The 2008 Indonesia Independence Cup (also known as Pertamina Independence Cup 2008) was held at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Teams from Europe, United States and Japan had been invited but declined to participate due to the timing of the event.

[1] The final game ended in controversy as the Libyan team refused to return to the field for the second half although leading 1 - 0.

As a result, Indonesia was awarded 3 goals and declared the winner of the tournament.

[2] The Libyan team accused a member of the Indonesia team of hitting Libya coach Gamal Adeen Nowara in the tunnel at halftime.