SAFF Championships

SAFF Championship

1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Pakistan
Dates	16 July – 23 July
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	India (1st title)
Runners-up	Sri Lanka
Third place	Nepal
Fourth place	Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	11 (1.83 per match)

16- 7 India           2-0 Sri Lanka
16- 7 Pakistan        1-1 Nepal   
18- 7 Pakistan        0-4 Sri Lanka
19- 7 Sri Lanka       0-0 Nepal    
21- 7 India           1-0 Nepal   
23- 7 Pakistan        1-1 India

 1.India        3  2  1  0  4- 1   5
 2.Sri Lanka    3  1  1  1  4- 2   3
 3.Nepal        3  0  2  1  1- 2   2
 4.Pakistan     3  0  2  1  2- 6   2

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1995 South Asian Gold Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Sri Lanka
Dates	25 March – 2 April
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Sri Lanka (1st title)
Runners-up	India
Third place	Bangladesh
Fourth place	Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	13 (1.86 per match)

Group A
25- 3 Pakistan         1-0 Bangladesh
27- 3 Nepal            0-2 Bangladesh
29- 3 Nepal            2-0 Pakistan
 1.Bangladesh   2  1  0  1  2- 1   3
 2.Nepal        2  1  0  1  2- 2   3
 3.Pakistan     2  1  0  1  1- 2   3

Group B
29- 3 Sri Lanka        2-2 India
 1.Sri Lanka    1  0  1  0  2- 2   1
 2.India        1  0  1  0  2- 2   1
Maldives withdrew
[Sri Lanka placed first after toss]

Semifinals
31- 3 India            0-0 Bangladesh       [aet, 4-2 pen]
31- 3 Sri Lanka        2-1 Nepal            [aet]

Final
 2- 4 Sri Lanka        1-0 India            [asdet]

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1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Nepal
Dates	4 September – 13 September
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	India (2nd title)
Runners-up	Maldives
Third place	Pakistan
Fourth place	Sri Lanka
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	29 (2.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)	IM Vijayan (6 goals)

Group A
 4- 9-97 Nepal            0-2 Pakistan
 6- 9-97 Sri Lanka        2-0 Pakistan
 8- 9-97 Nepal            1-3 Sri Lanka  
 1.Sri Lanka     2  2  0  0  5- 1  6
 2.Pakistan      2  1  0  1  2- 2  3
 3.Nepal         2  0  0  2  1- 5  0

Group B
 5- 9-97 Maldives         1-1 Bangladesh
 7- 9-97 India            3-0 Bangladesh
 9- 9-97 India            2-2 Maldives
 1.India         2  1  1  0  5- 2  4
 2.Maldives      2  0  2  0  3- 3  2
 3.Bangladesh    2  0  1  1  1- 4  1

Semifinals
10- 9-97 Sri Lanka        1-2 Maldives
11- 9-97 India            2-0 Pakistan

Third Place Match
13- 9-97 Pakistan         1-0 Sri Lanka

Final
13- 9-97 India            5-1 Maldives

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1999 SAFF Coca-Cola Cup

Tournament details
Host country	India
Dates	22 April – 1 May
Teams	(from SAFF confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	India (3rd title)
Runners-up	Bangladesh
Third place	Maldives
Fourth place	Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	26 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Naresh Joshi (3 goals) Baichung Bhutia (3 goals) Mihazur Rehman (3 goals) Mohamed Wildhan (3 goals)

Group A
22- 4-99 India            0-0 Bangladesh
24- 4-99 Pakistan         0-4 Bangladesh
26- 4-99 India            2-0 Pakistan
 1.Bangladesh    2  1  1  0  4- 0  4
 2.India         2  1  1  0  2- 0  4
 3.Pakistan      2  0  0  2  0- 6  0

Group B
23- 4-99 Sri Lanka        0-0 Maldives
25- 4-99 Sri Lanka        2-3 Nepal
27- 4-99 Nepal            2-3 Maldives
 1.Maldives      2  1  1  0  3- 2  4
 2.Nepal         2  1  0  1  5- 5  3
 3.Sri Lanka     2  0  1  1  2- 3  1

