2015 SAFF Championship

Football tournament between SAFF member states July 2015 May 2026 2015 SAFF Championship 2015 SAFF Suzuki Cup 2015SAFFSuzukiCuplogo.png 200px 2015 SAFF Championship official logo India 23 December 2015 – 3 January 2016 7 1 1 IND 7 AFG 2013 1 12 44 AFG 2013 Khaibar Amani (4 goals) IND Sunil Chhetri 2013 2018 The 2015 SAFF Championship (officially known as the SAFF Suzuki Cup 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's football championship of South Asia organized by SAFF. It was held in India from 23 December 2015 to 3 January 2016.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 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 The tournament saw no participation from Pakistan, who withdrew from the tournament in November 2015 due a dispute within the nation's football federation.Pakistan Withdraw From SAFF Cup Football in Kerala http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/252155-pakistan-withdraw-from-saff-cup-football-in-kerala 22 December 2015 NDTV Sports 23 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208062100/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/252155-pakistan-withdraw-from-saff-cup-football-in-kerala 8 December 2015 dead dmy-all India was chosen as the host nation on 10 September 2013 with the host venue to be decided between Delhi and Kerala.India to host 2015 SAFF Cup http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/India-to-host-2015-SAFF-Cup/articleshow/22464172.cms 22 December 2015 Times of India 10 September 2013 In July 2015, it was announced that matches during the tournament would be held at the Trivandrum International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. This is the third time in which India has hosted the tournament, when it was known as the Gold Cup in 1999 and under the current name in 2011. Participating nations Apart from hosts India, six other South Asian nations participated in the tournament, with Pakistan being the only nation not participating. There was no reason cited by the PFF but issues with the federation's elections have forced the courts to prohibit any activities.http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/252155-pakistan-withdraw-from-saff-cup-football-in-kerala Pak withdraw from SAFF NDTV Sports 3 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208062100/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/252155-pakistan-withdraw-from-saff-cup-football-in-kerala 8 December 2015 dead dmy-all thumb|Participating nations The participating nations (Pakistan did not participate). CountryAppearancePrevious best performance FIFA rankingDecember 2015 IND (Host) 11th Champions (Six times)note India has won in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009 and 2011.166 AFG 2013 8th Champions (2013) 150 BAN 10th Champions (2003) 182 BHU 7th Semi-finals (2008) 188 MDV 9th Champions (2008) 160 NEP 11th Third-place (1993) 192 SRI 11th Champions (1995) 194 Venue On 2 July 2015, it was announced that the matches during the tournament would take place at the newly constructed Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.India win 2015 SAFF Championship title The Daily Star. Retrieved 22 August 2021 Thiruvananthapuram India center 250 India 8.566667 76.883333 Thiruvananthapuram top Trivandrum International Stadium Capacity: 50,000 200px Squads 2015 SAFF Championship squads Broadcasting The tournament was broadcast live in India on STAR Sports 4, Kantipur Television Network in Nepal, Lemar TV and Tolo TV in Afghanistan. Gazi TV in Bangladesh, Bhutan Broadcasting Service in Bhutan and Television Maldives in Maldives. Every match was broadcast live on YouTube.TV Channels Broadcasting SAFF Championship 2015 Live Coverage http://www.sportscola.com/tv-channels-broadcasting-saff-championship-2015-live-coverage/ 22 December 2015 SportsCola 5 December 2015 24 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151224211426/http://www.sportscola.com/tv-channels-broadcasting-saff-championship-2015-live-coverage/ dead Group stage All times are local, IST (UTC+5:30). Group A main WDL Group A 180 complete soccerway.com IND NEP SRI KO KO 2 0 0 6 1 H 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 1 1 2 IND NEP SRI Status green1 Qualified for semi-finals 2015 12 23 y 18:30 NEP 0–1 Report SRI Rifnas 90+5 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 200 Jameel Juma Abdulhusain (Bahrain) 2015 12 25 y 18:30 SRI 0–2 Report IND