2008 Connecticut State Senate election, Results
I Denotes that this candidate also ran on the independent line. The votes won by this candidate include both their independent and their party of affiliation figures combined.


2008 Connecticut Sun season
The 2008 WNBA season was their tenth season and their sixth in Connecticut. The Sun successfully advanced to the WNBA Playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. Lindsay Whalen was a key contributor to the club, averaging 14.0 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, and 5.4 assists per game.


2008 Connecticut Sun season, Offseason, Expansion Draft
The following player was lost in the Atlanta Dream expansion draft:


2008 Connecticut Sun season, Schedule, Playoffs
In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the New York Liberty. Since the Sun had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at New York, game 2 at Connecticut, and game 3 (if needed) at Connecticut. The Liberty won the first game, but the Sun won the second to force a game three. The Sun were upset on their home floor by the Liberty and were eliminated from the playoffs.


2008 Connecticut Sun season, Regular Season statistics, Team Ranking
This table shows how the Sun rank compared to the other teams in the league (14 total teams):


2008 Constitution of Ecuador
The Constitution of Ecuador is the supreme law of Ecuador. The current constitution has been in place since 2008. It is the country's 20th constitution.


2008 Constitution of Ecuador, History
Ecuador has had new constitutions promulgated in 1830, 1835, 1843, 1845, 1851, 1852, 1861, 1869, 1878, 1884, 1897, 1906, 1929, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1967 and 1978. Following his election as President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa called for a referendum on establishing a Constituent Assembly to write a new constitution for the country, which was held on April 15, 2007, and passed with over 80.0% approval. The elections for the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly were held on September 30, 2007. With 74 seats, Rafael Correa's political party, PAIS Alliance, won the majority of the 130 available seats. The assembly first convened on November 29, 2007, in Montecristi, and was given six months to write a new constitution, with a possible two-month extension. In late July 2008, the assembly approved a draft constitution consisting of 494 articles.


2008 Constitution of Ecuador, History
When Ecuador began the process of writing a new constitution, they received help from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund to draft environmental laws giving nature and ecosystems rights.


2008 Constitution of Ecuador, History
The Constitution was approved by the electorate in the constitutional referendum in September 2008 by 63.93% to 28.10%.


2008 Constitution of Ecuador, Analysis, Environmental rights
The Constitution is the first in the world to recognize legally enforceable Rights of Nature, or ecosystem rights. Article 71-74 prohibits the extraction of non-renewable resources in protected areas. Moreover, the production of monocultures will be avoided for reforestation and rehabilitation of the soil. The state will also protect the intellectual property of collective work based on national biodiversity and begin to recognize the Rights of Nature.


2008 Constitution of Ecuador, Analysis, International investment
The Constitution prohibits Ecuador from yielding jurisdiction over private trade or contract disputes to external organizations. As a result, Ecuador was forced to withdraw from the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).


2008 Constitution of Ecuador, Analysis, Food sovereignty
The constitution is one of the first in the world to recognise the right to food.


2008 Constitution of Ecuador, Analysis, Food sovereignty
Article 281, labelled Food Sovereignty, reads: "Food Sovereignty constitutes an objective and strategic obligation from the State to guarantee its people, communities, pueblos and nationalities self sufficiency in healthy food, culturally appropriate in a permanent form." This entails the following state responsibilities:


2008 Constitution of Ecuador, Analysis, Food sovereignty
Article 15 protects agricultural, wild and genetic biodiversity by prohibiting genetically modified seeds and crops. The President and the National assembly can introduce exceptions, but genetic modification are not allowed if its intervenes with food sovereignty.


2008 Constitution of Ecuador, Analysis, Drug liberalization
According to Article 364 of the 2008 Constitution of Ecuador, the Ecuadorian state does not see drug consumption as a crime but only as a health concern. Since June 2013 the State drugs regulatory office, CONSEP, has published a table that establishes maximum quantities carried by persons so as to be considered in legal possession and that person as not a seller of drugs.


2008 Constitution of Ecuador, Analysis, Recognition of same-sex relationships
Within the Ecuadorian Constitution adopted in 2008, Article 67 limits marriage to the union of a man and a woman. ("El matrimonio es la unión entre hombre y mujer...") Same-sex couples became eligible for de facto civil unions based on Article 68, which specifies that unmarried couples in stable and monogamous unions enjoy the same rights and obligations of married couples. In 2015, the civil code was updated to allow for civil unions to be contracted without a requirement for prior cohabitation.


2008 Constitution of Ecuador, Analysis, Recognition of same-sex relationships
The stable and monogamous union between two persons without any other marriage ties who have a common-law home, for the lapse of time and under the conditions and circumstances provided for by law, shall enjoy the same rights and obligations of those families bound by formal marriage ties.


2008 Constitution of Ecuador, Analysis, Recognition of sexual orientation and gender identity
Article 11, paragraph two of the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador reaffirmed as a fundamental right to sexual orientation and included for the first time and even globally gender identity. Until 2008, no constitution in the world recognized gender identity.


2008 Constitution of Myanmar
The Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008) is the third Constitution of Myanmar after 1947 and 1974 constitutions which were aborted by military coups. It is part of the seven steps road map announced by then Prime Minister of State Peace and Development Council government General Khin Nyunt on 30 August 2003. One of the seven steps include recalling of National Convention for the drafting of new constitution which was adjourned on 31 March 1996 by State Law and Order Restoration Council government.


2008 Constitution of Myanmar
The convention began on 17 May 2004 attended by 1076 of invited delegates and representatives from 25 ethnic ceasefire groups. After several sessions since 1993 the convention was concluded with the adoption of fundamental principles for constitution drafting commission with member of 54 which was later formed by SPDC. On 19 February 2008, The SPDC announced that the commission had finalised the drafted constitution and planned to approve through referendum in May 2008.


2008 Constitution of Myanmar
On 10 May 2008 (24 May 2008 in some townships) the Constitutional referendum was held in Myanmar and SPDC announced 93.82% of the voters favored it however there has been wide spread criticism of the process as the Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar a few days before the referendum and free and fairness of the overall process.


2008 Constitution of Myanmar
The Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) retain significant control of the government under the 2008 constitution. 25% of seats in the Parliament of Myanmar are reserved for serving military officers. The ministries of home, border affairs and defense have to be headed by a serving military officer. The military also appoints one of the country's two vice presidents. Hence, the country's civilian leaders have little influence over the security establishment.


2008 Continental Cup of Curling
The 2008 Continental Cup of Curling was the 6th edition of this event and was held from December 18–21, 2008 at the EnCana Arena in Camrose, Alberta. It was the first edition of the Continental Cup in which teams outside of North America and Europe competed, due to the outstanding performance of the Chinese teams in the previous year's men's and women's world championships. To reflect the expanded participation, the team opposing North America was renamed from "Team Europe" to "Team World". The World Curling Federation named the six rinks representing Team World.


2008 Continental Cup of Curling
The Canada Cup of Curling, Tournament of Hearts and Brier winners automatically qualify as the Canadian rinks in Team North America, while the American contingent in Team North America are represented by their men's and women's champions. The event was won by Team World by a score of 208-192, with the winning points scored in the fourth end in the men's featured skins game.


2008 Continental Cup of Curling
The prize purse was $88,400 (CAD); each member of the winning team received $2000, while each member of the losing team received $1400.


2008 Continental Cup of Curling
The Continental Divide, the entertainment centre, was located at the adjacent Border Paving Arena.


2008 Continental Cup of Curling, Scoring
Each match is worth a different number of points, with a total of 400 available in the event.


2008 Continental Cup of Curling, Broadcast
TSN televised every draw of the Continental Cup, with the men's team games and the women's feature skins games on tape-delay (while broadcast live on TSN2) and the remainder of the draws live.


2008 Continental Cup of Curling, Teams
Team North America was coached by  Jim Waite and captained by  Russ Howard. Team World was coached by  Peja Lindholm and captained by  Pål Trulsen.


2008 Continental Cup of Curling, Results, Singles
Team World wins the eight points for the greater aggregate score for singles play, 96-93.


2008 Continental Cup of Curling, Results, Women's Skins
Draw 7 contains the 20-point game, Draw 9 is the 30-point game, and Draw 10 is the feature game.


2008 Continental Cup of Curling, Results, Men's Skins
Draw 7 is the 20-point game, Draw 9 is the 30-point game, and Draw 10 is the feature game.


2008 Continental Cup of Curling, Results, Mixed Skins
Draw 7 is the 20-point game, while Draw 9 is the 30-point game.


2008 Continental Indoor Football League season
The 2008 Continental Indoor Football League season is the league's third overall season. The season began on Friday, March 7, and ended on Sunday, June 29th, with the CIFL Championship Game.


2008 Conviasa Boeing 737 crash
A Conviasa Boeing 737-291 Advanced (registered as YV102T) ferry flight from Maiquetia, Venezuela to Latacunga, Ecuador crashed into Illiniza Volcano. The aircraft had been stored at Caracas and was being ferried to a new owner. There were three crew on board with no passengers. There were no survivors.


2008 Conviasa Boeing 737 crash, Aircraft
The aircraft involved was originally delivered on July 6, 1978 to Frontier Airlines. It later was operated by United Airlines and Atlantic Airlines de Honduras before acquired to Conviasa.


2008 Conviasa Boeing 737 crash, Investigation and final report
The accident was investigated by the Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) of Ecuador. The investigation spanned 622 days following the incident and the final report was released on May 14, 2010. The findings of the report were as follows (translated from Spanish):


2008 Conviasa Boeing 737 crash, Investigation and final report
"The Accident Investigation Board judges that the probable cause of this accident was non-observance by the flight crew of the technical procedures, configuration, speed and bank angle of the aircraft required to complete the initial turn of Instrument Approach Procedure Number 4 published in the Ecuador Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) for Latacunga airport, a failure that placed the aircraft outside of the protected area (published pattern), bringing it into high elevation mountainous terrain."