Semifinals
29- 4-99 Bangladesh       2-1 Nepal
         Maldives         1-2 India

Third Place Match
 1- 5-99 Maldives         2-0 Nepal

Final
 1- 5-99 Bangladesh       0-2 India

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2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Bangladesh
Dates	10 – 20 January
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Bangladesh (1st title)
Runners-up	Maldives
Third place	India
Fourth place	Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	39 (2.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sarfraz Rasool (4 goals)

Group A 
10- 1-03 India       0-1 Pakistan
10- 1-03 Sri Lanka   1-0 Afghanistan
12- 1-03 Pakistan    2-1 Sri Lanka
12- 1-03 India       4-0 Afghanistan
14- 1-03 Afghanistan 0-1 Pakistan
14- 1-03 India       1-1 Sri Lanka
 1.PAKISTAN     3  3  0  0  4- 1  9
 2.INDIA        3  1  1  1  5- 2  4
 3.Sri Lanka    3  1  1  1  3- 3  4
 4.Afghanistan  3  0  0  3  0- 6  0

Group B 
11- 1-03 Maldives    6-0 Bhutan
11- 1-03 Bangladesh  1-0 Nepal
13- 1-03 Nepal       2-0 Bhutan
13- 1-03 Bangladesh  1-0 Maldives
15- 1-03 Nepal       2-3 Maldives
15- 1-03 Bangladesh  3-0 Bhutan
 1.BANGLADESH   3  3  0  0  5- 0  9
 2.MALDIVES     3  2  0  1  9- 3  6
 3.Nepal        3  1  0  2  4- 4  3
 4.Bhutan       3  0  0  3  0-11  0

Semifinals 
18- 1-03 Pakistan    0-1 Maldives
18- 1-03 Bangladesh  2-1 India           [asdet]

Third Place Match 
20- 1-03 Pakistan    1-2 India           [asdet]

Final 
20- 1-03 Bangladesh  1-1 Maldives        [asdet, 5-3 pen]

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 46,000

Referee: AD Silva (Sri Lanka)

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2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Pakistan
Dates	7 December – 17 December
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	India (4th title)
Runners-up	Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	38 (2.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ibrahim Fazeel Ali Ashfaq Ahmed Thariq (3 goals each)

Group A

 7-12-05 Pakistan     1-0 Sri Lanka
         Maldives     9-1 Afhanistan
 9-12-05 Maldives     2-0 Sri Lanka
         Pakistan     1-0 Afghanistan
11-12-05 Sri Lanka    1-2 Afghanistan
         Pakistan     0-0 Maldives
 1.MALDIVES     3  2  1  0 11- 1  7
 2.PAKISTAN     3  2  1  0  2- 0  7
 3.Afghanistan  3  1  0  2  3-11  3
 4.Sri Lanka    3  0  0  3  1- 5  0

Group B
 8-12-05 Bangladesh   3-0 Bhutan
         India        2-1 Nepal
10-12-05 Bangladesh   2-0 Nepal
         India        3-0 Bhutan
12-12-05 Nepal        3-1 Bhutan
         Bangladesh   1-1 India
 1.BANGLADESH   3  2  1  0  6- 1  7
 2.INDIA        3  2  1  0  6- 2  7
 3.Nepal        3  1  0  2  4- 5  3
 4.Bhutan       3  0  0  3  1- 9  0

Semifinals
14-12-05 Maldives     0-1 India
14-12-05 Bangladesh   1-0 Pakistan

Final
17-12-05 Bangladesh   0-2 India

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2008 SAFF Championship

Tournament details
Host countries	Maldives Sri Lanka
Dates	3 – 14 June
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Maldives (1st title)
Runners-up	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	43 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)	H. A. Habib (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Ali Ashfaq

Group A (Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives)
 3- 6-08 Nepal        0-4 India
         Maldives     3-0 Pakistan
 5- 6-08 Pakistan     1-2 India
         Maldives     4-1 Nepal
 7- 6-08 Pakistan     1-4 Nepal
         Maldives     0-1 India
 1.India        3  3  0  0  7- 1  9
 2.Maldives     3  2  0  1  7- 2  6
 3.Nepal        3  1  0  2  5- 9  3
 4.Pakistan     3  0  0  3  2- 9  0

