South Asian Football Federation
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| Motto | Strength in Unity |
| Type | Sports organization |
| Membership | 8 member associations |
| President | Ganesh Thapa |
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) is an association of the football playing nations in South Asia. Its members are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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[edit] South Asian Football Federation Cup
It runs the South Asian Football Federation Cup, also called the SAFF Cup (previously South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup), is a football competition of mainly South Asian countries and territories. It is held every two years. Previous names have included the South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup in 1993 and South Asian Gold Cup 95 in 1995.
[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 | ||||||||
| 2009 Details |
India | ||||||||
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
- AFC
- East Asian Football Federation (EAFF)
- ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)
- West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)
- AFC Asian Cup
- SAFF Championship
- East Asian Cup
- Gulf Cup of Nations
- ASEAN Football Championship
- West Asian Football Federation Championship
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