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SAFF FCMS SEMINAR 2023

KATHMANDU 26 September 2023 Media Release South Asian Football Federation proudly announces the successful completion of its highly anticipated seminar, SAFF FCMS SEMINAR,...

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India and Pakistan make winning start

Kathmandu21 Sept. 2023 India and Pakistan made a winning start to their SAFF U19 Championship 2023 campaign recording convincing wins in their respective matches played at the Dashrath Stadium on Thursday. India made light wo...

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SAFF forms four standing committees

Dhaka16 Sept. 2023 The SAFF Executive Committee Meeting held at the SAFF Headquarters on Saturday has formed four standing committees under the chairmanship of SAFF Executive Committee Members. The meeting chaired by SAFF Pre...

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India & Pakistan start with wins

Thimpu 3 Sept. 2023 India and Pakistan opened their SAFF U16 Championship 2023 campaign with wins in their respective matches held at the Changlimithang National Stadium on Sunday. On the first match of the day, India defea...

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Kuwait and India advance to finals

Bengaluru 1 July 2023 Vising team Kuwait and host India advanced to the finals of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 following win in their respecitve semi-final matches played at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Sat...

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Final standings Group B

Bengaluru 28 June 2023 Lebanon and Bangladesh advanced to the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 from Group B. Lebanon finished as winner with nine points followed by Bangladesh with six points.  Leb...

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Kuwait advance as Group A toppers

Bengaluru 27 June 2023 Kuwait advanced to the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship as the winners of Group A. Both India and Kuwait had seven points each after their match ended in a 1-1 draw, but Kuwait were placed at...

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Kuwait and India march to semis

Bengaluru24 June 2023 Visiting team Kuwait and host India advanced to the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 following win in their respective Group A matches on at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Saturday. ...

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Maldives register hard-fought win

Bengaluru22 June 2023 Maldives registered a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Bhutan in their Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 opening match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday. Hamza Mohamed converted from t...

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Lebanon start with win

Bengaluru 22 June 2023 Visiting team Lebanon defeated Bangladesh 2-0 to start their Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 campaign with a win at the Kanteerava Stadium on Thursday. Two late goals from Hassan Maatouk and Khalil...

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India start title defense with win

Bengaluru 21 June 2023 Defending champion India started their title defense of the SAFF Championship 2023 with a resounding 4-0 victory over Pakistan at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Sunil Chhetri s...

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Kuwait make light work of Nepal

Bengaluru 23 June 2023 Kuwait got the better of Nepal 3-1 in the opening match of the SAFF Championship 2023, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday, June 21. Kuwait, playing in the SAFF Championship for the first time...

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Russia maintain lead at top

Dhaka 26 March 2023 Russia maintained their lead at top of the table of the SAFF U17 Women’s Championship 2023 following their 3-0 win against Nepal at Kamalapur Stadium on Sunday. The win gave Russia nine points from...

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Nepal & Bangladesh advance to final

Dhaka7 Feb 2023 Nepal and Bangladesh advanced to the finals of the SAFF U20 Women’s Championship 2023 after they finished the group round with the highest number of points. In the first match of the day, Nepal came from...

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Nepal register first win

Dhaka 5 Feb 2023 Nepal bagged their first win of the SAFF U20 Championship 2023 following a comfortable 4-0 win over Bhutan in the match played at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mustofa Kamal Stadium on Sunday. A hat-tric...

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India and Bangladesh off the mark

Dhaka3 Feb 2023 India and Bangladesh bagged wins in their respective matches as the SAFF U20 Women’s Championship 2023 kicked off at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mustofa Kamal Stadium on Friday. India registered an...

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Oli’s late strike sinks Bangladesh

Dhaka5 Nov 2022 Barsha Oli’s late strike earned Nepal the valuable three points against host Bangladesh in their second match of the SAFF U15 Women’s Championship being held at the BSSSMK Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday....

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Bangladesh start with a win

Dhaka2 Nov. 2022 Bangladesh opened their SAFF U15 Women’s Championship 2022 campaign with an easy win over Bhutan defeating them 8-0. In the match held at the Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday, S...

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Nepal knock India out in semis

Kathmandu 16 Sept. 2022  Rashmi Ghising's solitary goal helped Nepal defeat India in semi final of SAFF Women's Championship 2022. The goal in the added minutes of first half helped Nepal win their first ever match ove...

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Bhutan bag record win over Sri Lanka

Kathmandu 9 Sept. 2022 Bhutan defeated Sri Lanka 5-0 in the SAFF Women's Championship 2022 in a historic match that also set multiple records tumbling at Dasharath Stadium on Friday. The 5-0 victory means it is the first wi...

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Host Nepal start with a win

Kathmandu, 6 Sept. 2022 Nepal defeated Bhutan 4-0 to begin their chase for the elusive SAFF Women's Championship title with a comfortable win on Tuesday In the pouring rain at Dasharath Stadium, Sabitra Bhandari gave Nepal the lead...

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India humble Nepal

Bhubaneshwor 31 July 2022 India established themselves as the title contenders of the SAFF U20 Championship 2022 following their empathic 8-0 win over Nepal in the match played at the Kalinga Stadium on Monday. India made a...

