2009 ANFA Cup

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2009 Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament
2009 ANFA Cup
Country   Nepal
Dates5 - 14 March 2009
Teams6
ChampionsNepal Nepal Red[a]
Runners-up Sri Lanka
Matches played9
Goals scored24 (2.67 per match)

2009 ANFA Cup, marketed as Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament, the thirteenth version of the ANFA Cup, a knock-out football tournament organized by the All Nepal Football Association. All matches were played at the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu. Six teams participated in the tournament.[1][2][3]

Teams[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sri Lanka 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Knockout stage
2 Thailand 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3 Nepal Nepal Blue[b] (H) 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Host
5 March 2009 Nepal Nepal Blue 2-3  Sri Lanka Kathmandu[5]
Santosh Sahukhala Goal 7'
Santosh Nepali Goal 73'		 E.B Channa Goal 25'
Chathura Gunaratne Goal 28'
Chatura Madhuranga Goal 65'
7 March 2009 Nepal Nepal Blue 1-1 Thailand Kathmandu[6]
Yougal Kishor Rai Goal 41' Rachanath Goal 83'
9 March 2009  Sri Lanka 0-0 Thailand Kathmandu

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nepal Nepal Red[a] (H) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Knockout stage
2 BangladeshArambagh KS 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  Pakistan 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Host
6 March 2009 Nepal Nepal Red 1-1 BangladeshArambagh KS Kathmandu[7]
Anajan KC Goal 8' Khalid Saifulla Goal 52'
8 March 2009 BangladeshArambagh KS 1-1  Pakistan Kathmandu
11 March 2009 Nepal Nepal Red 1-0  Pakistan Kathmandu[8]
Jaffar Khan Goal 67' (o.g.)

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 12 March
 
 
 Sri Lanka 4
 
 14 March
 
BangladeshArambagh KS 0
 
Nepal Nepal Red (pen.) 0 (4)
 
 13 March
 
 Sri Lanka 0 (2)
 
Nepal Nepal Red 2
 
 
Thailand 0
 

Matches[]

Semi Finals[]

12 March 2009  Sri Lanka 4-0 BangladeshArambagh KS Kathmandu
13 March 2009 Nepal Nepal Red 2-0 Thailand Kathmandu

Final[]

14 March 2009 Nepal Nepal Red 0-0
(4-2 after penalties)
(4-2[9] p)		  Sri Lanka Kathmandu
Penalties

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Nepal Red was effectively a full national team
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Nepal Blue was effectively a national B team

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "ANFA Invitational Tournament (Nepal)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh in Nepal's Prime Minister Cup". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Prime Minister's Cup Invitational Soccer SL to meet Nepal Red XI today". The Island. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nepal Selects Squad For PM Cup". Goal.com. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Nepal PM Cup: Lanky Lankans Go Through". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Nepal Blue Suffers Another Pain". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. ^ "PM Cup: Pakistan, Arambagh Ready For Clash". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Pakistan crash out of Prime Minister's Cup in Nepal". The News. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Nepal beat Sri Lanka in a cliffhanger". The Island. 15 March 2009.
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