2008 SAFF Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Maldives Sri Lanka |
| Dates | 3–14 June |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.87 per match) |
| Top scorer | Afghanistan H. A. Habib (4 goals)[1] |
| Best player | Maldives Ali Ashfaq |
← 2005 2009 → | |
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The 2008 SAFF Championship was held in Malé, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka between 3 and 14 June 2008.
Initially, the tournament was due to be held in 2007 but was postponed to 2008.
Venues
[edit | edit source]| Stadiums | |
|---|---|
| Colombo | Malé |
| Sugathadasa Stadium | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium |
| Capacity:25,000[2] | Capacity:11,850[3] |
| File:Sugatadasa Stadium.jpg | File:Galolhu Dhandu.jpg |
| Host city of Sri Lanka | Host city of Maldives |
Squads
[edit | edit source]Group stage
[edit | edit source]Group A
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Maldives File:Flag of Maldives.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Shifan File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+2' Thoriq File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Akram File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+' (o.g.) |
Report |
Attendance: 15,000
| India File:Flag of India.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Pradeep File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Dias File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' |
Report Report |
Adnan Ahmed File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
| Maldives File:Flag of Maldives.svg | 4–1 | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 46' Fazeel File:Soccerball shade.svg 50', 62' |
Report | Gouchan File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' |
Attendance: 8,000
| Maldives File:Flag of Maldives.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of India.svg India |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Singh File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' |
Attendance: 10,000
Group B
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 |
Source: RSSSF
| Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| Baidya File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' | Report | Sangay File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
| Sri Lanka File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| Gunarathna File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 37' | Report |
| Sri Lanka File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Mohideen File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' | Report |
Knockout phase
[edit | edit source]Bracket
[edit | edit source]Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| India File:Flag of India.svg | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| Chhetri File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Gouramangi File:Soccerball shade.svg 120' |
Report Report |
Dorji File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' |
Attendance: 12,000
| Sri Lanka File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fazeel File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' |
Attendance: 12,000
Final
[edit | edit source]| India File:Flag of India.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Naseer File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Attendance: ~20,000
Champion
[edit | edit source]| SAFF Championship 2008 |
|---|
| File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives First title |
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Goalscorers
[edit | edit source]- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Maldives Ahmed Thoriq
- Bhutan Nima Sangay
- Bhutan Kinley Dorji
- Bhutan Yeshey Dorji
- Maldives Mukhthar Naseer
- Afghanistan Mustafa Hadid
- Nepal Raju Tamang
- Nepal Nirajan Rayamajhi
- Nepal Vishad Gouchan
- India Steven Dias
- India Bhaichung Bhutia
- India Sushil Kumar Singh
- Maldives Mohamed Shifan
- Bangladesh Arup Kumar Baidya
- Bangladesh Jahid Hasan Ameli
- Bangladesh Mamunul Islam Mamun
- Pakistan Adnan Ahmed
- Pakistan Samar Ishaq
- Sri Lanka Channa Ediri Bandanage
- 1 own goal
Other statistics
[edit | edit source]- Most goals scored by: Maldives and India (9 goals)
- Fewest goals scored by: Pakistan (2 goals)
- Most goals conceded by: Nepal and Pakistan (9 goals)
- Fewest goals conceded by: Maldives (2 goals)
- Fastest goal by: Raju Tamang for Nepal against Pakistan (File:Soccerball shade.svg 3')
Notes and references
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2011 Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine India 0 – 1 Maldives: New champions
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ "Sri Lanka bags first win, Bangladesh hits another blow".
External links
[edit | edit source]Categories:
- 2008 SAFF Championship
- SAFF Championship tournaments
- 2008 in Asian men's international football
- 2008 in Maldivian football
- 2007–08 in Sri Lankan football
- International association football competitions hosted by Sri Lanka
- International association football competitions hosted by the Maldives
- June 2008 sports events in Asia