2009 SAFF Championship

2009 150px BAN Bangladesh 4–13 December 8 1 1 India India Olympic 5 Maldives 15 42 BAN Enamul Haque MDV Ahmed Thariq SRI Channa Ediri Bandanage (4 goals each) IND Arindam Bhattacharya 2008 2011 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.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/20-member-squad-for-saff-championship/articleshow/5288446.cms 20-member squad for SAFF Championship The Times of India 2 October 2022https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/dec/14/india-beat-maldivies-to-lift-saff-cup-112710.html India beat Maldivies to lift SAFF Cup 2 October 2022https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/saff-championship-2009-bangladesh/group-stage/7154/ SAFF Championship 2009 Bangladesh Group Stage 2 October 2022 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 Junehttp://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=87809 BFF bids for SAFF meet The Daily Star Bangladesh 12 May 2009 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. 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.http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/central-a-south-asia-news/25268--bangladesh-to-host-saff-championship Bangladesh to host SAFF Championship The-AFC.com Asian Football Confederation 10 September 2009 10 September 2009 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 220px Squads 2009 SAFF Championship squads Draw The draw for the tournament was made on 3 October 2009.http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=108147 Hosts avoid India The Daily Star Bangladesh 4 October 2009 4 October 2009 India took part with their U-23 teamhttp://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1916 Indian Football 2009-11-02 2009-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20091025141139/http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1916 dead https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold09.html#:~:text=South%20Asian%20Gold%20Cup%202009,Rec.Sport.Soccer%20Statistics%20Foundation South Asian Gold Cup 2009 (Dhaka) Group AGroup BAFG 2004 (unseeded) India India Olympic (1st seed) MDV (2nd seed) NEP (unseeded)BAN (1st seed) BHU (unseeded) PAK (unseeded) SRI (2nd seed) Group stage Group A main WDL Q n MDV MDV IND 23 IND NEP NEP AFG AFG 2004 2 1 0 6 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 0 0 3 1 7 #ccffcc Q Q complete RSSSF 5 December 2009 16:00 Maldives 1–1 Report Nepal Thariq 61 J.M. Rai 68 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 5 December 2009 18:00 India Olympic India 1–0 Report Afghanistan 2004 Lalpekhlua 86 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 7 December 2009 16:00 Maldives 3–1 Report Afghanistan 2004 Thariq 52 Ashfaq 69 89 Barakzai 30 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 7 December 2009 18:00 India Olympic India 1–0 Report Nepal Sushil 18 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 9 December 2009 16:00 Afghanistan 2004 0–3 Report Nepal A. Gurung 55 73 B. Gurung 56 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 9 December 2009 18:00 Maldives 2–0 Report India India Olympic Thariq 15 Fazeel 82 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Group B main WDL Q n BAN BAN SRI SRI PAK PAK BHU BHU 2 1 0 6 2 2 0 1 8 2 1 1 1 7 1 0 0 3 1 17 #ccffcc Q Q complete RSSSF 4 December 2009 16:00 Sri Lanka 1–0 Report Pakistan Gunarathne 23 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 4 December 2009 18:00 Bangladesh 4–1 Report Bhutan Pranotosh 11 Enamul 22 51 Ameli 72 Dendup 42 pen. Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 6 December 2009 16:00 Sri Lanka 6–0 Report Bhutan Channa 7 25 Kasun 39 66 78 Gunarathne 90 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 6 December 2009 18:00 Bangladesh 0–0 Report Pakistan Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 8 December 2009 16:00 Pakistan 7–0 Report Bhutan Essa 21 54 Ashraf 23 Mehmood 28 35 66 S. Khan 45 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 8 December 2009 18:00 Bangladesh 2–1 Report Sri Lanka Enamul 8 64 Channa 42 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Knockout stage N4 white-space:nowrap yes high no yes Semi-finals Final 11 Dec – Dhaka MDV 5 SRI 1 11 Dec – Dhaka BAN 0 India India Olympic 1 13 Dec – Dhaka MDV 0 (1) India India Olympic 0 (3) Semi-finals 11 December 2009 16:00 Maldives 5–1 Report Sri Lanka Thariq 21 Fazeel 63 85 pen. Ashfaq 76 Ashad 87 Channa 62 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 11 December 2009 19:30 Bangladesh 0–1 Report India India Olympic Sushil 63 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Final 13 December 2009 19:00 Maldives 0–0 yes Report India India Olympic Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Fazeel Thariq Mukhthar Ashfaq 1–3 Jibon Denzil Nirmal Subodh Champion fbu 23 SAFF Championship 2009 IND Fifth Goalscorers 4 goals 18em BAN Enamul Haque MDV Ahmed Thariq SRI Channa Ediri Bandanage 3 goals 18em MDV Ali Ashfaq MDV Ibrahim Fazeel PAK Arif Mehmood SRI Kasun Jayasuriya 2 goals 18em IND Sushil Kumar Singh NEP Anil Gurung PAK Muhammad Essa SRI Chathura Gunarathne 1 goal 18em AFG 2004 Hashmatullah Barakzai BAN Jahid Hasan Ameli BAN Pranotosh Kumar Das BHU Nawang Dendup IND Jeje Lalpekhlua MDV Ashad Ali NEP Bijaya Gurung NEP Ju Manu Rai PAK Reis Ashraf PAK Shabir Khan References 2009 Category:2009 in Asian men's international football Category:2009 in Bangladeshi football 2009 Category:December 2009 sports events in Asia