2013 SAFF Championship squads

Main article: 2013 SAFF Championship

Below are the squads for the 2013 South Asian Football Federation Cup, hosted by Nepal, which took place between 31 August and 11 September 2013. The player's total caps, their club teams and age are given below.[1]

## Group A

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### Nepal

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Coach:  Jack Stefanowski[2]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Ritesh Thapa |  (1984-10-02)2 October 1984 (aged 28)  |  Nepal Police
2  | 2DF | Rabin Shrestha |  (1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 22)  |  Nepal Police
3  | 2DF | Biraj Maharjan |  (1987-10-03)3 October 1987 (aged 25)  |  Three Star
5  | 2DF | Sabindra Shrestha |  (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 21)  |  Three Star
8  | 3MF | Jagjit Shrestha |  (1992-08-10)10 August 1992 (aged 21)  |  Three Star
9  | 4FW | Santosh Sahukhala |  (1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 25)  |  Three Star
10  | 4FW | Anil Gurung |  (1988-09-23)23 September 1988 (aged 24)  |  Manang Marshyangdi
11  | 4FW | Ju Manu Rai |  (1983-03-01)1 March 1983 (aged 30)  |  Nepal Police
12  | 3MF | Bikram Lama |  (1989-08-29)29 August 1989 (aged 24)  |  Three Star
13  | 2DF | Sandip Rai |  (1988-09-25)25 September 1988 (aged 24)  |  Three Star
14  | 3MF | Prakash Budhathoki |  |
15  | 3MF | Raju Tamang |  (1985-10-27)27 October 1985 (aged 27)  |  Nepal Army
16  | 1GK | Kiran Chemjong |  (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 23)  |  Three Star
17  | 3MF | Bhola Silwal |  (1987-01-04)4 January 1987 (aged 26)  |  Nepal Police
19  | 2DF | Sagar Thapa (c)  |  (1984-01-19)19 January 1984 (aged 29)  |  Manang Marshyangdi Club
21  | 4FW | Bharat Khawas |  (1992-04-16)16 April 1992 (aged 21)  |  Nepal Army Club
22  | 1GK | Bishal Shrestha  |  (1992-09-12)12 September 1992 (aged 20)  |  Manang Marshyangdi Club
25  | 4FW | Bimal Magar |  (1997-09-18)18 September 1997 (aged 15)  |  A.N.F.A Academy
28  | 3MF | Tanka Basnet |  (1990-12-12)12 December 1990 (aged 22)  |  Nepal Army
32  | 2DF | Rohit Chand |  (1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 21)  |  Persija Jakarta

### Bangladesh

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Coach:  Lodewijk de Kruif[3]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Biplob Bhattacharjee |  (1981-07-01)1 July 1981 (aged 32)  |  Sheikh Russel KC
2  | 2DF | Ashraf Mahmud Linkon |  (1990-06-06)6 June 1990 (aged 23)  |  Sheikh Russel KC
3  | 2DF | Waly Faisal |  (1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 28)  |  Dhaka Abahani
4  | 2DF | Nasiruddin Chowdhury |  (1979-10-09)9 October 1979 (aged 33)  |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
5  | 2DF | Mohammed Ariful Islam |  (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 25)  |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
6  | 2DF | Atiqur Rahman Meshu |  (1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 25)  |  Dhaka Abahani
7  | 3MF | Mohamed Zahid Hossain |  (1988-06-15)15 June 1988 (aged 25)  |  Sheikh Russel KC
8  | 3MF | Mamunul Islam (c) |  (1988-12-12)12 December 1988 (aged 24)  |  Sheikh Russel KC
9  | 4FW | Mithun Chowdhury Mithun |  (1989-02-10)10 February 1989 (aged 24)  |  Sheikh Russel KC
10  | 4FW | Jahid Hasan Ameli |  (1987-12-25)25 December 1987 (aged 25)  |  Sheikh Russel KC
11  | 4FW | Toklis Ahmed |  (1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 22)  |  Team BJMC
12  | 3MF | Mobarak Hossain Bhuyan |  (1990-12-12)12 December 1990 (aged 22)  |  Mohammedan SC
14  | 3MF | Omar Faruque Babu |  (1987-08-04)4 August 1987 (aged 26)  |  Team BJMC
15  | 3MF | Jamal Bhuyan |  (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 23)  |  Hellerup IK
16  | 2DF | Raihan Hasan |  (1987-09-02)2 September 1987 (aged 25)  |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
17  | 3MF | Sohel Rana |  (1995-03-27)27 March 1995 (aged 18)  |  Mohammedan SC
20  | 4FW | Shakhawat Hossain Rony |  (1985-11-01)1 November 1985 (aged 27)  |  Dhaka Abahani
21  | 4FW | Wahed Ahmed |  (1989-09-24)24 September 1989 (aged 23)  |  Mohammedan SC
22  | 1GK | Mamun Khan |  (1985-12-20)20 December 1985 (aged 27)  |  Mohammedan SC
25  | 1GK | Ziaur Rahman Zia  |  (1985-04-05)5 April 1985 (aged 28)  |

