The 2015 SAAF Championship (South Asian Football Federation Cup) won by India.
India exacted sweet revenge of their last edition defeat as they beat defending champions Afganistan 2-1 in the summit clash in a dominating display to lift the SAAF (South Asian Football Federation) Cup for the seventh time on Sunday.
Final match held at Trivandrum, Kerala on Sunday. Jeje Lalpekhlua (72nd minute) and Sunil Chhetri (101th minute) had scored goals for India. For Afganistan single goal was scored by Zubayr Amiri (70th minute).
Indai is most successful team in this championship, earlier India had won the SAFF Football Championship in year 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009 and 2011.
What is SAFF Football Championship?
India exacted sweet revenge of their last edition defeat as they beat defending champions Afganistan 2-1 in the summit clash in a dominating display to lift the SAAF (South Asian Football Federation) Cup for the seventh time on Sunday.
Final match held at Trivandrum, Kerala on Sunday. Jeje Lalpekhlua (72nd minute) and Sunil Chhetri (101th minute) had scored goals for India. For Afganistan single goal was scored by Zubayr Amiri (70th minute).
Indai is most successful team in this championship, earlier India had won the SAFF Football Championship in year 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009 and 2011.
What is SAFF Football Championship?
- The SAFF Championship also known as South Asian Football Federation. Cup is the bienneal football competition of the men's national football teams of 8 Asian Football Federation.
- The championship was established in 1993 and is governed by the South Asian football Federation.
- SAAF championship held every two years.
- 8 Participating Countries are: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maladives, Nepal, Pakistan Sri Lanka
- Previously SAAF Championship was known as South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
- The 2017 edition will be host by hosted by Bangladesh.
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