2008 Conviasa Boeing 737 crash, Investigation and final report
The report also listed the crew's ignorance of the area surrounding the approach path and lack of airline documentation and procedures governing the conduct of flights to non-scheduled and special airports.


2008 Conwy County Borough Council election
The 2008 Conwy Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Conwy County Borough Council in Wales. It was on the same day as other 2008 United Kingdom local elections. The previous elections took place on 10 June 2004 and the following election took place on 3 May 2012.


2008 Conwy County Borough Council election
Fifty nine county councillors were elected from the county's thirty eight electoral wards. The biggest gains were by the Conservative Party with eight additional seats, while the Labour Party and Independent group lost out. There were several very close results, with the Conservatives winning in Capelulo by 26 votes, the sitting veteran Labour councillor in Llandudno's Tudno losing by 27 votes and the Independent councillor in Llansannan winning by only four votes. Similarly to the previous Conwy elections in 1995, 1999 and 2004, no party or group ended in overal majority control.


2008 Conwy County Borough Council election, By-elections between 2009-2011, Marl (2011)
20 January 2011 - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative. This followed the resignation of a Conservative councillor.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections
The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 4, 2008.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections
Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney, Board of Review districts 2 and 3, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Election information
2012 was a presidential election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal races (President and House) and those for state elections.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Election information, Voter turnout
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 47.95%, with 1,274,569 ballots cast. Among these, 1,091,008 Democratic, 200,750 Republican, 112 Green, 4 Moderate, and 2,125 nonpartisan primary ballots were cast. The city of Chicago saw 52.70% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 43.3% turnout.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Election information, Voter turnout
The general election saw 73.71% turnout, with 2,162,240 ballots cast. Chicago saw 73.87% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 73.54% turnout.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Clerk of the Circuit Court
In the 2008 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election,  incumbent second-term Clerk Dorothy A. Brown, a Democrat, was reelected.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Primaries, Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Diane Shapiro.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Primaries, Green
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary. The Green Party ultimately nominated Paloma Andrade.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Recorder of Deeds
In the 2008 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election,  incumbent Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore, a Democrat, was reelected. Moore had first been appointed in 1999 (after Jesse White resigned to become Illinois Secretary of State), and had been elected to two full-terms.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Recorder of Deeds, Primaries, Democratic
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Gregory Goldstein.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Recorder of Deeds, Primaries, Democratic
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary. The Green Party ultimately nominated Terrence A. Gilhooly


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, State's Attorney
In the 2008 Cook County State's Attorney election,  incumbent third-term State's Attorney Richard A. Devine, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat Anita Alvarez was elected to succeed him.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, State's Attorney
Alvarez became the first Hispanic woman elected to this position, after also having been the first Latina to win the Democratic nomination for the office.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, State's Attorney, Primaries, Green
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary. The Green Party ultimately nominated Thomas O'Brien.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review
In the 2008 Cook County Board of Review election, two seats, both Democratic-held, were up for election. Both incumbents won reelection.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review
The Cook County Board of Review has its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 2nd district
Incumbent third-term member Joseph Berrios, a Democrat last reelected in 2006, was reelected. Berrios had served since the Board of Review was constituted in 1998, and had served on its predecessor organization, the Cook County Board of Appeals, for another ten years. This election was to a four-year term.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 2nd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Lauren Elizabeth McCracken-Quirk.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 2nd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary. The Green Party ultimately nominated Howard Kaplan.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 3rd district
Incumbent first-term member Larry Rogers, Jr., a Democrat elected in 2004, was reelected. This election was to a four-year term.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 3rd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Lionel Garcia.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 3rd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary. The Green Party ultimately nominated Antonne "Tony" Cox.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board
In the 2008 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, three of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election in an at-large election.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Judicial elections
Partisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Judicial elections
Partistan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.


2008 Cook County, Illinois elections, Other elections
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the wards of Chicago.


2008 Cook Islands Round Cup
The 2008 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the thirty fifth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown. Nikao Sokattack won the championship, their fifth recorded championship.


2008 Copa Aerosur & del Sur
Following are the results of the 2008 Copa Aerosur, the Bolivian football tournament held in La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, sponsored by AeroSur airline.


2008 Copa Aerosur & del Sur
In this edition teams from 2nd and 3rd division participate, but for them instead of winning free passage on Aerosur to travel to play their games during 2008, they will receive $10000 and the runner-up $5000.


2008 Copa Aerosur & del Sur
For LPFB team the Copa Aerosur champion will have free passage on Aerosur to travel to play their games during the 2008 season of the Bolivian Professional Football League, while the runner will have a 75% discount. The other participants may access the 50% discount on tickets if they agree to bring the airline's logo on his uniform.


2008 Copa Aerosur & del Sur
The 2008 version of the cup has three novelties: [1] defined by shootout in case of ties in all instances of the tournament, the implementation of a tournament U-18 parallel to the official tournament, and a recoil to be played between the champion Aerosur Cup, the champion of the Copa Aerosur del Sur and two foreign clubs.


2008 Copa América (baseball)
The 2008 America Baseball Cup was held in the Venezuelan cities of Puerto Ordaz and El Tigre, from September 26 to October 7. The tournament acted as a qualifier for the 2009 World Cup.


2008 Copa América (baseball)
"America Baseball Cup" is the English translation of the competition's Spanish name, which is Copa America de Beisbol. The competition was used to select the teams that represented Central and South America — including the Caribbean — in the Baseball World Cup.


2008 Copa América (baseball), Format and participation
The tournament is split up into 2 groups. Group A consists of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Colombia, Netherlands Antilles and Mexico, and Group B consists of Puerto Rico, Brazil, Aruba, Guatemala and Panama.


2008 Copa América (baseball), Format and participation
Cuba did not compete because they already qualified for the 2009 World Cup as they were Olympic competitors the same year.


2008 Copa América (baseball), Results
Puerto Rico won the tournament, defeating Nicaragua 4:1 in the final.


2008 Copa América de Ciclismo
The 8th edition of the Copa América de Ciclismo was held on 2008-01-06. The 2008 edition was not staged in São Paulo, Brazil, but in a street circuit around Flamengo Park, in Rio de Janeiro.


2008 Copa América de Futsal
The 2008 Copa América de Futsal was the 9th edition under FIFA rules, 20th edition of the main international futsal tournament of the South America region. It took place in Montevideo, Uruguay from 23 June to 28 June 2008.


2008 Copa América de Futsal
The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.


2008 Copa América de Futsal, Championship
The ten participating teams are divided into three groups of three in the first two groups and four teams in the last group, which will play each in a single round-robin format. The top team of each group advances to the semi-finals with the second placed team from Group C. The top three teams for the tournament will earn participation at the 2008 Futsal World Cup, if Brazil is one of the top 3, the third ticket to the World Cup will go to the fourth placed team in the championship.


2008 Copa Colombia
The 2008 Copa Colombia, officially the 2008 Copa Postobón for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth edition of the Copa Colombia, the football tournament for professional clubs in Colombia. This edition marked the return of the tournament after a 19-year absence. It began on March 12 and ended on November 19.


2008 Copa Colombia
Bogotá club La Equidad beat Manizales club Once Caldas in the finals for their first Copa Colombia title.


2008 Copa Colombia, Format
The competition is divided into 5 stages. The first stage is a group stage. The groups will be comprised by teams from the same regions, six teams per group. The top-two teams from each group will advance to the a second stage. The second stage will comprise six matches, each contested by two teams. The six winners advance to the third stage, which is identical to the second stage. The three winners and the best second place team advance to the semifinals. The winner of the semifinals advance to the finals. The winner of the Copa Colombia will earn a berth in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana.


2008 Copa Colombia, Phase I
This is the system of groups approved for the making of the tournament.


2008 Copa Colombia, Phase II
Phase II began on August 27 and ended on September 3.


2008 Copa Colombia, Phase III
Phase III began on September 17 and ended on October 1.


2008 Copa Colombia, Semifinals
The semifinals were played on October 29 and November 5


2008 Copa Colombia, Finals
The Finals were played on November 12 and November 19.


2008 Copa Colsanitas
The 2008 Copa Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 11th edition of the Copa Colsanitas, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia, from 18 February through 24 February 2008. Qualifier Nuria Llagostera Vives won the singles title and earned $29,000 first-prize money.


2008 Copa Colsanitas, Finals, Doubles
Iveta Benešová /  Bethanie Mattek defeated  Jelena Kostanić Tošić /  Martina Müller, 6–3, 6–3


2008 Copa Colsanitas – Doubles
Lourdes Domínguez Lino and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but Suárez retired from the sport on September 1, 2007, and only Domínguez Lino competed that year. She partnered with Arantxa Parra Santonja, but lost in the semifinals to Iveta Benešová and Bethanie Mattek.


2008 Copa Colsanitas – Doubles
Iveta Benešová and Bethanie Mattek won in the final 6–3, 6–3, against Jelena Kostanić Tošić and Martina Müller.


2008 Copa Colsanitas – Singles
Roberta Vinci was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.


2008 Copa Colsanitas – Singles
Nuria Llagostera Vives won in the final 6–0, 6–4, against María Emilia Salerni.


2008 Copa Constitució
The Copa Constitució 2008 was the 16th edition of the Andorran Cup, which is a football knockout competition.


