Kazakhstan Cup 2008
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The Kazakhstan Cup
2008 was the 62nd edition overall and 17th since independence of the Kazakh
national football cup. The competition started on April 9, 2008 and finished with the Final played on November 16, 2008. The winners of the Cup earned a place in second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10.
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The expulsion of FC Vostok
, assessed on September 16, 2008 by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan
for taking part in a fixed match
, has been revoken on October 2, 2008.
Kazakhstan Cup
The Kazakhstan Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Kazakhstan football, run by the Football Union of Kazakhstan. The tournament was initially founded in 1936 as a competition for clubs in the Kazakh SSR but did not become a proper national competition until 1992.-Winners of Kazakh SSR Cup...
2008 was the 62nd edition overall and 17th since independence of the Kazakh
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
national football cup. The competition started on April 9, 2008 and finished with the Final played on November 16, 2008. The winners of the Cup earned a place in second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10.
First round
The first round involved 28 teams. When the draw was conducted teams were divided into three pots to avoid matches between the strongest clubs in the early stage of competition. The matches were played on April 9, 2008.|}
Round of 16
The matches were played on April 23, 2008.|}
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinal matches were played on May 7 (first legs) and May 14, 2008 (second legs).|}
Semifinals
The first legs were played on October 28 and second on November 12, 2008.|}
The expulsion of FC Vostok
FC Vostok
FC Vostok is a Kazakh football club from Oskemen , a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League since 1992. The club's biggest achieved position in the league is the 5th place in 1997 and 1998...
, assessed on September 16, 2008 by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan
Football Federation of Kazakhstan
The Football Federation of Kazakhstan is the governing body of football in Kazakhstan. It organizes the football league, the Kazakhstan Premier League, and the Kazakhstan national football team...
for taking part in a fixed match
Match fixing
In organised sports, match fixing, game fixing, race fixing, or sports fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident is referred to as...
, has been revoken on October 2, 2008.