2011 SAFF Championship Final
# 2011 SAFF Championship Final

The 2011 SAFF Championship Final was the final match of the 2011 SAFF Championship which took place in India on 11 December 2011. The final match took place between India and Afghanistan. India entered the final as defending champions after winning their fifth title in 2009. While for Afghanistan this was their first final.

## 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 the India national football team and hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

## Route to the final

| India | India | Round | Afghanistan | Afghanistan |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result |
| Afghanistan | 1–1 | Match 1 | India | 1–1 |
| Bhutan | 5–0 | Match 2 | Sri Lanka | 3–1 |
| Sri Lanka | 3–0 | Match 3 | Bhutan | 8–1 |
| Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Afghanistan 3210123+97  India 321091+87  Sri Lanka 310246−23  Bhutan 3003116−150 | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Afghanistan 3210123+97  India 321091+87  Sri Lanka 310246−23  Bhutan 3003116−150 | Final standing | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Afghanistan 3210123+97  India 321091+87  Sri Lanka 310246−23  Bhutan 3003116-150 | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Afghanistan 3210123+97  India 321091+87  Sri Lanka 310246−23  Bhutan 3003116-150 |
| Opponent | Result | Knockout phase | Opponent | Result |
| Maldives | 3–1 | Semi-finals | Nepal | 1–0 a e.t |

## Match

| India | Afghanistan |
| - | - |

Mahesh Gawli :

| | Climax Lawrence |
| - | - |
| | Syed Rahim Nabi |
| | Gouramangi Singh |
| | Clifford Miranda 93' |
| | Sunil Chhetri 84' |
| | Anthony Pereira 74' |
| | Rocus Lamare |
| | Jeje Lalpekhlua |
| | Karanjit Singh |
| | Nirmal Chettri |
| Substitutes: |||
| | Steven Dias 74' |
| | Sushil Kumar Singh 84' |
| | Lalrindika Ralte 93' |
| Manager: ||||
| Savio Medeira ||||

Djelaludin Sharityar :

| | Ata Yamrali |
| - | - |
| | Zohib Islam Amiri |
| | Hamidullah Yosufzai 64' |
| | Israfeel Kohistani |
| | Faisal Sakhizada |
| | Muqadar Qazizadah |
| | Mohammad Mashriqi |
| | Balal Arezou |
| | Ghulam Hazrat Niazi 68' |
| | Sandjar Ahmadi 77' |
| Substitutes: |||
| | Bashir Darman 68' |
| | Sayed Maqsood Hashemi 77' |
| Manager: ||||
| Mohammad Yousef Kargar ||||

Match rules

* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
* Maximum of three substitutions.
