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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
2013
2018

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]

Venue[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Afghanistan Round India
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Bangladesh 4–0 Match 1  Sri Lanka 2–0
 Bhutan 3–0 Match 2    Nepal 4–1
 Maldives 4–1 Match 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9
 Maldives 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
 Bangladesh 3 1 0 2 4 6 −3 3
 Bhutan 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6
 Sri Lanka 2 0 0 1 1 2 –1 3
   Nepal 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Opponent Result Knockout phase Opponent Result
 Sri Lanka 5–0 Semi-finals  Maldives 3–2

Match[edit | edit source]

India 2–1 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan
Lalpekhlua Goal 72'
Chhetri Goal 101'
Report Amiri Goal 70'
Attendance: 40,500
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chaudhuri, Arunava (2 July 2015). "Trivandrum will host upcoming SAFF Cup in December 2015/January 2016". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

External links[edit | edit source]

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