SAFF Championship 2008
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| SAFF Championship 2008 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries |  Maldives Sri Lanka |
| Dates | 3 June – 14 June |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
Maldives (1st title) |
Second place  |
 India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ibrahim Fazeel (3 goals) |
| Best player | Ali Ashfaq |
The 2008 South Asian Football Federation Cup was held in Malé, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka between June 3 and June 14, 2008. (All times GMT+0).
Initally, the tournement was due to be held in 2007 but was postponed to 2008.
Contents |
[edit] Fixtures
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| Maldives |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
 Nepal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
 Pakistan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 |
| June 3, 2008 11:00 |
India |
4 – 0 | Nepal |
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |
Pradeep  26'Bhutia 34'Chetri 67'S. K. Singh 83' |
Report Report |
| June 3, 2008 16:00 |
Maldives |
3 – 0 | Pakistan |
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |
| Shifan 45+2' Thoriq 47'Akram 90+' (o.g.) |
Report |
| June 5, 2008 11:00 |
India |
2 – 1 | Pakistan |
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |
| Pradeep 25' Dias 45+1' |
Report Report |
Adnan Ahmed 88' |
| June 5, 2008 16:00 |
Maldives |
4 – 1 | Nepal |
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |
| Ismail Mohamed 9' , 46' Fazeel 50', 62' |
Report | Gouchan 10' |
| June 7, 2008 11:00 |
Pakistan |
1 – 4 | Nepal |
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |
| Ishaq 52' |
Report Report |
Tamang 3' Rayajhi 5'Rai 67', 86' |
| June 7, 2008 16:00 |
Maldives |
0 – 1 | India |
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |
| Report | G. M. Singh 14' |
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
 Bhutan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Afghanistan |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 2 |
 Bangladesh |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| June 4, 2008 11:30 |
Bangladesh |
1 – 1 | Bhutan |
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Arup Kumar Baidya 27' |
Report | Nima Sangay 79' |
| June 4, 2008 14:00 |
Sri Lanka |
2 – 2 | Afghanistan |
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Chathura Gunarathna 8' Channa Ediri 75' (pen) |
Report Report |
H.A. Habib 8' Jamaalain 49' |
| June 6, 2008 11:30 |
Bangladesh |
2 – 2 | Afghanistan |
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Ameli 51'(pen) Shamsuddin Amiri 75' (o.g.) |
Report | H.A. Habib 9' Mustafa Hadid 22'[1] |
| June 6, 2008 14:00 |
Sri Lanka |
2 – 0 | Bhutan |
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Gunarathna 25', 37'[citation needed] |
Report |
| June 8, 2008 12:00 |
Afghanistan |
1 – 3 | Bhutan |
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| H.A. Habib 88' |
Report | Kinley Dorji 13' Gyeltshen 31', 80' |
| June 8, 2008 14:30 |
Sri Lanka |
1 – 0 | Bangladesh |
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Mohideen 71' |
Report |
[edit] Semi Finals
| June 11, 2008 11:00 |
India |
2 –1 (a.e.t.) | Bhutan |
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |
| Chetri 30' Goumangi 120' |
Report Report |
Dorji 18' |
| June 11, 2008 14:00 |
Sri Lanka |
0–1 | Maldives |
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Report | Fazeel 70' |
[edit] Final
| June 14, 2008 14:00 |
India |
0 – 1 | Maldives |
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Report | Mukhthar Naseer 87' |
[edit] Winners
| South Asian Football Federation Cup 2008 |
|---|
 Maldives First title |
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Goalscorers
| Goalscorers | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Fazeel |
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Maldives |
| H.A. Habib |
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Afghanistan |
| Chathura Gunarathna |
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Sri Lanka |
| Ju Manu Rai |
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Nepal |
| Gyeltshen |
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Maldives |
| Ismail Mohamed |
|
Maldives |
| N.P. Pradeep |
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India |
| Sunil Chetri |
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India |
| Gouramangi Singh |
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India |
| Mukhtahar Naseer |
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Maldives |
| Mustafa Hadid |
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Afghanistan |
| Raju Tamang |
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Nepal |
| Niranjan Rayajhi |
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Nepal |
| Vishad Gouchan |
|
Nepal |
| Steven Dias |
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India |
| Baichung Bhutia |
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India |
| Shamsuddin Amiri (o.g.) |
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Afghanistan |
| Sushil Kumar Singh |
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India |
| Mohamed Shifan |
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Maldives |
| Ahmed Thoriq |
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Maldives |
| Nima Sangay |
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Bhutan |
| Kinley Dorji |
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Bhutan |
| Arup Kumar Baidya |
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Bangladesh |
| Ameli |
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Bangladesh |
| Adnan Farooq Ahmed |
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Pakistan |
| Samar Ishaq |
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Pakistan |
| Channa Ediri |
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Sri Lanka |
[edit] Goals Scored(Team)
| Team | Goals |
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| Maldives |
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| India |
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| Afghanistan |
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| Bhutan |
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| Nepal |
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| Sri Lanka |
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| Bangladesh |
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| Pakistan |
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[edit] Goals Conceded(Team)
| Team | Goals |
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| Nepal |
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| Pakistan |
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| Afghanistan |
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| Bhutan |
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| Bangladesh |
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| Sri Lanka |
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| India |
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| Maldives |
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[edit] Fastest Goals
| Goalscorers | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Raju Tamang |
3' |
Nepal |
| Niranjan Rayajhi |
5' |
Nepal |
| H.A. Habib |
7' |
Afghanistan |
| H.A. Habib |
8' |
Afghanistan |
| Chathura Gunarathna |
8' |
Sri Lanka |
| Ismail Mohamed |
9' |
Maldives |
| Vishad Gouchan |
10' |
Nepal |
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] External links
- Watch Live Streaming of All Asian Football
- Official Website of SAFF Cup 2008
- All the latest news from the Indian team
- All the latest news from the Nepalese team
- All the latest news from the Pakistani team
- All the latest news from the Maldives team
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