2009 SAFF Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Bangladesh |
| Dates | 4 December – 13 December |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Maldives |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 42 (2.8 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Enamul Haque Ahmed Thariq E.B. Channa(4 goals each) |
| Best player | Arindam Bhattacharya |
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The 2009 South Asian Football Federation Championship was hosted by Bangladesh from 4th to 13th December 2009. Bangladesh was awarded to host the tournament after the withdrawal of original hosts India.
After India's reluctance to host the tournament, in May 2009, at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin on his return from the AFC Congress informed that although India were still retaining their status as hosts of the championship, Bangladesh and Nepal had turned in fresh bids in anticipation of staging this prestigious eight-nation meet.
A decision was taken at the FIFA Congress in Bahamas in the first week of June[1] but no announcement was officially made. In July, with the tournament drawing ever closer, media reports once again suggested that the tournament would be moved once again to Bangladesh, as Pakistan would struggle to obtain visas if the tournament is hosted in India.[2]
On 31 August 2009, it was reported that the tournament would be held in Bangladesh, after the Indian football association (AIFF) had its annual congress at the end of August. This was formally confirmed by the AFC on 10 September through a press release.[3]
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[edit] Draw
The draw for the tournament was made on 3 October 2009.[4] India took part with their olympic team.[5]
| Group A | Group B |
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[edit] Group stage
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Maldives |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| India |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
 Nepal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
 Afghanistan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 |
| 5 December 2009 16:00 |
Maldives |
1 – 1 | Nepal |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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Thariq  61' |
Report | J.M. Rai 68' |
| 5 December 2009 18:00 |
India |
1 – 0 | Afghanistan |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| Lalpekhlua 86' |
Report |
| 7 December 2009 16:00 |
Maldives |
3 – 1 | Afghanistan |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| Thariq 52' Ashfaq 69', 89' |
Report | Barakzai 30' |
| 7 December 2009 18:00 |
India |
1 – 0 | Nepal |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| Sushil 18' |
Report |
| 9 December 2009 16:00 |
Afghanistan |
0 – 3 | Nepal |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| Report | A. Gurung 55', 73' B. Gurung 56' |
| December 9, 2009 18:00 |
Maldives |
2 – 0 | India |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| Thariq 15' Fazeel 82' |
Report |
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Bangladesh |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Sri Lanka |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
 Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
 Bhutan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | –16 | 0 |
| 4 December 2009 16:00 |
Sri Lanka |
1 – 0 | Pakistan |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| Chathura 23' |
Report |
| 4 December 2009 18:00 |
Bangladesh |
4 – 1 | Bhutan |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| Prantosh 11' Haque 22', 51'Ameli 72' |
Report | Dendup 42' (pen.) |
| 6 December 2009 16:00 |
Sri Lanka |
6 – 0 | Bhutan |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| Channa 7', 25' Kasun 39', 66', 78'Chathura 90' |
Report |
| 6 December 2009 18:00 |
Bangladesh |
0 – 0 | Pakistan |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| Report |
| 8 December 2009 16:00 |
Pakistan |
7 – 0 | Bhutan |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| Essa 21', 54' Ashraf 23'Mehmood 28', 35', 66'S. Khan 45' |
Report |
| December 8, 2009 18:00 |
Bangladesh |
2 – 1 | Sri Lanka |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| Enamul 8', 64' |
Report Report |
Channa 42' |
[edit] Knockout stage
[edit] Semi-finals
| 11 December 2009 16:00 |
Maldives |
5 – 1 | Sri Lanka |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| Thariq 21' Fazeel 63', 85' (pen.)Ashfaq 76'Assad 87' |
Report | Channa 62' |
| 11 December 2009 19:30 |
Bangladesh |
0 – 1 | India |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| Report | Sushil 63' |
[edit] Final
| 13 December 2009 19:00 |
Maldives |
0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | India |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| Report | ||||
| Penalties | ||||
| Fazeel Thariq  Mukhthar Ashfaq |
1 – 3 | Jibon Denzil Nirmal Subodh |
[edit] Champion
| 2009 South Asian Football Federation Cup Winners |
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 India Fifth title |
[edit] Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
[edit] References
- ^ "BFF bids for SAFF meet". The Daily Star (Banladesh). 12 May 2009. http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=87809.
- ^ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1267 | SAFF Cup 2009 to be shifted?
- ^ "Bangladesh to host SAFF Championship". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2009. http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/central-a-south-asia-news/25268--bangladesh-to-host-saff-championship. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ "Hosts avoid India". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 4 October 2009. http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=108147. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- ^ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1916
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