2008 SAFF Championship#Group B
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name =
| year = 2008
| othertitles =
| Image = SAFF2008.JPG
| size =
| caption =
| country = Maldives
| country2 = Sri Lanka
| dates = 3–14 June
| finalists = 8
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| champion = Maldives
| count = 1
| second = India
| third =
| matches = 15
| goals = 43
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|AFG|2004}} H. A. Habib (4 goals)http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2011 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307135415/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2011 |date=7 March 2012 }} India 0 – 1 Maldives: New champions
| player = {{flagicon|MDV}} Ali Ashfaq
| prevseason = 2005
| nextseason = 2009
|updated =30 March 2019
}}
The 2008 SAFF Championship was held in Malé, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka between 3 and 14 June 2008.
Initially, the tournament was due to be held in 2007 but was postponed to 2008.
Venues
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" |Stadiums |
| Colombo
!Malé |
|---|
| Sugathadasa Stadium |
| Capacity:25,000{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/sri_lanka.shtml |title = World Stadiums - Stadiums in Sri Lanka |access-date=12 August 2021 |archive-date=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621155045/http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/sri_lanka.shtml |url-status=dead }} |
| 200px |
| Host city of Sri Lanka
!Host city of Maldives |
| {{location map+| Sri Lanka |float=center |width=200 |caption=| places={{Location map~|Sri Lanka|lat=6.9480|long=79.8686|position=right|label=Colombo}}
}} !{{location map+| Maldives |float=center |width=100 |caption=| places={{Location map~|Maldives|lat=4.1740|long=73.5130|position=right|label=Malé}} }} |
Squads
{{main article|2008 SAFF Championship squads}}
Group stage
=Group A=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|sortable_table=y
|team1=IND|name_IND={{fb|IND}}
|team2=MDV|name_MDV={{fb|Maldives}}
|team3=NEP|name_NEP={{fb|NEP}}
|team4=PAK|name_PAK={{fb|PAK}}
|win_IND=3|draw_IND=0|loss_IND=0|gf_IND=7|ga_IND=1
|win_MDV=2|draw_MDV=0|loss_MDV=1|gf_MDV=7|ga_MDV=2
|win_NEP=1|draw_NEP=0|loss_NEP=2|gf_NEP=5|ga_NEP=9
|win_PAK=0|draw_PAK=0|loss_PAK=3|gf_PAK=2|ga_PAK=9
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold08.html RSSSF]
}}
{{football box
| date = 3 June 2008
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|India}}
| score = 4–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115238/http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1962 Report]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080620124054/http://www.socceragenepal.com.np/newsoccer/news/news.php?action=new Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Nepal}}
| goals1 = Pradeep {{goal|26}}
Bhutia {{goal|34}}
Chhetri {{goal|67}}
S. K. Singh {{goal|83}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 3 June 2008
| time = 21:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Maldives}}
| score = 3–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120730190411/http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1965 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Pakistan}}
| goals1 = Shifan {{goal|45+2}}
Thoriq {{goal|47}}
Akram {{goal|90+|o.g.}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
| attendance = 15,000
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 5 June 2008
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|India}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115237/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1974 Report]
[http://www.footiemag.de/matches_25566_pakistan_vs_india_05-06-2008.html Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Pakistan}}
| goals1 =Pradeep {{goal|25}}
Dias {{goal|45+1}}
| goals2 = Adnan Ahmed {{goal|88}}
| stadium = Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 5 June 2008
| time = 21:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Maldives}}
| score = 4–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115248/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1977 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Nepal}}
| goals1 = Mohamed {{goal|9||46}}
Fazeel {{goal|50||62}}
| goals2 = Gouchan {{goal|10}}
| stadium = Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
| attendance = 8,000
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 7 June 2008
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Pakistan}}
| score = 1–4
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115254/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1982 Report]
[http://www.footiemag.de/matches_25578_pakistan_vs_nepal_07-06-2008.html Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Nepal}}
| goals1 = Ishaq {{goal|52}}
| goals2 = Tamang {{goal|3}}
Rayamajhi {{goal|5}}
Rai {{goal|67||86}}
| stadium = Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 7 June 2008
| time = 21:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Maldives}}
| score = 0–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115301/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1986 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|India}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Singh {{goal|14}}
| stadium = Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
| attendance = 10,000
| referee =
}}
=Group B=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|sortable_table=y
|team1=SRI|name_SRI={{fb|SRI}}
|team2=BHU|name_BHU={{fb|BHU}}
|team3=BAN|name_BAN={{fb|BAN}}
|team4=AFG|name_AFG={{fb|AFG|2004}}
|win_SRI=2|draw_SRI=1|loss_SRI=0|gf_SRI=5|ga_SRI=2
|win_BHU=1|draw_BHU=1|loss_BHU=1|gf_BHU=4|ga_BHU=4
|win_BAN=0|draw_BAN=2|loss_BAN=1|gf_BAN=3|ga_BAN=4
|win_AFG=0|draw_AFG=2|loss_AFG=1|gf_AFG=5|ga_AFG=7
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold08.html RSSSF]
}}
{{football box
| date = 4 June 2008
| time = 16:30
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Bangladesh}}
| score = 1–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115255/http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1971 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Bhutan}}
| goals1 = Baidya {{goal|27}}
| goals2 = Sangay {{goal|79}}
| stadium = Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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{{football box
| date = 4 June 2008
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Sri Lanka}}
| score = 2–2
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080610045551/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5F0EC71C-9951-4D57-B53C-59C0B6AD9778.htm Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Afghanistan|2004}}
| goals1 = Gunarathna {{goal|8}}
Ediri {{goal|75|pen.}}
| goals2 = H. A. Habib {{goal|8||49}}
| stadium = Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 6 June 2008
| time = 16:30
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Bangladesh}}
| score = 2–2
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115302/http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1981 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Afghanistan|2004}}
| goals1 = Ameli {{goal|51|pen.}}
Mamunul {{goal|75}}
| goals2 = H. A. Habib {{goal|9}}
Hadid {{goal|22}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115302/http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1981 "Sri Lanka bags first win, Bangladesh hits another blow"].
