2013 SAFF Championship

The 2013 South Asian Football Federation Championship, commonly referred to as 2013 SAFF Championship, was the 10th SAFF Championship for men's national football teams organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament took place from 31 August to 11 September 2013, and was hosted by Nepal for the second time, with the previous being in 1997.[1]

2013 SAFF Championship
2013 SAFF Championship official logo
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates31 August – 11 September
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Afghanistan (1st title)
Runners-up India
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ali Ashfaq (10 goals)
Best player(s) Mansur Faqiryar (MVP)
Rabin Shrestha (Best Player from host country)
Best goalkeeper Mansur Faqiryar

Host selection

Nepal were selected as hosts in September 2012 during the 2012 SAFF Women's Championship in Sri Lanka.[1]

Broadcasting

The tournament was broadcast live in Nepal on Kantipur Television Network, Tolo TV in Afghanistan and Television Maldives in Maldives. Every match was broadcast live on YouTube.

Participating nations

Along with the hosts, the other seven nations from the South Asian region participated in the tournament.[1] India came into the tournament as the reigning champions from the 2011 edition.[1]

Team Appearances
in the SAFF Championship		 Previous best performance FIFA Ranking
at start of event
   Nepal 10th Third-Place (1993) 170
 Afghanistan 6th Runners-up (2011) 139
 Bangladesh 9th Champions (2003) 158
 Bhutan 6th Semi-finals (2008) 207
 India 10th Champions (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011) 145
 Maldives 8th Champions (2008) 153
 Pakistan 10th Third-Place (1997) 167
 Sri Lanka 10th Champions (1995) 170

Group Draw

The draw ceremony took place on 30 July 2013 at Kathmandu's Soaltee Crowne Plaza was attended by a host of dignitaries including All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) Chairman Ganesh Thapa, SAFF President Kazi Salahuddin, Secretary Alberto Colaco and National Sports Council Member-Secretary Yubaraj Lama.[2]

Group A Group B

 Bangladesh
 India
   Nepal
 Pakistan

 Afghanistan
 Bhutan
 Maldives
 Sri Lanka

Venues
Kathmandu Kathmandu
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Halchowk Stadium
Capacity: 25,000[3] Capacity: 3,500

Squads
Further information: 2013 SAFF Championship squads

Match officials

On 22 August 2013, SAFF announced the 15 referees for the tournament.[4]

Referees
Assistant referees

Group stage

SAFF confirmed the groups and schedule on 30 July 2013.[5]

All times listed are Nepali Standard Time.

Key to colors in group tables
Teams that advance to the semi-finals
  • Group winners
  • Group runners-up

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
   Nepal 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 India 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Pakistan 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Bangladesh 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source:
Nepal   2–0 Bangladesh
Gurung  18'
Khawas  31'		 Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
India 1–0 Pakistan
Samar Ishaq  14' (o.g.) Report
Bangladesh 1–1 India
Meshu  82' Report Chhetri  90+5'
Pakistan 1–1   Nepal
Bashir  14' Report Magar  90+2'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Referee: Saleh Al Hethlol (Saudi Arabia)
India 1–2   Nepal
Nabi  90+2' Report Gurung  70'
Rai  81'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Bangladesh 1–2 Pakistan
Ameli  30' Report Ishaq  36'
Kalim  90+2'
Referee: Saleh Al Hethlol (Saudi Arabia)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Maldives 3 2 1 0 18 2 +16 7
 Afghanistan 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 6 15 −9 3
 Bhutan 3 0 0 3 4 16 −12 0
Source:
Afghanistan 3–0 Bhutan
Amiri  37'
Azadzoy  76'
Barakzai  88'		 Report
Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)
Maldives 10–0 Sri Lanka
Abdulla  5'
Ashfaq  21' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.), 51', 53', 58', 87'
Adhuham  76'
Fasir  83'
Umar  86'		 Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
Sri Lanka 1–3 Afghanistan
Fazaluzzaman  36' Report Rafi  62'
Amiri  76'
Barakzai  87'
Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)
Bhutan 2–8 Maldives
P. Tshering  25'
C. Gyeltshen  35'		 Report Fasir  16', 69'
Umair  45+3'
Ashfaq  48', 51', 76', 79'
Umar  82'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Afghanistan 0–0 Maldives
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Sri Lanka 5–2 Bhutan
Izzadeen  19', 26', 50', 90+3'
P. Dorji  32' (o.g.)		 Report P. Tshering  45'
Tenzin  58'
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 September – Dasarath Rangasala
 
 
   Nepal0
 
11 September – Dasarath Rangasala
 
 Afghanistan1
 
 Afghanistan2
 
9 September – Dasarath Rangasala
 
 India0
 
 Maldives0
 
 
 India1
 

Semi-finals
Nepal   0−1 Afghanistan
Report Ahmadi  11'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Referee: Saleh Al Hethlol (Saudi Arabia)
Maldives 0−1 India
Report Mondal  86'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Final
Main article: 2013 SAFF Championship Final
Afghanistan 2–0 India
Azadzoy  9'
Ahmadi  62'		 Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Winner
 2013 SAFF Championship 

Afghanistan
First title

Awards

The following awards were given for the 2013 SAFF Championship.[6][7][8]

FIFA Fair Play Award Hero MotoCorp MVP of host nation Award MVP of the Tournament Golden Boot Award Golden Glove Award NIVIA Best goal of the tournament
   Nepal Rabin Shrestha Mansur Faqiryar Ali Ashfaq Mansur Faqiryar Zohib Islam Amiri

Team of the tournament

The team was appointed by Sportskeeda:[9][10]

Sportskeeda Team of the tournament
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Strikers

Mansur Faqiryar

Mustafa Hadid
Zohib Islam Amiri
Zesh Rehman
Rabin Shrestha

Francis Fernandes
Rafi Barekzai
Mohamed Arif
Bharat Khawas

Sandjar Ahmadi
Ali Ashfaq

Prize money

The prize money given to the top four teams:[11]

Final placing Prize money (US Dollars)
Champions50,000
Runner-up25,000
Semi-Finalists10,000

Goalscorers
10 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References
  1. Punnakkattu Daniel, Chris. "Nepal to host the SAFF Championship 2013". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  2. "Kathmandu: SAFF Champ'ship 2013 Draw Held". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. "Championship Venues". SAFF Championship. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  4. "AFC announced officials for SAFF 2013 Championship". CricTurf. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  5. "SAFF-2013: Nepal drawn in tough group 'A'". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  6. "SAFF Championship – Better Than the Rest- Best Players and Teams". Give Me Goal. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iykGixjukrI
  9. http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/saff-championship-2013-team-of-the-tournament
  10. http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/saff-championship-2013-team-of-the-tournament/2
  11. "About the SAFF Championship". SAFF Championship. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.