SAFF Championship
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| Founded | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Region | SAFF |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |  Maldives (1 title) |
| Most successful team |  India (4 title) |
| Website | South Asian Football Federation Cup |
The SAFF Championship, also called the South Asian Football Federation Cup (previously South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup), is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by the SAFF. Previous names have included the South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup in 1993 and South Asian Gold Cup 95 in 1995. Eight teams compete in the South Asian Football Fedration Tournament.
The countries that compete in the tournaments are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is held every two years.[citation needed]
The 2008 edition of the SAFF Championship will see the 8 teams divided into two (2) groups of four (4) for single round-robin play in two host nations, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the semi-finals. The semi-final winners will play in the SAFF Championship 2008 Final in Colombo.
- There are no matches in this round for 3rd Place.
The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship kicked off in Kathmandu in 1997, evolving out of its forerunner, the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Gold Cup.
Since its inception, the biennial competition has developed into South Asia’s premier football tournament, promoting the regional development of the game and providing plenty of exciting action, and wonderful skills for fans to savour in one of the most populous areas of the world.
All eight SAFF members – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, IR Pakistan and Sri Lanka will take part in the fifth edition of this event come June 2008.
It will also be the first time that the event will be co-hosted in two teams, namely, Maldives & Sri Lanka.
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[edit] Tournaments
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 1993 Details |
Lahore, Pakistan |  India |
n/a(1) |  Sri Lanka |
 Nepal |
n/a(1) |  Pakistan |
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| 1995 Details |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
1 - 0 | India |
 Bangladesh |
n/a(2) | Nepal |
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| 1997 Details |
Kathmandu, Nepal | India |
5 - 1 | Maldives |
Pakistan |
1 - 0 | Sri Lanka |
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| 1999 Details |
Margao, India | India |
2 - 0 | Bangladesh |
Maldives |
2 - 0 | Nepal |
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| 2001 | ---- | POSTPONED(3) | |||||||
| 2003 Details |
Dhaka, Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
1 -1 (5 - 3) pens |
Maldives |
India |
2 -1 | Pakistan |
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| 2005 Details |
Karachi, Pakistan | India |
2 - 0 | Bangladesh |
Maldives Pakistan |
n/a(2) | |||
| 2008 Details |
Maldives & Sri Lanka | Maldives |
1 - 0 | India |
 Bhutan Sri Lanka |
n/a(2) | |||
| 2009 Details |
India | ||||||||
[edit] Total Wins
| Wins | Nation | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | India |
1993, 1997, 1999, 2005 |
| 1 | Maldives |
2008 |
| 1 |  Bangladesh |
2003 |
| 1 | Sri Lanka |
1995 |
[edit] See also
- SAFF Championship 2008
- AFC
- South Asian Football Federation
- AFC Asian Cup
- East Asian Cup
- Gulf Cup of Nations
- ASEAN Football Championship
- West Asian Football Federation Championship
[edit] External links
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SAFF Championship
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