04firstleg = 3
RD3-score03secondleg = 0
RD3-score04secondleg = 2

RD4=Final May 9

RD4-team01 = Ararat (aet)
RD4-team02 = Banants
RD4-score01 = 2
RD4-score02 = 1

Final

footballbox
date = May 9, 2008
time = 17:00 (WAST)
team1 = Ararat
score = 2–1
(a.e.t.)
team2 = Banants
goals1 = V. Minasyan goal|75
Pizzeli goal|115
goals2 = Gančev goal|36
stadium = Arnar Stadium, Ijevan
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ararat Chagharian (Yerevan)

ee also

* Armenian Premier League 2008
* Armenian First League 2008

External links

* [http://www.soccerway.com/national/armenia/cup/ Soccerway.com]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/armecup08.html RSSSF: Armenia Cup 2008]