| stadium = Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 6 June 2008
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Sri Lanka}}
| score = 2–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115302/http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1981 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Bhutan}}
| goals1 = Gunarathna {{goal|25||37}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 8 June 2008
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Afghanistan|2004}}
| score = 1–3
| report =[https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115312/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1991 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Bhutan}}
| goals1 = H. A. Habib {{goal|88}}
| goals2 = Dorji {{goal|13}}
Gyeltshen {{goal|31||80}}
| stadium = Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 8 June 2008
| time = 19:30
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Sri Lanka}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115312/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1991 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Bangladesh}}
| goals1 = Mohideen {{goal|71}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
Knockout phase
=Bracket=
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=no|color=yes
|RD1=Semi-finals
|RD2=Final
|11 Jun – Malé|{{fb|IND}}|2|{{fb|BHU}}|1
|11 Jun – Colombo |{{fb|MDV}}|1|{{fb|SRI}}|0
|14 Jun – Colombo |{{fb|IND}} |0|{{fb|MDV}}|1
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{football box
| date = 11 June 2008
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|India}}
| score = 2–1 (a.e.t.)
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115323/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2001 Report]
[http://www.footiemag.de/matches_25607_india_vs_bhutan_11-06-2008.html Report]
| team2 = {{fb|BHU}}
| goals1 = Chhetri {{goal|30}}
Gouramangi {{goal|120}}
| goals2 = Dorji {{goal|18}}
| stadium = Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
| attendance = 12,000
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 11 June 2008
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SRI}}
| score = 0–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115329/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2005 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Maldives}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Fazeel {{goal|70}}
| stadium = Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
| attendance = 12,000
| referee =
}}
=Final=
{{football box
| date = 14 June 2008
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|India}}
| score = 0–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120307135415/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2011 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Maldives}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Naseer {{goal|87}}
| stadium = Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
| attendance = ~20,000
| referee =
}}
Champion
{{winners|fb|SAFF Championship 2008|Maldives|First}}
Statistics
=Goalscorers=
;4 goals
- {{flagicon|AFG|2004}} H. A. Habib
;3 goals
- {{flagicon|MDV}} Ibrahim Fazeel
- {{flagicon|SRI}} Chathura Gunarathna
;2 goals
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Ju Manu Rai
- {{flagicon|BHU}} Yeshey Gyeltshen
- {{flagicon|MDV}} Ismail Mohamed
- {{flagicon|IND}} Pappachen Pradeep
- {{flagicon|IND}} Sunil Chhetri
- {{flagicon|IND}} Gouramangi Singh
{{div col end}}
;1 goal
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{flagicon|MDV}} Ahmed Thoriq
- {{flagicon|BHU}} Nima Sangay
- {{flagicon|BHU}} Kinley Dorji
- {{flagicon|BHU}} Yeshey Dorji
- {{flagicon|MDV}} Mukhthar Naseer
- {{flagicon|AFG|2004}} Mustafa Hadid
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Raju Tamang
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Nirajan Rayamajhi
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Vishad Gouchan
- {{flagicon|IND}} Steven Dias
- {{flagicon|IND}} Bhaichung Bhutia
- {{flagicon|IND}} Sushil Kumar Singh
- {{flagicon|MDV}} Mohamed Shifan
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Arup Kumar Baidya
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Jahid Hasan Ameli
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Mamunul Islam Mamun
- {{flagicon|PAK}} Adnan Ahmed
- {{flagicon|PAK}} Samar Ishaq
- {{flagicon|SRI}} Channa Ediri Bandanage
{{div col end}}
;1 own goal
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{flagicon|PAK}} Naveed Akram
{{div col end}}
=Other statistics=
Notes and references
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121218101634/http://www.the-afc.tv/ Watch Live Streaming of All Asian Football]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080529004248/http://saffchampionship2008.net/ Official Website of SAFF Cup 2008]
- [https://www.sassco.co.uk/articles/indias-football-team-in-the-saff-championships-in-maldives-2008/ Independent report of the tournament's early games]
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