2008 Copa Constitució, First Elimination Round
The matches were played on 19 and 20 January 2008.


2008 Copa Constitució, Quarter finals
The matches were played on 6 and 10 February 2008.


2008 Copa Indonesia Final
The 2008 Copa Indonesia Final was a football match that took place on 13 January 2008 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. It was the third final of Piala Indonesia and contested by Sriwijaya FC and Persipura Jayapura. It was a first-ever final appearance for Sriwijaya, while Persipura made it back-to-back final appearances after losing to Arema in the previous edition.


2008 Copa Indonesia Final
Sriwijaya won the title via a penalty shoot-out after the match ended 1–1 in extra time. As winners, Sriwijaya entered the qualifying play-off of the 2009 AFC Champions League.


2008 Copa Libertadores
The 2008 Copa Libertadores de América was the 49th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament. This marked the first year the competition was sponsored by Spanish bank Santander. As such, the competition is officially the 2008 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons. The draw took place on December 19, 2007 in Asunción.


2008 Copa Libertadores
Ecuadorian club LDU Quito won the competition for the first time in a final decided on penalties. It is the first time a team from Ecuador has won the competition. LDU Quito earned a berth in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup and 2009 Recopa Sudamericana.


2008 Copa Libertadores, Qualified teams
Thirty-eight teams qualified for the competition, with twenty-six teams directly qualifying to the Second Stage and twelve entering in the First Stage. Seven countries sent their Apertura champions and Clausura champions for their first two berths. The remaining berth, or berths in Argentina's case, went to the best-placed non-champions shown by an aggregate table. Brazil's league uses a European-style format and thus does not have an Apertura and Clausura tournament.


2008 Copa Libertadores, Qualified teams
Therefore, they sent their cup champion and the best four of the Brazilian Serie A. Ecuador sent the top three finishers of their national tournament as determined by the Liguilla Final. Uruguay had a Mini-League (Liguilla) to determine who qualified, and Mexico usespecially the InterLiga to determine two of its qualifiers. The last qualified team in each country played in the First Stage; the defending champion's country had two teams in the first stage because the defending champion automatically qualified.


2008 Copa Libertadores, Round and draw dates
The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw.


2008 Copa Libertadores, Tie breakers
Teams at every stage of the tournament will be awarded points depending on the result of a game: 3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss. The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:


2008 Copa Libertadores, Tie breakers
For the First Stage, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, and Semifinals, the fourth criteria is replaced by a penalty shoot-out if necessary. The Finals have their own set of criteria; see the finals section for more details.


2008 Copa Libertadores, First stage
The First Stage was played between January 29 and February 12. Team #1 played the second leg at home.


2008 Copa Libertadores, Second stage
A total of 26 teams qualified directly to this phase and were joined by six teams from the First Stage, bringing the total to 32 teams. The top two teams from each group advanced to the Round of 16. This stage was played between February 12 and April 23.


2008 Copa Libertadores, Second stage
In results tables, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.


2008 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages
The last four stages of the tournament (Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals) form a single-elimination tournament, commonly known as a knockout stages. Sixteen teams advanced into the first of these stages: the Round of 16.


2008 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Seeding
The 16 qualified teams were seeded according to their results in the Second Stage. The top teams from each group were seeded 1-8, with the team with the most points as seed 1 and the team with the least as seed 8. The second-best teams from each group were seeded 9-16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16.


2008 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Round of 16
The Round of 16 was played between April 29 and 30, and May 1, 6, and 8. Team #1 played the second leg at home.


2008 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Quarterfinals
The Quarterfinals were played on May 14, 15, and May 21 and 22. Team #1 played the second leg at home.


2008 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Semifinals
The Semifinals were played between May 27, 28, and June 3, 4. Team #1 played the second leg at home.


2008 Copa Libertadores Finals
The 2008 Copa Libertadores Finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2008 Copa Libertadores champion. The series was contested between Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito from Quito, Ecuador, and Fluminense Football Club from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, both of whom were playing in their first finals. The first leg was played at LDU Quito's home field,  La Casa Blanca in Quito, Ecuador on 25 June 2008; the second leg was played at Fluminense's home field, Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 2 July 2008. LDU Quito won the final on penalties 3–1, after each team won a game apiece, and equalized on goal difference after the end of extra-time of the second leg. With this achievement, LDU Quito became the first Ecuadorian club to win a Copa Libertadores title.


2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, Finals rules
Like other match-ups in the knockout round, the teams will play two games, one at each team's home stadium. As the highest seeded team determined at the beginning of the knockout stage, Fluminense had home-field advantage for the second leg. Unlike other Copa Libertadores match-ups in the knockout round, the away goals rule is not used. If the teams remained tied after 90 minutes of play during the 2nd leg, extra time will be used, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.


2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, Route to the finals, Group 8 of the Second Stage
Fluminense and LDU Quito both started in the Second Stage and were drawn into Group 8 along with Arsenal of Argentina and Libertad of Paraguay. Their first match was against each other in La Casa Blanca in Quito. The game ended in a goal-less draw.


2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, Route to the finals, Group 8 of the Second Stage
LDU Quito then hosted Libertad on March 4. Patricio Urrutia and Joffre Guerrón scored for LDU Quito to give them a 2–0 win. They then visited Arsenal in Buenos Aires on March 12. Patricio Urrutia scored the loan goal of the game. The roles were reversed as LDU Quito hosted Arsenal on March 26. Liga walloped Arsenal 6–1 with goals by Patricio Urrutia, Damián Manso, Luis Bolaños (2), Claudio Bieler, and Alfonso Obregón; Luciano Leguizamón scored for Arsenal. On April 8, Liga travelled to Asuncion to play Libertad, where they lost 3–1. Alfonso Obregón scored the lone goal for Liga.


2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, Route to the finals, Group 8 of the Second Stage
After the first game against Liga, Fluminense hosted Arsenal on March 5. The drubbing ended 6–0 in favor of Flu. Thiago Neves, Dodô (2), Gabriel, Washington, and Cícero provided the scores. Flu then travelled to Asuncion to face Libertad on March 19. Washington scored twice to give Flu a 2–1 win. Flu then played host for Libertad in a game that ended in a 2–0 win for Fluminense. Cícero and Thiago Silva provided the scores. Fluminense then travelled to Buenos Aires to play Arsenal on April 8. They were beat 2–0.


2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, Route to the finals, Group 8 of the Second Stage
The last match of group play for LDU Quito and Fluminense was against each other on April 17. Cícero scored the only goal of the game to give Fluminense a 1–0 win. The win gave Fluminense the group. Fluminense and LDU Quito finished 1 & 2 with 13 and 10 points, respectively, and each advanced to the Round of 16 as the 1st and 11th seed.


2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, Route to the finals, Fluminense in the knockout stage
Fluminense was seeded 1 for the knockout stage, guaranteeing home field advantage for the second leg of any series. In the round of 16, they faced Atlético Nacional of Colombia, whom they defeated on aggregate 3-1 (2-1 & 1-0). In the quarter-finals, they faced fellow Brazilian side São Paulo. They won on aggregate 3-2 (0-1 & 3-1). In the semi-finals, they face defending Copa Libertadores champions Boca Juniors. After tying 2-2 on the first leg, they won 3-1 in the second leg to advance to their first Copa Libertadores finals.


2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, Route to the finals, LDU Quito in the knockout stage
LDU Quito was seeded 12 for the knockout stage. In the Round of 16, they faced Estudiantes, whom they beat on aggregate 3-2 (2-0 & 1-2) to advance. They faced another Argentine team, San Lorenzo in the quarter-finals. After tying 1-1 in both legs, the teams went into penalties, where LDU Quito triumphed 5-3. In the semi-finals, they faced Club América of Mexico. They tied both legs 1-1 in Mexico City and 0-0 in Quito. Since LDU Quito scored an away goal, they won the series and advanced to their first Copa Libertadores finals.


2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, Finals summary, First leg
The First Leg was played in front of a capacity crowd at Estadio Casa Blanca in Quito. Claudio Bieler of LDU Quito scored first in the 2nd minute, but Fluminense answered back with a goal by Darío Conca in the 12th minute. LDU Quito scored three unanswered goals by the end of the half with goals by Joffre Guerrón (29'), Jairo Campos (34'), and Patricio Urrutia (45'). Thiago Neves scored again for Fluminense with the only goal of the second half at the 52nd minute. The final score left LDU Quito with a 2-goal advantage going into the next leg.


2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, Finals summary, Second leg
The Second Leg was played in front of a capacity crowd at the legendary Maracanã in a game that would crown the South American champions. Luis Bolaños of LDU Quito scored first in the 6th minute to put LDU Quito up 1–0 in the game, and a three-goal advantage. Fluminense answered back with a hat-trick by Thiago Neves who scored goals in the 12th, 28th, and 56th minute. The score at the end of regulation was 3–1, leaving both teams equal on goal difference; extra-time was needed. After a scoreless extra-time, the game went on to a penalty shootout. LDU Quito goalkeeper José Francisco Cevallos blocked three of four penalty kicks, while his teammates put in three of four to give LDU Quito the win, and their first Copa Libertadores title.


2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, Aftermath
Prior to the matches, Fluminense was favored to win since they had eliminated the defending champion (Boca Juniors) in the semifinals, and defeated LDU Quito in an earlier encounter at Maracanã. Following the surprise loss in Quito, pressure was on Fluminense to win at home. When LDU Quito sealed the deal at Maracanã, the media dubbed the match a "Maracanazo", a slang term in Latin American football given to a game at Maracanã where the underdog team upsets the hosts. As the hosts were expected to win, that the celebratory confetti for the award presentation was in Fluminense's color.


