2013 SAFF Championship

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Tournament details
Host country| Nepal
Dates| 31 August – 11 September
Teams| 8
Venue(s)| 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Afghanistan (1st title)
Runners-up|  India
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 15
Goals scored| 51 (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

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All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

International football competition

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.[citation needed]

## Host selection

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

## Broadcasting

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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

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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

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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, 2018)  | 153
Pakistan | 10th  | Third-Place (1997)  | 167
Sri Lanka | 10th  | Champions (1995)  | 170

### Group Draw

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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

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Bangladesh
India
Nepal
Pakistan

Afghanistan
Bhutan
Maldives
Sri Lanka

## Venues

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Kathmandu

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

Kathmandu

## Squads

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Further information: 2013 SAFF Championship squads

## Match officials

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

Referees

* Tayeb Shamsuzzaman
* Pratap Singh
* Adham Makhadmeh
* Sudish Pandey
* Saleh Al Hethlol
* Hettikamkanamge Perera

Assistant referees

* Shirzad Alimaqa
* Ugyen Dorji
* Ahmad Al Roalle
* Issa Al Amawe
* Ahmed Ameez
* Naniram Thapa Magar
* Murad Waheed
* Abdulaziz Al Asmari
* Khalid Al Doghairi

## Group stage

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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

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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: RSSSF

31 August 2013

18:30

Nepal | 2–0|  Bangladesh

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Gurung 18'
Khawas 31' | Report |

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

1 September 2013

18:30

India | 1–0|  Pakistan

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Samar Ishaq 14' (o.g.) | Report |

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

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3 September 2013

15:30

Bangladesh | 1–1|  India

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Meshu 82' | Report | Chhetri 90+5'

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

3 September 2013

18:30

Pakistan | 1–1|  Nepal

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Bashir 14' | Report | Magar 90+2'

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Saleh Al Hethlol (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

5 September 2013

15:30

India | 1–2|  Nepal

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Nabi 90+2' | Report | Gurung 70'
Rai 81'

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

5 September 2013

15:30

Bangladesh | 1–2|  Pakistan

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Ameli 30' | Report | Ishaq 36'
Kalim 90+2'

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Saleh Al Hethlol (Saudi Arabia)

### Group B

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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: RSSSF

2 September 2013

15:30

Afghanistan | 3–0|  Bhutan

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Amiri 37'
Azadzoy 76'
Barakzai 88' | Report |

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)

2 September 2013

18:30

Maldives | 10–0|  Sri Lanka

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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)

* * *

4 September 2013

15:30

Sri Lanka | 1–3|  Afghanistan

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Mohamed Fazaluzzaman  36' | Report | Rafi 62'
Amiri 76'
Barakzai 87'

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)

4 September 2013

18:30

Bhutan | 2–8|  Maldives

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P. Tshering 25'
C. Gyeltshen 35' | Report | Fasir 16', 69'
Umair 45+3'
Ashfaq 48', 51', 76', 79'
Umar 82'

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

* * *

6 September 2013

15:30

Afghanistan | 0–0|  Maldives

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| Report |

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

6 September 2013

15:30

Sri Lanka | 5–2|  Bhutan

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Izzadeen 19', 26', 50', 90+3'
P. Dorji 32' (o.g.) | Report | P. Tshering 45'
Tenzin 58'

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Pratap Singh (India)

## Knockout stage

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### Bracket

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 8 September – Dasarath Rangasala| |

|  Nepal| 0

| 11 September – Dasarath Rangasala

|  Afghanistan| 1 |

|  Afghanistan| 2

| 9 September – Dasarath Rangasala

| |  India| 0

|  Maldives| 0

|  India| 1 |

### Semi-finals

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8 September 2013

18:30

Nepal | 0−1|  Afghanistan

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| Report | Ahmadi 11'

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Saleh Al Hethlol (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

9 September 2013

18:30

Maldives | 0−1|  India

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| Report | Mondal 86'

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

### Final

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Main article: 2013 SAFF Championship Final

11 September 2013

18:30

Afghanistan | 2–0|  India

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Azadzoy 9'
Ahmadi 62' | Report |

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

## Champion

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SAFF Championship 2013

Afghanistan
First title

## Awards

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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

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Nepal |  Rabin Shrestha |  Mansur Faqiryar |  Ali Ashfaq |  Mansur Faqiryar |  Zohib Islam Amiri

## Prize money

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The prize money given to the top four teams:[9]

Final placing  | Prize money (US Dollars)

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Champions | 50,000
Runner-up | 25,000
Semi-Finalists | 10,000

## Goalscorers

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10 goals

* Ali Ashfaq

4 goals

* Mohamed Izzadeen

3 goals

* Ali Fasir

2 goals

* Sandjar Ahmadi
* Zohib Islam Amiri
* Mustafa Azadzoy
* Hashmatullah Barakzai
* Passang Tshering
* Ali Umar
* Anil Gurung

1 goal

* Mohammad Rafi Barakzai
* Jahid Hasan Ameli
* Atiqur Rahman Meshu
* Chencho Gyeltshen
* Sonam Tenzin
* Sunil Chhetri
* Arnab Mondal
* Syed Nabi
* Assadhulla Abdulla
* Hassan Adhuham
* Mohammad Umair
* Bharat Khawas
* Bimal Magar
* Ju Manu Rai
* Hassan Bashir
* Samar Ishaq
* Kalim Ullah
* Mohamed Fazaluzzaman

1 own goal

* Pema Dorji (playing against Sri Lanka)
* Samar Ishaq (playing against India)

## References

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1. ^ a b c 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. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
6. ^ "SAFF Championship – Better Than the Rest- Best Players and Teams". Give Me Goal. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
7. ^ "Legends of SAFF Suzuki Cup". Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
8. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "NIVIA Top 10 Goals: SAFF Championship 2013" - via YouTube.
9. ^ "About the SAFF Championship". SAFF Championship. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

## External links

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* Official website
* Official Youtube Channel

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* Pakistan 1993
* Sri Lanka 1995
* Nepal 1997
* India 1999
* Bangladesh 2003
* Pakistan 2005
* Maldives/Sri Lanka 2008
* Bangladesh 2009
* India 2011
* Nepal 2013
* India 2015
* Bangladesh 2018
* Maldives 2021
* India 2023

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Finals|

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