2008 SAFF Championship squads
The 2008 SAFF Championship was an international football tournament held in Sri Lanka and Maldives from 3 to 14 June 2008. The national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players. The position listed for each player is per the squad list in the official match reports by the SAFF.[1][2]
Group A
India
Coach: 
Bob Houghton[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | 27 September 1986 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 |  Mahindra United | |
| GK | Subrata Pal | 24 December 1986 (aged 21) | 9 | 0 | East Bengal | |
| DF | Mahesh Gawli | 23 January 1980 (aged 28) | 43 | 1 | Dempo | |
| DF | N.S. Manju | 9 May 1987 (aged 21) | 21 | 2 | Mohun Bagan | |
| DF | Mehrajuddin Wadoo | 12 February 1984 (aged 24) | 12 | 1 | East Bengal | |
| DF | Anwar Ali | 24 September 1984 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | JCT | |
| DF | Samir Subash Naik | 8 August 1979 (aged 28) | 17 | 0 | Dempo | |
| DF | Deepak Mondal | 12 October 1979 (aged 28) | 33 | 0 | Mohun Bagan | |
| DF | Gouramangi Singh | 25 January 1986 (aged 22) | 8 | 0 | Churchill Brothers | |
| MF | Pappachen Pradeep | 28 April 1983 (aged 25) | 18 | 6 | Mahindra United | |
| MF | Steven Dias | 25 December 1983 (aged 24) | 14 | 3 | Mahindra United | |
| MF | Climax Lawrence | 16 January 1979 (aged 29) | 32 | 2 | Dempo | |
| MF | Renedy Singh | 20 June 1979 (aged 28) | 36 | 3 | JCT | |
| MF | Sampath Kuttymani | 28 September 1986 (aged 21) | 2 | 0 | Mumbai | |
| MF | Bungo Thomchok Singh | 2 March 1983 (aged 25) | 3 | 0 | Churchill Brothers | |
| FW | Bhaichung Bhutia (captain) | 15 December 1976 (aged 31) | 56 | 17 | Mohun Bagan | |
| FW | Manjit Singh | 25 January 1986 (aged 22) | 9 | 0 | Mahindra United | |
| FW | Abhishek Yadav | 10 June 1980 (aged 27) | 22 | 3 | Mumbai | |
| FW | Sushil Kumar Singh | 1 April 1981 (aged 27) | 2 | 1 | Mahindra United | |
| FW | Sunil Chhetri | 3 August 1984 (aged 23) | 15 | 9 | JCT | |
Maldives
Coach: 
Jozef Jankech[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mohamed Imran | 8 December 1980 (aged 27) | 35 | 0 |  Victory | |
| DF | Assad Abdul Ghanee | 2 January 1976 (aged 32) | 29 | 1 | New Radiant | |
| DF | Mohamed Jameel | 4 October 1975 (aged 32) | 32 | 1 | Club Valencia | |
| DF | Mohamed Shifan | 8 March 1983 (aged 25) | 6 | 1 | New Radiant | |
| DF | Mohamed Sobah | 18 April 1980 (aged 28) | 21 | 0 | New Radiant | |
| DF | Mohamed Nihan Nasir | 16 April 1981 (aged 27) | 8 | 0 | New Radiant | |
| DF | Ibrahim Amil | 9 May 1978 (aged 30) | 11 | 0 | New Radiant | |
| MF | Mohamed Ismail | 16 March 1980 (aged 28) | 10 | 0 | Victory | |
| MF | Ibrahim Fazeel | 19 October 1980 (aged 27) | 33 | 8 | Victory | |
| MF | Ahmed Ammaty Saeed | 17 September 1980 (aged 27) | 4 | 0 | Victory | |
| MF | Mukhthar Naseer | 7 May 1979 (aged 29) | 3 | 0 | Club Valencia | |
| MF | Ali Umar | 5 August 1980 (aged 27) | 32 | 10 | VB Addu | |
| MF | Shamveel Qasim | 20 June 1982 (aged 25) | 6 | 2 | New Radiant | |
| MF | Mohamed Bakka Arif | 11 August 1985 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Club Valencia | |
| FW | Ahmed Thoriq | 4 October 1984 (aged 23) | 12 | 6 | New Radiant | |
| FW | Ali Ashfaq | 6 September 1985 (aged 22) | 15 | 10 | VB Addu | |
| FW | Shinaz Hilmy | 11 January 1984 (aged 24) | 5 | 0 | Club Valencia | |
Nepal
Coach: 
Thomas Flath[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ritesh Thapa | 2 October 1984 (aged 23) | 8 | 0 |  Mahendra Police | |
| GK | Bikash Malla | 15 August 1986 (aged 21) | 7 | 0 | Tribhuvan Army Club | |
| DF | Rakesh Shrestha | 14 January 1977 (aged 31) | 38 | 0 | Mahendra Police | |
| DF | Lok Bandhu Gurung | 29 August 1985 (aged 22) | 10 | 0 | Three Star Club | |
| DF | Anjan KC | 14 December 1986 (aged 21) | 10 | 0 | Three Star Club | |
| DF | Suman Subedi | 27 July 1988 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Mahendra Police | |
| DF | Biraj Maharjan | 18 September 1990 (aged 17) | 2 | 0 | New Road Team | |
| DF | Sandeep Rai | 14 April 1989 (aged 19) | 4 | 2 | Manang Marshyangdi | |
| DF | Chun Bahadur Thapa | 13 December 1978 (aged 29) | 4 | 0 | Tribhuvan Army Club | |
| DF | Sagar Thapa | 21 November 1985 (aged 22) | 16 | 0 | New Road Team | |
| DF | Bikash Singh Chhetri | 13 January 1988 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Three Star Club | |