Group B (Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka)
 4- 6-08 Bangladesh   1-1 Bhutan
         Sri Lanka    2-2 Afghanistan
 6- 6-08 Afghanistan  2-2 Bangladesh
         Sri Lanka    2-0 Bhutan
 8- 6-08 Afghanistan  1-3 Bhutan
         Sri Lanka    1-0 Bangladesh
 1.Sri Lanka    3  2  1  0  5- 2  7
 2.Bhutan       3  1  1  1  4- 4  4
 3.Bangladesh   3  0  2  1  3- 4  2
 4.Afghanistan  3  0  2  1  5- 7  2

Semifinals 
11- 6-08 India         2-1 Bhutan     [aet] [Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé]
11- 6-08 Sri Lanka     0-1 Maldives   [Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo]

Final 
14- 6-08 India         0-1 Maldives 

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

Attendance: ~20,000

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2009 SAFF Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Bangladesh
Dates	4 December – 13 December
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	India (5th title)
Runners-up	Maldives
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	42 (2.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Enamul Haque Ahmed Thariq E.B. Channa (4 goals each)
Best player(s)	Arindam Bhattacharya

Group A 
 5-12-09 Maldives     1–1 Nepal
         India        1–0 Afghanistan
 7-12-09 Maldives     3–1 Afghanistan
         India        1–0 Nepal
 9-12-09 Afghanistan  0–3 Nepal
         Maldives     2–0 India
 1.Maldives     3  2  1  0  6- 2  7
 2.India        3  2  0  1  2- 2  6
 3.Nepal        3  1  1  1  4- 2  4
 4.Afghanistan  3  0  0  3  1- 7  0

Group B 
 4-12-09 Bangladesh   4–1 Bhutan
         Sri Lanka    1–0 Pakistan
 6-12-09 Sri Lanka    6–0 Bhutan
         Bangladesh   0–0 Pakistan
 8-12-09 Pakistan     7–0 Bhutan
         Bangladesh   2–1 Sri Lanka
 1.Bangladesh   3  2  1  0  6- 2  7
 2.Sri Lanka    3  2  0  1  8- 2  6
 2.Pakistan     3  1  1  1  7- 1  4
 4.Bhutan       3  0  0  3  1-17  0

Semifinals 
11-12-09 Maldives     5-1 Sri Lanka
         Bangladesh   0-1 India

Final (Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka)
13-12-09 India        0-0 Maldives     [aet, 3-1 pen]

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2011 SAFF Championship

Tournament details
Host country	India
Dates	2 December – 11 December
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	India (6th title)
Runners-up	Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	44 (2.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sunil Chhetri (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Sunil Chhetri

GROUP A 
03/12/2011 India     1-1  Afghanistan [15.00]
03/12/2011 SRI LANKA 3-0  Bhutan      [18.00]
05/12/2011 Sri Lanka 1-3  AFGHANISTAN [15.00]
05/12/2011 INDIA     5-0  Bhutan      [18.00]
07/12/2011 Bhutan    1-8  AFGHANISTAN [15.00]
07/12/2011 INDIA     3-0  Sri Lanka   [18.00]
 1 AFGHANISTAN  3   2-  1-  0-  12-   3-   7 [QUALIFIED]
 2 INDIA        3   2-  1-  0-   9-   1-   7 [QUALIFIED]
 3 Sri Lanka    3   1-  0-  2-   4-   6-   3
 4 Bhutan       3   0-  0-  3-   1-  16-   0

GROUP B
02/12/2011 Pakistan  0-0  Bangladesh  [15.00]
02/12/2011 Maldives  1-1  Nepal       [18.00]
04/12/2011 NEPAL     1-0  Bangladesh  [15.00]
04/12/2011 Pakistan  0-0  Maldives    [18.00]
06/12/2011 Pakistan  1-1  Nepal       [15.00]
06/12/2011 MALDIVES  3-1  Bangladesh  [18.00]
 1 MALDIVES     3   1-  2-  0-   4-   2-   5 [QUALIFIED]
 2 NEPAL        3   1-  2-  0-   3-   2-   5 [QUALIFIED]
 3 Pakistan     3   0-  3-  0-   1-   1-   3
 4 Bangladesh   3   0-  1-  2-   1-   4-   1

