2008 SAFF Championship
| 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) |
| Runners-up |
 India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 H. A. Habib (4 goals)[1] |
| Best player |
Ali Ashfaq |
The 2008 SAFF Championship was held in Malé, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka between June 3 and June 14, 2008. (All times GMT+05).
Initially, the tournament was due to be held in 2007 but was postponed to 2008.
Group stage
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 21:00 |
| Maldives |
3 – 0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
Shifan  45+2'Thoriq 47'Akram 90+' (o.g.) |
Report |
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé Attendance: 15,000 |
June 5, 2008 21:00 |
| Maldives |
4 – 1 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Ismail Mohamed 9' , 46' Fazeel 50', 62' |
Report | Gouchan 10' |
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé Attendance: 8,000 |
June 7, 2008 21:00 |
| Maldives |
0 – 1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gouramangi Singh 14' |
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé Attendance: 10,000 |
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 |
 Bangladesh |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Afghanistan |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 2 |
June 4, 2008 19:00 |
| Sri Lanka |
2 – 2 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Chathura Gunarathna 8' Channa Ediri 75' (pen) |
Report | H. A. Habib 8', 49' |
June 6, 2008 16:30 |
| Bangladesh |
2 – 2 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Ameli 51'(pen) Mamun 75' |
Report | H. A. Habib 9' Mustafa Hadid 22'[2] |
June 8, 2008 17:00 |
| Afghanistan |
1 – 3 | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| H. A. Habib 88' |
Report | Yeshey Dorji 13' Yeshey Gyeltshen 31', 80' |
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
June 11, 2008 16:00 |
| India |
2 – 1 (aet) | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| Chetri 30' Gouramangi 120' |
Report Report |
Dorji 18' |
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé Attendance: 12,000 |
June 11, 2008 19:00 |
| Sri Lanka |
0 – 1 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fazeel 70' |
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo Attendance: 12,000 |
Final
June 14, 2008 19:00 |
| India |
0 – 1 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mukhthar Naseer 87' |
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo Attendance: ~20,000 |
Champion
| South Asian Football Federation Cup 2008 |
|---|
Maldives First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Ahmed Thoriq
- Nima Sangay
- Kinley Dorji
- Yeshey Dorji
- Mukhthar Naseer
- Mustafa Hadid
- Raju Tamang
- Niranjan Rayajhi
- Vishad Gouchan
- Steven Dias
- Baichung Bhutia
- Sushil Kumar Singh
- Mohamed Shifan
- Arup Kumar Baidya
- Ameli
- Mamun
- Adnan Farooq Ahmed
- Samar Ishaq
- Channa Ediri
Other Statistics
- Most goals scored by : Maldives and India (9 goals)
- Least goals scored by : Pakistan (2 goals)
- Most goals conceded by : Nepal and Pakistan (9 goals)
- Least goals conceded by : Maldives (2 goals)
- Fastest goal by : Raju Tamang for Nepal against Pakistan ( 3')
Notes and references
- 1 2 http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2011 India 0 - 1 Maldives: New champions
- ↑ "Sri Lanka bags first win, Bangladesh hits another blow".
External links
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