2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, Aftermath
LDU Quito had won their first Copa Libertadores title, becoming the first Ecuadorian team to do so. The title is also the first international title ever won by a team from Ecuador. LDU Quito captain Patricio Urrutia was named player of the finals, and Joffre Guerrón was named player of the tournament. By winning the tournament, LDU Quito won the right to represent South American in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, for which they qualify directly to the semi-finals. LDU Quito winning the Copa Libertadores was called historic by major newspapers that followed the competition, and won praise throughout the continent.


2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, Aftermath
Throughout the tournament, the team and its player gained wide support from across Ecuador, not just by their typical fan-base in Quito. Following the win, they were publicly applauded by every sector of Ecuadorian society and government, and were treated as heroes upon their return to the country.


2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, Aftermath
Currently, this year's finals hold or shares two Copa Libertadores Finals records: most goals in a single game (6) for Game 1; most goals in two legs (10).


2008 Copa Libertadores First Stage
The First Stage of the 2008 Copa Santander Libertadores began on January 29 and ended on February 12. Twelve teams qualified directly on this stage.


2008 Copa Libertadores First Stage, Matches, Second Leg
Lanús and Olmedo tied 3–3 on points. Lanús advanced on goal difference.


2008 Copa Libertadores First Stage, Matches, Second Leg
Mineros de Guayana and Arsenal tied 3–3 on points. Arsenal advanced on goal difference.


2008 Copa Libertadores First Stage, Matches, Second Leg
La Paz and Atlas tied 3–3 on points. Atlas advanced on goal difference.


2008 Copa Libertadores First Stage, Matches, Second Leg
Boyacá Chicó and Audax Italiano tied 3–3 on points. Audax Italiano advanced on away goals.


2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
The Second Stage of the 2008 Copa Santander Libertadores was a group stage. It was played from February 12 to April 23.


2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, Format
Twenty-six teams qualified directly into this round, plus six that advanced from the First Stage. This brings the total number of teams in the Second Stage to 32. The teams were drawn into eight groups of four. The teams in each group will play each other in a double round-robin format, playing the other teams in the group once at home and once away. Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:


2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, Format
The top two teams from each group advance to the Round of 16.


2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages
The last four stages of the 2008 Copa Santander Libertadores are the knockout stages: the Round of 16, the Quarterfinals, the Semifinals, and the Finals.


2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Format
The remaining stages of the tournament constitute a single-elimination tournament. In each stage, the teams will play an opponent in a two-legged tie on a home-away basis. Each team will earn three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of each tie will advance.


2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Format, Tie-breaking
The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:


2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Format, Seeding
The 16 qualified teams in the knockout round will be seeded according to their results in the group stage. The top teams from each group are seeded 1–8, with the team with the most points as seed 1 and the team with the least as seed 8. The second-best teams from each group are seeded 9–16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16. Teams with a higher seed will play the second leg of each tie at home.


2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Round of 16
The Round of 16 was played between April 29 and 30, and May 1, 6, and 8. Team #1 played the second leg at home.


2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Round of 16, Second leg
LDU Quito 3–3 Estudiantes on points. LDU Quito advanced on better goal difference (+1).


2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Round of 16, Second leg
América 3–3 Flamengo on points. América advanced on better goal difference (+1).


2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Quarterfinals
The Quarterfinals were played on May 14, 15, and May 21 and 22. Team #1 played the second leg at home.


2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Quarterfinals, Second leg
Fluminense and São Paulo tied 3–3 on points. Fluminense advanced on goal difference (+1).


2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Quarterfinals, Second leg
LDU Quito and San Lorenzo tied 2–2 on points, and tied 0 on goal difference. LDU Quito advanced 5–3 on penalties.


2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Quarterfinals, Second leg
América and Santos tied 3–3 on points. América advanced on goal difference (+1).


2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Semifinals
The Semifinals were played between May 27, 28, and June 3, 4. Team #1 played the second leg at home.


2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Semifinals, Second leg
LDU Quito 2–2 América on points. LDU Quito advanced on away goals.


2008 Copa Perú
The 2008 Copa Perú season (Spanish: Copa Perú 2008), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football, started on February 1.


2008 Copa Perú
The tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which is played as a knockout stage. The final stage features two knockout rounds and a final four-team group stage to determine the two promoted teams.


2008 Copa Perú
The 2008 Peru Cup started with the District Stage (Spanish: Etapa Distrital) on February 1. The next stage was the Provincial Stage (Spanish: Etapa Provincial) which started, on June 1. The tournament continued with the Departamental Stage (Spanish: Etapa Departamental) on July 16. The Regional Staged followed. The National Stage (Spanish: Etapa Nacional) started on November 8. The winner and runner-up of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division.


2008 Copa Perú, Departmental Stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.


2008 Copa Perú, Regional Stage
Each region had two teams qualify for the next stage. The playoffs only determined the respective regional winners.


2008 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region I
Region I includes qualified teams from Amazonas, Lambayeque, Tumbes and Piura region.


2008 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region II
Region II includes qualified teams from Ancash, Cajamarca, La Libertad and San Martín region.


2008 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region III
Region III includes qualified teams from Loreto and Ucayali region.


2008 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region IV
Region IV includes qualified teams from Lima and Callao region. This region played as a knockout cup system and the finalists qualified.


2008 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region IV, Regional Final
*The 2nd leg between Unión Huaral and Íntimo Cable Visión was suspended by the FPF because of some incidents with the crowd in the first game. Cable Visión qualified for the next round


2008 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region V
Region V includes qualified teams from Junín, Pasco and Huánuco region.


2008 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VI
Region VI includes qualified teams from Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Ica region. Two teams qualified from this stage.


2008 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VII
Region VII includes qualified teams from Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna region.


2008 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VIII
Region VIII includes qualified teams from Apurimac, Cusco, Madre de Dios and Puno region.


2008 Copa Perú, National Stage
The National Stage started on November 8. This stage had two knockout rounds and four-team group stage. The winners and runners-up of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division. The two semifinalists as well as the best quarterfinalist will be promoted to the Second Division.


2008 Copa Simón Bolívar (Bolivia)
The tournament started in 1960, initially only champions from La Paz, Cochabamba, Oruro and Santa Cruz participated, in later years teams from other associations started joining the cup, and the tournament eventually also had runner-up's participating.


2008 Copa Simón Bolívar (Bolivia)
Until 1976, due to the lack of a nationwide league, the cup determined the national champion and representative teams for the Copa Libertadores. With the creation of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, the Bolivian FA stopped organizing the tournament.


2008 Copa Simón Bolívar (Bolivia)
Finally in 1989 the tournament was resurrected, with the same format of having both champions and runner-up from each association, but this time each regional league was the 2nd tier on the football pyramid so the champion was supposed to be awarded a place in the professional league. Previously the last placed team in the 1st division was replaced by the regional champion of its departament. However that practice was kept until 1993 when finally the champion was awarded a spot in the top league.


2008 Copa Simón Bolívar (Bolivia)
The competition format changes frequently, in 2008, the team were divided into 3 groups of 6 teams each, to save costs, geographically close teams were teamed up and played on a home-away round-robin basis, with group 1 consisting of teams from La Paz, Oruro and Cochabamba; group 2 with teams from Potosí, Chuquisaca and Tarija, and group 3 with teams from Santa Cruz, Beni and Pando. The top 2 placed teams advanced to the next round, now playing play-offs on home-away basis, the 3 winners and the best loser advanced to the semifinals and then the final.


2008 Copa Simón Bolívar (Bolivia), Semi-Final
In this round Club Primero De Mayo qualified as the best loser


2008 Copa Sudamericana
The 2008 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the seventh edition of the Copa Sudamericana football tournament. The draw for the tournament took place on June 10, 2008 in Buenos Aires and the competition was played between July 30 and December 3. Arsenal de Sarandí were the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season. Brazilian side Internacional won the 2008 tournament, becoming the first Brazilian winners of the trophy.


2008 Copa Sudamericana, Qualified teams
A total of 34 teams are participating in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana, from 12 associations (10 from CONMEBOL and 2 from CONCACAF).


2008 Copa Sudamericana, Preliminary stage
The Preliminary Stage opened the Copa Sudamericana. All the second berths of 8 South American football associations contested this round. The four winners advanced to the First Round. Team #1 played at home first.


2008 Copa Sudamericana, First stage
The First Stage consisted of twenty-eight teams each playing two-legged matches. Twenty-four teams qualified directly to this round. The fourteen winners advanced to the Round of 16. Team #1 played at home first.


2008 Copa Sudamericana, Knockout stages
(*)Indicates that the team plays at home for the first leg


2008 Copa Sudamericana, Knockout stages, Round of 16
The Second Stage was the Round of 16, played by the fourteen winners from the First Round, plus River Plate and Boca Juniors. As in the First Round, these teams played two-legged matches. Team #1 played at home first.


2008 Copa Sudamericana, Knockout stages, Quarterfinals
The Quarterfinals was played by the eight winners from the Round of 16. As in the First Round, these teams played two-legged matches. Team #1 played at home first.


2008 Copa Sudamericana, Knockout stages, Semifinals
The Semifinals was played by the four winners from the Quarterfinals. As in the First Round, these teams played two-legged matches. Team #1 played at home first.


2008 Copa Sudamericana, Knockout stages, Finals
The Finals were played by the two winners from the Semifinals. As in the First Round, these teams played two-legged matches. Team #1 played at home first.


