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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name =
| year = 2009
| image = [[File:2009 SAFF Championship logo.svg|200px]]
| country = Bangladesh
| dates = 4–13 December
| num_teams = 8
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{fbu|23|IND|name=India}}
| count = 5
| second = Maldives
| matches = 15
| goals = 42
| attendance =
| top_scorer =  {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Enamul Haque (footballer)|Enamul Haque]] <br /> {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ahmed Thariq]] <br /> {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Channa Ediri Bandanage]] <br /> (4 goals each)
| player = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arindam Bhattacharya (footballer)|Arindam Bhattacharya]]
| prevseason = [[2008 SAFF Championship|2008]]
| nextseason = [[2011 SAFF Championship|2011]]
|updated   =30 March 2019
}}

The '''2009 [[SAFF Championship|South Asian Football Federation Championship]]''' was hosted by [[Bangladesh]] from 4 to 13 December 2009.  Bangladesh was awarded to host the tournament after the withdrawal of original hosts India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/20-member-squad-for-saff-championship/articleshow/5288446.cms|title=20-member squad for SAFF Championship|website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/dec/14/india-beat-maldivies-to-lift-saff-cup-112710.html|title=India beat Maldivies to lift SAFF Cup|access-date=2 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/saff-championship-2009-bangladesh/group-stage/7154/|title=SAFF Championship 2009 Bangladesh Group Stage|access-date=2 October 2022}}</ref>

After India's reluctance to host the tournament, in May 2009, at the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC) Congress in [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia, [[Bangladesh Football Federation]] (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin on his return from the AFC Congress informed that although India were still retaining their status as hosts of the championship, Bangladesh and Nepal had turned in fresh bids in anticipation of staging this prestigious eight-nation meet.

A decision was taken at the FIFA Congress in Bahamas in the first week of June<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=87809 |title=BFF bids for SAFF meet |work=The Daily Star |location=Bangladesh |date=12 May 2009 }}</ref> but no announcement was officially made. In July, with the tournament drawing ever closer, media reports once again suggested that the tournament would be moved once again to Bangladesh, as Pakistan would struggle to obtain visas if the tournament is hosted in India.<ref>http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1267 | SAFF Cup 2009 to be shifted?
</ref>

On 31 August 2009, it was reported that the tournament would be held in Bangladesh, after the Indian football association (AIFF) had its annual congress at the end of August. This was formally confirmed by the AFC on 10 September through a press release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/central-a-south-asia-news/25268--bangladesh-to-host-saff-championship |title=Bangladesh to host SAFF Championship |work=The-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=10 September 2009 |accessdate=10 September 2009 }}</ref>

==Venue==
The [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]] in [[Dhaka]] was the only venue for the tournament. It is also home venue for [[Bangladesh national football team]].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:1em auto;"
|-
! [[Dhaka]]
|-
| [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''36,000'''
|-
| [[File:Bangabandhu National Stadium 1 by Farsad.JPG|220px]]
|}

==Squads==
{{main article|2009 SAFF Championship squads}}

==Draw==
The draw for the tournament was made on 3 October 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=108147 |title=Hosts avoid India |work=The Daily Star |location=Bangladesh |date=4 October 2009 |accessdate=4 October 2009 }}</ref> India took part with their U-23 team<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1916 |title=Indian Football |access-date=2009-11-02 |archive-date=2009-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025141139/http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1916 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" width=98%
|-
!width=20%|Group A
!width=20%|Group B
|-
|
{{fb|AFG|2004}} (unseeded)<br />
{{fbu|23|IND|name=India U23}} (1st seed)<br />
{{fb|MDV}} (2nd seed)<br />
{{fb|NEP}} (unseeded)<br />
|
{{fb|BAN}} (1st seed)<br />
{{fb|BHU}} (unseeded)<br />
{{fb|PAK}} (unseeded)<br />
{{fb|SRI}} (2nd seed)<br />
|}

