Here is the list of the winners of the SAFF championship along with the list of best players and the golden boot winners
The South Asian Football Federation Championship famously known as SAFF Championship is one of the most prestigious tournaments played between South Asian Teams. The 13th edition of the tournament is now live in Maldives.
A total of 6 teams are part of the tournament, as Bhutan withdrew their participation due to covid reasons. Also, the FIFA ban on the Pakistan board made them ineligible to take part in the tournament.
So, which team is the most successful in the history of the SAFF championship? Here are all the details and data about the SAFF Championship winners including its top goal scorer.
List Of Winners And Runners Up Of SAFF Championship
India is the most successful team in the SAFF Championship history. Furthermore, the team has won a total of 7 times and is four times runner-up. Also, India won the inaugural season in 1993 which was a robin round-based tournament.
The Maldives is the second most successful team by winning the trophy two times. They are the defending champions and are the host for the SAFF Championship 2013. Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan have won the tournament one time each. Whereas, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bhutan are still waiting for their first trophy.
1993
- Champions: India
- Score: Round-Robin Format
- Runner-up: Sri Lanka
1995
- Champions: Sri Lanka
- Score: 1-0
- Runner-up: India
1997
- Champions: India
- Score: 5-1
- Runner-up: Maldives
1999
- Champions: India
- Score: 2-0
- Runner-up: Bangladesh
2003
- Champions: Bangladesh 1-1
- Score: (5-3 pen.)
- Runner-up: Maldives
2005
- Champions: India
- Score: 2-0
- Runner-up: Bangladesh
2008
- Champions: Maldives
- Score: 1-0
- Runner-up: India
2009
- Champions: India
- Score: 0-0 (3-1 pen.)
- Runner-up: Maldives
2011
- Champions: India
- Score: 4-0
- Runner-up: Afghanistan
2013
- Champions: Afghanistan
- Score: 2-0
- Runner-up: India
2015
- Champions: India
- Score: 2-1 (aet)
- Runner-up: Afghanistan
2018
- Champions: Maldives
- Score: 2-1
- Runner-up: India
Golden Boot Winner: Top Goalscorer
Maldives captain Ali Ashfaq is the all-time top goal scorer of the tournament followed by Indian skipper Sunil Chhetri.
- Ali Ashfaq (Maldives): 20 Goals
- India Sunil Chhetri (India): 14 Goals
- India Bhaichung Bhutia (India): 12 Goals
- Maldives Ibrahim Fazeel (Maldives): 10 Goals
- Ahmed Thariq (Maldives): 10 Goals
Here is a list of top goalscorers of each tournament:
1993
I. M. Vijayan (India): 3 Goals
1995
Mohamed Amanulla (Sri Lanka): 3 Goals
1997
I. M. Vijayan (India): 6 Goals
1999
Naresh Joshi (Nepal): 3 Goals
Bhaichung Bhutia (India): 3 Goals
Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh): 3 Goals
Mohamed Wildhan (Maldives): 3 Goals
2003
Sarfraz Rasool (Pakistan): 4 Goals
2005
Ibrahim Fazeel (Maldives): 3 Goals
Ali Ashfaq (Maldives): 3 Goals
Ahmed Thariq (Maldives): 3 Goals
2008
Harez Habib (Afghanistan): 4 Goals
2009
Enamul Haque (Bangladesh): 4 Goals
Ahmed Thariq (Maldives): 4 Goals
E. B. Channa (Sri Lanka): 4 Goals
2011
Sunil Chhetri (India): 7 Goals
2013
Ali Ashfaq (Maldives): 10 Goals
2015
Khaibar Amani ( Afghanistan): 4 Goals
2018
Manvir Singh (India): 3 Goals
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