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Bangladesh lead the table

Bhubaneshwor 29 July 2022 Bangladesh maintained their winning run in the SAFF U20 Championship, while India bagged their win of the competition in the matches played at the Kalinga Stadium on Friday. Bangladesh made light w...

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Bangladesh and Nepal march ahead

Bhubaneshwor 27 July 2022 Bangladesh remained firm in their bid for the SAFF U20 Championship 2022 title following their 2-1 victory over India in the match played at the Kalinga Stadium on Wednesday. All three goals of the...

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Nepal and Bangladesh start with wins

Bhubaneshwor 26 July 2022 Nepal and Bangladesh bagged three points from their opening fixtures of the SAFF U20 Championship that took place at the Kalinga Stadium on Monday. In the opening match of the day, Nepal made light...

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SAFF Congress to be held on 2 June

28 June 2022 Dhaka - The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) will be holding its Congress at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dhaka on 2 July 2022. Delegates from five member associations – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal...

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India struggle to get past Bangladesh

Jamsedhpur19 March 2022 India registered their second win in the ongoing SAFF U-18 Women's Championship 2022 defeating Bangladesh 1-0 at JRD Tata Complex on Saturday. With the win, India moved atop the standing with six point...

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The Voice of Magic in Nepali football

24 Feb 2022 (Dhaka) Mr. Sanjeeb Shilpakar is known all across Nepal for his voice being synonymous with all the major football events. He is mostly known for his dedicated commitment as a commentator and has become popular among Nepali foo...

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Bangladesh finish in top position

Dhaka19 December 2021 Bangladesh outplayed Sri Lanka 12-0 in their last group match of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship being held at the BSSM Kamal Stadium. With the win, Bangladesh advanced to the finals of the championsh...

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India advance to finals

Dhaka19 December 2021 India advanced to the finals of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship following a hard fought 1-0 win over Nepal at the BSSM Kamal Stadium on Sunday. The winning goal for India came from P. Devi Naorem in t...

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Bangladesh defeat India

Dhaka17 December 2021 Bangladesh defeated India 1-0 to strengthen their chances of reaching the finals of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship being held at the Bir Sherestha Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Sadium. The only goal of the m...

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India bag second win

Dhaka15 December 2021 India registered their second win in the ongoing SAFF U-19 Women's Championship defeating Bhutan 3-0 in the match played at the Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium. India have six points...

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Nepal register first win

Dhaka15 December 2021 Nepal defeated Sri Lanka 6-0 to register their first win in the ongoing SAFF U-19 Women's Championship being held at the Bir Sherestha Shadeed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium. With the win, Nepal have thre...

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India thrash Sri Lanka in opener

13 December 2021 India opened their SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship campaign with a comfortable 5-0 win over Sri Lanka in the match played at the Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipani Mostafa Kamal Stadium. The dominance of India was...

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India wins SAFF title for 8th time

 16 Oct. 2021 (Male) – India won the SAFF Championship 2021 defeating Nepal 3-0 in the finals played at the National Stadium on Saturday. Second half goals from Sunil Chhetri, Suresh Singh Wangjam and Sahal Abdul Samad gave Indi...

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SAFF Ordinary Congress held

17 Oct. 2021 (Male) - The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) hosted it’s Ordinary Congress on Sunday 17 October, 2021 at Male, Maldives. With the support of the Football Association of Maldives (FAM) as local host, the Congress congregat...

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India set title clash with Nepal

13 Oct 2021 (Male') – India marched into the finals of the SAFF Championship 2021 following a 3-1 win over host Maldives, at the National Stadium, Male. Seven-time champion India, the most successful team in the history of the champi...

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Sri Lanka hold India to a goal-less draw

7 Oct. 2021 (Male') - Sri Lanka put up an all round performance to hold India to a goal less draw on MD3 of the SAFF Championship, in Male, Maldives. Sri Lanka, who had lost both their previous outing to Bangladesh and Nepal, are the lowes...

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Nepal collect six points with second win

4 Oct. 2021 (Male') - Nepal edged Sri Lanka 3-2 in a thrilling encounter to strengthen their chances of marching into the finals of the SAFF Championship 2021, being held in Male', Maldives. With the win, Nepal is at the top of the st...

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Arafat bags a point for Bangladesh

Male' (4 Oct. 2021) - Arafat's header helped Bangladesh hold India to a 1-1 draw in their second match of the SAFF Championship 2021 being held at the National Stadium, Male, Maldives. Arafat's equalizer came in the 74th minute...

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SAFF CHAMPIONSHIP 2021

This October, the Maldives will be hosting the SAFF Championship 2021. We are excited to have this prestigious tournament scheduled in one of the most tropical cities in the world. Put all your schedules on hold and tune in for some of the best ma...

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SAFF CELEBRATES SAFER SPORTS DAY 2021

On 8th August 2021 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) organized a range of celebrations to mark Safer Sports Day 2021. The Member Associations of SAFF have participated with great enthusiasm and engagement. The celebration was marked threefold...

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