The 2011 South Asian Football Federation Championship, sponsored by Karbonn Mobiles and officially named Karbonn SAFF Championship 2011,[1] was the 9th tournament of the SAFF Championship, which held in New Delhi, India.
 Logo 2011 SAFF Championship | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| Dates | 2–11 December |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Afghanistan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 44 (2.93 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sunil Chhetri (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Sunil Chhetri |
Venue
It was originally scheduled to take place in Orissa, India,[2] but was switched to New Delhi by the executive committee of the All India Football Federation on 22 September.[3]
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 | |
|---|---|
| Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
| Capacity: 60,000 | |
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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.[4]
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
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(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' |
Report | Arezou 5' |
| Afghanistan | 3–1 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmadi 22', 36' Yamrali 79' |
Report | Zain 17' |
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 |
| Bangladesh | 0–0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Nepal | 1–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| S. Thapa 90+5' |
Report |
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' |
Report |
Final
Champion
| SAFF Championship 2011 |
|---|
 India Sixth title |
Awards
| Fair Play Award | Top Scorer | Player of the Tournament | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |
Sunil Chhetri |
Sunil Chhetri |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Sandjar Ahmadi- Ata Yamrali
Syed Rahim Nabi- Jeje Lalpekhlua
Ali Ashfaq- Ahmed Thariq
Nipuna Bandara- Mohamed Zain
- 1 goal
- Own goal
- Bandara Warakagoda (against India)
Other statistics
- Most wins India 4 wins
- Most Losses
Bhutan 3 loss - Most Draws
Pakistan 3 draws - First goal of the tournament Ali Ashfaq for Maldives vs
Nepal - Most goals scored in a match Afghanistan 8 Goals vs Bhutan
- Lowest scores in a match 1.
Bangladesh vs Pakistan 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 SAFF Youtube Channel except in India, where they were available on a delayed basis the following day.[citation needed]
Television
| Countries | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| TEN Action+ NEO Sports Ariana TV1 Doordarshan2 MNBC One |
References
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