2011 SAFF Championship
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The 2011 South Asian Football Federation Championship, sponsored by Karbonn Mobiles and officially named Karbonn SAFF Championship 2011, was the 9th tournament of the SAFF Championship, which held in New Delhi, India.
Venue
It was originally scheduled to take place in Orissa, India, but was switched to New Delhi by the executive committee of the All India Football Federation on 22 September.
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 | New Delhi |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
| Capacity: 60,000 | |
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.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| India (162) (1st seed) Sri Lanka (176) Afghanistan (178) Bhutan (198) | Maldives (166) (2nd seed) Bangladesh (142) Nepal (143) Pakistan (174) |
(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' | Arezou 5' |
| Afghanistan | 3–1 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmadi 22', 36' Yamrali 79' | Zain 17' |
| Bhutan | 1–8 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Chencho 22' | 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 |
| Nepal | 1–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| S. Thapa 90+5' |
| Maldives | 3–1 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Thariq 6', 17' Ashfaq 70' | Shahed 29' |
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 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Afghanistan | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Arezou 101' |
Final
Champion
| SAFF Championship 2011 |
|---|
| India Sixth title |
Awards
| Fair Play Award | Top Scorer | Player of the Tournament |
|---|---|---|
| India | India Sunil Chhetri | India Sunil Chhetri |
Statistics
Goalscorers
7 goals
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
- Afghanistan Sandjar Ahmadi
- Afghanistan Ata Yamrali
- India Syed Rahim Nabi
- India Jeje Lalpekhlua
- Maldives Ali Ashfaq
- Maldives Ahmed Thariq
- Sri Lanka Nipuna Bandara
- Sri Lanka Mohamed Zain
1 goal
- Afghanistan Zohib Islam Amiri
- Afghanistan Mohammad Mashriqi
- Afghanistan Djelaludin Sharityar
- Bangladesh Shahedul Alam Shahed
- Bhutan Chencho Gyeltshen
- India Sushil Kumar Singh
- Maldives Shamweel Qasim
- Nepal Bharat Khawas
- Nepal Sandip Rai
- Nepal Sagar Thapa
- Pakistan Samar Ishaq
Own goal
Other statistics
- Most wins India India 4 wins
- Most Losses Bhutan Bhutan 3 loss
- Most Draws Pakistan Pakistan 3 draws
- First goal of the tournament Ali Ashfaq for Maldives Maldives vs Nepal Nepal
- Most goals scored in a match Afghanistan Afghanistan 8 Goals vs Bhutan Bhutan
- Lowest scores in a match 1. Bangladesh Bangladesh vs Pakistan Pakistan 0-0
2. Pakistan Pakistan vs Maldives Maldives 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 except in India, where they were available on a delayed basis the following day.[citation needed]
Television
| Countries | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan | TEN Action+ NEO Sports Ariana TV1 Doordarshan2 MNBC One |