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2009 SAFF Championship
File:Saffbangabandhu09.jpg
Designated Logo.
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates4 December to 13 December
Final positions
Champions India (5th title)
Runners-up Maldives
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored42 (2.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bangladesh Enamul Haque
Maldives Ahmed Thoriq
Sri Lanka E. B. Channa
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)India Arindam Bhattacharya
All statistics correct as of 13 December 2009.

The 2009 South Asian Football Federation Cup was initially going to be held in India in December 2009 after the Indian domestic season has finished, it was announced on 11 June 2008, just weeks after the 2008 edition had finished.[1]

Since the announcement, India have not settled on a final date and have been urged by fellow SAFF members to host the tournament in January 2010, which India are reluctant to do.

In May 2009, at the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 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 due be taken at the FIFA Congress in Bahamas in the first week of June[2] 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.[3].

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.[4][5]

On 2 October 2009, it was announced that the championship would be held from December 4 till December 14.[6]

Groups

The draw for the tournament was made on 3 October 2009.[7] India will take part with their olympic team.[8]

Group A Group B

 Afghanistan (Unseeded)
 India(1) (2nd Seed)
 Maldives (1st Seed)
   Nepal (Unseeded)

 Bangladesh (1st Seed)
 Bhutan (Unseeded)
 Pakistan (Unseeded)
 Sri Lanka (2nd Seed)

1India participated with their U-23 team.

Fixtures and results

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Maldives 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 India(1) 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
Maldives 1 – 1   Nepal
Thoriq 61' Report Rai 68'
India (1)1 – 0 Afghanistan
Lalpekhlua 86' Report
Maldives 3 – 1 Afghanistan
Thoriq 52'
Ashfaq 69' , 89'		 Report Barakzai 30'
India (1)1 – 0   Nepal
Sushil 18' Report
Afghanistan 0 – 3   Nepal
Report Anil Gurung 55', 73'
Bijay Gurung 56'
Maldives 2 – 0 India(1)
Thoriq 15'
Fazeel 82'		 Report
1India participated with their U-23 team.

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Sri Lanka 1 – 0 Pakistan
Gunarathne 23' Report
Bangladesh 4 – 1 Bhutan
Das 11'
Haque 22', 51'
Ameli 72'		 Report Dendup 42' (pen.)
Sri Lanka 6 – 0 Bhutan
Ediri 7' , 25'
Kasun Jayasuriya 39', 66' , 78'
Gunarathne 90'		 Report
Bangladesh 0 – 0 Pakistan
Report
Pakistan 7 – 0 Bhutan
Essa 21', 54'
Reis Ashraf 23'
Arif Mehmood 28', 35' , 66'
Shabhir Khan 45'		 Report
Bangladesh 2 – 1 Sri Lanka
Haque 8', 64' Report
Report		 Ediri B. Channa 42'

Semi finals

Maldives 5 – 1 Sri Lanka
Thoriq 21'
Fazeel 63', 85' (pen.)
Ashfaq 76'
Assad 87'		 Report Ediri B. Channa 62'
Bangladesh 0 – 1 India(1)
Report Sushil 63'

Final

Maldives 0 - 0 (a.e.t.) India(1)
Report

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 2009 South Asian Football Federation Cup Winners 

India
Fifth title
1India participated with their U-23 team.

Statistics

Goalscorers

Other Statistics

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1999 | India announced as 2009
  2. ^ http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=87809 | BFF bids for SAFF meet
  3. ^ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1267 | SAFF Cup 2009 to be shifted?
  4. ^ http://www.footballpakistan.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3622&Itemid=1 | Bangladesh to host SAFF 2009
  5. ^ http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/central-a-south-asia-news/25268--bangladesh-to-host-saff-championship Bangladesh to host SAFF Championship. Accessed 2009-09-10. Archived 2009-09-12.
  6. ^ http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=107865 SAFF C'ship from Dec 4. Accessed 2009-10-02. Archived 2009-10-03.
  7. ^ http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=108147 6th SAFF Championship Draw Held. Accessed 2009-10-03.
  8. ^ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1916
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