SEMI FINALS
09/12/2011 INDIA    3-1  Maldives    [15.00]
09/12/2011 Nepal    0-1  AFGHANISTAN [18.00] AET

FINAL
11/12/2011 INDIA    4-0  Afghanistan 

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

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2013 SAFF Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Nepal
Dates	31 August – 11 September
Teams	8
Venue(s)	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(s)	Ali Ashfaq (10 goals)
Best player(s)	Mansur Faqiryar (MVP) Rabin Shrestha (Best Player from host country)
Best goalkeeper	Mansur Faqiryar

Group A
[Aug 31] Nepal       2-0 Bangladesh  
[Sep 1]  India       1-0 Pakistan    
[Sep 3]  Bangladesh  1-1 India       
         Nepal       1-1 Pakistan    
[Sep 5]  Nepal       2-1 India       
         Pakistan    2-1 Bangladesh  
 1.Nepal               3  2  1  0  5- 2  7  Qualified
 2.India               3  1  1  1  3- 3  4  [1-0]  Qualified
 3.Pakistan            3  1  1  1  3- 3  4  [0-1]
 4.Bangladesh          3  0  1  2  2- 5  1

Group B
[Sep 2] Afghanistan 3-0 Bhutan      
        Maldives   10-0 Sri Lanka   
[Sep 4] Sri Lanka   1-3 Afghanistan 
        Bhutan      2-8 Maldives    
[Sep 6] Afghanistan 0-0 Maldives    
        Sri Lanka   5-2 Bhutan      
 1.Maldives            3  2  1  0 18- 2  7  Qualified
 2.Afghanistan         3  2  1  0  6- 1  7  Qualified
 3.Sri Lanka           3  1  0  2  6-15  3
 4.Bhutan              3  0  0  3  4-16  0

Semifinals
[Sep 8] Nepal       0-1 Afghanistan 
[Sep 9] Maldives    0-1 India       

Final 

[Sep 11] Afghanistan 2-0 India 

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

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2015-2016 SAFF Suzuki Cup

Tournament details
Host country	India
Dates	23 December 2015 – 3 January 2016
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	India (7th title)
Runners-up	Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	44 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Khaibar Amani (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Sunil Chhetri

Group A

23 Dec 2015 Nepal         0–1 Sri Lanka
25 Dec 2015 Sri Lanka     0–2 India
27 Dec 2015 India         4–1 Nepal
 1.INDIA         2  2 0 0  6- 1  6  Qualified
 2.SRI LANKA     2  1 0 1  1- 2  3  Qualified
 3.Nepal         2  0 0 2  1- 5  0

Group B
24 Dec 2015 Maldives      3–1 Bhutan
24 Dec 2015 Afghanistan   4–0 Bangladesh
26 Dec 2015 Bangladesh    1–3 Maldives
26 Dec 2015 Bhutan        0–3 Afghanistan
28 Dec 2015 Bhutan        0–3 Bangladesh
28 Dec 2015 Afghanistan   4–1 Maldives
 1.AFGHANISTAN   3  3 0 0 11- 1  9  Qualified
 2.MALDIVES      3  2 0 1  7- 6  6  Qualified
 3.Bangladesh    3  1 0 2  4- 7  3
 4.Bhutan        3  0 0 3  1- 9  0

Semifinals
31 Dec 2015 India         3–2 Maldives
31 Dec 2015 Afghanistan   5–0 Sri Lanka

Final
03 Jan 2016 India         2-1 Afghanistan         [aet]

Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

Attendance: 40,500

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

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2018 SAFF Suzuki Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Bangladesh
Dates	4–15 September
Teams	7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Maldives (2nd title)
Runners-up	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	29 (2.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Manvir Singh (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Mohamed Faisal
Fair play award	Bhutan