==Group stage==

===Group A===
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|team2=IND|name_IND={{fbu|23|IND|name=India U23}}
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|team4=AFG|name_AFG={{fb|AFG|2004}}
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|win_IND=2|draw_IND=0|loss_IND=1|gf_IND=2|ga_IND=2
|win_NEP=1|draw_NEP=1|loss_NEP=1|gf_NEP=4|ga_NEP=2
|win_AFG=0|draw_AFG=0|loss_AFG=3|gf_AFG=1|ga_AFG=7

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{{football box
| date = 5 December 2009
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Maldives}}
| score = 1–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223091316/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2917 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Nepal}}
| goals1 = [[Ahmed Thariq|Thariq]]  {{goal|61}}
| goals2 = [[Ju Manu Rai|J.M. Rai]] {{goal|68}}
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box
| date = 5 December 2009
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|IND|name=India U23}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223091347/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2919 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Afghanistan|2004}}
| goals1 =  [[Jeje Lalpekhlua|Lalpekhlua]] {{goal|86}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 7 December 2009
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Maldives}}
| score = 3–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223091322/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2930 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Afghanistan|2004}}
| goals1 = [[Ahmed Thariq|Thariq]]  {{goal|52}} <br /> [[Ali Ashfaq|Ashfaq]]  {{goal|69||89}}
| goals2 = [[Hashmatullah Barakzai|Barakzai]] {{goal|30}}
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box
| date = 7 December 2009
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|IND|name=India U23}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223091410/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2932 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Nepal}}
| goals1 = [[Sushil Kumar Singh|Sushil]] {{goal|18}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 9 December 2009
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Afghanistan|2004}}
| score = 0–3
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110723202216/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2941 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Nepal}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = [[Anil Gurung|A. Gurung]] {{goal|55||73}} <br /> [[Bijaya Gurung|B. Gurung]] {{goal|56}}
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box
| date = 9 December 2009
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Maldives}}
| score = 2–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223091415/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2944 Report]
| team2 = {{fbu|23|IND|name=India U23}}
| goals1 = [[Ahmed Thariq|Thariq]] {{goal|15}} <br /> [[Ibrahim Fazeel|Fazeel]] {{goal|82}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}

===Group B===
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|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

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|team2=SRI|name_SRI={{fb|SRI}}
|team3=PAK|name_PAK={{fb|PAK}}
|team4=BHU|name_BHU={{fb|BHU}}
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|win_SRI=2|draw_SRI=0|loss_SRI=1|gf_SRI=8|ga_SRI=2
|win_PAK=1|draw_PAK=1|loss_PAK=1|gf_PAK=7|ga_PAK=1
|win_BHU=0|draw_BHU=0|loss_BHU=3|gf_BHU=1|ga_BHU=17

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{{football box
| date = 4 December 2009
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Sri Lanka}}
| score =  1–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223091519/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2911 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Pakistan}}
| goals1 = [[Chathura Gunarathne|Gunarathne]] {{goal|23}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box
| date = 4 December 2009
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Bangladesh}}
| score = 4–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223091631/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2913 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Bhutan}}
| goals1 = [[Pranotosh Kumar Das|Pranotosh]] {{goal|11}} <br /> [[Enamul Haque (footballer)|Enamul]] {{goal|22||51}} <br /> [[Zahid Hasan Ameli|Ameli]] {{goal|72}}
| goals2 = [[Nawang Dendup|Dendup]] {{goal|42|pen.}}
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 6 December 2009
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Sri Lanka}}
| score = 6–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223091646/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2921 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Bhutan}}
| goals1 = [[Channa Ediri Bandanage|Channa]] {{goal|7||25}} <br /> [[Kasun Jayasuriya|Kasun]] {{goal|39||66||78}} <br /> [[Chathura Gunarathne|Gunarathne]] {{goal|90}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}

{{football box
| date = 6 December 2009
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Bangladesh}}
| score = 0–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223091650/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2924 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Pakistan}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 8 December 2009
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Pakistan}}
| score = 7–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223091746/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2934 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Bhutan}}
| goals1 =  [[Muhammad Essa|Essa]] {{goal|21||54}} <br /> [[Reis Ashraf|Ashraf]] {{goal|23}} <br /> [[Arif Mehmood|Mehmood]] {{goal|28||35||66}} <br /> [[Shabhir Khan|S. Khan]] {{goal|45}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}