Singh 51 73 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 6,417 Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) 2015 12 27 y 18:30 IND 4–1 Report NEP Borges 26Chhetri 68Chhangte 81 90 Magar 3 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 8,093 Jameel Juma Abdulhusain (Bahrain) Group B main WDL Group B 180 complete soccerway.com AFG MDV BAN BHU KO KO 3 0 0 11 1 2 0 1 7 6 0 0 3 1 9 1 0 2 4 7 AFG 2013 MDV BAN BHU Status green1 Qualified for semi-finals 2015 12 24 y 15:30 MDV 3–1 Report BHU Imaz 9Abdulla 31Ashfaq 70 Dorji 20 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 4,000 Sudish Pandey (Nepal) 2015 12 24 y 18:30 AFG 2013 4–0 Report BAN Saighani 30Shayesteh 32Amiri 40Amani 69 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 150 Pranjal Banerjee (India) 2015 12 26 y 15:30 BAN 1–3 Report MDV Biswas 86 Ashfaq 42 pen.Hassan 90Nashid 90+5 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 3,654 Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) 2015 12 26 y 18:30 BHU 0–3 Report AFG 2013 Amani 14 51Saighani 42 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 1,817 Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka) 2015 12 28 y 15:30 BHU 0–3 Report BAN Barman 8Rony 24 pen. 67 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 218 Pranjal Banerjee (India) 2015 12 28 y 18:30 AFG 2013 4–1 Report MDV Shayesteh 20Popalzay 34 54Hatifi 51 Fasir 32 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 1,751 Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka) Knockout phase Bracket main 2 high 31 Dec – Thiruvananthapuram IND 3 MDV 2 31 Dec – Thiruvananthapuram AFG 2013 5 SRI 0 3 Jan – Thiruvananthapuram IND 2 AFG 2013 1 Semi-finals 2015 12 31 y 15:30 IND 3–2 Report MDV Chhetri 25Lalpekhlua 34 66 Nashid 45+2Amdhan Ali 75 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 31,716 Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) 2015 12 31 y 18:30 AFG 2013 5–0 Report SRI Hashemi 45+1Taher 50Amani 56 pen.Hatifi 78Shayesteh 89 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 300 Sudhish Pandey (Nepal) Final 2015 SAFF Championship Final 2016 1 3 y 18:30 IND 2–1 yes Report AFG 2013 Lalpekhlua 72Chhetri 101 Amiri 70 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 40,500 Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) Champion fb SAFF Championship 2015 India Seventh Awards The following awards were given for the 2015 SAFF Championship.Video of the award presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIKy5G1fwUs#t=3h4m10s YouTube 3 January 2016 Fair Play Award Most Valuable Player Golden Boot AwardMDVIND Sunil ChhetriAFG 2013 Khaibar Amani Goalscorers 4 goals AFG 2013 Khaibar Amani 3 goals AFG 2013 Faysal Shayesteh IND Jeje Lalpekhlua IND Sunil Chhetri 2 goals 22em AFG 2013 Masih Saighani AFG 2013 Omid Popalzay AFG 2013 Ahmad Hatifi BAN Shakhawat Hossain Rony IND Lallianzuala Chhangte IND Robin Singh MDV Ali Ashfaq MDV Ahmed Nashid 1 goal 22em AFG 2013 Zubayr Amiri AFG 2013 Sayed Mohammad Hashemi AFG 2013 Kanischka Taher BAN Hemanta Vincent Biswas BAN Topu Barman BHU Tshering Dorji IND Rowllin Borges NEP Bimal Magar MDV Ahmed Imaz MDV Asadhulla Abdulla MDV Amdhan Ali MDV Naiz Hassan SRI Mohamed Rifnas Team statistics This table shows all team performance. Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsFinal1IND4400114+7122AFG 20135401173+1412Semi-finals3MDV420299064SRI310217-63Eliminated in the group stage5BAN310247−336NEP200215−407BHU300319−80 Source:https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold2015.html South Asian Championship 2015/16 (Trivandrum) 11 December 2021 Controversies During the first match of the tournament, both Sri Lanka and Nepal were wearing the same dark red jersey in the first half before Nepal changed into their blue second-kit for the second half. Sponsorship On 14 September 2015 it was announced that Suzuki would be the title sponsor of the SAFF Championship for 2015.Suzuki Motor Corporation to sponsor SAFF Football Championship 2015 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Suzuki-Motor-Corporation-to-sponsor-SAFF-Football-Championship-2015/articleshow/48956242.cms 22 December 2015 Times of India 14 September 2015 Notes note References 30em External links Official Site 2015 Category:2015 in Asian men's international football Category:2015–16 in Indian football 2015 Category:December 2015 sports events in India Category:January 2016 sports events in India Category:Suzuki