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
After extra time
Date3 January 2016 (2016-01-03)
VenueTrivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
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Venue

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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

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AfghanistanRoundIndia
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
 Bangladesh4–0Match 1  Sri Lanka2–0
 Bhutan3–0Match 2    Nepal4–1
 Maldives4–1Match 3
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Afghanistan3300111+109
 Maldives320176+16
 Bangladesh310246−33
 Bhutan300319−80
Final standing
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 India220061+56
 Sri Lanka200112–13
   Nepal200215−40
OpponentResultKnockout phaseOpponentResult
 Sri Lanka5–0[4]Semi-finals  Maldives3–2[5]

Match

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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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