2008 Copa Sudamericana Finals
The 2008 Copa Sudamericana Finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2008 Copa Sudamericana champion. The final was contested by Brazilian club Internacional and Argentine team Estudiantes de La Plata. The first leg, held in Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, was won by Internacional 1–0. As the second leg, held in Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre ended in a 0–0 tie, Internacional became champions of the competition winning 4–1 on points (1–0 on aggregate).


2008 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Match summary, First leg
Assistant referees: Manuel Bernal Emigdio Ruiz RoaFourth official: Carlos Galeano


2008 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stage
This is the preliminary round of the Copa Sudamericana 2008 tournament. The teams that have qualified for the preliminary round are the second-placed teams from each South American country, excluding Brazil and Argentina. A total of eight teams will play in two-legged matches. Four teams will proceed to the next round. Team 1 will play the first leg at home. The away goals rule will be employed in this round. The preliminary round was scheduled to be played between July 29 and August 21.


2008 Copa Telmex
The 2008 Copa Telmex was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 11th edition of the event known that year as Copa Telmex, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 18 through February 24, 2008.


2008 Copa Telmex
The singles field was led by ATP No. 11, 2007 Madrid Masters and 2007 Paris Masters champion David Nalbandian, Viña del Mar singles and doubles runner-up Juan Mónaco, and Costa do Sauípe finalist Carlos Moyá. Other seeds were 2007 U.S. Open quarterfinalist Juan Ignacio Chela, Costa do Sauípe winner Nicolás Almagro, Igor Andreev, Potito Starace and Filippo Volandri.


2008 Copa Telmex, Entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry by a Special Exempt (SE):


2008 Copa Telmex, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received Lucky Loser into the main draw:


2008 Copa Telmex, Finals, Doubles
Agustín Calleri /  Luis Horna defeated  Werner Eschauer /  Peter Luczak, 6–0, 6–7(6–8), [10–2]


2008 Copa Telmex – Doubles
Martín García and Sebastián Prieto were the defending champions, but chose not to participate that year.


2008 Copa Telmex – Doubles
Agustín Calleri and Luis Horna won in the final 6–0, 6–7(6–8), [10–2], against Werner Eschauer and Peter Luczak.


2008 Copa Telmex – Singles
Juan Mónaco was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Agustín Calleri.


2008 Copa Telmex – Singles
David Nalbandian won in the final 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4, against José Acasuso. This was, as of 2019, the last time a tennis player from Argentina won the singles tournament, and it was also the last all-argentine final.


2008 Copa Venezuela
The 2008 Copa Venezuela was the 39th staging of the Copa Venezuela.


2008 Copa Venezuela
The competition started on August 27, 2008 and concluded on December 11, 2008 with a two leg final, in which Deportivo Anzoátegui won the trophy for the first time with a 2-1 win at home and a 1-0 win away over Estudiantes de Mérida.


2008 Copa Venezuela, First round
Bye: UA Maracaibo, Minervén FC, Monagas SC, Dvo. Táchira, Atl. El Vigía FC, Carabobo FC, Dep. Italia FC, Llaneros FC, Guaros de Lara FC, Estudiantes FC, Portuguesa FC, Dep. Anzoátegui SC, AC Mineros de Guayana, Caracas FC, Zamora FC, Aragua FC and Zulia FC.


2008 Copa Venezuela, Second round
One leg - 2A/2B Division Teams v/s 1 Division Teams. The matches were played on 5–7 September 2008.


2008 Copa Venezuela, Second round
Two legs - 1 Division Teams v/s 1 Division Teams. The matches were played on 4-7 September 2008.


2008 Copa Venezuela, Semifinals
The matches were played on 22-29 October and 12-26 November 2008.


2008 Copa Venezuela, Finals
Dep. Anzoátegui SC champions and qualify to Copa Nissan Sudamericana 2009.


2008 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
The 2008 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol was the 26th edition of the main Spanish women's football cup. It was played between 1 and 29 June 2008 and Rayo Vallecano won its first title ever.


2008 Copa del Rey Final
The 2008 Copa del Rey Final was the 106th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Vicente Calderón in Madrid, on 16 April 2008.


2008 Copa del Rey Final
The match was won by Valencia, who beat Getafe 3–1, winning the tournament for the seventh time. It was a second defeat in the final in succession for Getafe, who also lost to Sevilla in 2007. These had been their only appearances in the event; by contrast it was Valencia's  16th final.


2008 Copa del Rey Juvenil
The 2008 Copa del Rey Juvenil was the 58th staging of the tournament. The competition began on May 18, 2008 and ended on June 28, 2008 with the final.


2008 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
The Copa del Rey 2007-08 was the 72nd edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was organized by the ACB and was disputed in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country in the Fernando Buesa Arena between days 7 and 10 of February. The winning team was DKV Joventut.


2008 Copa del Rey de Balonmano
The 2008 edition of Copa del Rey de Balonmano takes place in Zaragoza, city of the autonomous community of Aragon. This tournament is played by the 8 first of the Liga ASOBAL when reach the half of the league.


2008 Copa del Rey de Balonmano
All matches will be played in Pabellón Príncipe Felipe with capacity of 8,300 seats.


2008 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, 2007-08 participants, Quarter finals
(1) BM Ciudad Real 30-22 (8) CB Antequera: (19:00, CEST) ()


2008 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, 2007-08 participants, Quarter finals
(3) CB Ademar León 26-34 (7) JD Arrate: (21:00, CEST) ()


2008 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, 2007-08 participants, Quarter finals
(4) Portland San Antonio 40-30 (5) BM Valladolid: (19:00, CEST) ()


2008 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, 2007-08 participants, Quarter finals
(2) FC Barcelona Handbol 37-34 (6) CAI BM Aragón: (21:00, CEST) (CET) ()


2008 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, 2007-08 participants, SemiFinals
(2) FC Barcelona Handbol 31-29 (4) Portland San Antonio: (18:00, CEST) ()


2008 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, 2007-08 participants, SemiFinals
(1) BM Ciudad Real 34-31 (7) JD Arrate: (20:00, CEST) ()


2008 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Final
(1) BM Ciudad Real 31-30 (2) FC Barcelona Handbol: (18:00, CEST) ()


2008 Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil 2008 was the 20th staging of the Copa do Brasil, starting on February 13, 2008 and finishing on June 11, 2008. It was played by 64 teams, either qualified through their respected state championships (54) or by the CBF Rankings (10). The clubs that played the Copa Libertadores 2008 didn't participate in the Copa do Brasil 2008 because of scheduling problems. It was won by Sport-PE.


2008 Copa do Brasil, Format
The tournament was played in two-legged knockout stages. In the first two rounds the away team automatically goes through to the next round if they beat the home team by a 2-goal difference or more in the first leg.


2008 Copa do Brasil, Format
The away goals rule was used in the Copa do Brasil, which is an unusual feature when compared to other South American competitions. For example, the Copa Libertadores did not adopt this rule until 2005.


2008 Copa do Brasil, Format
Copa do Brasil is an opportunity for teams from smaller states to play against the big teams and episodes of giant-killing have happened at a regular rate throughout the competition history.


2008 Copa do Brasil, Format
The winner automatically qualifies for the next year's Copa Libertadores, which prevents a team from winning the Copa do Brasil twice in a row.


2008 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
The 2008 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino was the second staging of the competition. The competition started on November 1, 2008, and was concluded on December 10, 2008. 32 clubs of all regions of Brazil participated of the cup, which is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The champion was Santos.


2008 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Competition format
The competition was contested by 32 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds were played over two legs and the away goals rule was used, but in the first round if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least two goals, the second leg was not played and the club automatically qualified to the next round.


2008 Copenhagen Masters
The 2008 Copenhagen Masters in badminton was the 16th edition of the Copenhagen Masters. It was held in Copenhagen, from December 27 to December 29, 2008.


2008 Copenhagen Masters
Only three categories were played: men's singles, women's singles and men's doubles.


2008 Coppa Italia Final
The 2008 Coppa Italia Final was the final match of the 2007–08 Coppa Italia, the 61st season of the top cup competition in Italian football. The match was played on 24 May 2008, between defending champions A.S. Roma and Internazionale at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. This was the fourth consecutive and total final between these two clubs. Roma successfully defended their title as cup winners, defeating Inter by a score of 2–1.


2008 Coppa Italia Final
For the first time since 1980, the final was played as a single match on neutral territory.


2008 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2008 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 99th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 16 December 2007. The championship began on 2 May 2008 and ended on 12 October 2008.


2008 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 12 October 2008, Carrigaline won the championship after a 1–13 to 0–10 defeat of Bandon in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. This was their first ever championship title in this grade.


2008 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Bandon's Darren Crowley was the championship's top scorer with 0-36.


2008 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
The 2008 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 20 September 2008 and ended on 19 October 2008.


2008 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
On 19 October 2008, Dripsey won the championship following a 0-13 to 1-07 defeat of Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. This was their first championship title in the grade.


2008 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dripsey's Diarmuid O'Riordan was the championship's top scorer with 1-26.


2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
The 2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship was the third staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2006. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 9 December 2007. The championship began on 6 April 2008 and ended on 5 October 2008.


2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
Mallow left the championship after securing promotion to senior level. Grenagh, St. Finbarr's and St. Vincent's joined the championship through a combination of relegation and promotion.


2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
The final, a city derby, was played at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and St. Vincent's. After a replay, St. Finbarr's won the final by 2-13 to 0-14 to claim their first championship title in the grade and a first title in any football grade since 1985. It remains their only championship title in the grade.


2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
John Paul Murphy of the St. Vincent's club was the championship's top scorer with 0-29.


2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The championship began on 3 May 2008 and ended on 19 October 2008.


