SAFF Championship 2008

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SAFF Championship 2008
Tournament details
Host countries Flag of the Maldives Maldives
Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Dates 3 June14 June
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of the Maldives Maldives (1st title)
Second place Flag of India India
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 43  (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Maldives Ibrahim Fazeel (3 goals)
Best player Flag of the Maldives Ali Ashfaq

The 2008 South Asian Football Federation Cup was held in Malé, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka between June 3 and June 14, 2008. (All times GMT+0).

Initally, the tournement was due to be held in 2007 but was postponed to 2008.


Contents

[edit] Fixtures

[edit] Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of India India 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
Flag of the Maldives Maldives 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
Flag of Nepal Nepal 3 1 0 2 5 9 -4 3
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 3 0 0 3 2 9 -7 0
June 3, 2008
11:00
India Flag of India 4 – 0 Flag of Nepal Nepal Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Pradeep Scored after 26 minutes 26'
Bhutia Scored after 34 minutes 34'
Chetri Scored after 67 minutes 67'
S. K. Singh Scored after 83 minutes 83'
Report
Report

June 3, 2008
16:00
Maldives Flag of the Maldives 3 – 0 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Shifan Scored after 45+2 minutes 45+2'
Thoriq Scored after 47 minutes 47'
Akram Scored after 90+ minutes 90+' (o.g.)
Report

June 5, 2008
11:00
India Flag of India 2 – 1 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Pradeep Scored after 25 minutes 25'
Dias Scored after 45+1 minutes 45+1'
Report
Report
Adnan Ahmed Scored after 88 minutes 88'

June 5, 2008
16:00
Maldives Flag of the Maldives 4 – 1 Flag of Nepal Nepal Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Ismail Mohamed Scored after 9 minutes 9' , Scored after 46 minutes 46'
Fazeel Scored after 50 minutes 50',Scored after 62 minutes 62'
Report Gouchan Scored after 10 minutes 10'

June 7, 2008
11:00
Pakistan Flag of Pakistan 1 – 4 Flag of Nepal Nepal Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Ishaq Scored after 52 minutes 52' Report
Report
Tamang Scored after 3 minutes 3'
Rayajhi Scored after 5 minutes 5'
Rai Scored after 67 minutes 67',Scored after 86 minutes 86'

June 7, 2008
16:00
Maldives Flag of the Maldives 0 – 1 Flag of India India Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Report G. M. Singh Scored after 14 minutes 14'

[edit] Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
Flag of Bhutan Bhutan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan 3 0 2 1 5 7 -2 2
Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2
June 4, 2008
11:30
Bangladesh Flag of Bangladesh 1 – 1 Flag of Bhutan Bhutan Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Arup Kumar Baidya Scored after 27 minutes 27' Report Nima Sangay Scored after 79 minutes 79'

June 4, 2008
14:00
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka 2 – 2 Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Chathura Gunarathna Scored after 8 minutes 8'
Channa Ediri Scored after 75 minutes 75' (pen)
Report
Report
H.A. Habib Scored after 8 minutes 8'
Jamaalain Scored after 49 minutes 49'

June 6, 2008
11:30
Bangladesh Flag of Bangladesh 2 – 2 Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Ameli Scored after 51 minutes 51'(pen)
Shamsuddin Amiri Scored after 75 minutes 75' (o.g.)
Report H.A. Habib Scored after 9 minutes 9'
Mustafa Hadid Scored after 22 minutes 22'[1]

June 6, 2008
14:00
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka 2 – 0 Flag of Bhutan Bhutan Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Gunarathna Scored after 25 minutes 25', Scored after 37 minutes 37'[citation needed] Report

June 8, 2008
12:00
Afghanistan Flag of Afghanistan 1 – 3 Flag of Bhutan Bhutan Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
H.A. Habib Scored after 88 minutes 88'
Report Kinley Dorji Scored after 13 minutes 13'
Gyeltshen Scored after 31 minutes 31', Scored after 80 minutes 80'

