2011 SAFF Championship final

The 2011 SAFF Championship final was the final match of the 2011 SAFF Championship which took place in India on 11 December 2011. The final match took place between India and Afghanistan. India entered the final as defending champions after winning their fifth title in 2009. While for Afghanistan this was their first final.[1][2][3]

2011 SAFF Championship final
Event2011 SAFF Championship
Date11 December 2011 (2011-12-11)
VenueJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
RefereeSukhbir Singh (Singapore)
Attendance30,000

Venue

It was originally scheduled to take place in Orissa, India,[4] but was switched to New Delhi by the executive committee of the All India Football Federation on 22 September.[5]

The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi was the main venue for the tournament. It is also the home stadium for the India national football team and hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Route to the final

India Round Afghanistan
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Afghanistan 1–1 Match 1  India 1–1
 Bhutan 5–0 Match 2  Sri Lanka 3–1
 Sri Lanka 3–0 Match 3  Bhutan 8–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Afghanistan 3210123+97
 India 321091+87
 Sri Lanka 310246−23
 Bhutan 3003116−150
Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Afghanistan 3210123+97
 India 321091+87
 Sri Lanka 310246−23
 Bhutan 3003116-150
Opponent Result Knockout phase Opponent Result
 Maldives 3–1 Semi-finals    Nepal 1–0 a e.t

Match

India 4–0 Afghanistan
Chhetri 71' (pen.)
Miranda 79'
Lalpekhlua 80'
S. Singh 90+5'
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
India
Afghanistan
Mahesh Gawli
Climax Lawrence
Syed Rahim Nabi
Gouramangi Singh
Clifford Miranda downward-facing red arrow 93'
Sunil Chhetri downward-facing red arrow 84'
Anthony Pereira downward-facing red arrow 74'
Rocus Lamare
Jeje Lalpekhlua
Karanjit Singh
Nirmal Chettri
Substitutes:
Steven Dias upward-facing green arrow 74'
Sushil Kumar Singh upward-facing green arrow 84'
Lalrindika Ralte upward-facing green arrow 93'
Manager:
Savio Medeira
Djelaludin Sharityar
Ata Yamrali
Zohib Islam Amiri
Hamidullah Yosufzai Red card 64'
Israfeel Kohistani
Faisal Sakhizada
Muqadar Qazizadah
Mohammad Mashriqi
Balal Arezou
Ghulam Hazrat Niazi downward-facing red arrow 68'
Sandjar Ahmadi downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutes:
Bashir Darman upward-facing green arrow 68'
Sayed Maqsood Hashemi upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Mohammad Yousef Kargar


Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

References

  1. "India thrash Afghanistan 4-0". Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. Basu, Tomojit (8 December 2011). "India Pump in three to enter last four". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. "India retain SAFF title: AFC.com". Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. "AIFF Executive committee meeting". The-AIFF.com. All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  5. "Exe. Committee enthusiastic about AIFF-FIFA Dev. Prog". The-AIFF. All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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