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Contents

   



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1 Host selection  




2 Participating nations  


2.1  Squads  






3 Venue  




4 Officials  




5 Group stage  


5.1  Group A  




5.2  Group B  






6 Knockout phase  


6.1  Bracket  




6.2  Semi-finals  




6.3  Final  






7 Champion  




8 Awards  




9 Goalscorers  




10 Media coverage  




11 References  




12 External links  













2018 SAFF Championship






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2018 SAFF Championship
২০১৮ সাফ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates4–15 September
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Maldives (2nd title)
Runners-up India
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored29 (2.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Manvir Singh
Pakistan Hassan Bashir
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Maldives Mohamed Faisal
Best goalkeeperMaldives Mohamed Faisal
Fair play award Bhutan

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During 2018 SAFF championship final
Video of 2018 SAFF Championship Final (during the interval).

The 2018 SAFF Championship, also known as the 2018 SAFF Suzuki Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's football championship of South Asia organized by SAFF. It was initially scheduled to be hosted by Bangladesh in December 2017,[1] but later rescheduled to 4–15 September 2018.[2]

Host selection

[edit]

On 2 January 2016, the SAFF executive committee made a decision that Bangladesh would host the 2017 SAFF Championship at a meeting held in Trivandrum, India. Maldives and Bhutan made bids to host the games but the latter withdrew its bid.[1]

This was the third SAFF Championship hosted by Bangladesh, after victory in the 2003 edition and semi-finalists in 2009.

The draw ceremony was held on 18 April 2018 in Dhaka.[3]

Participating nations

[edit]
Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
16 August 2018
 Bangladesh (Host) 11th Champions (2003) 194
 Bhutan 8th Semi-finals (2008) 183
 India 12th Champions (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015) 96
 Maldives 10th Champions (2008) 150
   Nepal 12th Third-Place (1993) 161
 Pakistan 11th Third-Place (1997) 201
 Sri Lanka 12th Champions (1995) 200

Squads

[edit]
Main article: 2018 SAFF Championship squads

Venue

[edit]
Dhaka
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity: 36,000

Officials

[edit]
Referees
  • Iran Hasan Akrami
  • Jordan Mohammad Arafah
  • Sri Lanka Hettikamkanamge Perera
  • Syria Hanna Hattab
  • Thailand Sivakorn Pu-udom
    • Assistant Referees
    • Bangladesh Manir Ahmmad Dali
  • India Sapam Kennedy
  • Iran Hassan Zeheiri
  • Sri Lanka Priyanga Palliya Guruge
  • Thailand Apichit Nophuan
  • Yemen Ali Mohammed Al Hasani

    • Group stage

    [edit]
    All times are local, BST (UTC+6:00).

    Group A

    [edit]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1    Nepal 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6 Qualified for semi-finals
    2  Pakistan 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
    3  Bangladesh (H) 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
    4  Bhutan 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
    Source: RSSSF
    (H) Hosts


    16:00
    Nepal   1–2 Pakistan
    • B. Magar 82'
    		 Report
  • Mu. Ali 90+6'
    		•
    Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

    Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

    19:00
    Bangladesh 2–0 Bhutan
  • M. Rahman 47'
    		•  Report
    Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

    Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

    16:00
    Nepal   4–0 Bhutan
  • Bal 71'
  • Khawas 79'
  • Khadka 88'
    		•  Report
    Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

    Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

    19:00
    Bangladesh 1–0 Pakistan
    		 Report
    Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

    Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

    16:00
    Pakistan 3–0 Bhutan
  • Bashir 29'
  • Faheem 90+1'
    		•  Report
    Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

    Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

    19:00
    Bangladesh 0–2   Nepal
    Report
  • N. Shrestha 90'
    		•
    Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

    Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

    Group B

    [edit]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1  India 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Qualified for semi-finals
    2  Maldives 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1[a]
    3  Sri Lanka 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1[a]
    Source: RSSSF
    Notes:
    1. ^ a b Maldives and Sri Lanka were level on points, goal difference, goals against and head-to-head. The winner was decided by a coin toss.[4]
    19:00
    India 2–0 Sri Lanka
  • Chhangte 47'
    		•  Report
    Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

    Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

    19:00
    Maldives 0–0 Sri Lanka
    Report
    Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

    Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

    19:00
    India 2–0 Maldives
  • M. Singh 44'
    		•  Report
    Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

    Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

    Knockout phase

    [edit]

    Bracket

    [edit]

     

    		Semi-finalsFinal

     

    		      

     

    		12 September

     

     

    		   Nepal0

     

    		15 September

     

    		 Maldives3

     

    		 Maldives2

     

    		12 September

     

    		 India1

     

    		 India3

     

     

    		 Pakistan1

     

    Semi-finals

    [edit]
    16:00
    Nepal   0–3 Maldives
    Report
  • I. Hassan 84', 86'
    		•
    Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

    Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

    19:30
    India 3–1 Pakistan
  • Passi 84'
    		•  Report
    Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

    Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

    Final

    [edit]
    Main article: 2018 SAFF Championship Final
    19:00
    Maldives 2–1 India
  • Fasir 66'
    		•  Report
    Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

    Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

    Champion

    [edit]
     SAFF Championship 2018 

    Maldives
    Second title

    Awards

    [edit]

    The following awards were given for the 2018 SAFF Championship.

    Fair Play award[6] Most Valuable Player[7] Top Goalscorer[b][9][10]
     Bhutan Maldives Mohamed Faisal India Manvir Singh

    Pakistan Hassan Bashir

    Goalscorers

    [edit]

    There were 29 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.42 goals per match.

    3 goals

  • Pakistan Hassan Bashir

    • 2 goals

  • India Sumeet Passi
  • Maldives Ibrahim Waheed Hassan
  • Nepal Bimal Gharti Magar

    • 1 goal

  • India Lallianzuala Chhangte
  • India Ashique Kuruniyan
  • India Nikhil Poojari
  • Maldives Ali Fasir
  • Maldives Akram Abdul Ghanee
  • Maldives Ibrahim Mahudhee
  • Nepal Sunil Bal
  • Nepal Nirajan Khadka
  • Nepal Bharat Khawas
  • Nepal Nawayug Shrestha
  • Nepal Ananta Tamang
  • Pakistan Ahmed Faheem
  • Pakistan Muhammad Ali
  • Pakistan Muhammad Riaz

    • Media coverage

    [edit]
    Country Broadcaster Ref.
     Bangladesh Channel 9 [11]
     India D Sport [12]
     Maldives Television Maldives
       Nepal AP1 Television
     United States Bleacher Report [13][14]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ a b "Bangladesh to host 2017 SAFF Championship". bdnews24.com. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  • ^ "GoalNepal.com – A Complete Nepali Football website". www.goalnepal.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  • ^ Independent, The. "SAFF tourney in Dhaka in Apr". theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  • ^ "India 2-0 Maldives". SAFF. 9 September 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  • ^ Suzuki Cup, SAFF (12 September 2018). "India vs Pakistan". Youtube.
  • ^ "Fair Play Award". 15 September 2018.
  • ^ "Most Valuable Player". 15 September 2018.
  • ^ Suzuki Cup, SAFF (12 September 2018). "India vs Pakistan". Youtube.
  • ^ "South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship, 2018 - goal scorers". 11vs11.
  • ^ "Top Goalscorer". 15 September 2018.
  • ^ "Bangabandhu Satellite-1 starts operation with Saff Suzuki Cup coverage". Dhaka Tribune. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  • ^ "SAFF Championship 2018: Teams, fixtures, broadcast schedules and more". Goal.com. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  • ^ "B/R Live – Watch live sports online". live.bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  • ^ "Bleacher Report Support - Answer Detail". support.live.bleacherreport.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
    1. ^ Although RSSSF erroneously lists Muhammad Ali as the scorer against India, the goal was scored by Hassan Bashir.[5]
  • ^ Although RSSSF erroneously lists Muhammad Ali as the scorer against India, the goal was scored by Hassan Bashir.[8]
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