2021 SAFF Championship

2021 SAFF Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMaldives
Dates1–16 October
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (8th title)
Runners-up   Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored22 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Sunil Chhetri
(5 goals)
Best player(s)India Sunil Chhetri
Fair play award Maldives
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2023 →

The 2021 SAFF Championship, known as Ooredoo SAFF Championship 2021 for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the thirteenth edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's football championship of South Asia organised by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Initially, it was decided to be hosted by Pakistan in 2020, but was postponed to September 2021 in Bangladesh. However, the tournament was postponed again to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Maldives as host.[2][3]

Host selection

On 11 April 2018, SAFF decided to allow Pakistan to host the tournament after the restoration of Pakistan Football Federation's membership by FIFA and since then it would be country's first international football tournaments.[4][5] However, on 15 September 2019, SAFF president Kazi Salahuddin and general secretary Anwarul Haque Helal along with representatives of seven member countries decided to host the regional tournament in Bangladesh. This was to be the last edition to be held in even years, as it was decided that the subsequent editions would be held in odd years.[6][7]

However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed from its original date of 2020 to 2021,[8] and it was supposed to be held in September 2021.[9] Later, Bangladesh withdrew from hosting due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of sponsors,[10][11] after which Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli asked All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) to "initiate the process" of hosting the tournament in Nepal.[12] In July, the ANFA received an offer to host the tournament.[13][14] Meanwhile, the Football Association of Maldives submitted their bid to host the tournament.[15][16] On 9 August 2021, Maldives was declared as the hosts after an online meeting of the executive committee.[2][3]

Participating nations

The Pakistan Football Federation was sanctioned by FIFA in April 2021, hence they were ineligible to participate in the competition.[17] Bhutan initially abstained from participation as their government refused to permit the national football team to travel abroad.[18][19] However, Bhutan's withdrawal was only confirmed when the fixtures were released on 18 August 2021.[20]

Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
16 September 2021[21]
 Bangladesh 12th Champions (2003) 189
 India 13th Champions (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015) 107
 Maldives 11th Champions (2008, 2018) 158
   Nepal 13th Third-Place (1993) 168
 Sri Lanka 13th Champions (1995) 205

Squads

For the list of squads that appeared in the tournament, see 2021 SAFF Championship squads.

Venue

The National Football Stadium in capital Malé hosted all the matches.

Malé
National Football Stadium
Capacity: 11,850[22]

Officials

Referees
  • Iraq Yousif Saeed Hassan
  • Kuwait Ammar Ashkanani
  • Saudi Arabia Majed Al-Shamrani
  • Syria Feras Taweel
  • Tajikistan Sajëçon Zayniddinov
  • Uzbekistan Akhrol Riskullaev
Assistant Referees
  • Bangladesh Ahmed Sabah
  • Iraq Ahmed Sabah Qasim Al-Baghadi
  • Kuwait Yaquob Al-Mutairi
  • Saudi Arabia Omar Ali Al-Jamal
  • Syria Mohamad Kazzaz
  • Tajikistan Farhod Kuralov
  • Uzbekistan Husniddin Shodmonov

Group stage

All times listed below are local, MVT (UTC+05:00).

After the suspension of Pakistan and the withdrawal of Bhutan, the format was changed to a single group round robin format where the top two teams advance to the final.[23]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 8 Advance to the final
2    Nepal 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
3  Maldives (H) 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
4  Bangladesh 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1 5
5  Sri Lanka 4 0 1 3 2 5 −3 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to Head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored[24]
(H) Hosts

Matches

Sri Lanka 0–1 Bangladesh
Report Barman 56' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)
Nepal   1–0 Maldives
Dangi 86' Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Akhrol Riskullayev (Uzbekistan)
Bangladesh 1–1 India
Arafat 74' Report Chhetri 26'
National Football Stadium, Malé
Sri Lanka 2–3   Nepal
 Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
India 0–0 Sri Lanka
Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Referee: Sajëçon Zajniddinov (Tajikistan)
Maldives 2–0 Bangladesh
 Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hassan (Iraq)
Maldives 1–0 Sri Lanka
 Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 5,000
Nepal   0–1 India
Report Chhetri 82'
National Football Stadium, Malé
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hassan (Iraq)
Bangladesh 1–1   Nepal
Reza 9' Report Bista 88' (pen.)
National Football Stadium, Malé
Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)
India 3–1 Maldives
 Report Ashfaq 45' (pen.)
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

Final

India 3–0   Nepal
 Report
National Football Stadium, Malé

Champion

 SAFF Championship 2021 

India
Eighth title

Awards

Most Valuable Player Top Scorer Fair Play
India Sunil Chhetri India Sunil Chhetri  Maldives

Goalscorers

There were 22 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Soccerway

Prize money

Prize money amounts were announced in 2021.[25]

Position Amount (USD)
Champions 50,000
Runner-up 25,000
Total 75,000

Broadcasting rights

Country Broadcaster[26]
 Bangladesh T Sports
 India Eurosport[27]
 Maldives Yes TV
   Nepal Action Sports[28]
 Sri Lanka Supreme TV and Football SriLanka TV

References

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  10. ^ "Football federation 'unwilling' to arrange SAFF Championship". The Financial Express. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  11. ^ "BFF 'unwilling' to organise SAFF Championship". Daily Bdnews24. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  12. ^ "ANFA bid to host 13th SAFF Championship in Nepal gets Prime Minister's nod". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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