| MF | Bishan Gauchan | 11 May 1984 (aged 24) | 10 | 0 | Three Star Club | |
| MF | Niranjan Khadka | 6 October 1988 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Manang Marshyangdi | |
| MF | Parbat Pandey | 1 October 1979 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Mahendra Police | |
| MF | Nirajan Rayamajhi | 29 January 1980 (aged 28) | 16 | 12 | New Road Team | |
| MF | Bijay Gurung | 11 October 1985 (aged 22) | 11 | 1 | Three Star Club | |
| MF | Ananta Raj Thapa | 19 October 1977 (aged 30) | 16 | 0 | Mahendra Police | |
| MF | Raju Tamang | 27 October 1985 (aged 22) | 8 | 0 | Tribhuvan Army Club | |
| FW | Ju Manu Rai | 1 March 1983 (aged 25) | 7 | 3 | Mahendra Police | |
| FW | Ramesh Budhathoki | 11 April 1978 (aged 30) | 9 | 0 | Mahendra Police | |
Pakistan
Coach: 
Akhtar Mohiuddin[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Bilal Rafiq | 19 October 1985 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | PIA | |
| DF | Naveed Akram | 16 May 1984 (aged 24) | 18 | 0 | WAPDA | |
| DF | Samar Ishaq | 1 January 1986 (aged 22) | 15 | 0 | KRL | |
| DF | Muhammad Imran | 15 October 1986 (aged 21) | 20 | 0 | Pakistan Army | |
| DF | Atif Bashir | 3 April 1985 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 |  Haverfordwest County | |
| DF | Muhammad Irfan | 5 June 1984 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | PIA | |
| DF | Kashif Siddiqi | 25 January 1986 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |  Presbyterian Blue Hose | |
| DF | Muhammad Ahmed | 3 January 1988 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Wohaib | |
| DF | Zesh Rehman | 14 October 1983 (aged 24) | 6 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | |
| MF | Zahid Hameed | 1 August 1985 (aged 22) | 17 | 1 | WAPDA | |
| MF | Imran Niazi | 17 November 1985 (aged 22) | 13 | 0 | WAPDA | |
| MF | Abdul Aziz | 11 January 1986 (aged 22) | 16 | 0 | National Bank | |
| MF | Nasrullah Khan | 1 March 1985 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | PIA | |
| MF | Adnan Ahmed | 7 June 1984 (aged 23) | 5 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | |
| MF | Jadid Khan Pathan | 1 June 1989 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Afghan | |
| FW | Arif Mehmood | 21 June 1983 (aged 24) | 9 | 1 | WAPDA | |
| FW | Farooq Shah | 19 October 1985 (aged 22) | 19 | 1 | National Bank | |
| FW | Muhammad Qasim | 20 August 1987 (aged 20) | 6 | 4 | KRL | |
| FW | Asif Mehmood | 14 July 1988 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Pakistan Navy | |
Group B
Afghanistan
Coach: Klaus Stärk / 
Mohammad Yousef Kargar
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shamsuddin Amiri | 12 February 1985 (aged 23) | 6 | 0 | .svg.png){kind=small} Kabul Bank | |
| DF | Zohib Islam Amiri | 2 May 1987 (aged 21) | 5 | 0 | Kabul Bank | |
| DF | Ali Ahmad Yarzada | 15 October 1985 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | Kabul Bank | |
| MF | Harez Habib | 12 February 1982 (aged 26) | 3 | 0 | FSC Lohfelden | |
| MF | Ata Yamrali | 5 July 1982 (aged 25) | 4 | 1 | ASV Bergedorf 85 | |
| FW | Mustafa Hadid | 25 August 1988 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Eintracht Norderstedt | |
Bangladesh
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Aminul Haque | 5 October 1980 (aged 27) | 40 | 0 |  Mohammedan |
| 20 | GK | Biplob Bhattacharjee | 7 January 1981 (aged 27) | 22 | 0 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 2 | DF | Arup Kumar Baidya | 2 September 1987 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | Farashganj |
| 3 | DF | Wali Faisal | 1 March 1985 (aged 23) | 12 | 0 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 4 | DF | Rajani Kanta Barman | 12 May 1976 (aged 32) | 54 | 0 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 19 | DF | Mofazzal Hossain Shaikat | 20 June 1986 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Mohammedan |
| DF | Ariful Islam | 20 December 1987 (aged 20) | 9 | 0 | Mohammedan | |
| 5 | DF | Nazrul Islam | 16 October 1978 (aged 29) | 35 | 0 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 6 | DF | Hassan Al-Mamun | 16 November 1974 (aged 33) | 47 | 0 | Muktijoddha Sangsad |
| DF | Atiqur Rahman Meshu | 26 August 1988 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Brothers Union | |
| 7 | MF | Arman Aziz | 10 May 1984 (aged 24) | 21 | 0 | Mohammedan |
