2018 SAFF Championship squads

This article lists the confirmed national

football squads for the 2018 SAFF Championship tournament held in Bangladesh

, between 4 September and 15 September 2018. The position listed for each player is per the squad list in the official match reports by the SAFF. The age listed for each player is on 4 September 2018, the first day of the tournament. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Group A

Bangladesh

Bangladesh announced their squad on 3 September 2018.[1]

Coach: Jamie Day

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ashraful Islam Rana	(1988-05-01)1 May 1988 (aged 30)	9	0	Saif Sporting
22	1GK	Shahidul Alam Sohel	(1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 26)	19	0	Dhaka Abahani
25	1GK	Anisur Rahman Zico	(1997-08-10)10 August 1997 (aged 21)	0	0	Saif Sporting

2	2DF	Nasiruddin Chowdhury	(1979-10-09)9 October 1979 (aged 38)	23	1	Dhaka Abahani
3	2DF	Wali Faisal	(1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 33)	38	0	Dhaka Abahani
4	2DF	Topu Barman	(1994-12-20)20 December 1994 (aged 23)	21	1	Saif Sporting
5	2DF	Tutul Hossain Badsha	(1998-08-12)12 August 1998 (aged 20)	2	0	Dhaka Abahani
12	2DF	Bishwanath Ghosh	(1999-05-30)30 May 1999 (aged 19)	0	0	Sheikh Russel
21	2DF	Sushanto Tripura	(1998-10-05)5 October 1998 (aged 19)	0	0	Saif Sporting

6	3MF	Jamal Bhuyan (captain)	(1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 28)	28	0	Saif Sporting
7	3MF	Emon Mahmud Babu	(1991-06-03)3 June 1991 (aged 27)	9	0	Bashundhara Kings
8	3MF	Mamunul Islam	(1988-12-12)12 December 1988 (aged 29)	51	3	Chittagong Abahani
13	3MF	Atiqur Rahman Fahad	(1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 22)	2	0	Dhaka Abahani
15	3MF	Biplu Ahmed	(1999-05-05)5 May 1999 (aged 19)	1	0	Dhaka Mohammedan
17	3MF	Sohel Rana	(1995-03-27)27 March 1995 (aged 23)	25	0	Dhaka Abahani
18	3MF	Masuk Mia Jony	(1998-01-16)16 January 1998 (aged 20)	4	0	Saif Sporting
19	3MF	Faisal Mahmud	(1983-01-16)16 January 1983 (aged 35)	8	0	Dhaka Mohammedan

9	4FW	Saad Uddin	(1998-09-01)1 September 1998 (aged 20)	0	0	Dhaka Abahani
10	4FW	Shakhawat Hossain Rony	(1991-10-08)8 October 1991 (aged 26)	17	7	Chittagong Abahani
16	4FW	Mahbubur Rahman Sufil	(1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 18)	1	1	Arambagh KS

Bhutan

Coach: Trevor Morgan^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ngawang Jamphel	(1992-09-27)27 September 1992 (aged 25)	1	0	Thimphu City
19	1GK	Kinzang Gyeltshen	(1993-04-16)16 April 1993 (aged 25)	1	0	Thimphu FC
21	1GK	Tshering Dendup	(1994-04-04)4 April 1994 (aged 24)	4	0	Paro United

2	2DF	Tshering Samdup	(1998-02-05)5 February 1998 (aged 20)	0	0	Transport United
3	2DF	Choki Wangchuk	(1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (aged 20)	5	0	Transport United
4	2DF	Mipham Jigme	(1998-11-20)20 November 1998 (aged 19)	0	0	Thimphu City
9	2DF	Tenzin Dorji	(1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 21)	6	0	Transport United
12	2DF	Phuntsho Jigme	(1997-09-11)11 September 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	Thimphu FC
22	2DF	Rinchen Dorji	(1994-04-24)24 April 1994 (aged 24)	0	0	Transport United

6	3MF	Galey Zangpo	(1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 24)	0	0	Druk Star
8	3MF	Karma Shedrup Tshering (captain)	(1990-04-09)9 April 1990 (aged 28)	28	1	Thimphu City
13	3MF	Kencho Tobgay	(1991-10-11)11 October 1991 (aged 26)	3	0	Transport United
15	3MF	Nima Wangdi	(1998-12-06)6 December 1998 (aged 19)	10	0	Thimphu City
16	3MF	Tshering Dorji	(1995-09-11)11 September 1995 (aged 22)	25	4	Thimphu City
18	3MF	Chimi Dorji	(1993-12-22)22 December 1993 (aged 24)	12	0	Thimphu City

