2008 SAFF Championship

The 2008 SAFF Championship was held in Malé, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka between 3 and 14 June 2008.

2008 SAFF Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesMaldives
Sri Lanka
Dates3–14 June
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Maldives (1st title)
Runners-up India
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored43 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) H. A. Habib (4 goals)[1]
Best player(s) Ali Ashfaq

Initially, the tournament was due to be held in 2007 but was postponed to 2008.

Venues
Stadiums
Colombo Malé
Sugathadasa Stadium Rasmee Dhandu Stadium
Capacity:25,000[2] Capacity:11,850[3]
Host city of Sri Lanka Host city of Maldives

Squads
Main article: 2008 SAFF Championship squads

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
 Maldives 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
   Nepal 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
 Pakistan 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: RSSSF
India 4–0   Nepal
Pradeep 26'
Bhutia 34'
Chetri 67'
S. K. Singh 83'		 Report
Report
Maldives 3–0 Pakistan
Shifan 45+2'
Thoriq 47'
Akram 90+' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
India 2–1 Pakistan
Pradeep 25'
Dias 45+1'		 Report
Report		 Adnan Ahmed 88'
Maldives 4–1   Nepal
Mohamed 9', 46'
Fazeel 50', 62'		 Report Gouchan 10'
Attendance: 8,000
Pakistan 1–4   Nepal
Ishaq 52' Report
Report		 Tamang 3'
Rayamajhi 5'
Rai 67', 86'
Maldives 0–1 India
Report Singh 14'
Attendance: 10,000

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Bhutan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Bangladesh 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
 Afghanistan 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 2
Source: RSSSF
Bangladesh 1–1 Bhutan
Baidya 27' Report Sangay 79'
Sri Lanka 2–2 Afghanistan
Gunarathna 8'
Ediri 75' (pen.)		 Report H. A. Habib 8', 49'
Bangladesh 2–2 Afghanistan
Ameli 51' (pen.)
Mamun 75'		 Report H. A. Habib 9'
Hadid 22'[4]
Sri Lanka 2–0 Bhutan
Gunarathna 25', 37' Report
Afghanistan 1–3 Bhutan
H. A. Habib 88' Report Dorji 13'
Gyeltshen 31', 80'
Sri Lanka 1–0 Bangladesh
Mohideen 71' Report

Knockout phase

Semi-finals
India 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bhutan
Chetri 30'
Gouramangi 120'		 Report
Report		 Dorji 18'
Attendance: 12,000
Sri Lanka 0–1 Maldives
Report Fazeel 70'
Attendance: 12,000

Final
India 0–1 Maldives
Report Naseer 87'
Attendance: ~20,000

Champion
 South Asian Football Federation Cup 2008 

Maldives
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Other statistics

Notes and references
  1. http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2011 Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine India 0 – 1 Maldives: New champions
  2. "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Sri Lanka". Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. "Maldiven - New Radiant SC - Resultaten, programma's, selectie, foto's, videos en nieuws - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. "Sri Lanka bags first win, Bangladesh hits another blow".
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