{{football box
| date = 8 December 2009
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Bangladesh}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20230515050557/https://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/cache/cached-news-details-117020.html Report] 
| team2 = {{fb|Sri Lanka}}
| goals1 = [[Enamul Haque (footballer)|Enamul]] {{goal|8||64}}
| goals2 = [[Channa Ediri Bandanage|Channa]] {{goal|42}}
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=no|color=yes
|RD1=[[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|RD2=[[#Final|Final]]
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2-->
<!--semi-finals -->
|11 Dec – [[Dhaka]]|{{fb|MDV}}|5|{{fb|SRI}}|1
|11 Dec – [[Dhaka]] |{{fb|BAN}}|0|{{fbu|23|IND|name=India U23}}|1
<!--final -->
|13 Dec – [[Dhaka]] |{{fb|MDV}} |0 (1)|{{fbu|23|IND|name=India U23}}|0 (3)
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{football box
| date = 11 December 2009
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Maldives}}
| score = 5–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223091421/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2951 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Sri Lanka}}
| goals1 = [[Ahmed Thariq|Thariq]]  {{goal|21}} <br /> [[Ibrahim Fazeel|Fazeel]]  {{goal|63||85|pen.}} <br /> [[Ali Ashfaq|Ashfaq]]  {{goal|76}} <br /> [[Ashad Ali|Ashad]] {{goal|87}}
| goals2 = [[Channa Ediri Bandanage|Channa]] {{goal|62}}
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box
| date = 11 December 2009
| time = 19:30
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Bangladesh}}
| score = 0–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223091432/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2953 Report]
| team2 = {{fbu|23|IND|name=India U23}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = [[Sushil Kumar Singh|Sushil]] {{goal|63}}
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}

===Final===
{{football box
| date = 13 December 2009
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Maldives}}
| score = 0–0
| aet = yes
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223091505/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2969 Report]
| team2 = {{fbu|23|IND|name=India U23}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| attendance =
| referee =
|penalties1= [[Ibrahim Fazeel|Fazeel]] {{pengoal}} <br /> [[Ahmed Thariq|Thariq]] {{penmiss}} <br /> [[Mukhthar Naseer|Mukhthar]] {{penmiss}} <br /> [[Ali Ashfaq|Ashfaq]] {{penmiss}}
|penaltyscore= 1–3
|penalties2= {{pengoal}} [[Jibon Singh|Jibon]] <br /> {{pengoal}} [[Denzil Franco|Denzil]] <br /> {{penmiss}} [[Nirmal Chettri|Nirmal]] <br /> {{pengoal}} [[Subodh Kumar|Subodh]]
}}

==Champion==
{{Winners|fbu|23|SAFF Championship 2009|IND|Fifth}}

==Goalscorers==
;4 goals
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
* {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Enamul Haque (footballer)|Enamul Haque]]
* {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ahmed Thariq]]
* {{flagicon|SRI}} Channa Ediri Bandalage
{{colend}}

;3 goals
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
* {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ali Ashfaq]]
* {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ibrahim Fazeel]]
* {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Arif Mehmood]]
* {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Kasun Jayasuriya]]
{{colend}}

;2 goals
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sushil Kumar Singh]]
* {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Anil Gurung]]
* {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Muhammad Essa]]
* {{flagicon|SRI}} Chathura Gunarathne
{{colend}}

;1 goal
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
* {{flagicon|AFG|2004}} [[Hashmatullah Barakzai]]
* {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Jahid Hasan Ameli]]
* {{flagicon|BAN}} Prantosh Kumar Das
* {{flagicon|BHU}} [[Nawang Dendup]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]
* {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Assad Ali]]
* {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Bijaya Gurung]]
* {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Ju Manu Rai]]
* {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Reis Ashraf]]
* {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Shabir Khan]]
{{colend}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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