2008 SAFF Championship
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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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(s) | Ali Ashfaq |
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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 |
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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 |
Maldives | 0 – 1 | India |
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Report | Gouramangi Singh 14' |
Attendance: 10,000
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Bangladesh | 1 – 1 | Bhutan |
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Arup Kumar Baidya 27' | Report | Nima Sangay 79' |
Sri Lanka | 2 – 2 | Afghanistan |
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Chathura Gunarathna 8' Channa Ediri 75' (pen) |
Report | H.A. Habib 8', 49' |
Bangladesh | 2 – 2 | Afghanistan |
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Ameli 51'(pen) Mamun 75' |
Report | H.A. Habib 9' Mustafa Hadid 22'[2] |
Sri Lanka | 2 – 0 | Bhutan |
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Gunarathna 25', 37'[citation needed] | Report |
Afghanistan | 1 – 3 | Bhutan |
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H.A. Habib 88' | Report | Yeshey Dorji 13' Yeshey Gyeltshen 31', 80' |
Sri Lanka | 1 – 0 | Bangladesh |
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Mohideen 71' | Report |
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
Final
India | 0 – 1 | Maldives |
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Report | Mukhthar Naseer 87' |
Attendance: ~20,000
Champion
South Asian Football Federation Cup 2008 |
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Maldives First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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
- ^ a b 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
Categories:
- SAFF Championship
- International association football competitions hosted by Sri Lanka
- International association football competitions hosted by the Maldives
- 2007–08 in Sri Lankan football
- 2008 in Maldivian football
- 2008 in Asian football
- 2007–08 in Pakistani football
- 2008 in Nepal
- 2008 in Bhutanese football
- 2008 in Bangladeshi football
- 2008 in Afghan football
- 2007–08 in Indian football