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2021 SAFF Championship

January 29, 2023

The 2021 SAFF Championship, known as Ooredoo SAFF Championship 2021 for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the thirteenth edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's football championship of South Asia organised by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Initially, it was decided to be hosted by Pakistan in 2020, but was postponed to September 2021 in Bangladesh. However, the tournament was postponed again to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Maldives as host.[2][3]

2021 SAFF Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMaldives
Dates1–16 October 2021
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (8th title)
Runners-up   Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored22 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sunil Chhetri
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Sunil Chhetri
Fair play award Maldives
← 2018
2023 →

Host selection

On 11 April 2018, SAFF decided to allow Pakistan to host the tournament after the restoration of Pakistan Football Federation's membership by FIFA and since then it would be country's first international football tournaments.[4][5][6] However, on 15 September 2019, SAFF president Kazi Salahuddin and general secretary Anwarul Haque Helal along with representatives of seven member countries decided to host the regional tournament in Bangladesh. This was to be the last edition to be held in even years, as it was decided that the subsequent editions would be held in odd years.[7][8]

However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed from its original date of 2020 to 2021,[9] and it was supposed to be held in September 2021.[10] Later, Bangladesh withdrew from hosting due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of sponsors,[11][12] after which Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli asked All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) to "initiate the process" of hosting the tournament in Nepal.[13] In July, the ANFA received an offer to host the tournament.[14][15] Meanwhile, the Football Association of Maldives submitted their bid to host the tournament.[16][17] On 9 August 2021, Maldives was declared as the hosts after an online meeting of the executive committee.[2][3]

Participating nations

The Pakistan Football Federation was sanctioned by FIFA in April 2021, hence they were ineligible to participate in the competition.[18] Bhutan initially abstained from participation as their government refused to permit the national football team to travel abroad.[19][20] However, Bhutan's withdrawal was only confirmed when the fixtures were released on 18 August 2021.[21]

Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
16 September 2021[22]
  Bangladesh 12th Champions (2003) 189
  India 13th Champions (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015) 107
  Maldives 11th Champions (2008, 2018) 158
    Nepal 13th Third-Place (1993) 168
  Sri Lanka 13th Champions (1995) 205

Squads

For the list of squads that appeared in the tournament, see 2021 SAFF Championship squads.

Venue

The National Football Stadium in capital Malé hosted all the matches.

Malé
 
 
National Football Stadium
Capacity: 11,850[23]
 

Officials

Referees
  •   Yousif Saeed Hassan
  •   Ammar Ashkanani
  •   Majed Al-Shamrani
  •   Feras Taweel
  •   Sajëçon Zayniddinov
  •   Akhrol Riskullaev
Assistant Referees
  •   Ahmed Sabah
  •   Ahmed Sabah Qasim Al-Baghadi
  •   Yaquob Al-Mutairi
  •   Omar Ali Al-Jamal
  •   Mohamad Kazzaz
  •   Farhod Kuralov
  •   Husniddin Shodmonov

Group stage

All times listed below are local, MVT (UTC+05:00).

After the suspension of Pakistan and the withdrawal of Bhutan, the format was changed to a single group round robin format where the top two teams advance to the final.[24]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 8 Advance to the final
2     Nepal 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
3   Maldives (H) 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
4   Bangladesh 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1 5
5   Sri Lanka 4 0 1 3 2 5 −3 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to Head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored[25]
(H) Host

Matches

Sri Lanka  0–1  Bangladesh
Report Barman   56' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)
Nepal    1–0  Maldives
Dangi   86' Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Akhrol Riskullayev (Uzbekistan)
Bangladesh  1–1  India
Arafat   74' Report Chhetri   26'
National Football Stadium, Malé
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
Sri Lanka  2–3    Nepal
 Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
India  0–0  Sri Lanka
Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Referee: Sajëçon Zajniddinov (Tajikistan)
Maldives  2–0  Bangladesh
 Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hassan (Iraq)
Maldives  1–0  Sri Lanka
 Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
Nepal    0–1  India
Report Chhetri   82'
National Football Stadium, Malé
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hassan (Iraq)
Bangladesh  1–1    Nepal
Reza   9' Report Bista   88' (pen.)
National Football Stadium, Malé
Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)
India  3–1  Maldives
 Report Ashfaq   45' (pen.)
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

