2011 SAFF Championship
The 2011 South Asian Football Federation Championship, sponsored by Karbonn Mobiles and officially named Karbonn SAFF Championship 2011, was the 9th tournament of the SAFF Championship, which held in New Delhi, India.
Venue
It was originally scheduled to take place in Orissa, India, but was switched to New Delhi by the executive committee of the All India Football Federation on 22 September.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 | |
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.| Group A | Group B |
Group stage
All times are Indian Standard Time – UTC+5:30Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Champion
Awards
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
- Zohib Islam Amiri
- Mohammad Mashriqi
- Djelaludin Sharityar
- Shahedul Alam Shahed
- Chencho Gyeltshen
- Sushil Kumar Singh
- Shamweel Qasim
- Bharat Khawas
- Sandip Rai
- Sagar Thapa
- Samar Ishaq
- Bandara Warakagoda
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 vs 4 Goals
- Fastest Goal of the tournament Ata Yamrali for vs in 4 Minutes
- Best Defender Djelaludin Sharityar of
- Best match of the tournament vs 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 except in India, where they were available on a delayed basis the following day.Television
1 Only Afghan matches2 Only Indian matches