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 ColomboMaléSugathadasa StadiumRasmee Dhandu StadiumCapacity:25,000Capacity:11,850Host city of Sri LankaHost city of Maldives Squads
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout phase
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Champion
Statistics
Goalscorers
4 goals H. A. Habib 3 goals Ibrahim Fazeel Chathura Gunarathna 2 goals
Ju Manu Rai Yeshey Gyeltshen Ismail Mohamed Pappachen Pradeep Sunil Chhetri Gouramangi Singh
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
Naveed Akram
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
External links Watch Live Streaming of All Asian Football Official Website of SAFF Cup 2008 Independent report of the tournament's early games