2008 SAFF Championship

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

Host countriesMaldives
Sri Lanka
Dates3–14 June
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions Maldives (1st title)
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2008 SAFF Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesMaldives
Sri Lanka
Dates3–14 June
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Maldives (1st title)
Runners-up India
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored43 (2.87 per match)
Top scorerAfghanistan H. A. Habib (4 goals)[1]
Best playerMaldives Ali Ashfaq
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Initially, the tournament was due to be held in 2007 but was postponed to 2008.

Venues

More information Stadiums, Colombo ...
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
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Squads

Main article: 2008 SAFF Championship squads

Group stage

Group A

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

Group B

More information Team, Pld ...
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
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Source: RSSSF
More information Bangladesh, 1–1 ...
Bangladesh 1–1 Bhutan
Baidya 27' Report Sangay 79'
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More information Sri Lanka, 2–2 ...
Sri Lanka 2–2 Afghanistan
Gunarathna 8'
Ediri 75' (pen.)		 Report H. A. Habib 8', 49'
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More information Bangladesh, 2–2 ...
Bangladesh 2–2 Afghanistan
Ameli 51' (pen.)
Mamunul 75'		 Report H. A. Habib 9'
Hadid 22'[4]
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More information Sri Lanka, 2–0 ...
Sri Lanka 2–0 Bhutan
Gunarathna 25', 37' Report
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More information Afghanistan, 1–3 ...
Afghanistan 1–3 Bhutan
H. A. Habib 88' Report Dorji 13'
Gyeltshen 31', 80'
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More information Sri Lanka, 1–0 ...
Sri Lanka 1–0 Bangladesh
Mohideen 71' Report
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Knockout phase

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 Jun – Malé
 
 
 India2
 
14 Jun – Colombo
 
 Bhutan1
 
 India 0
 
11 Jun – Colombo
 
 Maldives1
 
 Maldives1
 
 
 Sri Lanka0
 

Semi-finals

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

Final

More information India, 0–1 ...
India 0–1 Maldives
Report Naseer 87'
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Attendance: ~20,000

Champion

More information SAFF Championship 2008 ...
 SAFF Championship 2008 

Maldives
First title
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Statistics

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Other statistics

Notes and references

External links

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