Final

India  3–0    Nepal
 Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

Champion

 SAFF Championship 2021 
 
India
Eighth title

Awards

Most Valuable Player Top Scorer Fair Play
  Sunil Chhetri   Sunil Chhetri   Maldives

Goalscorers

There were 22 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Soccerway

Prize money

Prize money amounts were announced in 2021.[26]

Position Amount (USD)
Champions 50,000
Runner-up 25,000
Total 75,000

Broadcasting rights

Country Broadcaster[27]
  Bangladesh T Sports
  India Eurosport[28]
  Maldives Yes TV
    Nepal Action Sports[29]
  Sri Lanka Supreme TV and Football SriLanka TV

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January 29, 2023
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The 2021 SAFF Championship known as Ooredoo SAFF Championship 2021 for sponsorship reasons 1 was the thirteenth edition of the SAFF Championship the biennial international men s football championship of South Asia organised by South Asian Football Federation SAFF Initially it was decided to be hosted by Pakistan in 2020 but was postponed to September 2021 in Bangladesh However the tournament was postponed again to October due to the COVID 19 pandemic with Maldives as host 2 3 2021 SAFF ChampionshipTournament detailsHost countryMaldivesDates1 16 October 2021Teams5 from 1 sub confederation Venue s 1 in 1 host city Final positionsChampions India 8th title Runners up NepalTournament statisticsMatches played11Goals scored22 2 per match Top scorer s Sunil Chhetri 5 goals Best player s Sunil ChhetriFair play award Maldives 20182023 Contents 1 Host selection 2 Participating nations 2 1 Squads 3 Venue 4 Officials 5 Group stage 5 1 Table 5 2 Matches 6 Final 7 Champion 8 Awards 8 1 Goalscorers 9 Prize money 10 Broadcasting rights 11 ReferencesHost selection EditOn 11 April 2018 SAFF decided to allow Pakistan to host the tournament after the restoration of Pakistan Football Federation s membership by FIFA and since then it would be country s first international football tournaments 4 5 6 However on 15 September 2019 SAFF president Kazi Salahuddin and general secretary Anwarul Haque Helal along with representatives of seven member countries decided to host the regional tournament in Bangladesh This was to be the last edition to be held in even years as it was decided that the subsequent editions would be held in odd years 7 8 However due to the COVID 19 pandemic the tournament was postponed from its original date of 2020 to 2021 9 and it was supposed to be held in September 2021 10 Later Bangladesh withdrew from hosting due to the COVID 19 pandemic and lack of sponsors 11 12 after which Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli asked All Nepal Football Association ANFA to initiate the process of hosting the tournament in Nepal 13 In July the ANFA received an offer to host the tournament 14 15 Meanwhile the Football Association of Maldives submitted their bid to host the tournament 16 17 On 9 August 2021 Maldives was declared as the hosts after an online meeting of the executive committee 2 3 Participating nations EditThe Pakistan Football Federation was sanctioned by FIFA in April 2021 hence they were ineligible to participate in the competition 18 Bhutan initially abstained from participation as their government refused to permit the national football team to travel abroad 19 20 However Bhutan s withdrawal was only confirmed when the fixtures were released on 18 August 2021 21 Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking 16 September 2021 22 Bangladesh 12th Champions 2003 189 India 13th Champions 1993 1997 1999 2005 2009 2011 2015 107 Maldives 11th Champions 2008 2018 158 Nepal 13th Third Place 1993 168 Sri Lanka 13th Champions 1995 205Squads Edit For the list of squads that appeared in the tournament see 2021 SAFF Championship squads Venue EditThe National Football Stadium in capital Male hosted all the matches Male