SAFF Championship History

Championship History YearHostFinal ChampionScoreRunner-up 1993 Pakistan India2 - 0 Sri Lanka 1995 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka1 - 0 India 1997 Nepal India5 - 1 Maldives 1999 India India2 - 0 Bangladesh 2003 Bangladesh Bangladesh1 - 15 - 3 (pens) Maldives 2005 Pakistan India2 - 0 Bangladesh 2008 Maldives and Sri Lanka Maldives1 - 0 India 2009 Bangladesh India0 - 03 - 1 (pens) Maldives 2011 India India4...

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SAFF Championship 2013: Schedule

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SAFF Championship 2013: Venues

Championship Venues Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, NepalStadium Capacity: 18,000Address: Kantipath Road, Tripureshwor, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal. Armed Forces Stadium ...

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SAFF Championship 2013: Info

Background The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship kicked off in Kathmandu in 1997, evolving out of its Forerunner, the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Gold Cup. Since its Inception, the biennial competition has developed into South Asia's premier football tournament, promoting the regional development of the game and providing plenty of exciting action and wonderful skills for fans to savour in one of the most populous areas of the world. All eight...

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SAFF Championship 2013: Nepal National Team Final Squad Announced

ANFA announced 20-member Nepal National team final squad for SAFF Championship which is starting from August 31. Head coach Jack Stefanowski and his assistant Richard Orlowski selected the players for the championship. Nepal is grouped with India, Bangladesh and Pakistan in the mega SAARC event. Final Squad: Goalkeepers: Kiran Chemjong, Ritesh Thapa, Bishal Shrestha. Defenders: Sagar Thapa, Biraj Maharjan, Rabin Shrestha, Sabindra Shrestha, Sandip Rai, Rohit Chand. Midfielders: Bhola...

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ACC Emerging Teams Cup, Group A: India Under-23s v Nepal at Singapore, Aug 20, 2013

India Under-23s 268/5 (50 ov) Nepal 184/8 (50.0 ov)India Under-23s won by 84 runs Bowling and batting display of Nepal... It was an easy win for India U-23s, Opened with the spinner, runs were dried up, Nepal batsman couldn't score freely, they kept on loosing wickets at regular intervals, for India U-23s Ankeet Bawne gave the crutial break troughs with his off break, other bowlers also chipped in with few wicklets, from here on for Nepal its very tough to qualify for the...

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Nepal Football: Friendly Match: Second String Nepal National Team Hammers Al- Arabi SC

Second string Nepal National Team overpowered Al-Arabai 8-2 in a friendly match played in Al- Arabi Stadium, Mansouriya, Kuwait. Bimal Gharti Magar scored a hat trick while Santosh Sahukhala scored a brace.Nirajan Khadka, Bijaya Gurung and tek Budhathoki contributed one each for the winning side. Nepal conceded two goals, one through own goal and another through spot kick. Nepal XI: Bishal, Rohit, Ananta, Bijay, Sabindra, Bikram, Tek, Nirajan, Bijay, Santosh, Bimal. Bijay Gurung is the skipper...

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