2009 SAFF Championship

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2009 SAFF Championship
2009 SAFF Championship logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates4 December – 13 December
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India U23 (5th title)
Runners-up Maldives
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored42 (2.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bangladesh Enamul Haque
Maldives Ahmed Thariq
Sri Lanka E.B. Channa
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)India Arindam Bhattacharya
← 2008
2011 →
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

The 2009 South Asian Football Federation Championship was hosted by Bangladesh from 4 to 13 December 2009. Bangladesh was awarded to host the tournament after the withdrawal of original hosts India.

After India's reluctance to host the tournament, in May 2009, at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress in Kuala 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[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

Venue[]

The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka was the only venue for the tournament. It is also home venue for Bangladesh national football team.

Dhaka
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity: 36,000
Bangabandhu National Stadium 1 by Farsad.JPG

Squads[]

Main article: 2009 SAFF Championship squads

Draw[]

The draw for the tournament was made on 3 October 2009.[4] India took part with their U-23 team[5]

Group A Group B

 Afghanistan (Unseeded)
 India (1st Seed)
 Maldives (2nd Seed)
   Nepal (Unseeded)

 Bangladesh (1st Seed)
 Bhutan (Unseeded)
 Pakistan (Unseeded)
 Sri Lanka (2nd Seed)

Group stage[]

Group A[]

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
Maldives 1–1   Nepal
Thariq Goal 61' Report J.M. Rai Goal 68'
India U23 1–0 Afghanistan
Lalpekhlua Goal 86' Report
Maldives 3–1 Afghanistan
Thariq Goal 52'
Ashfaq Goal 69', 89'		 Report Barakzai Goal 30'
India U23 1–0   Nepal
Sushil Goal 18' Report
Afghanistan 0–3   Nepal
Report A. Gurung Goal 55', 73'
B. Gurung Goal 56'
Maldives 2–0India U23 
Thariq Goal 15'
Fazeel Goal 82'		 Report

Group B[]

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 Lanka 1–0 Pakistan
Chathura Gunarathne Goal 23' Report
Bangladesh 4–1 Bhutan
Pranotosh Kumar Das Goal 11'
Haque Goal 22', 51'
Zahid Hasan AmeliGoal 72'		 Report Dendup Goal 42' (pen.)
Sri Lanka 6–0 Bhutan
Channa Goal 7', 25'
Kasun Goal 39', 66', 78'
Chathura Gunarathne Goal 90'		 Report
Bangladesh 0–0 Pakistan
Report
Pakistan 7–0 Bhutan
Essa Goal 21', 54'
Ashraf Goal 23'
Mehmood Goal 28', 35', 66'
S. Khan Goal 45'		 Report
Bangladesh 2–1 Sri Lanka
Enamul Goal 8', 64' Report
Report		 Channa Goal 42'

Knockout stage[]

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


Semi-finals[]

Maldives 5–1 Sri Lanka
Thariq Goal 21'
Fazeel Goal 63', 85' (pen.)
Ashfaq Goal 76'
Ashad Goal 87'		 Report Channa Goal 62'
Bangladesh 0–1India U23 
Report Sushil Goal 63'

Final[]

Maldives 0–0 (a.e.t.)India U23 
Report
Penalties
Fazeel Penalty scored
Thariq Penalty missed
Mukhthar Penalty missed
Ashfaq Penalty missed		 1–3 Penalty scored Jibon
Penalty scored Denzil
Penalty missed Nirmal
Penalty scored Subodh

Champion[]

 2009 South Asian Football Federation Cup Winners 

India
Fifth title

Goalscorers[]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References[]

  1. ^ "BFF bids for SAFF meet". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 12 May 2009.
  2. ^ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1267 | SAFF Cup 2009 to be shifted?
  3. ^ "Bangladesh to host SAFF Championship". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Hosts avoid India". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  5. ^ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1916
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