| Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Country | Maldives |
| Country 2 | Sri Lanka |
| Dates | 3–14 June |
| Venues | 2 |
| Cities | 2 |
| Champion | Maldives |
| Count | 1 |
| Second | India |
| Matches | 15 |
| Goals | 43 |
| Top scorer | H. A. Habib (4 goals)[1] |
| Player | Ali Ashfaq |
| Prevseason | 2005 |
| Nextseason | 2009 |
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
Group B
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Ahmed Thoriq
- Nima Sangay
- Kinley Dorji
- Yeshey Dorji
- Mukhthar Naseer
- Mustafa Hadid
- Raju Tamang
- Nirajan Rayamajhi
- Vishad Gouchan
- Steven Dias
- Bhaichung Bhutia
- Sushil Kumar Singh
- Mohamed Shifan
- Arup Kumar Baidya
- Jahid Hasan Ameli
- Mamunul Islam Mamun
- Adnan Ahmed
- Samar Ishaq
- Channa Ediri Bandanage
- 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 ()
Notes and references
- ^ 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.