2018 SAFF Championship


The 2018 SAFF Championship, also known as 2018 SAFF Suzuki Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's football championship of South Asia organized by SAFF. It was initially scheduled to be hosted by Bangladesh in December 2017, but later postponed to 4–15 September 2018.

Host selection

On 2 January 2016, SAFF executive committee made a decision that Bangladesh would host the 2017 SAFF Championship at a meeting held in Trivandrum, India. Maldives and Bhutan made bids to host the games but the latter withdrew its bid.
This was the third SAFF Championship hosted by Bangladesh, after victory in the 2003 edition and semi finalists in 2009.
The draw ceremony was held on 18 April 2018 in Dhaka.

Participating nations

CountryAppearancePrevious best performanceFIFA ranking
16 August 2018
11thChampions 194
8thSemi-finals 183
12thChampions 96
10thChampions 150
12thThird-Place 161
11thThird-Place 201
12thChampions 200

Squads

Venue

Officials

Referees
Assistant Referees
All times are local, BST.

Group A


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Group B


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Knockout phase

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Awards

The following awards were given for the 2018 SAFF Championship.

Goalscorers

Media coverage