2013 SAFF Championship
International football competition
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The 2013 South Asian Football Federation Championship, commonly referred to as 2013 SAFF Championship, was the 10th SAFF Championship for men's national football teams organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament took place from 31 August to 11 September 2013, and was hosted by Nepal for the second time, with the previous being in 1997.[citation needed]
2013 SAFF Championship official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nepal |
| Dates | 31 August – 11 September |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Afghanistan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.4 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Ali Ashfaq (10 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Mansur Faqiryar (MVP) Rabin Shrestha (Best Player from host country) |
| Best goalkeeper | Mansur Faqiryar |
← 2011 2015 → | |
Host selection
Nepal were selected as hosts in September 2012 during the 2012 SAFF Women's Championship in Sri Lanka.[citation needed]
Broadcasting
The tournament was broadcast live in Nepal on Kantipur Television Network, Tolo TV in Afghanistan and Television Maldives in Maldives. Every match was broadcast live on YouTube.
Participating nations
Along with the hosts, the other seven nations from the South Asian region participated in the tournament. India came into the tournament as the reigning champions from the 2011 edition.[citation needed]
| Team | Appearances in the SAFF Championship |
Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking at start of event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal |
10th | Third-Place (1993) | 170 |
 Afghanistan |
6th | Runners-up (2011) | 139 |
 Bangladesh |
9th | Champions (2003) | 158 |
 Bhutan |
6th | Semi-finals (2008) | 207 |
| India |
10th | Champions (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011) | 145 |
| Maldives |
8th | Champions (2008, 2018) | 153 |
 Pakistan |
10th | Third-Place (1997) | 167 |
 Sri Lanka |
10th | Champions (1995) | 170 |
Group draw
The draw ceremony took place on 30 July 2013 at Kathmandu's Soaltee Crowne Plaza was attended by a host of dignitaries including All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) Chairman Ganesh Thapa, SAFF President Kazi Salahuddin, Secretary Alberto Colaco and National Sports Council Member-Secretary Yubaraj Lama.[1]
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Venues
| Kathmandu | |
|---|---|
| Dasarath Rangasala Stadium | Halchowk Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000[2] | Capacity: 3,500 |
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Squads
Match officials
On 22 August 2013, SAFF announced the 15 referees for the tournament.[3]
- Referees
Tayeb Shamsuzzaman
Pratap Singh
Adham Makhadmeh
Sudish Pandey
Saleh Al Hethlol
Hettikamkanamge Perera
- Assistant referees
Shirzad Alimaqa
Ugyen Dorji- Ahmad Al Roalle
- Issa Al Amawe
Ahmed Ameez- Naniram Thapa Magar
Murad Waheed- Abdulaziz Al Asmari
- Khalid Al Doghairi
Group stage
SAFF confirmed the groups and schedule on 30 July 2013.[4]
All times listed are Nepali Standard Time.
| Key to colors in group tables | |
|---|---|
Teams that advance to the semi-finals
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Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| India |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Bangladesh |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Nepal | 2–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
Gurung  18'Khawas 31' |
Report |
| India | 1–0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Samar Ishaq 14' (o.g.) |
Report |
| Bangladesh | 1–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Meshu 82' |
Report | Chhetri 90+5' |
| Bangladesh | 1–2 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Ameli 30' |
Report | Ishaq 36' Kaleemullah 90+2' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 7 |
| Afghanistan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| Sri Lanka |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 |
| Bhutan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 |
| Bhutan | 2–8 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| P. Tshering 25' C. Gyeltshen 35' |
Report | Fasir 16', 69' Umair 45+3'Ashfaq 48', 51', 76', 79'Umar 82' |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 September – Dasarath Rangasala | ||||||
| Nepal | 0 | |||||
| 11 September – Dasarath Rangasala | ||||||
| Afghanistan | 1 | |||||
| Afghanistan | 2 | |||||
| 9 September – Dasarath Rangasala | ||||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| Maldives | 0 | |||||
| India | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Nepal | 0−1 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ahmadi 11' |
Final
| Afghanistan | 2–0 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Azadzoy 9' Ahmadi 62' |
Report |
Champion
| SAFF Championship 2013 |
|---|
 Afghanistan First title |
Awards
Prize money
The prize money given to the top four teams:[8]
| Final placing | Prize money (US Dollars) |
|---|---|
| Champions | 50,000 |
| Runner-up | 25,000 |
| Semi-Finalists | 10,000 |
Goalscorers
- 10 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
- Pema Dorji (playing against Sri Lanka)
- Samar Ishaq (playing against India)