2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 20 July 2008, Aghada were relegated from the championship following a 1-17 to 2-7 defeat by Argideen Rangers.


2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 19 October 2008, Blarney won the championship following a 0-13 to 1-9 defeat of Courcey Rovers in the final. This was their first championship title in the grade.


2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Ger O'Leary from the Fr. O'Neill's club was the championship's top scorer with 2-38.


2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship, Teams
A total of 16 teams contested the Premier Intermediate Championship, including 14 teams from the 2007 premier intermediate championship, one relegated from the 2007 senior championship and one promoted from the 2007 intermediate championship.


2008 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 2008 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 120th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place in December 2007. The championship began on 18 April 2008 and ended on 5 October 2008.


2008 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 5 October 2008, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 0-13 to 0-05 defeat of Douglas in the final. This was their 17th championship title overall and their fourth title in succession.


2008 Cork Senior Football Championship
James Masters from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 1-30.


2008 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 2008 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2017 fixtures took place at the County Convention in December 2007. The championship began on 3 May 2008 and ended on 28 September 2008.


2008 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Erin's Own were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Bride Rovers in the semi-final.


2008 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 16 August 2008, St. Catherine's were relegated from the championship following a 1-10 to 1-12 defeat by Carrigtwohill.


2008 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 28 September 2008, Sarsfields won the championship following a 2-14 to 2-13 defeat of Bride Rovers in the final. This was their third championship title overall and their first in 51 championship seasons.


2008 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Glen Rovers's Patrick Horgan was the championship's top scorer with 1-43.


2008 Cork county hurling team season
The 2008 season was the Cork senior hurling team's 121st consecutive season appearing in the Championship, and their 77th season appearing in the National Hurling League. After losing to Waterford in both the Munster and All-Ireland championships the previous year, Cork were out to make amends for these shortcomings. The season began badly as both Cork Gaelic football team went on strike due to the withdrawal of the right of the manager to pick his own selectors. The Cork hurling panel also withdrew their services in sympathy, resulting in a less than impressive start to the hurling campaign. The 2008 season was ultimately seen as a failure as Cork failed to reach the final of any competition.


2008 Cork county hurling team season, Championship games, Vs Tipperary
Tipperary created history at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on this occasion as they won their county's first championship match in Cork since 1923. A Ben O'Connor goal and three Cathal Naughton points had Cork leading by 1-08 to 0-04 but Tipp, thanks to a dominant spell late in the half, only trailed by 1-08 to 1-07 at half-time. Tipp, taking their unbeaten run this season to 11 wins and two draws, scored eight of the game's final nine points to power to victory. Team captain Eoin Kelly rocketed home a goal in the 24th minute, leaving his marker Brian Murphy and goalkeeper Donal Óg Cusack gasping. Kelly finished with a personal tally of 1-07 and was ably assisted by Lar Corbett (0-04) and championship debutant Séamus Callinan (0-03).


2008 Cork county hurling team season, Championship games, Vs Dublin
An opportunistic goal from Joe Deane proved crucial at Páirc Uí Chaoimh as Cork fended off a wholehearted Dublin side to progress to the fourth round of the All-Ireland SHC qualifiers. The Rebels, who had an early wind advantage, were 0-10 to 0-06 ahead at half-time with free-taker David O'Callaghan (0-05) top-scoring for the Dubs. Not many observers would have predicted such a hard-fought game as 'the Dubs' proved once again that they can live with the top-tier counties.


2008 Cork county hurling team season, Championship games, Vs Galway
Facing each other in the Championship for the first time since the 2005 All-Ireland final, this was a game that both Cork and Galway's seasons rested upon and quite possibly the futures of their respective managers. Ger Loughnane's side got off to a poor start, going 0-04 to 0-00 behind with the Cork forwards all on target. Ten minutes in however, Joe Canning got Galway into contention as he shrugged off the challenge of Diarmuid O'Sullivan and sneaked a stunning shot past Dónal Óg Cusack for his first goal.


2008 Cork county hurling team season, Championship games, Vs Galway
Some time later a swift Galway attack ended with Alan Kerins batting the sliotar to the Cork net but referee Barry Kelly had already blown his whistle before the goal was scored. Kelly penalised Cork 'keeper Cusack for a foul on Kerins. The foul earned Cusack his second yellow card, Cork were suddenly down to 14 men and they had a penalty to defend. After converting the penalty Canning had 2-04 to show for the first 35 minutes.


2008 Cork county hurling team season, Championship games, Vs Galway
In the second-half Galway struggled to pull away and Cork managed to heap the pressure on them with a run of six successive points. Loughnane's team threw everything they had at their opponents in the closing ten minutes. Canning tried his heart out, firing over three late points but Ben O'Connor had the last word when he split the posts with a superb effort from near the sideline.


2008 Cork county hurling team season, Championship games, Vs Clare
For the third weekend in-a-row Cork faced a win-or-bust championship game. A feature of the opening quarter was Cork full-back Diarmuid O'Sullivan's struggle to keep tabs on the elusive Niall Gilligan. Wides blighted Clare's play in the Munster final and wayward shooting was again threatening to derail them on this occasion. The tempo of the game increased as Barry Nugent turned onto his right and pointed. A brace of points came from Pat Donnellan and Clare then turned on the afterburners to score 1-04 without reply.


2008 Cork county hurling team season, Championship games, Vs Clare
Eight points in arrears and staring at an embarrassing championship exit, half-time came at just the right time for Cork. Just as they did when they were in trouble at the break in the Galway game, Cork rallied superbly with a brilliant second half performance. Incredibly, the deficit was back to just four points - 1-11 to 1-07 - within three minutes of the restart. Timmy McCarthy followed up with a timely goal. A short while later Clare were just about keeping Cork at arm's length. As the clock ticked towards 70 minutes, Cork never really looked assured. Searching for that levelling point, Clare were left wanting. It was left to Neil Ronan to confirm crestfallen Clare's exit from the championship as he landed the insurance point in the 72nd minute.


2008 Cork county hurling team season, Championship games, Vs Kilkenny
In a unique fixture Cork's All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Kilkenny was the first time in the history of the championship that both sides met outside of the All-Ireland final. Kilkenny were hoping for a victory to keep their three-in-a-row dream on track, while Cork were hoping to deny 'the Cats' a spot in the championship decider and a chance to go one ahead of Cork in the all-time roll of honour. The game began evenly enough and the sides were level six times in the opening twenty-one minutes.


2008 Cork county hurling team season, Championship games, Vs Kilkenny
Just on the half-hour mark Eoin Larkin found himself in space for a Kilkenny goal to give his side a 1-09 to 0-06 lead. While Cork came back for a brief time in the second half, the deadly accuracy of Henry Shefflin made sure that a victory for 'the Cats' was always going to be the outcome. The nearest Cork came to closing the gap in the second half was to make it a five-point margin. But a great point by Martin Comerford showed that Kilkenny were ready to step up a further gear as they swept to a comprehensive win.


2008 Cornell Big Red football team
The 2008 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jim Knowles and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Cornell finished the season 4–6, 2–5 in Ivy League play, to finish in sixth place.


2008 Costa Book Awards
The Costa Book Awards (before 2006 known as the Whitbread Awards) are among the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards. They were launched in 1971, are given both for high literary merit but also for works that are enjoyable reading and whose aim is to convey the enjoyment of reading to the widest possible audience. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 2008.


2008 Costa Book Awards
The shortlists were announced on 18 November 2008. The winners in each category were announced on 5 January 2009, and the overall winner for Book of the Year was announced on 27 January 2009.


2008 Cotabato conflict
The  2008 Battle of North Cotabato was a military confrontation between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and a rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) faction under the command of Umbra Kato in North Cotabato, a province of Mindanao, in the Philippines.


2008 Cotabato conflict
A thousand MILF rebels under the command of Umbra Kato seized control of thirty-five villages in the North Cotabato. Two thousand Philippine troops with helicopters and artillery were sent to the seized area on August 9 to liberate it from the rebels. The MILF had wanted North Cotabato to be included in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The Filipino government and MILF had been negotiating for the inclusion of the province, but the Supreme Court of the Philippines had struck down the proposal after hearing concern from local Christian leaders in the region.


2008 Cotabato conflict
The rebel troops were ordered to leave the area by their commanders, but the contingents under Kato refused to leave the villages they had occupied. The Philippine Army responded on August 9 by bombarding them. The next day, the government forces moved to retake the villages, recapturing two of them from the rebels.


2008 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 2008 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2008, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, USA. The Cotton Bowl Classic was part of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season and one of 32 games in the 2007–08 bowl season. The bowl game featured the Arkansas Razorbacks from the SEC and the Missouri Tigers from the Big 12 and was televised in the United States on FOX. Senior RB Tony Temple of Mizzou set a single game rushing record for the Cotton Bowl Classic with 281 yards and 4 touchdowns. His 281 rushing yards put him in second place all time for total rushing yards in a bowl game.


2008 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game invitation
The Arkansas Razorbacks and the Missouri Tigers accepted the Cotton Bowl Classic's invitation to play in the bowl game on January 1. This was the Arkansas Razorbacks' 11th appearance in the Cotton Bowl Classic (with a record of 3–6–1 in previous Cotton Bowl Classics) and the second appearance for the Missouri Tigers (0–1). Many Missouri fans felt insulted that the Tigers had been sent to the Cotton Bowl Classic instead of a BCS bowl after a stunning season that included a spot atop the AP College Football Rankings and a co-championship in the Big XII North. This feeling was amplified by the fact that the Kansas Jayhawks, Missouri's historical and then-conference rival, had been invited to the BCS Orange Bowl after being beaten by the Tigers at the annual Arrowhead Stadium Border Showdown in Kansas City, Missouri.