### India

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Coach:  Wim Koevermans[4]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Karanjit Singh |  (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 27)  |  Salgaocar
3  | 2DF | Raju Gaikwad |  (1990-09-25)25 September 1990 (aged 22)  |  East Bengal
4  | 2DF | Nirmal Chettri |  (1990-10-21)21 October 1990 (aged 22)  | Free Agent
5  | 2DF | Arnab Mondal |  (1989-09-25)25 September 1989 (aged 23)  |  East Bengal
6  | 3MF | Lenny Rodrigues |  (1987-05-10)10 May 1987 (aged 26)  |  Churchill Brothers
7  | 3MF | Mehtab Hossain |  (1985-09-05)5 September 1985 (aged 27)  |  East Bengal
8  | 3MF | Francis Fernandes |  (1985-11-25)25 November 1985 (aged 27)  |  Salgaocar
9  | 3MF | Alwyn George |  (1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 21)  |  Pailan Arrows
10  | 4FW | Jeje Lalpekhlua |  (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 22)  |  Dempo
11  | 4FW | Sunil Chhetri (c) |  (1984-08-03)3 August 1984 (aged 29)  |  Bengaluru FC
12  | 2DF | Nallappan Mohanraj |  (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 24)  |  Pune
13  | 2DF | Sandesh Jhingan |  (1993-07-21)21 July 1993 (aged 20)  |  Pailan Arrows
14  | 3MF | Arata Izumi |  (1982-07-31)31 July 1982 (aged 31)  |  Pune FC
16  | 1GK | Subrata Pal |  (1986-11-24)24 November 1986 (aged 26)  | Free Agent
17  | 3MF | Jewel Raja Shaikh |  (1990-01-19)19 January 1990 (aged 23)  |  Dempo
19  | 2DF | Gouramangi Singh |  (1986-01-25)25 January 1986 (aged 27)  | Free Agent
22  | 3MF | Syed Rahim Nabi |  (1985-12-14)14 December 1985 (aged 27)  | Free Agent
23  | 4FW | Robin Singh |  (1990-05-09)9 May 1990 (aged 23)  |  Bengaluru FC
28  | 4FW | Dawson Fernandes |  (1990-07-27)27 July 1990 (aged 23)  |  Sporing Goa
34  | 1GK | Sandip Nandy |  (1975-01-15)15 January 1975 (aged 38)  |  Mohun Bagan

