The 2018 SAFF Championship final was a football match that took place on 15 September 2018 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. It was announced that the matches during the tournament, including the final, would take place at the Bangabandhu nation stadium, Dhaka. The Maldives came out 2–1 winners against India to secure their second SAFF Championship.

Route to the final

MaldivesRoundIndia
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Sri Lanka0–0Match 1Sri Lanka2–0
India0–2Match 2Maldives2–0
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts India 2 2 0 0 4 0 +2 6 Maldives 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1 Sri Lanka 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1Final standingsTeam Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts India 2 2 0 0 4 0 +2 6 Maldives 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1 Sri Lanka 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
India220040+26
Maldives201102-21
Sri Lanka201102-21
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
India220040+26
Maldives201102-21
Sri Lanka201102-21
OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult
Nepal3–0Semi-finalsPakistan3–1

Match details

Maldives2–1India
Mahudhee 19' Fasir 66'Passi 90+2'
MaldivesIndia
GK 22 Mohamed Faisal RB 4 Hussain Sifaau CB 2 Ali Samooh CB 13 Akram Abdul Ghanee (c) 39' LB 25 Samdhooh Mohamed DM 20 Ibrahim Waheed Hassan DM 10 Hamza Mohamed 88' AM 17 Ibrahim Mahudhee AM 23 Hussain Nihan SS 7 Ali Fasir 67' CF 11 Naiz Hassan 79' Substitutions: DF 3 Ahmed Numaan 39' MF 6 Mohamed Arif 88' FW 9 Asadhulla Abdulla 79' Manager: Croatia Petar ŠegrtGK 1 Vishal Kaith CB 12 Sarthak Golui CB 2 Salam Ranjan Singh CB 14 Vinit Rai RWB 5 Davinder Singh 46' LWB 3 Subhasish Bose (c) 45+1' CM 22 Nikhil Poojari CM 7 Anirudh Thapa 73' CM 19 Ashique Kuruniyan CF 9 Manvir Singh CF 15 Farukh Choudhary 68' Substitutions: MF 8 Germanpreet Singh 46' MF 11 Hitesh Sharma 73' FW 10 Sumeet Passi 68' Manager: England Stephen Constantine
GK22Mohamed Faisal
RB4Hussain Sifaau
CB2Ali Samooh
CB13Akram Abdul Ghanee (c)39'
LB25Samdhooh Mohamed
DM20Ibrahim Waheed Hassan
DM10Hamza Mohamed88'
AM17Ibrahim Mahudhee
AM23Hussain Nihan
SS7Ali Fasir67'
CF11Naiz Hassan79'
Substitutions:
DF3Ahmed Numaan39'
MF6Mohamed Arif88'
FW9Asadhulla Abdulla79'
Manager:
Croatia Petar Šegrt
GK1Vishal Kaith
CB12Sarthak Golui
CB2Salam Ranjan Singh
CB14Vinit Rai
RWB5Davinder Singh46'
LWB3Subhasish Bose (c)45+1'
CM22Nikhil Poojari
CM7Anirudh Thapa73'
CM19Ashique Kuruniyan
CF9Manvir Singh
CF15Farukh Choudhary68'
Substitutions:
MF8Germanpreet Singh46'
MF11Hitesh Sharma73'
FW10Sumeet Passi68'
Manager:
England Stephen Constantine
Assistant referees: Hossein Ziari (Iran) Apichit Nophuan (Thailand) Fourth official: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)Match rules: 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if scores level Penalty shoot-out if scores still level 12 substitutes named, of which three may be used

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