2008 SAFF Championship

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) Afghanistan H. A. Habib (4 goals)[1]
Best player Maldives 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 330071+69
 Maldives 320172+56
   Nepal 310259-43
 Pakistan 300329-70

June 3, 2008
16:00
India  4 0    Nepal
Pradeep  26'
Bhutia  34'
Chetri  67'
S. K. Singh  83'
Report
Report

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
16:00
India  2 1  Pakistan
Pradeep  25'
Dias  45+1'
Report
Report
Adnan Ahmed  88'

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
16:00
Pakistan  1 4    Nepal
Ishaq  52' Report
Report
Tamang  3'
Rayajhi  5'
Rai  67', 86'

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 321052+37
 Bhutan 31114404
 Bangladesh 302134-12
 Afghanistan 302157-22

June 4, 2008
16:30
Bangladesh  1 1  Bhutan
Arup Kumar Baidya  27' Report Nima Sangay  79'

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
19:00
Sri Lanka  2 0  Bhutan
Gunarathna  25',  37' Report

June 8, 2008
17:00
Afghanistan  1 3  Bhutan
H.A. Habib  88' Report Yeshey Dorji  13'
Yeshey Gyeltshen  31',  80'

June 8, 2008
19:30
Sri Lanka  1 0  Bangladesh
Mohideen  71' Report

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

Other Statistics

Notes and references

External links

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