7	4FW	Chencho Gyeltshen	(1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 22)	30	10	Bengaluru FC
10	4FW	Kabi Raj Rai	(1997-03-17)17 March 1997 (aged 21)	0	0	Paro United
17	4FW	Tsenda Dorji	(1995-02-12)12 February 1995 (aged 23)	0	0	Thimphu FC
20	4FW	Phurba Wangchuk	(1996-02-18)18 February 1996 (aged 22)	0	0	Tensung
23	4FW	Kuenga Rabgay	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 20)	0	0	Druk Star

Nepal

Nepal announced their squad on 27 August 2018.^[3]

Coach: Bal Gopal Maharjan^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Bikesh Kuthu	(1993-06-24)24 June 1993 (aged 25)	5	0	Nepal Army
16	1GK	Kiran Chemjong	(1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 28)	52	0	T.C. Sports Club
19	1GK	Alan Neupane	(1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 22)			Three Star

3	2DF	Biraj Maharjan (captain)	(1990-09-18)18 September 1990 (aged 27)	68	1	Manang Marshyangdi
4	2DF	Ananta Tamang	(1998-01-14)14 January 1998 (aged 20)	16	1	Three Star
5	2DF	Devendra Tamang	(1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 24)	3	0	Chyasal Youth Club
6	2DF	Aditya Chaudhary	(1996-04-19)19 April 1996 (aged 22)	17	0	Armed Police Force
22	2DF	Dinesh Rajbanshi	(1998-04-04)4 April 1998 (aged 20)	1	0	Nepal Police
23	2DF	Rohit Chand	(1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 26)	49	0	Persija Jakarta
25	2DF	Suman Aryal	(1996-03-09)9 March 1996 (aged 22)			Nepal Police

7	3MF	Nirajan Khadka	(1988-10-06)6 October 1988 (aged 29)	28	0	Three Star
8	3MF	Bishal Rai	(1994-09-22)22 September 1994 (aged 23)	14	3	Manang Marshyangdi
9	3MF	Sunil Bal	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 20)			Three Star
11	3MF	Heman Gurung	(1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 22)	12	0	Manang Marshyangdi
15	3MF	Sujal Shrestha	(1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 25)	18	2	Manang Marshyangdi
30	3MF	Hemant Thapa Magar	(1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 20)	1	0	Chyasal Youth Club

10	4FW	Bimal Gharti Magar	(1998-01-26)26 January 1998 (aged 20)	26	6	Three Star
14	4FW	Anjan Bista	(1998-05-15)15 May 1998 (aged 20)	22	0	Manang Marshyangdi
18	4FW	Nawayug Shrestha	(1990-06-08)8 June 1990 (aged 28)	18	5	Paro FC
21	4FW	Bharat Khawas	(1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 27)	46	9	Nepal Army

Pakistan

Pakistan announced their squad on 1 September 2018.^[5]

Coach: José Antonio Nogueira

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Yousuf Butt	(1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 28)	12	0	Greve Fodbold
18	1GK	Ahsanullah Ahmed	(1995-02-23)23 February 1995 (aged 23)	0	0	SSGC
22	1GK	Saqib Hanif	(1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 24)	2	0	BA. A. Maalhos

2	2DF	Mohammad Umar Hayat	(1996-09-22)22 September 1996 (aged 21)	0	0	WAPDA
3	2DF	Mohsin Ali	(1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 22)	4	0	WAPDA
4	2DF	Abdullah Qazi	(1995-03-25)25 March 1995 (aged 23)	0	0	La Máquina
6	2DF	Zesh Rehman	(1983-10-14)14 October 1983 (aged 34)	18	1	Southern
23	2DF	Faisal Iqbal	(1992-04-08)8 April 1992 (aged 26)	18	0	NBP
28	2DF	Shehbaz Younus	(1996-03-02)2 March 1996 (aged 22)	0	0	Army

5	3MF	Naveed Ahmed	(1993-01-03)3 January 1993 (aged 25)	8	0	Navy
7	3MF	Bilawal Ur-Rehman	(1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 24)	4	0	SSGC
8	3MF	Mehmood Khan	(1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 27)	4	0	SSGC
12	3MF	Saadullah Khan	(1994-06-04)4 June 1994 (aged 24)	3	1	SSGC
17	3MF	Saddam Hussain (Captain)	(1993-04-10)10 April 1993 (aged 25)	19	0	SSGC
21	3MF	Muhammad Adil	(1992-07-09)9 July 1992 (aged 26)	19	0	KRL
27	3MF	Ahmed Faheem	(1994-12-04)4 December 1994 (aged 23)	0	0	WAPDA

