The 2018 SAFF Championship, also known as the 2018 SAFF Suzuki Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's football championship of South Asia organized by SAFF. It was initially scheduled to be hosted by Bangladesh in December 2017, but later rescheduled to 4–15 September 2018.
Host selection On 2 January 2016, the SAFF executive committee made a decision that Bangladesh would host the 2017 SAFF Championship at a meeting held in Trivandrum, India. Maldives and Bhutan made bids to host the games but the latter withdrew its bid.
This was the third SAFF Championship hosted by Bangladesh, after victory in the 2003 edition and semi-finalists in 2009.
The draw ceremony was held on 18 April 2018 in Dhaka.
Participating nations
CountryAppearancePrevious best performance FIFA ranking (Host) 11th Champions (2003) 194 8th Semi-finals (2008) 183 12th Champions (Seven times) 96 10th Champions (2008) 150 12th Third-Place (1993) 161 11th Third-Place (1997) 201 12th Champions (1995) 200
Squads
Venue Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium Capacity: 36,000
Officials
Referees
Rowan Arumughan Hasan Akrami Mohammad Arafah Hettikamkanamge Perera Hanna Hattab Sivakorn Pu-udom
Assistant Referees
Manir Ahmmad Dali Sapam Kennedy Hassan Zeheiri Priyanga Palliya Guruge Apichit Nophuan Ali Mohammed Al Hasani
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout phase Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Champion
Awards The following awards were given for the 2018 SAFF Championship. Fair Play award Most Valuable Player Top Goalscorer Mohamed Faisal Manvir Singh Hassan Bashir
Goalscorers
Media coverage Country Broadcaster Ref. Channel 9 D Sport Television Maldives AP1 TelevisionBleacher Report
Notes
References
External links
Official website