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2009 SAFF Championship

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2009 SAFF Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates4–13 December
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsIndia(5th title)
Runners-upMaldives
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored42 (2.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)BangladeshEnamul Haque
MaldivesAhmed Thariq
Sri LankaChanna Ediri Bandanage
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)IndiaArindam Bhattacharya
←2008
2011→
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

The2009South Asian Football Federation Championshipwas hosted byBangladeshfrom 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 theAsian Football Confederation(AFC) Congress inKuala 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[edit]

TheBangabandhu National StadiuminDhakawas the only venue for the tournament. It is also home venue forBangladesh national football team.

Dhaka
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity:36,000

Squads[edit]

Main article:2009 SAFF Championship squads

Draw[edit]

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

Afghanistan(unseeded)
India U23(1st seed)
Maldives(2nd seed)
Nepal(unseeded)

Bangladesh(1st seed)
Bhutan(unseeded)
Pakistan(unseeded)
Sri Lanka(2nd seed)

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Maldives 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
India U23 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6
Nepal 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
Afghanistan 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source:RSSSF
Maldives1–1Nepal
Thariq61' Report J.M. Rai68'
India U231–0Afghanistan
Lalpekhlua86' Report
Maldives3–1Afghanistan
Thariq52'
Ashfaq69',89'		 Report Barakzai30'
India U231–0Nepal
Sushil18' Report
Afghanistan0–3Nepal
Report A. Gurung55',73'
B. Gurung56'
Maldives2–0India U23
Thariq15'
Fazeel82'		 Report

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bangladesh 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
Sri Lanka 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
Pakistan 3 1 1 1 7 1 +6 4
Bhutan 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Source:RSSSF
Sri Lanka1–0Pakistan
Gunarathne23' Report
Bangladesh4–1Bhutan
Pranotosh11'
Enamul22',51'
Ameli72'		 Report Dendup42' (pen.)
Sri Lanka6–0Bhutan
Channa7',25'
Kasun39',66',78'
Gunarathne90'		 Report
Bangladesh0–0Pakistan
Report
Pakistan7–0Bhutan
Essa21',54'
Ashraf23'
Mehmood28',35',66'
S. Khan45'		 Report
Bangladesh2–1Sri Lanka
Enamul8',64' Report Channa42'

Knockout stage[edit]

Semi-finalsFinal
11 Dec –Dhaka
Maldives5
13 Dec –Dhaka
Sri Lanka1
Maldives0 (1)
11 Dec –Dhaka
India U230 (3)
Bangladesh0
India U231

Semi-finals[edit]

Maldives5–1Sri Lanka
Thariq21'
Fazeel63',85' (pen.)
Ashfaq76'
Ashad87'		 Report Channa62'
Bangladesh0–1India U23
Report Sushil63'

Final[edit]

Maldives0–0 (a.e.t.)India U23
Report
Penalties
Fazeelsoccer ball with check mark
Thariqsoccer ball with red X
Mukhtharsoccer ball with red X
Ashfaqsoccer ball with red X		 1–3 soccer ball with check markJibon
soccer ball with check markDenzil
soccer ball with red XNirmal
soccer ball with check markSubodh

Champion[edit]

SAFF Championship 2009

India
Fifth title

Goalscorers[edit]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References[edit]

  1. ^"20-member squad for SAFF Championship".The Times of India.Retrieved2 October2022.
  2. ^"India beat Maldivies to lift SAFF Cup".Retrieved2 October2022.
  3. ^"SAFF Championship 2009 Bangladesh Group Stage".Retrieved2 October2022.
  4. ^"BFF bids for SAFF meet".The Daily Star.Bangladesh. 12 May 2009.
  5. ^http:// indianfootball /en/news/articleId/1267| SAFF Cup 2009 to be shifted?
  6. ^"Bangladesh to host SAFF Championship".The-AFC.Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2009.Retrieved10 September2009.
  7. ^"Hosts avoid India".The Daily Star.Bangladesh. 4 October 2009.Retrieved4 October2009.
  8. ^"Indian Football".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-10-25.Retrieved2009-11-02.
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