9	4FW	Muhammad Ali	(1989-09-02)2 September 1989 (aged 29)	8	0	Greve Fodbold
10	4FW	Hassan Bashir (Vice-captain)	(1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 31)	15	4	Greve Fodbold
14	4FW	Adnan Mohammad	(1996-07-02)2 July 1996 (aged 22)	0	0	Lyngby
16	4FW	Muhammad Riaz	(1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 22)	1	0	K-Electric

Group B

India

India announced their squad on 4 September 2018.^[6]

Coach: Stephen Constantine

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Vishal Kaith	(1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (aged 22)	0	0	Pune City
16	1GK	Kamaljit Singh	(1995-12-28)28 December 1995 (aged 22)	0	0	Pune City
30	1GK	Sukhdev Patil	(1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 19)	0	0	Delhi Dynamos

2	2DF	Salam Ranjan Singh	(1995-12-04)4 December 1995 (aged 22)	4	0	East Bengal
3	2DF	Subhasish Bose (captain)	(1995-08-18)18 August 1995 (aged 23)	4	0	Mumbai City
5	2DF	Davinder Singh	(1995-09-23)23 September 1995 (aged 22)	0	0	Mumbai City
6	2DF	Jerry Lalrinzuala	(1998-07-30)30 July 1998 (aged 20)	5	0	Chennaiyin
12	2DF	Sarthak Golui	(1997-11-03)3 November 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	Mohun Bagan
29	2DF	Mohammad Sajid Dhot	(1997-12-10)10 December 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	Delhi Dynamos

7	3MF	Anirudh Thapa	(1998-01-15)15 January 1998 (aged 20)	7	0	Chennaiyin
8	3MF	Germanpreet Singh	(1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 22)	4	0	Chennaiyin
14	3MF	Vinit Rai	(1997-10-10)10 October 1997 (aged 20)	1	0	Delhi Dynamos
19	3MF	Ashique Kuruniyan	(1997-06-14)14 June 1997 (aged 21)	4	0	Pune City
21	3MF	Vignesh Dakshinamurthy	(1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 20)	0	0	Mumbai City
22	3MF	Nikhil Poojari	(1995-09-03)3 September 1995 (aged 23)	2	0	Pune City
25	3MF	Lallianzuala Chhangte	(1997-06-08)8 June 1997 (aged 21)	4	2	Delhi Dynamos

9	4FW	Manvir Singh	(1995-11-06)6 November 1995 (aged 22)	2	0	FC Goa
10	4FW	Sumeet Passi	(1994-09-12)12 September 1994 (aged 23)	4	2	Jamshedpur FC
11	4FW	Hitesh Sharma	(1997-12-25)25 December 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	ATK
15	4FW	Farukh Choudhary	(1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (aged 21)	0	0	Jamshedpur FC

Maldives

Maldives announced their squad on 2 September 2018.^[7]^[8]

Coach:

Petar Segrt

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Hussain Shareef	(1998-09-05)5 September 1998 (aged 19)	0	0	Maziya
18	1GK	Tholaal Hassan	(1990-03-31)31 March 1990 (aged 28)	0	0	United Victory
22	1GK	Mohamed Faisal	(1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (aged 30)	14	0	New Radiant

2	2DF	Ali Samooh	(1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (aged 22)	11	0	Maziya
3	2DF	Ahmed Numaan	(1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 25)	1	0	Club Eagles
4	2DF	Hussain Sifaau Yoosuf	(1996-02-04)4 February 1996 (aged 22)	2	1	Club Eagles
13	2DF	Akram Abdul Ghanee (captain)	(1987-03-19)19 March 1987 (aged 31)	57	0	New Radiant
19	2DF	Mujuthaaz Mohamed	(1992-10-25)25 October 1992 (aged 25)	2	0	Club Eagles
25	2DF	Samdhooh Mohamed	(1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 26)	13	0	Club Green Streets