Group A
[Sep 4] Nepal            1–2 Pakistan
        Bangladesh       2–0 Bhutan
[Sep 6] Nepal            4–0 Bhutan
        Bangladesh       1–0 Pakistan
[Sep 8] Pakistan         3–0 Bhutan
        Bangladesh       0–2 Nepal
1.Nepal           3  2 0 1  7- 2  6  Qualified
2.Pakistan        3  2 0 1  5- 2  6  Qualified
3.Bangladesh      3  2 0 1  3- 2  6
4.Bhutan          3  0 0 3  0- 9  0
 
Group B
[Sep 5] India            2–0 Sri Lanka
[Sep 7] Maldives         0–0 Sri Lanka
[Sep 9] India            2–0 Maldives
1.India           2  2 0 0  4- 0  6  Qualified
2.Maldives        2  0 1 1  0- 2  1  Qualified by coin toss
3.Sri Lanka       2  0 1 1  0- 2  1
 
Semifinals [Sep 12]
Nepal            0–3 Maldives
India            3–1 Pakistan
 
Final [Sep 15]
Maldives         2–1 India 

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

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2021 SAFF Championship

Tournament details
Host country
Maldives
Dates
1–16 October 2021
Teams
5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)
1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 India (8th title)
Runners-up
   Nepal
Third place
 Maldives
Fourth place
 Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played
11
Goals scored
22 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Sunil Chhetri
(5 goals)
Best player(s)
 Sunil Chhetri

01 October 2021 Sri Lanka 	0–1	 Bangladesh
01 October 2021 Nepal    	1–0	 Maldives
04 October 2021 Bangladesh 	1–1	 India
04 October 2021 Sri Lanka 	2–3	 Nepal
07 October 2021 India    	0–0	 Sri Lanka
07 October 2021 Maldives 	2–0	 Bangladesh
10 October 2021 Maldives 	1–0	 Sri Lanka
10 October 2021 Nepal   	0–1	 India
13 October 2021 Bangladesh 	1–1	 Nepal
13 October 2021 India    	3–1	 Maldives
1.India 	4 2 2 0	5 2 8 
2.Nepal 	4 2 1 1	5 4 7
3.Maldives (H)	4 2 0 2	4 4 6	
4.Bangladesh	4 1 2 1	3 4 5
5.Sri Lanka	4 0 1 3	2 5 1
Final
16 October 2021 India   	3–0	   Nepal
National Football Stadium, Malé
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia) 

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2023 SAFF Championship

Tournament details
Host country
India
Dates
21 June – 4 July
Teams
8 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)
1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 India (9th title)
Runners-up
 Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played
15
Goals scored
38 (2.53 per match)
Attendance
93,993 (6,266 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Sunil Chhetri (5 goals)
Best player(s)
 Sunil Chhetri
Best goalkeeper
 Anisur Rahman Zico
Fair play award
   Nepal
NB: Sri Lanka disqualified; Kuwait and Lebanon invited

Group A
 
[Jun 21] Kuwait           3–1 Nepal
         India            4–0 Pakistan
[Jun 24] Pakistan         0–4 Kuwait
         Nepal            0–2 India
[Jun 27] Nepal            1–0 Pakistan
         India            1–1 Kuwait

 1.KUWAIT          3  2 1 0  8- 2  7 
 2.INDIA           3  2 1 0  7- 1  7
 3.Nepal           3  1 0 2  2- 5  3 
 4.Pakistan        3  0 0 3  0- 9  0

Group B

[Jun 22] Lebanon          2–0 Bangladesh
         Maldives         2–0 Bhutan
[Jun 25] Bangladesh       3–1 Maldives
         Bhutan           1–4 Lebanon
[Jun 28] Lebanon          1–0 Maldives
         Bhutan           1–3 Bangladesh
 
 1.LEBANON         3  3 0 0  7- 1  9
 2.BANGLADESH      3  2 0 1  6- 4  6
 3.Maldives        3  1 0 2  3- 4  3 
 4.Bhutan          3  0 0 3  2- 9  0
 
Semifinals [Jul 1]
Kuwait           1-0 Bangladesh           [aet]
India            0-0 Lebanon              [aet; 4-2 pen.]
 
Final [Jul 4]
India            1-1 Kuwait               [aet; 5-4 pen.]
 [Chhangte 36; Khaldi 14]