2015 SAFF Championship final

The 2015 SAFF Championship Final was a football match that took place on 3 January 2016 at the Trivandrum International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, India, to determine the 2015 SAFF Championship champion.[1][2][3]

2015 SAFF Championship Final
Greenfield Stadium hosted the final
Event2015 SAFF Championship
India Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 1
After extra time
Date3 January 2016 (2016-01-03)
VenueTrivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Main article: 2015 SAFF Championship

Venue

On 2 July 2015, it was announced that the matches during the tournament, including the final, would take place at the newly constructed Trivandrum International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.[1]

Route to the final
Afghanistan Round India
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Bangladesh 4–0 Match 1  Sri Lanka 2–0
 Bhutan 3–0 Match 2    Nepal 4–1
 Maldives 4–1 Match 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Afghanistan 3300111+109
 Maldives 320176+16
 Bangladesh 310246−33
 Bhutan 300319−80
 Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 220061+56
 Sri Lanka 200112–13
   Nepal 200215−40
Opponent Result Knockout phase Opponent Result
 Sri Lanka 5–0[4] Semi-finals  Maldives 3–2[5]

Match
India 2–1 (a.e.t.) Afghanistan
Lalpekhlua 72'
Chhetri 101'		 Report
Report
Amiri 70'
Attendance: 40,500[6]
Referee: Japan Hiroyuki Kimura
India
Afghanistan
Augustin Fernandes
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Arnab Mondal downward-facing red arrow 117'
Pritam Kotal
Bikash Jairu downward-facing red arrow 120'
Rowllin Borges
Eugeneson Lyngdoh Yellow card 93' downward-facing red arrow 96'
Narayan Das Yellow card 77'
Halicharan Narzary
Jeje Lalpekhlua Yellow card 32'
Sunil Chhetri
Substitutes:
Aiborlang Khongjee Yellow card 118' upward-facing green arrow 117'
Sanju Pradhan upward-facing green arrow 120'
Pronay Halder upward-facing green arrow 96'
Karanjit Singh
Subrata Pal
Koushik Sarkar
Lalchhuanmawia
Lallianzuala Chhangte
Manager:
England Stephen Constantine
Ovays Azizi
Abassin Alikhil
Hassan Amin Yellow card 86'
Kanischka Taher Yellow card 45'
Faysal Shayesteh
Sayed Mohammad Hashemi
Mustafa Zazai downward-facing red arrow 91'
Masih Saighani
Zubayr Amiri downward-facing red arrow 106'
Norlla Amiri downward-facing red arrow 84'
Mustafa Hadid
Substitutes:
Omid Popalzay upward-facing green arrow 84'
Ahmad Hatifi Yellow card 120' upward-facing green arrow 106'
Khaibar Amani upward-facing green arrow 91'
Fardeen Kohistani
Hamidullah Wakily
Roholla Iqbalzadeh
Omid Homauoni
Anoush Dastgir
Fardin Hakimi
Manager:
Croatia Petar Segrt


Match rules

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

See also

References
  1. Chaudhuri, Arunava (2 July 2015). "Trivandrum will host upcoming SAFF Cup in December 2015/January 2016". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. "India win 2015 SAFF Championship title". Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. "2015 SAFF Championship final: India 2-1 Afghanistan - 5 Talking Points". Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. "SAFF C'ship Semi-final: Afghanistan 5-0 Sri Lanka; AFC.com". Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  5. "SAFF Championship Semi-final: India 3-2 Maldives; AFC.com". Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. "India 2–1 Afghanistan: Worldfootball.net". Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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