2008 Country Music Association Awards
The 2008 Country Music Association Awards, 42nd Annual Ceremony,  was held on November 12, 2008, at the Sommet Center (later the Bridgestone Arena) in Nashville, Tennessee and was hosted by CMA Award winner Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. Kenny Chesney and Sugarland led the night with 6 nomination each.


2008 Countrywide Classic
The 2008 Countrywide Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 82nd edition of the Los Angeles Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California, United States, from August 4 through August 10, 2008.


2008 Countrywide Classic
The singles draw featured ATP No. 9, San Jose and Dubai champion Andy Roddick, Nottingham runner-up and Umag titlist Fernando Verdasco, and winner of back-to-back titles in Stuttgart and Kitzbühel Juan Martín del Potro. Also present were Dubai finalist and Wimbledon quarterfinalist Feliciano López, Wimbledon semifinalist Marat Safin, Mardy Fish, Carlos Moyá and Tommy Haas.


2008 Countrywide Classic
In addition to the singles and doubles events, a Legends Invitational Singles competition took place, featuring Jim Courier, Aaron Krickstein, John McEnroe, Mikael Pernfors, Jimmy Arias and Wayne Ferreira. 1997 Countrywide Classic champion Jim Courier won the event, defeating 1981 and 1986 titlist John McEnroe in the final.


2008 Countrywide Classic
Four time Countrywide Classic champion Roy Emerson was the tournament honoree for 2008. He won the singles titles here in 1959, 1962, 1964 and 1967. Emerson also won the doubles crowns in 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, and 1967.


2008 Countrywide Classic, Finals, Doubles
Rohan Bopanna /  Eric Butorac defeated  Travis Parrott /  Dušan Vemić, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)


2008 Countrywide Classic – Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but chose to compete at the Beijing Summer Olympics instead.


2008 Countrywide Classic – Doubles
Rohan Bopanna and Eric Butorac won in the final 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5), against Travis Parrott and Dušan Vemić.


2008 Countrywide Classic – Singles
Radek Štěpánek was the defending champion, but chose to compete the Beijing Summer Olympics instead.


2008 Countrywide Classic – Singles
Third-seeded Juan Martín del Potro won in the final 6–1, 7–6(7–2), against Andy Roddick.


2008 Countrywide Classic – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2008 County Championship
The 2008 County Championship season, known as the LV County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team plays all the others in their division both home and away. The top two teams from Division Two are promoted to the first division for 2009, while the bottom two sides from Division 1 are relegated. Durham won the tournament, their first title, after beating Kent in their final match.


2008 County Championship, Points system
Fourteen points were awarded for each win, four points were awarded for a draw or abandonment. Defeats scored no points. Teams were awarded bonus points during the first 130 overs of their first innings; one bowling point for every three wickets taken (up to three points available), and one batting point gained when teams reached 200, 250, 300, 350 and 400 runs (up to five points available).


2008 County Championship, Division One, Standings
Source: ,Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeatsP = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points


2008 County Championship, Division two, Standings
Source: ,Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeatsP = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points


2008 Coupe Internationale de Nice
The 2008 Coupe Internationale de Nice (English: 2008 International Cup of Nice) was the 13th edition of an annual international figure skating competition held in Nice, France. It was held between October 15 and 19, 2008. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, and pair skating on the levels of senior, junior, and novice.


2008 Coupe de France Final
The 2008 Coupe de France Final was a football match that was held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France on 24 May 2008. It was the 90th final in the Coupe de France's history. The final was contested between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais. This was PSG's 10th appearance in the Coupe de France final, having won the cup in 1982, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2004, and 2006. They also lost in the final twice in 1985 and 2003.


2008 Coupe de France Final
With a win in this year's final, PSG would have been granted the rare cup double with their last double coming in 1998. This was Olympique Lyonnais's 7th appearance in the final having won in 1964, 1967, and 1973. They lost in the final three times in 1963, 1971, and 1976.


2008 Coupe de France Final, Match information
In front of a sell-out crowd of 80,000+ fans, Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain stepped on the pitch of the Stade de France to contest the 90th Coupe de France. PSG tore Lyon's defense ragged for most of the game and had a goal by Sylvain Armand incorrectly ruled offside. Olympique Lyonnais held on to 0–0 after 90 minutes, winning the match in extra time.


2008 Coupe de France Final, Match information
The majority of the first half was mainly dominated by PSG who thrived on Lyon's turnovers using them in order to counterattack. Lyon players, becoming frustrated, committed several malicious challenges leading to the likes of Anthony Réveillère and Sébastien Squillaci picking up yellow cards. The second half was partially even with both teams attempting to counterattack each other with both displaying fatigue as the second half moved forward. Both PSG and Lyon had several chances.


2008 Coupe de France Final, Match information
Lyon's primary chances were as a result of Juninho's free kicks, while PSG probably had the best chance of the night when Amara Diané got through in the box and had a great chance, however it was miraculously saved by Grégory Coupet, who was playing his last match in a Lyon jersey, leaving the match up for grabs as they headed to extra time. One notable moment of the second half was the substitution of Pauleta, who was playing his final match for PSG. He was given a standing ovation by PSG supporters.


2008 Coupe de France Final, Match information
The first half of extra time was progressively slow with both clubs trying to get a strategic view of each other. It wasn't until the end of the first half of extra time when a goal was finally conceded. Following a cross by Karim Benzema, Sidney Govou pounced on the loose ball in the box after it went off Kader Keïta to give Lyon the lead after 102 minutes of play.


2008 Coupe de France Final, Match information
Following the goal, Lyon finally settled down and opted to a more defensive style of play utilizing the offside trap and holding on to the ball more turning the tables on PSG, who were now becoming frustrated, with Mario Yepes delivering a questionable elbow on Benzema. Sidney Govou's goal would eventually be the only goal of the match giving Lyon their first Coupe de France title victory in 35 years. With the win in the final, Lyon were also granted their first ever double having won Ligue 1 this past season.


2008 Coupe de France Final, Match information
Since both clubs have automatically qualified for European competitions, PSG via the Coupe de la Ligue, Lyon via Ligue 1, the Coupe de France European place was reverted to the league. The spot was awarded to AS Saint-Étienne, ironically Lyon's primary rivals.


2008 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
La Coupe de l'Outre-Mer de football 2008 (English: The 2008 Over-Seas Football Cup) was the inaugural edition of the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer. The competition took place between September 24, 2008 and October 4, 2008 in Île-de-France, France.


2008 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, Results, Group 1
Note: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a win on penalties, 1 point for a loss on penalties


2008 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, Results, Group 2
Note: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a win on penalties, 1 point for a loss on penalties


2008 Coupe de la Ligue Final
The Coupe de la Ligue Final 2008 was a football match that was held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on March 29, 2008. It was contested between Paris Saint-Germain and RC Lens. It was PSG's 4th appearance in the final. They won the inaugural cup in 1995, won again in 1998, and lost to FC Gueugnon in the 2000 final. It was Lens's 2nd appearance in the final. They won the cup in their only appearance back in 1999.


2008 Coupe de la Ligue Final
After an opening goal from Pauleta, Lens secured an equalising goal just after halftime from Éric Carrière. With extra time looming, PSG striker Péguy Luyindula was hauled down by Hilton in the penalty area, which resulted in the referee pointing to the spot. Bernard Mendy would convert giving PSG their 3rd Coupe de la Ligue title and also giving them a spot in the UEFA Cup.


2008 Coupe de la Ligue Final
Lens mayor Guy Delcourt wanted the match to be replayed after a PSG fan unfurled a comical banner midway through the game. The match was not replayed, but PSG were fined and penalized. One of the penalties being that they would be unable to participate in next's year League Cup, however this was later overturned on appeal.


2008 Coventry City Council election
Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 1 May 2008. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election.


2008 Coventry City Council election
The Labour Party gained two seats (Radford, whose sitting councillor had been elected for Labour but later switched parties, and Foleshill) from the Conservative Party and the Conservatives gained one seat (Westwood) from Labour.


2008 Coventry City Council election
The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council, but remained the ruling party, with half of the seats.


2008 Coventry City Council election, Council Composition
The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:


2008 Coventry City Council election, Ward results
Note: Gains and holds of wards are noted with respect to the 2006 council election except for Radford - where the seat changed hands by defection.. Percentage changes are given with respect to the 2007 council election.


2008 Craven District Council election
The 2008 Craven District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.


2008 Craven District Council election, Background
Before the election an alliance between 9 of the 10 independents and the 6 Liberal Democrats controlled the council, with independent Carl Liss as council leader. The 14 Conservative councillors were in opposition, supported by the remaining independent councillor, Ken Hart.


2008 Craven District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives won 8 of the 11 seats contested, including gaining one seat, to have exactly half of seats on the council. The Conservative gain came in Skipton East where Pam Heseltine took the seat from the Liberal Democrats. This reduced the Liberal Democrats to 5 councillors after they held the other 2 seats they were defending. The only independent councillor to be defending a seat, David Ireton, retained it in Ingleton and Clapham, while the 5 Labour candidates came last in each of the wards they contested.


2008 Craven District Council election, Election result
Following the election Conservative Chris Knowles-Fitton became leader of the council, taking over from independent Carl Lis.


