2015 SAFF Championship final

December 2015 2015 SAFF Championship final 200px Greenfield Stadium hosted the final 2015 SAFF Championship India IND 30px 2 Afghanistan AFG 2013 30px 1 After extra time 2016 1 3 y Trivandrum International Stadium Thiruvananthapuram Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) 40,500 2013 2018 2015 SAFF Championship The 2015 SAFF Championship final was a football match that took place on 3 January 2016 at the Trivandrum International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, India, to determine the 2015 SAFF Championship winner. India defeated Afghanistan 2–1 in the extra time to win their seventh title after the match ended 1–1 in regular time.Chaudhuri Arunava Trivandrum will host upcoming SAFF Cup in December 2015/January 2016 http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/trivandrum-will-host-upcoming-saff-cup-in-december-2015january-2016 22 December 2015 SportsKeeda 2 July 2015https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/india-win-2015-saff-championship-title-196444 India win 2015 SAFF Championship title 28 July 2022https://www.sportskeeda.com/slideshow/football-2015-saff-championship-final-india-2-1-afghanistan-5-talking-points 2015 SAFF Championship final: India 2-1 Afghanistan - 5 Talking Points 28 July 2022 Venue On 2 July 2015, it was announced that the matches during the tournament, including the final, would take place at the newly constructed Trivandrum International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2015/Nov/24/international-football-returning-to-capital-after-15-years-847470.html International Football Returning to Capital after 15 Years middle India3 250 India 8.566667 76.883333 Thiruvananthapuram right Thiruvananthapuram Trivandrum International Stadium Capacity: 50,000 200px Route to the final Heading into the tournament, Afghanistan were the defending champions of the tournament, with it also being the last time they can officially take part, as they have become members of the newly formed Central Asian Football Association.Central Asians meet Sheikh Salman to create CAFA http://aff.org.af/english/central-asians-meet-sheikh-salman-to-create-cafa/ aff.org.af 29 October 2014 17 May 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141029194753/http://aff.org.af/english/central-asians-meet-sheikh-salman-to-create-cafa/ 29 October 2014 In the group stage matches they defeated Bangladesh 4–0, Bhutan 3–0 and Maldives 4–1.https://www.firstpost.com/sports/saff-cup-round-up-maldives-thrashed-4-1-by-afghanistan-to-face-india-in-the-semi-finals-2562940.html SAFF Cup wrap: Maldives thrashed 4-1 by Afghanistan; to face India in the semi-finalshttps://www.the-aiff.com/article/afghanistan-defeat-bhutan-3-0-in-saff-cup-2015 Afghanistan defeat Bhutan 3-0 in SAFF Cup 2015https://www.khaama.com/afghanistan-beats-bangladesh-4-0-in-their-opening-match-in-saff-championship-1863/ Afghanistan beats Bangladesh 4-0 in their opening match in SAFF Championship In the semi-final Afghans demolished Sri Lanka 5–0 to enter their third consecutive final. On the other hand, hosts India defeated the Lankans 2–0, followed by a 4–1 win over Nepal.https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/saff-cup-robin-singh-brace-guides-india-to-2-0-win-against-sl/story-aBXh268YrDMNX6TRysg82L.html SAFF Cup: Robin Singh brace guides India to 2-0 win against SLhttps://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/saff-championship-crucial-match-between-nepal-india India beat Nepal 4-1 in SAFF Championship, enter semis along with Sri Lanka They went on to play the semi-final against Maldives and defeated them 3–2.https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/jeje-lalpekhlua-strikes-twice-as-india-enter-saff-final-sunil-chhetri/20151231.htm Jeje strikes twice as India enter SAFF final AfghanistanRoundIndiaOpponentResult Group stageOpponentResultBAN4–0Match 1SRI2–0BHU3–0Match 2NEP4–1MDV4–1Match 3TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsAFG 20133300111+109MDV320176+16BAN310246−33BHU300319−80Final standingTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsIND220061+56SRI200112–13NEP200215−40OpponentResultKnockout phaseOpponentResultSRI5–0Semi-finalsMDV3–2 Match 2016 1 3 yhttps://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/14426/India_Afghanistan.html India 2–1 Afghanistan NationalFootballTeams 18:30 IST IND 2–1 yes SAFF AFG 2013 Lalpekhlua 72Chhetri 101 Amiri 70 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 40,500https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma2512934/lineup/ India 2–1 Afghanistan worldfootball.net 16 November 2021 JPN Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) _ind15h _ind15h _ind15h _orangestripes 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF India _AFG14h _AFG14h _AFG14h DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 FF0000 FF0000 Afghanistan Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Augustin Fernandes Arnab Mondal 117 Pritam Kotal Bikash Jairu 120 Rowllin Borges Eugeneson Lyngdoh 93 96 Narayan Das 77 Halicharan Narzary Jeje Lalpekhlua 32 Sunil ChhetriSubstitutes: Aiborlang Khongjee 118 117 Sanju Pradhan 120 Pronay Halder 96 Karanjit Singh Subrata Pal Koushik Sarkar Lalchhuanmawia Lallianzuala ChhangteManager:ENG Stephen Constantine Ovays Azizi Abassin Alikhil Hassan Amin 86 Kanischka Taher 45 Faysal Shayesteh Sayed Mohammad Hashemi Mustafa Zazai 91 Masih Saighani Zubayr Amiri 106 Norlla Amiri 84 Mustafa HadidSubstitutes:Omid Popalzay 84Ahmad Hatifi 120 106Khaibar Amani 91Fardeen KohistaniHamidullah WakilyRoholla IqbalzadehOmid HomauoniAnoush DastgirFardin HakimiManager: Croatia Petar Segrt Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Eight named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. See also 2015 SAFF Championship References External links SAFF Official website Category:2015 SAFF Championship Champions League Final Category:India national football team matches Category:Afghanistan national football team matches Category:SAFF Championship finals Category:January 2016 sports events in Asia 2015