June 8, 2008
14:30
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka 1 – 0 Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Mohideen Scored after 71 minutes 71' Report

[edit] Semi Finals

June 11, 2008
11:00
India Flag of India 2 –1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Bhutan Bhutan Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Chetri Scored after 30 minutes 30'
Goumangi Scored after 120 minutes 120'
Report
Report
Dorji Scored after 18 minutes 18'

June 11, 2008
14:00
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka 0–1 Flag of the Maldives Maldives Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Report Fazeel Scored after 70 minutes 70'

[edit] Final

June 14, 2008
14:00
India Flag of India 0 – 1 Flag of the Maldives Maldives Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Report Mukhthar Naseer Scored after 87 minutes 87'

[edit] Winners

 South Asian Football Federation Cup 2008 
Flag of the Maldives
Maldives
First title

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Goalscorers

Last updated June 6, 2008

Goalscorers Goals Team
Flag of the Maldives Ibrahim Fazeel
3
Maldives
Flag of Afghanistan H.A. Habib
3
Afghanistan
Flag of Sri Lanka Chathura Gunarathna
3
Sri Lanka
Flag of Nepal Ju Manu Rai
2
Nepal
Flag of Bhutan Gyeltshen
2
Maldives
Flag of the Maldives Ismail Mohamed
2
Maldives
Flag of India N.P. Pradeep
2
India
Flag of India Sunil Chetri
2
India
Flag of India Gouramangi Singh
2
India
Flag of the Maldives Mukhtahar Naseer
1
Maldives
Flag of Afghanistan Mustafa Hadid
1
Afghanistan
Flag of Nepal Raju Tamang
1
Nepal
Flag of Nepal Niranjan Rayajhi
1
Nepal
Flag of Nepal Vishad Gouchan
1
Nepal
Flag of India Steven Dias
1
India
Flag of India Baichung Bhutia
1
India
Flag of Afghanistan Shamsuddin Amiri (o.g.)
1
Afghanistan
Flag of India Sushil Kumar Singh
1
India
Flag of the Maldives Mohamed Shifan
1
Maldives
Flag of the Maldives Ahmed Thoriq
1
Maldives
Flag of Bhutan Nima Sangay
1
Bhutan
Flag of Bhutan Kinley Dorji
1
Bhutan
Flag of Bangladesh Arup Kumar Baidya
1
Bangladesh
Flag of Bangladesh Ameli
1
Bangladesh
Flag of Pakistan Adnan Farooq Ahmed
1
Pakistan
Flag of Pakistan Samar Ishaq
1
Pakistan
Flag of Sri Lanka Channa Ediri
1
Sri Lanka

[edit] Goals Scored(Team)

Last updated June 11, 2008

Team Goals
Flag of the Maldives Maldives
9
Flag of India India
9
Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan
5
Flag of Bhutan Bhutan
5
Flag of Nepal Nepal
5
Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
5
Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh
3
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
2

[edit] Goals Conceded(Team)

Last updated June 11, 2008

Team Goals
Flag of Nepal Nepal
9
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
9
Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan
7
Flag of Bhutan Bhutan
6
Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh
4
Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
3
Flag of India India
3
Flag of the Maldives Maldives
2

[edit] Fastest Goals

Last updated June 11, 2008

Goalscorers Goals Team
Flag of Nepal Raju Tamang
Scored after 3 minutes 3'
Nepal
Flag of Nepal Niranjan Rayajhi
Scored after 5 minutes 5'
Nepal
Flag of Afghanistan H.A. Habib
Scored after 7 minutes 7'
Afghanistan
Flag of Afghanistan H.A. Habib
Scored after 8 minutes 8'
Afghanistan
Flag of Sri Lanka Chathura Gunarathna
Scored after 8 minutes 8'
Sri Lanka
Flag of the Maldives Ismail Mohamed
Scored after 9 minutes 9'
Maldives
Flag of Nepal Vishad Gouchan
Scored after 10 minutes 10'
Nepal

[edit] Notes and references

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