2009 SAFF Championship

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2009 SAFF Championship
File:2009 SAFF Championship logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates4–13 December
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of India.svg India (5th title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored42 (2.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bangladesh Enamul Haque
Maldives Ahmed Thariq
Sri Lanka Channa Ediri Bandanage
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)India Arindam Bhattacharya
← 2008
2011 →
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

The 2009 South Asian Football Federation Championship was hosted by Bangladesh from 4 to 13 December 2009. Bangladesh was awarded to host the tournament after the withdrawal of original hosts India.[1][2][3] After India's reluctance to host the tournament, in May 2009, at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin on his return from the AFC Congress informed that although India were still retaining their status as hosts of the championship, Bangladesh and Nepal had turned in fresh bids in anticipation of staging this prestigious eight-nation meet. A decision was taken at the FIFA Congress in Bahamas in the first week of June[4] but no announcement was officially made. In July, with the tournament drawing ever closer, media reports once again suggested that the tournament would be moved once again to Bangladesh, as Pakistan would struggle to obtain visas if the tournament is hosted in India.[5] On 31 August 2009, it was reported that the tournament would be held in Bangladesh, after the Indian football association (AIFF) had its annual congress at the end of August. This was formally confirmed by the AFC on 10 September through a press release.[6]

Venue

The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka was the only venue for the tournament. It is also home venue for Bangladesh national football team.

Dhaka
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity: 36,000

Squads

Main article: 2009 SAFF Championship squads

Draw

The draw for the tournament was made on 3 October 2009.[7] India took part with their U-23 team[8]

Group A Group B

File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan (unseeded)
File:Flag of India.svg India U23 (1st seed)
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives (2nd seed)
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal (unseeded)

File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (1st seed)
File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan (unseeded)
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (unseeded)
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (2nd seed)

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
File:Flag of India.svg India U23 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
Maldives File:Flag of Maldives.svg1–1File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
Thariq File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' Report J.M. Rai File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'
India U23 File:Flag of India.svg1–0File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan
Lalpekhlua File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' Report
Maldives File:Flag of Maldives.svg3–1File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan
Thariq File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Ashfaq File:Soccerball shade.svg 69', 89'		 Report Barakzai File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
India U23 File:Flag of India.svg1–0File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
Sushil File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Report
Afghanistan File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg0–3File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
Report A. Gurung File:Soccerball shade.svg 55', 73'
B. Gurung File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'
Maldives File:Flag of Maldives.svg2–0File:Flag of India.svg India U23
Thariq File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Fazeel File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'		 Report

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 3 1 1 1 7 1 +6 4
File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Source: RSSSF
Sri Lanka File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg1–0File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Gunarathne File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' Report
Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg4–1File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan
Pranotosh File:Soccerball shade.svg 11'
Enamul File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', 51'
Ameli File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'		 Report Dendup File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (pen.)
Sri Lanka File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg6–0File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan
Channa File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 25'
Kasun File:Soccerball shade.svg 39', 66', 78'
Gunarathne File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Report
Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–0File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Report
Pakistan File:Flag of Pakistan.svg7–0File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan
Essa File:Soccerball shade.svg 21', 54'
Ashraf File:Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Mehmood File:Soccerball shade.svg 28', 35', 66'
S. Khan File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'		 Report
Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg2–1File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Enamul File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 64' Report Channa File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 Dec – Dhaka
 
 
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives5
 
13 Dec – Dhaka
 
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka1
 
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives 0 (1)
 
11 Dec – Dhaka
 
File:Flag of India.svg India U230 (3)
 
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh0
 
 
File:Flag of India.svg India U231
 

Semi-finals

Maldives File:Flag of Maldives.svg5–1File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Thariq File:Soccerball shade.svg 21'
Fazeel File:Soccerball shade.svg 63', 85' (pen.)
Ashfaq File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'
Ashad File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'		 Report Channa File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–1File:Flag of India.svg India U23
Report Sushil File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'

Final

Maldives File:Flag of Maldives.svg0–0 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of India.svg India U23
Report
Penalties
Fazeel soccer ball with check mark
Thariq soccer ball with red X
Mukhthar soccer ball with red X
Ashfaq soccer ball with red X		 1–3 soccer ball with check mark Jibon
soccer ball with check mark Denzil
soccer ball with red X Nirmal
soccer ball with check mark Subodh

Champion

 SAFF Championship 2009 
File:Flag of India.svg
India
Fifth title

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "20-member squad for SAFF Championship". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "India beat Maldivies to lift SAFF Cup". Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "SAFF Championship 2009 Bangladesh Group Stage". Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "BFF bids for SAFF meet". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 12 May 2009.
  5. ↑ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1267 | SAFF Cup 2009 to be shifted?
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh to host SAFF Championship". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  7. ↑ "Hosts avoid India". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  8. ↑ "Indian Football". Archived from the original on 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
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