### Pakistan

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Coach:  Shahzad Anwar

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Muzammil Hussain |  (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 19)  |  WAPDA
3  | 2DF | Mohammad Ahmed |  (1988-01-03)3 January 1988 (aged 25)  |  WAPDA
4  | 2DF | Kamran Khan |  (1985-09-03)3 September 1985 (aged 27)  |  Khan Research Laboratories
5  | 2DF | Samar Ishaq |  (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 27)  |  Khan Research Laboratories
6  | 3MF | Zia Us-Salam |  (1990-04-02)2 April 1990 (aged 23)  |  Khan Research Laboratories
8  | 3MF | Adnan Ahmed |  (1984-06-07)7 June 1984 (aged 29)  |  Droylsden
10  | 3MF | Kalim Ullah |  (1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 21)  |  Khan Research Laboratories
11  | 4FW | Hassan Bashir |  (1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 26)  |  Fremad Amager
13  | 2DF | Ahsan Ullah |  (1992-12-13)13 December 1992 (aged 20)  |  Khan Research Laboratories
14  | 2DF | Muhammad Hameed  |  (1988-09-07)7 September 1988 (aged 24)  |  Khan Research Laboratories
15  | 3MF | Naveed Ahmed |  (1984-11-12)12 November 1984 (aged 28)  |  Pakistan Air Force
16  | 3MF | Muhammad Mujahid  |  (1989-07-20)20 July 1989 (aged 24)  |  Pakistan Air Force
17  | 4FW | Saddam Hussain |  (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 19)  |  Pakistan Airlines
19  | 2DF | Yaqoob Butt |  (1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (aged 24)  |  Skovshoved IF
20  | 3MF | Muhammad Riaz |  (1995-03-10)10 March 1995 (aged 18)  |  K-Electric
21  | 3MF | Muhammad Adil |  (1992-07-09)9 July 1992 (aged 21)  |  Khan Research Laboratories
22  | 1GK | Yousuf Butt |  (1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 23)  |  Glostrup FK
23  | 2DF | Faisal Iqbal |  (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 31)  |  National Bank
25  | 2DF | Zesh Rehman |  (1983-10-14)14 October 1983 (aged 29)  |  Kitchee SC
27  | 1GK | Saqib Hanif |  (1994-04-04)4 April 1994 (aged 19)  |  Khan Research Laboratories

## Group B

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### Afghanistan

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Coach:  Mohammad Yousef Kargar

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Mansur Faqiryar |  (1986-01-03)3 January 1986 (aged 27)  |  VfB Oldenburg
2  | 2DF | Muqadar Qazizadah |  (1988-09-11)11 September 1988 (aged 24)  |  Shaheen Asmayee
3  | 2DF | Zohib Islam Amiri |  (1987-05-02)2 May 1987 (aged 26)  |  Mumbai FC
5  | 2DF | Ali Ahmad Yarzada |  (1985-10-15)15 October 1985 (aged 27)  |  Toofaan Harirod
6  | 2DF | Mohammad Rafi Barekzay |  (1990-06-06)6 June 1990 (aged 23)  |  Ansari Herat FC
7  | 3MF | Mustafa Azadzoy |  (1992-07-24)24 July 1992 (aged 21)  |  TB Uphusen
9  | 3MF | Mohammad Mashriqi |  (1987-07-07)7 July 1987 (aged 26)  |  Bhawanipore
10  | 4FW | Balal Arezou |  (1988-12-28)28 December 1988 (aged 24)  |  Churchill Brothers
11  | 3MF | Sandjar Ahmadi |  (1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 21)  |  SC Vier- und Marschlande
12  | 4FW | Hashmatullah Barakzai |  (1987-06-04)4 June 1987 (aged 26)  |  Firozi Kabul
13  | 4FW | Hamidullah Karimi |  (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 21)  |  Toofaan Harirod
14  | 2DF | Farzad Ghulam  |  |  Toofaan Harirod
17  | 3MF | Maruf Mohammadi |  (1993-07-02)2 July 1993 (aged 20)  |  Toofaan Harirod
18  | 3MF | Ahmad Arash Hatifi |  (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 27)  |  Bay Area Ambassadors
19  | 4FW | Sidiq Walizada |  (1993-09-25)25 September 1993 (aged 19)  |  NBSVV
22  | 1GK | Hamidullah Yousafzai |  (1981-12-02)2 December 1981 (aged 31)  |  Shaheen Asmayee
24  | 4FW | Amredin Sharifi |  (1992-06-02)2 June 1992 (aged 21)  |  Esteghlal Kabul
25  | 4FW | Mustafa Hadid |  (1987-08-25)25 August 1987 (aged 26)  |  Altona 93
27  | 2DF | Mujtaba Faiz |  (1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 23)  |  Shaheen Asmayee
30  | 3MF | Waheed Nadeem |  (1989-06-02)2 June 1989 (aged 24)  |  Toofaan Harirod