MaleNational Football StadiumCapacity 11 850 23 Officials EditReferees Yousif Saeed Hassan Ammar Ashkanani Majed Al Shamrani Feras Taweel Sajecon Zayniddinov Akhrol Riskullaev Assistant Referees Ahmed Sabah Ahmed Sabah Qasim Al Baghadi Yaquob Al Mutairi Omar Ali Al Jamal Mohamad Kazzaz Farhod Kuralov Husniddin ShodmonovGroup stage EditAll times listed below are local MVT UTC 05 00 After the suspension of Pakistan and the withdrawal of Bhutan the format was changed to a single group round robin format where the top two teams advance to the final 24 Table Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 India 4 2 2 0 5 2 3 8 Advance to the final2 Nepal 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 73 Maldives H 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 64 Bangladesh 4 1 2 1 3 4 1 55 Sri Lanka 4 0 1 3 2 5 3 1Source SoccerwayRules for classification 1 Points 2 Head to Head 3 Goal difference 4 Goals scored 25 H Host Matches Edit 1 October 2021 2021 10 01 16 00Sri Lanka 0 1 BangladeshReport Barman 56 pen National Football Stadium MaleAttendance 2 500Referee Feras Taweel Syria 1 October 2021 2021 10 01 21 00Nepal 1 0 MaldivesDangi 86 ReportNational Football Stadium MaleAttendance 5 000Referee Akhrol Riskullayev Uzbekistan 4 October 2021 2021 10 04 16 00Bangladesh 1 1 IndiaArafat 74 Report Chhetri 26 National Football Stadium MaleReferee Majed Al Shamrani Saudi Arabia 4 October 2021 2021 10 04 21 00Sri Lanka 2 3 NepalHamilton 57 De Silva 90 4 pen Report S Lama 33 Bista 51 Ghalan 86 National Football Stadium MaleReferee Ammar Ashkanani Kuwait 7 October 2021 2021 10 07 16 00India 0 0 Sri LankaReportNational Football Stadium MaleReferee Sajecon Zajniddinov Tajikistan 7 October 2021 2021 10 07 21 00Maldives 2 0 BangladeshMohamed 55 Ashfaq 74 pen ReportNational Football Stadium MaleReferee Yousif Saeed Hassan Iraq 10 October 2021 2021 10 10 16 00Maldives 1 0 Sri LankaAshfaq 6 ReportNational Football Stadium MaleAttendance 5 000Referee Majed Al Shamrani Saudi Arabia 10 October 2021 2021 10 10 21 00Nepal 0 1 IndiaReport Chhetri 82 National Football Stadium MaleReferee Yousif Saeed Hassan Iraq 13 October 2021 2021 10 13 16 00Bangladesh 1 1 NepalReza 9 Report Bista 88 pen National Football Stadium MaleReferee Akhrol Riskullaev Uzbekistan 13 October 2021 2021 10 13 21 00India 3 1 MaldivesM Singh 33 Chhetri 62 71 Report Ashfaq 45 pen National Football Stadium MaleAttendance 5 000Referee Ammar Ashkanani Kuwait Final Edit16 October 2021 2021 10 16 20 00India 3 0 NepalChhetri 49 Wangjam 50 Samad 90 1 ReportNational Football Stadium MaleReferee Majed Al Shamrani Saudi Arabia Champion Edit SAFF Championship 2021 IndiaEighth titleAwards EditMost Valuable Player Top Scorer Fair Play Sunil Chhetri Sunil Chhetri MaldivesGoalscorers Edit There were 22 goals scored in 11 matches for an average of 2 goals per match 5 goals Sunil Chhetri 3 goals Ali Ashfaq 2 goals Anjan Bista 1 goal Yeasin Arafat Topu Barman Sumon Reza Manvir Singh Sahal Abdul Samad Suresh Singh Wangjam Hamza Mohamed Manish Dangi Ayush Ghalan Suman Lama Dillon De Silva Marvin HamiltonSource SoccerwayPrize money EditPrize money amounts were announced in 2021 26 Position Amount USD Champions 50 000Runner up 25 000Total 75 000Broadcasting rights EditCountry Broadcaster 27 Bangladesh T Sports India Eurosport 28 Maldives Yes TV Nepal Action Sports 29 Sri Lanka Supreme TV and Football SriLanka TVReferences Edit Zalif Zunana 20 September 2021 Ooredoo named title sponsor of SAFF Championship 2021 Raajje Archived from the original on 21 September 2021 Retrieved 20 September 2021 a b South Asian Football Federation SAFF s Press Release SAFF Press release South Asian Football Federation Archived from the original on 13 August 2021 Retrieved 13 August 2021 a b Nepal loses the SAFF Championship hosting opportunity to the Maldives Online Khabar English Archived from the original on 9 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