The 2008 SAFF Championship was held in Malé, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka between 3 and 14 June 2008.
Initially, the tournament was due to be held in 2007 but was postponed to 2008.
Venues
| Stadiums | |
|---|---|
| Colombo | Malé |
| Sugathadasa Stadium | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium |
| Capacity:25,000[2] | Capacity:11,850[3] |
|
|
| Host city of Sri Lanka | Host city of Maldives |
Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 India
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
 Maldives
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
 Nepal
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
 Pakistan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sri Lanka
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
 Bhutan
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Bangladesh
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
 Afghanistan
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 |
Source: RSSSF
| Bangladesh | 1–1 | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
Baidya  27′ |
Report | Sangay 79′ |
| Sri Lanka | 2–2 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Gunarathna 8′ Ediri 75’ (pen.) |
Report | H. A. Habib 8′, 49′ |
| Bangladesh | 2–2 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Ameli 51’ (pen.) Mamunul 75′ |
Report | H. A. Habib 9′ Hadid 22′[4] |
| Sri Lanka | 2–0 | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| Gunarathna 25′, 37′ |
Report |
| Afghanistan | 1–3 | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| H. A. Habib 88′ |
Report | Dorji 13′ Gyeltshen 31′, 80′ |
Knockout phase
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 Jun – Malé | ||||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| 14 Jun – Colombo | ||||||
| Bhutan | 1 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| 11 Jun – Colombo | ||||||
| Maldives | 1 | |||||
| Maldives | 1 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Final
Champion
| SAFF Championship 2008 |
|---|
 Maldives First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Other statistics
- Most goals scored by: Maldives and India (9 goals)
- Fewest goals scored by: Pakistan (2 goals)
- Most goals conceded by: Nepal and Pakistan (9 goals)
- Fewest goals conceded by: Maldives (2 goals)
- Fastest goal by: Raju Tamang for Nepal against Pakistan ( 3′)
Notes and references
- ^ a b http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2011 Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine India 0 – 1 Maldives: New champions
- ^ “World Stadiums – Stadiums in Sri Lanka”. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ “Maldiven – New Radiant SC – Resultaten, programma’s, selectie, foto’s, videos en nieuws – Soccerway”. soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ “Sri Lanka bags first win, Bangladesh hits another blow”.