### Maldives

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Coach:  István Urbányi[5]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Mohamed Imran |  (1988-05-25)25 May 1988 (aged 25)  |  Maziya
2  | 2DF | Ahmed Abdulla |  (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 26)  |  New Radiant
3  | 2DF | Mohamed Shifan |  (1983-03-08)8 March 1983 (aged 30)  |  New Radiant
5  | 3MF | Ahmed Niyaz |  (1979-03-17)17 March 1979 (aged 34)  |  New Radiant
6  | 3MF | Mohamed Arif |  (1985-08-11)11 August 1985 (aged 28)  |  Maziya
7  | 4FW | Ali Ashfaq (c)  |  (1985-09-05)5 September 1985 (aged 27)  |  New Radiant
8  | 2DF | Rilwan Waheed |  (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (aged 22)  |  New Radiant
9  | 4FW | Assadhulla Abdulla |  (1990-09-19)19 September 1990 (aged 22)  |  Maziya
10  | 3MF | Ali Umar |  (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 33)  |  New Radiant
11  | 3MF | Ali Fasir |  (1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (aged 24)  |  New Radiant
12  | 3MF | Ahmed Rasheed |  (1988-07-08)8 July 1988 (aged 25)  |  Maziya
13  | 2DF | Akram Abdul Ghanee |  (1987-03-19)19 March 1987 (aged 26)  |  New Radiant
15  | 3MF | Ismail Easa |  (1989-12-19)19 December 1989 (aged 23)  |  New Radiant
17  | 2DF | Shafiu Ahmed |  (1988-11-13)13 November 1988 (aged 24)  |  Maziya
18  | 1GK | Ibrahim Irfah Arif  |  |  B.G. Sports Club
19  | 3MF | Mohamed Rasheed |  (1985-04-15)15 April 1985 (aged 28)  |  Club Valencia
21  | 4FW | Hassan Adhuham |  (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 23)  |  B.G. Sports Club
25  | 1GK | Imran Mohamed |  (1980-12-18)18 December 1980 (aged 32)  |  New Radiant
30  | 3MF | Ahmed Imaaz |  (1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 21)  |  Club Eagles
37  | 3MF | Mohamed Umair |  (1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 25)  |  New Radiant

