2021 SAFF Championship

2021 SAFF Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMaldives
Dates1–16 October
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (8th title)
Runners-up   Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored22 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Sunil Chhetri
(5 goals)
Best player(s)India Sunil Chhetri
Fair play award Maldives
2018
2023

The 2021 SAFF Championship, known as Ooredoo SAFF Championship 2021 for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the thirteenth edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's football championship of South Asia organised by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Initially, it was decided to be hosted by Pakistan in 2020, but was postponed to September 2021 in Bangladesh. However, the tournament was postponed again to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Maldives as host.[2][3]

  1. ^ Zalif, Zunana (20 September 2021). "Ooredoo named title sponsor of SAFF Championship 2021". Raajje. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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