2011 SAFF Championship
The 2011 South Asian Football Federation Championship, sponsored by Karbonn Mobiles and officially named Karbonn SAFF Championship 2011,[1] was the 9th tournament of the SAFF Championship, which held in New Delhi, India.
 Logo 2011 SAFF Championship | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| Dates | 2–11 December |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (6th title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Afghanistan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 44 (2.93 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sunil Chhetri (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Sunil Chhetri |
Venue
It was originally scheduled to take place in Orissa, India,[2] but was switched to New Delhi by the executive committee of the All India Football Federation on 22 September.[3]
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi was the main venue for the tournament. It is also the home stadium for India national football team and hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
| New Delhi | |
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| Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
| Capacity: 60,000 | |
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Squads
Draw
The draw ceremony took place on 2 November 2011 at New Delhi's Le Meridien Hotel was attended by a host of dignitaries including AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das, SAFF General Secretary Alberto Colaco and Maldives Football Association General Secretary Shah Ismail.[4]
| Group A | Group B |
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(The FIFA rankings of the teams at the start of the tournament are given in brackets in the table)
Group stage
All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+5:30
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 |
| India |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 |
 Sri Lanka |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
 Bhutan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
| India | 1–1 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
Chhetri  10' |
Report | Arezou 5' |
| Afghanistan | 3–1 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmadi 22', 36' Yamrali 79' |
Report | Zain 17' |
| Bhutan | 0–5 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nabi 29' Clifford 44', 58' Chhetri 69', 84' |
| Bhutan | 1–8 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Chencho 22' |
Report | Yamrali 4' Amiri 10' Arezou 15', 18', 45+2', 83' Sharityar 48' (pen.) Mashriqi 60' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maldives |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
 Nepal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
 Pakistan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Bangladesh |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 0–0 | Pakistan |
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| Report |
| Nepal | 1–0 | Bangladesh |
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| S. Thapa 90+5' |
Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 December — New Delhi | ||||||
| Maldives | 1 | |||||
| 11 December — New Delhi | ||||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| India | 4 | |||||
| 9 December — New Delhi | ||||||
| Afghanistan | 0 | |||||
| Afghanistan (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| Nepal | 0 | |||||
Champion
| SAFF Championship 2011 |
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India Sixth title |
Awards
| Fair Play Award | Top Scorer | Player of the Tournament | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |
Sunil Chhetri |
Sunil Chhetri |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Sandjar Ahmadi
- Ata Yamrali
- Syed Rahim Nabi
- Jeje Lalpekhlua
- Ali Ashfaq
- Ahmed Thariq
- Nipuna Bandara
- Mohamed Zain
- 1 goal
- Own goal
- Bandara Warakagoda (against India)
Other statistics
- Most wins India 4 wins
- Most Losses Bhutan 3 loss
- Most Draws Pakistan 3 draws
- First goal of the tournament Ali Ashfaq for Maldives vs Nepal
- Most goals scored in a match Afghanistan 8 Goals vs Bhutan
- Lowest scores in a match 1. Bangladesh vs Pakistan 0-0
- Most Goals in a match by one player Balal Arezou for Afghanistan vs Bhutan 4 Goals
- Fastest Goal of the tournament Ata Yamrali for Afghanistan vs Bhutan in 4 Minutes
- Best Defender Djelaludin Sharityar of Afghanistan
- Best match of the tournament Afghanistan vs Nepal 1-0
Broadcasting
YouTube Live
In a deal with World Sport Group and SAFF's exclusive marketing and media partner, all matches were shown live on YouTube. The live matches are accessible globally through SAFF Youtube Channel except in India, where they were available on a delayed basis the following day.
Television
| Countries | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| TEN Action+ NEO Sports Ariana TV1 Doordarshan2 MNBC One |
References
- "Karbonn mobile becomes title sponsor of SAFF Championship". Indian Football Network. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- "AIFF Executive committee meeting". The-AIFF.com. All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- "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.
- "Maldives in group of death". Maldives Soccer. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.