| 8 | MF | Anamul Haque Sharif | 9 December 1985 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | Mohammedan |
| 9 | MF | Mamunul Islam | 12 December 1988 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 13 | MF | Arif Khan Joy (captain) | 20 November 1971 (aged 36) | 19 | 1 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 16 | MF | Mohamed Abul Hossain | 29 July 1983 (aged 24) | 18 | 3 | Dhaka Abahani |
| MF | Faisal Mahmud | 16 January 1983 (aged 25) | 4 | 0 | Brothers Union | |
| MF | Zahid Parvez Chowdhury | 29 December 1987 (aged 20) | 7 | 0 | Dhaka Abahani | |
| 10 | FW | Zahid Hasan Ameli | 25 December 1987 (aged 20) | 23 | 5 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 12 | FW | Mehedi Hasan Ujjal | 26 April 1985 (aged 23) | 22 | 0 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 20 | FW | Abdul Baten Mojumdar Komol | 2 August 1987 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Mohammedan |
Bhutan
Coach: 
Koji Gyotoku
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jigme Singye | 2 June 1974 (aged 34) | 20 | 0 |  Yeedzin | |
| GK | Puspalal Sharma | 25 June 1984 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | Transport United | |
| DF | Pema Dorji | 5 July 1985 (aged 22) | 20 | 0 | Yeedzin | |
| DF | Sangay Khandu | 8 February 1985 (aged 23) | 12 | 0 | Transport United | |
| DF | Chencho Nio | 3 March 1986 (aged 22) | 12 | 0 | Yeedzin | |
| DF | Pema Rinchen | 14 April 1990 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 | Yeedzin | |
| DF | Tandin Tshering | 1 January 1983 (aged 25) | 6 | 0 | Drukpol | |
| DF | Kinley Wangchuk | 1 March 1984 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | Yeedzin | |
| MF | Passang Tshering | 16 July 1983 (aged 24) | 19 | 2 | Transport United | |
| MF | Nima Sangay | 15 August 1984 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | Drukpol | |
| MF | Gyeltshen Gyeltshen | 7 June 1986 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Transport United | |
| MF | Kinley Dorji | 30 August 1986 (aged 21) | 20 | 0 | Transport United | |
| FW | Wangay Dorji | 9 January 1974 (aged 34) | 17 | 5 | Drukpol | |
| FW | Yeshey Dorji | 2 January 1989 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Yeedzin | |
Sri Lanka
Coach: 
Jang Jung
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Sugath Dammika | 6 October 1977 (aged 30) | 23 | 0 |  Ratnam | |
| GK | Asanka Viraj | 17 May 1987 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 | Saunders | |
| DF | Janaka Sanjaya Silva | 4 | 0 | Sri Lanka Navy | ||
| DF | Thuwan Raheem | 11 September 1979 (aged 28) | 5 | 0 | Sri Lanka Air Force | |
| DF | Well Ruwanthilaka | 27 September 1984 (aged 23) | 11 | 0 | Red Sun SC | |
| DF | Thilina Suranda | 16 August 1985 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | Negombo Youth | |
| DF | Arachchige Pradeep Kumara | 8 August 1982 (aged 25) | 11 | 2 | Ratnam | |
| MF | Rawme Mohideen | 5 June 1979 (aged 28) | 8 | 0 | Ratnam | |
| MF | Chathura Madurangha | 28 January 1981 (aged 27) | 36 | 4 | Ratnam | |
| MF | Mohammed Asmeer | 3 May 1983 (aged 25) | 21 | 0 | Ratnam | |
| MF | Chathura Gunaratne | 8 September 1982 (aged 25) | 9 | 0 | Ratnam | |
| MF | Fazlur Rahuman | 15 May 1977 (aged 31) | 1 | 0 | Ratnam | |
| FW | Kasun Jayasuriya | 25 March 1980 (aged 28) | 46 | 16 | Ratnam | |
| FW | Channa Ediri Bandanage | 22 September 1978 (aged 29) | 50 | 12 | Ratnam | |
| FW | Chathura Lakruwan Samarasekara | 22 December 1985 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | Saunders | |
| FW | Nimal Fernando Dehiwalage | 12 October 1984 (aged 23) | 3 | 2 | Negombo Youth | |
References
- ↑ "India vs Nepal: National-football teams.com". Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "National football teams.com". Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "India vs Pakistan Squads". Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "Maldives Squad". Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "Nepal Squad". Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "Pakistan to include four overseas players for SAFF championship". DAWN.COM. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ↑ "Booters leave for Bangkok for SAFF Championship preparation". bdnews24.com. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
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