2011 SAFF Championship

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2011 SAFF Championship
File:2011 SAFF Championship logo.svg
Logo 2011 SAFF Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates2–11 December
Teams8
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of India.svg India (6th title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored44 (2.93 per match)
Top scorerIndia Sunil Chhetri (7 goals)
Best playerIndia Sunil Chhetri
← 2009
2013 →

The 2011 South Asian Football Federation Championship, sponsored by Karbonn Mobiles and officially named Karbonn SAFF Championship 2011,[1] was the 9th tournament of the SAFF Championship, which held in New Delhi, India.

Venue

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It was originally scheduled to take place in Orissa, India,[2] but was switched to New Delhi by the executive committee of the All India Football Federation on 22 September.[3]

The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi was the main venue for the tournament. It is also the home stadium for India national football team and hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

New Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
File:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium CWG opening ceremony.jpg

Squads

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Main article: 2011 SAFF Championship squads

Draw

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The draw ceremony took place on 2 November 2011 at New Delhi's Le Meridien Hotel was attended by a host of dignitaries including AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das, SAFF General Secretary Alberto Colaco and Maldives Football Association General Secretary Shah Ismail.[4]

Group A Group B

File:Flag of India.svg India (162) (1st seed)
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (176)
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan (178)
File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan (198)

File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives (166) (2nd seed)
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (142)
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal (143)
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (174)

(The FIFA rankings of the teams at the start of the tournament are given in brackets in the table)

Group stage

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All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+5:30

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan 3 2 1 0 12 3 +9 7
File:Flag of India.svg India 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0
Source: RSSSF
India File:Flag of India.svg1–1File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan
Chhetri File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Report Arezou File:Soccerball shade.svg 5'
Sri Lanka File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg3–0File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan
Zain File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Nipuna File:Soccerball shade.svg 35', 65'		 Report
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Afghanistan File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg3–1File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Ahmadi File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', 36'
Yamrali File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'		 Report Zain File:Soccerball shade.svg 17'
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Bhutan File:Flag of Bhutan.svg0–5File:Flag of India.svg India
Report Nabi File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Clifford File:Soccerball shade.svg 44', 58'
Chhetri File:Soccerball shade.svg 69', 84'
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
Bhutan File:Flag of Bhutan.svg1–8File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan
Chencho File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Report Yamrali File:Soccerball shade.svg 4'
Amiri File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Arezou File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 18', 45+2', 83'
Sharityar File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' (pen.)
Mashriqi File:Soccerball shade.svg 60'
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
India File:Flag of India.svg3–0File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Jeje File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'
Chhetri File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Warakagoda File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: RSSSF
Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–0File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Report
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Maldives File:Flag of Maldives.svg1–1File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
Ashfaq File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+2' Report Sandip File:Soccerball shade.svg 51'
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
Nepal   File:Flag of Nepal.svg1–0File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
S. Thapa File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+5' Report
Referee: Santosh Kumar (India)
Pakistan File:Flag of Pakistan.svg0–0File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives
Report
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Pakistan File:Flag of Pakistan.svg1–1File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
Ishaq File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' (pen.) Report Khawas File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'
Maldives File:Flag of Maldives.svg3–1File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
Thariq File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 17'
Ashfaq File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'		 Report Shahed File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 9 December — New Delhi
 
 
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives1
 
 11 December — New Delhi
 
File:Flag of India.svg India3
 
File:Flag of India.svg India4
 
 9 December — New Delhi
 
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan0
 
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan (a.e.t.)1
 
 
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal0
 

Semi-finals

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Maldives File:Flag of Maldives.svg1–3File:Flag of India.svg India
Shamweel File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Report Nabi File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Chhetri File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' (pen.), 90+1'
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Afghanistan File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg1–0 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
Arezou File:Soccerball shade.svg 101' Report
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Final

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Main article: 2011 SAFF Championship Final
India File:Flag of India.svg4–0File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan
Chhetri File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' (pen.)
Clifford File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'
Jeje File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'
Sushil File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+5'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

Champion

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 SAFF Championship 2011 
File:Flag of India.svg
India
Sixth title

Awards

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Fair Play Award Top Scorer Player of the Tournament
File:Flag of India.svg India India Sunil Chhetri India Sunil Chhetri

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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7 goals
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Other statistics

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2. Pakistan Pakistan vs Maldives Maldives 0-0

Broadcasting

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YouTube Live

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In a deal with World Sport Group and SAFF's exclusive marketing and media partner, all matches were shown live on YouTube. The live matches are accessible globally through SAFF Youtube Channel except in India, where they were available on a delayed basis the following day.[citation needed]

Television

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Countries Broadcaster
TEN Action+
NEO Sports
Ariana TV1
Doordarshan2
MNBC One

1 Only Afghan matches 2 Only Indian matches

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