### Sri Lanka

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Coach:  Claudio Roberto[6]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Dasun Paranavithana |  (1991-11-10)10 November 1991 (aged 21)  |  Air Force SC
3  | 2DF | Sanka Danushka |  (1984-12-28)28 December 1984 (aged 28)  |  Army
5  | 2DF | Mohamed Sameer |  (1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 22)  |  Renown
6  | 4FW | Mohamed Izzadeen |  (1981-06-08)8 June 1981 (aged 32)  |  Army
7  | 3MF | Tuwan Rizni  |  (1990-06-16)16 June 1990 (aged 23)  |  Colombo FC
8  | 2DF | Lahiru Tharaka  |  (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 24)  |  Ratnam
9  | 3MF | Mohamed Fazal  |  |  Renown
10  | 3MF | Chathura Gunaratne |  (1982-09-08)8 September 1982 (aged 30)  |  Renown
11  | 3MF | Nipuna Bandara  |  (1991-06-17)17 June 1991 (aged 22)  |  Air Force SC
12  | 4FW | Mohamed Nafeer  |  |  Renown
13  | 4FW | Chathuranga Sanjeewa |  (1991-06-07)7 June 1991 (aged 22)  |  Navy SC
14  | 3MF | Raumy Mohideen  |  (1979-06-05)5 June 1979 (aged 34)  |  Colombo FC
16  | 2DF | Bandara Warakagoda  |  (1986-10-13)13 October 1986 (aged 26)  |  Renown
17  | 2DF | Suranda Bandara  |  (1988-05-28)28 May 1988 (aged 25)  |  Solid SC
19  | 4FW | Sudarshana Gunasinghe  |  |  Navy SC
21  | 3MF | Sanoj Sameera  |  (1989-09-03)3 September 1989 (aged 23)  |  Saunders SC
22  | 1GK | Mohamed Imran  |  |  Renown
23  | 2DF | Tharindu Eranga |  (1990-05-30)30 May 1990 (aged 23)  |  Ratnam
25  | 1GK | Sujan Perera |  (1989-07-18)18 July 1989 (aged 24)  |  Army
30  | 3MF | H.D.M. de Silva  |  |  Army

### Bhutan

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Coach:  Kazunori Ohara

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Leki Dukpa |  (1989-12-09)9 December 1989 (aged 23)  |  Drukpol
2  | 3MF | Diwash Subba |  |  Yeedzin
3  | 2DF | Dawa Gyeltshen |  (1986-06-07)7 June 1986 (aged 27)  |  Yeedzin
4  | 2DF | Pema Dorji |  (1985-07-05)5 July 1985 (aged 28)  |  Yeedzin
5  | 3MF | Passang Tshering (C)  |  (1983-07-16)16 July 1983 (aged 30)  |  Thimphu City
6  | 4FW | Sonam Tenzin |  (1986-10-20)20 October 1986 (aged 26)  |  Drukpol
7  | 4FW | Chencho Gyeltshen |  (1990-12-15)15 December 1990 (aged 22)  |  Yeedzin
8  | 2DF | Nima Sangay |  (1984-01-01)1 January 1984 (aged 29)  |  Drukpol
9  | 3MF | Ugyen Dorji |  (1992-12-23)23 December 1992 (aged 20)  |  Thimphu City
10  | 3MF | Sonam Yoezer |  (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 18)  |  Yeedzin
11  | 3MF | Chencho Nio |  (1986-03-03)3 March 1986 (aged 27)  |  Yeedzin
13  | 4FW | Tshering Wangdi |  |  Yeedzin
15  | 4FW | Yeshey Dorji |  (1989-01-02)2 January 1989 (aged 24)  |  Yeedzin
16  | 3MF | Tshering Dorji |  (1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 19)  |  Thimphu City
17  | 2DF | Pema Rinchen |  (1986-02-20)20 February 1986 (aged 27)  |  Dzongree
18  | 3MF | Biren Basnet |  (1994-10-20)20 October 1994 (aged 18)  |  Thimphu City
19  | 2DF | Man Bahadur Gurung |  |  Druk Star
21  | 1GK | Migma Tshering  |  |  Thimphu City
22  | 1GK | Hemlal Bhattrai |  (1990-11-01)1 November 1990 (aged 22)  |  Druk Stars
23  | 2DF | Karun Gurung |  (1986-06-09)9 June 1986 (aged 27)  |  Thimphu City

## References

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1. ^ "Nationalfootballteams.com". Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. ^ "SAFF Championship 2013: Nepal national team final squad announced". Goal Nepal. 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
3. ^ "Mamunul's race against time". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
4. ^ "20-member squad for 2013 SAFF Championship named". All India Football Federation. 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
5. ^ "Urbanyi selects his final squad for SAFF C'ship". Maldive Soccer. 2013-08-30. Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
6. ^ "Sri Lanka bring in the old bones". Ceylon Today. 2013-08-29. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

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