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2013 SAFF Championship

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.[1]

2013 SAFF Championship
2013 SAFF Championship official logo
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates31 August – 11 September
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Afghanistan (1st title)
Runners-up India
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Maldives Ali Ashfaq (10 goals)
Best player(s)Afghanistan Mansur Faqiryar (MVP)
Nepal Rabin Shrestha (Best Player from host country)
Best goalkeeperAfghanistan Mansur Faqiryar
← 2011
2015 →
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

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
    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

  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
   

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
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
    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
Nepal    2–0  Bangladesh
Gurung   18'
Khawas   31'		 Report
India  1–0  Pakistan
Samar Ishaq   14' (o.g.) Report
Bangladesh  1–1  India
Meshu   82' Report Chhetri   90+5'
Pakistan  1–1    Nepal
Bashir   14' Report Magar   90+2'
Referee: Saleh Al Hethlol (Saudi Arabia)
India  1–2    Nepal
Nabi   90+2' Report Gurung   70'
Rai   81'
Bangladesh  1–2  Pakistan
Ameli   30' Report Ishaq   36'
Kalim   90+2'
Referee: Saleh Al Hethlol (Saudi Arabia)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  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
Afghanistan  3–0  Bhutan
Amiri   37'
Azadzoy   76'
Barakzai   88'		 Report
Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)
Maldives  10–0  Sri Lanka
Abdulla   5'
Ashfaq   21' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.), 51', 53', 58', 87'
Adhuham   76'
Fasir   83'
Umar   86'		 Report
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
Sri Lanka  1–3  Afghanistan
Mohamed Fazaluzzaman   36' Report Rafi   62'
Amiri   76'
Barakzai   87'
Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)
Bhutan  2–8  Maldives
P. Tshering   25'
C. Gyeltshen   35'		 Report Fasir   16', 69'
Umair   45+3'
Ashfaq   48', 51', 76', 79'
Umar   82'
Afghanistan  0–0  Maldives
Report
Sri Lanka  5–2  Bhutan
Izzadeen   19', 26', 50', 90+3'
P. Dorji   32' (o.g.)		 Report P. Tshering   45'
Tenzin   58'
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 September – Dasarath Rangasala
 
 
    Nepal0
 
11 September – Dasarath Rangasala
 
  Afghanistan1
 
  Afghanistan2
 
9 September – Dasarath Rangasala
 
  India0
 
  Maldives0
 
 
  India1
 

Semi-finals

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Nepal    0−1  Afghanistan
Report Ahmadi   11'
Referee: Saleh Al Hethlol (Saudi Arabia)
Maldives  0−1  India
Report Mondal   86'

Final

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Main article: 2013 SAFF Championship Final
Afghanistan  2–0  India
Azadzoy   9'
Ahmadi   62'		 Report

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

Team of the tournament

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The team was appointed by Sportskeeda:[9][10]

Sportskeeda Team of the tournament
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Strikers

  Mansur Faqiryar

  Mustafa Hadid
  Zohib Islam Amiri
  Zesh Rehman
  Rabin Shrestha

  Francis Fernandes
  Rafi Barekzai
  Mohamed Arif
  Bharat Khawas

  Sandjar Ahmadi
  Ali Ashfaq

Prize money

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The prize money given to the top four teams:[11]

Final placing Prize money (US Dollars)
Champions 50,000
Runner-up 25,000
Semi-Finalists 10,000

Goalscorers

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10 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ "SAFF Championship 2013: Team of the tournament". 12 September 2013.
  10. ^ "SAFF Championship 2013: Team of the tournament". 12 September 2013.
  11. ^ "About the SAFF Championship". SAFF Championship. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
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