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 |
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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 |
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Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn | 1–2 | HTTU Aşgabat |
Rubin-2 | 0–1 | HTTU Aşgabat |
Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn | 1–1 | Rubin-2 |
Group C
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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
3rd place game
Final
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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.
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