SAFF Championship
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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.
The countries that competed in one or more tournaments are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is held every two years.
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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[citation needed] | Bangladesh |
Maldives Pakistan |
n/a(2) | |||
| 2008 Details |
Maldives & Sri Lanka | ||||||||
1Final tournaments in league table format.
2No third place playoff.
3Postponed from Oct/Nov 2001 to Jan/Feb 2002; then postponed due to suspension of Bangladesh FA from FIFA; tournament finally took place in 2003.
[edit] Total Wins
| Wins | Nation | Year(s) |
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| 4 |  India |
1993, 1997, 1999, 2005 |
| 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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