The 2013 South Asian Football Federation Championship, commonly referred to as 2013 SAFF Championship, was the 10th SAFF Championship for men's national football teams organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament took place from 31 August to 11 September 2013, and was hosted by Nepal for the second time, with the previous being in 1997.
Host selection Nepal were selected as hosts in September 2012 during the 2012 SAFF Women's Championship in Sri Lanka.
Broadcasting The tournament was broadcast live in Nepal on Kantipur Television Network, Tolo TV in Afghanistan and Television Maldives in Maldives. Every match was broadcast live on YouTube.
Participating nations Along with the hosts, the other seven nations from the South Asian region participated in the tournament. India came into the tournament as the reigning champions from the 2011 edition. TeamAppearances in the SAFF ChampionshipPrevious best performanceFIFA Ranking at start of event 10th Third-Place (1993) 170 6th Runners-up (2011) 139 9th Champions (2003) 158 6th Semi-finals (2008) 207 10th Champions (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011) 145 8th Champions (2008, 2018) 153 10th Third-Place (1997) 167 10th Champions (1995) 170
Group draw The draw ceremony took place on 30 July 2013 at Kathmandu's Soaltee Crowne Plaza was attended by a host of dignitaries including All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) Chairman Ganesh Thapa, SAFF President Kazi Salahuddin, Secretary Alberto Colaco and National Sports Council Member-Secretary Yubaraj Lama.
Group AGroup B
Venues
Kathmandu Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Halchowk Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 3,500
Squads
Match officials On 22 August 2013, SAFF announced the 15 referees for the tournament.
Referees
Tayeb Shamsuzzaman Pratap Singh Adham Makhadmeh Sudish Pandey Saleh Al Hethlol Hettikamkanamge Perera
Assistant referees
Shirzad Alimaqa Ugyen Dorji Ahmad Al Roalle Issa Al Amawe Ahmed Ameez Naniram Thapa Magar Murad Waheed Abdulaziz Al Asmari Khalid Al Doghairi
Group stage SAFF confirmed the groups and schedule on 30 July 2013.
All times listed are Nepali Standard Time.
Key to colors in group tablesTeams that advance to the semi-finals Group winners Group runners-up
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Champion
Awards The following awards were given for the 2013 SAFF Championship.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
FIFA Fair Play Award Hero MotoCorp MVP of host nation Award MVP of the Tournament Golden Boot Award Golden Glove Award NIVIA Best goal of the tournament Rabin Shrestha Mansur Faqiryar Ali Ashfaq Mansur Faqiryar Zohib Islam Amiri
Prize money The prize money given to the top four teams:
Final placingPrize money (US Dollars)Champions 50,000Runner-up 25,000Semi-Finalists 10,000
Goalscorers 10 goals Ali Ashfaq
4 goals Mohamed Izzadeen
3 goals Ali Fasir
2 goals
Sandjar Ahmadi Zohib Islam Amiri Mustafa Azadzoy Hashmatullah Barakzai Passang Tshering Ali Umar Anil Gurung
1 goal
Mohammad Rafi Barakzai Jahid Hasan Ameli Atiqur Rahman Meshu Chencho Gyeltshen Sonam Tenzin Sunil Chhetri Arnab Mondal Syed Nabi Assadhulla Abdulla Hassan Adhuham Mohammad Umair Bharat Khawas Bimal Magar Ju Manu Rai Hassan Bashir Samar Ishaq Kalim Ullah Mohamed Fazaluzzaman
1 own goal
Pema Dorji (playing against Sri Lanka) Samar Ishaq (playing against India)
References
External links Official website Official Youtube Channel