The SAFF Championship, also called the South Asian Football Federation Cup (previously South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup), is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by the South Asian Football Federation. Previous names have included the South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup in 1993 and South Asian Gold Cup 95 in 1995. Eight teams compete in the South Asian Football Federation Tournament.
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History 1
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Tournaments 2
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Performance by team 3
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See also 4
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External links 5
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References 6
History
The countries that compete in the tournaments are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is held every two years.[1]
Afghanistan joined SAFF in 2005.
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.
The SAFF Championship 2001 was first postponed from Oct/Nov 2001 to Jan/Feb 2002 due to the suspension of the Bangladeshi FA from FIFA; the tournament finally took place in 2003.
The 2017 edition might be hosted by Maldives.[2]
Tournaments
Since the 2005 edition, there was no official third place match. Hence, there were no official third place and fourth place being awarded. Semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.
1Final tournaments in league table format.
2No third place match has been played since 2005; losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.
Performance by team
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Team
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Third-place
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Fourth-place
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Semi-finalists
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 India
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6 (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011)
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3 (1995, 2008, 2013)
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1 (2003)
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–
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–
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 Maldives
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1 (2008)
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3 (1997, 2003, 2009)
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1 (1999)
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3 (2005, 2011, 2013)
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 Bangladesh
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1 (2003)
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2 (1999, 2005)
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1 (1997)
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–
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1 (2009)
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 Sri Lanka
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1 (1995)
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1 (1993)
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1 (1997)
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2 (2008, 2009)
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 Afghanistan
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1 (2013)
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1 (2011)
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–
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–
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–
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 Nepal
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–
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1 (1993)
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2 (1995, 1999)
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2 (2011, 2013)
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 Pakistan
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–
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1 (1997)
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2 (1993, 2003)
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1 (2005)
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 Bhutan
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–
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–
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1 (2008)
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See also
External links
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RSSSF page on the South Asian Federation Cup
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South Asia Football - Complete SAFF website
References
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SAFF Championship
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Men's Tournaments
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Women's Tournaments
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Men's squads
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Men's finals
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International Competitions
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National Teams
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Domestic Leagues
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Football in South Asian counties
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