2008 Crawley Borough Council election
The 2008 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.


2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election
The Crewe and Nantwich by-election, 2008 was a parliamentary by-election held on 22 May 2008, for the British House of Commons constituency of Crewe and Nantwich, in Cheshire, England. The election was won by the Conservative party candidate Edward Timpson, who defeated the Labour party candidate Tamsin Dunwoody, on a swing from Labour to Conservative of 17.6%, a swing that in a general election would have seen nine Labour cabinet ministers lose their seats. At the time of the by-election, a swing of 7% in a general election would have seen the Conservatives gain an overall majority over Labour. This was the first seat gained by the Conservatives in a by-election since the 1982 Mitcham and Morden by-election and the first seat they had taken from Labour in a by-election since the 1978 Ilford North by-election thirty years earlier.


2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election, Overview
The by-election was called following the death on 17 April 2008 of the sitting MP Gwyneth Dunwoody. The timing of the election caused controversy as, by convention, by-elections are not moved until after the funeral of the deceased Member of Parliament, which drew protests from Conservative and Liberal Democrat members in the House of Commons. However the writ was moved with the approval of the Dunwoody family.


2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election, Overview
The election had attracted high media and public interest following heavy defeats for the incumbent Labour party in the local elections held earlier that same month, and the fact it followed the controversial removal by the Labour government of the 10 pence national income tax band, which had seen a backbench rebellion against Prime Minister Gordon Brown, causing an announcement in the same month of a recovery package to help the people left worse off by the move.


2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election, Overview
Immediately following the announcement of the result following the speeches, the defeated Tamsin Dunwoody speaking live to the BBC blamed the swing on a higher turn-out than usual due to the high interest in the election, despite both the turnout and winning vote being lower than the 2005 general election result for this seat. Telling the BBC the Labour vote "held up" in a "democratic decision", defeated Labour candidate Tamsin Dunwoody called herself a "fighter". New MP Edward Timpson said in his victory speech that he would "not let you down", whilst Brown attributed the defeat to rising petrol prices, and the recent increases in the cost of living.


2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election, Result, Opinion polling
An ICM poll from mid-May gave the Conservative candidate 43% to Labour's 39% and the Lib Dems' 16%; a second ICM poll from a week after gave the Conservatives 45% to Labour's 37%.


2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election, Candidates
On 3 May 2008, incumbent Gwyneth Dunwoody's daughter Tamsin, a former member of the National Assembly for Wales, was selected as the Labour candidate. Prior to Dunwoody's death, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had already selected candidates to contest the seat at the general election. The Conservative Party candidate Edward Timpson was a barrister practising in Chester. Since 2006, he had been the Conservative Party's campaigns co-ordinator for the Eddisbury constituency. The Liberal Democrat candidate Elizabeth Shenton had worked as a senior manager for the RBS and NatWest, where she was an active member of the trade union. At the time of the election she was also a councillor in Newcastle-under-Lyme.


2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election, Candidates
The UK Independence Party candidate was Mike Nattrass, MEP for the nearby West Midlands and a former deputy party leader. Robert Smith, a 23-year-old town planner (and transport planning specialist) educated at the University of Liverpool stood for the Green Party of England and Wales and particularly campaigned to reverse the privatisation of British Rail (and associated fare increases).


2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election, Candidates
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party stood "The Flying Brick" (his legal name, although he was formerly known as Nick Delves), the party's treasurer and Shadow Minister for the Abolition of Gravity (see Official Monster Raving Loony Party#Crewe and Nantwich By-Election). Independent candidate Mark Walklate is a locally educated salesperson (with a business degree) who stood for the Conservatives in the 2006 and 2007 council elections.


2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election, Candidates
Paul Thorogood's party, Cut Tax on Petrol and Diesel, was registered with the Electoral Commission on 23 March 2008, with Thorogood as its Leader, Nominating Officer and Treasurer, although his party is listed on the nomination paper as "Cut Tax on Diesel and Petrol" (the fourth and sixth words reversed).


2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election, Candidates
The newly formed Beauties for Britain Party fielded Gemma Garrett, the then-Miss Great Britain, as a candidate in what was their first election campaign, announcing that they wanted to "help make Westminster as glamorous a place as its fellow European legislatures, where beautiful women abound in the higher echelons of government". The party was not, however, registered with the Electoral Commission, so she had to stand as an independent. Garrett and fellow independent Mark Walklate are recorded as having no party name or description at all on the official record of candidates as opposed to having the word, 'Independent' by their names on the ballot paper.


2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election, Campaign
The Labour Party ran a personal class-based campaign against the Conservative candidate, calling him "the Tarporley Toff", "Lord Snooty", "Tory Boy Timpson". Labour supporters donned top hats to mock Timpson, whose family own Timpson, a national shoe repair and key-cutting business. This has been viewed by some social commentators as a form of reverse snobbery. Dunwoody, who arrived for the campaign from her 6-acre (24,000 m2) holding in Wales, was termed "One of us", as she was daughter of the deceased Labour MP. The campaign was criticised by a number of national newspapers, including the left-leaning Guardian as well as The Times, while Dunwoody herself was confronted by Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight over the fact that she has an entry in Burke's Peerage and Baronetage.


2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election, Campaign
On the last day of the campaign, the accidental communication by a Conservative party worker of voting intention data of 8,000 people to a radio station sparked an investigation by the Information Commissioner into possible breaches of data protection laws.


2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election, History
The constituency had been held by Gwyneth Dunwoody for Labour since its creation in 1983. Just three parties contested the seat at the 2005 UK general election. Dunwoody held the seat with a reduced majority, while both the Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats enjoyed an increase in their vote share.


2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The 2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 60th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 8 June to 15 June 2005. The race started in Le Pontet and finished in Grenoble. The race was won by Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d'Epargne team.


2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Teams
Eighteen UCI ProTour teams, each containing a maximum of eight riders, participated in the 2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré:


2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Prologue
8 June 2008 – Le Pontet to Avignon, 5.6 km (3.5 mi) (ITT)


2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 1
9 June 2008 – Avignon to Privas, 194 km (121 mi)


2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 2
10 June 2008 – Bourg-Saint-Andéol to Vienne, 184 km (114 mi)}


2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 3
11 June 2008 – Saint-Paul-en-Jarez to Saint-Paul-en-Jarez, 31 km (19 mi) (ITT)


2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 4
12 June 2008 – Vienne to Annemasse, 193 km (120 mi)


2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 5
13 June 2008 – Ville-la-Grand to Morzine, 125 km (78 mi)


2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 6
14 June 2008 – Morzine to La Toussuire, 233 km (145 mi)


2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 7
15 June 2008 – Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Grenoble, 128 km (80 mi)


2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, ProTour standings
As of 15 June 2008, after the 2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.


2008 Croatia Open Umag
The 2008 Croatia Open Umag, also known by its sponsored name ATP Studena Croatia Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the Croatia Open Umag, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the International Tennis Center in Umag, Croatia, from 14 July through 20 July 2008.


2008 Croatia Open Umag
The singles field was led by Nottingham runner-up and recent Båstad semifinalist Fernando Verdasco, two-time Nottingham champion Ivo Karlović, and Costa do Sauípe runner-up and five-time Umag winner, defending champion Carlos Moyá. Other seeded players were Gstaad finalist Igor Andreev, Zagreb runner-up Ivan Ljubičić, Guillermo Cañas, Fabio Fognini and Marcos Daniel.


2008 Croatia Open Umag, Finals, Doubles
Michal Mertiňák /  Petr Pála defeated  Carlos Berlocq /  Fabio Fognini, 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]


2008 Croatia Open Umag – Doubles
Lukáš Dlouhý and Michal Mertiňák were the defending champions, but Dlouhy chose not to participate, and only Mertinak competed that year. Mertinak partnered with Petr Pála, and won in the final 2–6, 6–3, [10–5], against Carlos Berlocq and Fabio Fognini.


2008 Croatia Open Umag – Singles
Carlos Moyá was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Fabio Fognini.


2008 Croatia Open Umag – Singles
Fernando Verdasco won in the final 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4), against Igor Andreev.


2008 Croatia Open Umag – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2008 Croatian Figure Skating Championships
The 2008 Croatian Figure Skating Championships (Croatian: Prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2008) took place between February 16 and 17, 2008 in Zagreb. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.


2008 Croatian Football Cup Final
The 2008 Croatian Cup Final was a two-legged affair played between Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb. The first leg was played in Zagreb on 7 May 2008, while the second leg on 14 May 2008 in Split.


2008 Croatian Football Cup Final
Dinamo Zagreb won the trophy with an aggregate result of 3–0.


2008 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
The 2008 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 42nd in the club's history. Coached by Ricky Stuart and captained by Paul Gallen and Greg Bird, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2008 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 3rd (out of 16) to qualify for the finals. The Sharks then came within one game of the Grand Final but were knocked out by eventual runners-up Melbourne Storm.


2008 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary
The Sharks began the season on a positive note, with a victory over 2007 runners-up Manly Sea Eagles in Round 1 followed by a shock 17-16 victory over 2007 grand final winners Melbourne in Round 2. The match against the Storm was marred by an on-field brawl after an illegal tackle by Cronulla's Ben Ross on Melbourne's Cooper Cronk, resulting in both Ross and Melbourne's Brett White being sent off and later being referred to the NRL Judiciary.


2008 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary
The Sharks' season of promise was however marred by the late season suspension of star player Greg Bird, following its round 24, 20-0 win over top four contenders the Sydney Roosters at home. Bird was accused of glassing his then-girlfriend Katie Milligan and was stood down by the club just a fortnight out from the finals. Furthermore, five-eighth Brett Seymour suffered a knee injury during the finals; robbing the Sharks of any valuable halves experience at the wrong end of the season. Bird was later sacked by the Sharks; since then he has been exonerated over the glassing incident and he now plays for the Gold Coast Titans.