6	3MF	Mohamed Arif	(1985-08-11)11 August 1985 (aged 33)	51	1	Club Eagles
7	3MF	Ali Fasir	(1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (aged 30)	47	10	New Radiant
10	3MF	Hamza Mohamed	(1995-02-17)17 February 1995 (aged 23)	28	2	New Radiant
5	3MF	Mohamed Irufaan	(1994-07-24)24 July 1994 (aged 24)	4	0	Maziya
20	3MF	Ibrahim Waheed Hassan	(1995-11-15)15 November 1995 (aged 22)	3	1	T.C. Sports Club
23	3MF	Hussain Nihan	(1992-07-06)6 July 1992 (aged 26)	1	0	Victory Sports Club
27	3MF	Ahmed Imaz	(1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 26)	17	2	Maziya

9	4FW	Asadhulla Abdulla	(1990-10-19)19 October 1990 (aged 27)	30	9	Maziya
11	4FW	Naiz Hassan	(1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 22)	17	8	Maziya
14	4FW	Riham Abdul Ghanee	(1997-03-02)2 March 1997 (aged 21)	2	0	New Radiant
17	4FW	Ibrahim Mahudhee	(1993-08-22)22 August 1993 (aged 25)	3	1	T.C. Sports Club

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka announced their squad on 24 August 2018.^[9]^[10]

Coach: Pakir Ali

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Sujan Perera	(1982-07-18)18 July 1982 (aged 36)	19	0	Club Eagles
22	1GK	Danushka Rajapaksha	(1993-05-17)17 May 1993 (aged 25)	0	0	New Young's
30	1GK	Kavish Fernando	(1995-05-25)25 May 1995 (aged 23)	0	0	Colombo FC

2	2DF	Subash Madushan	(1990-05-31)31 May 1990 (aged 28)	13	1	Navy SC
3	2DF	Bandara Warakagoda	(1986-10-13)13 October 1986 (aged 31)	20	0	Army SC
4	2DF	Yogendran Puslas	(1990-04-04)4 April 1990 (aged 28)			New Young's
12	2DF	Jude Supan	(1998-07-30)30 July 1998 (aged 20)	1	0	Renown
24	2DF	Charitha Mudiyanselage	(1992-12-26)26 December 1992 (aged 25)	1	0	Colombo FC
28	2DF	Harsha Fernando	(1992-11-21)21 November 1992 (aged 25)	1	0	Air Force SC

7	3MF	Mohamed Rifnas	(1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 23)	13	3	Colombo FC
8	3MF	Asikur Rahuman	(1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 24)	13	1	Army SC
9	3MF	Kavindu Ishan	(1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 25)	19	1	Air Force SC
11	3MF	Dilan De Silva	(1988-09-13)13 September 1988 (aged 29)	1	0	Colombo FC
13	3MF	Mariyathas Nitharshan	(1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 24)	1	0	Renown
17	3MF	Sasanga Dilhara	(1999-06-10)10 June 1999 (aged 19)			Ratnam
19	3MF	Afeel Mohamed	(1996-07-09)9 July 1996 (aged 22)	2	0	Colombo FC
20	3MF	Chameera Sajith	(1993-01-29)29 January 1993 (aged 25)	17	0	Army SC

10	4FW	Zohar Mohamed Zarwan	(1996-04-23)23 April 1996 (aged 22)	14	1	Colombo FC
14	4FW	Mohamed Fazal	(1990-04-30)30 April 1990 (aged 28)	3	1	Colombo FC
21	4FW	Asela Madushan	(1999-12-09)9 December 1999 (aged 18)	1	0	Renown

References

^ "Bangladesh squad for SAFF Suzuki Cup announced sans captain". the-daily-sun.com. 3 September 2018.
^ "Bhutan squad". Dhaka: SAFF. 4 September 2018.
^ "20-MEMBER NEPAL FOOTBALL SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR SAFF SUZUKI CUP". the-anfa.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
^ "Bal Gopal Maharjan Appointed Interim Head Coach Of Nepal National Team". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
^ "Pakistan Squad Named For SAFF Cup". Dawn. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ Mukhopadhyay, Shoubhik (4 September 2018). "THIS IS THE BEST SCENARIO TO TEST OURSELVES: STEPHEN CONSTANTINE". the-aiff.com.
^ "Maldives squad–SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018". FAM. 2 September 2018.
^ "Maldives Squad". Twitter. SAFF. 7 September 2018.
^ Wijewickrama, Navod (24 August 2018). "Sri Lanka Squad for SAFF Championship announced". The Papare. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Lions Squad Announced For The SAFF Suzki Cup 2018". Foogue. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

External links

Official Website

[1] "Bangladesh squad for SAFF Suzuki Cup announced sans captain". the-daily-sun.com. 3 September 2018.

[2] "Bhutan squad". Dhaka: SAFF. 4 September 2018.

[3] "20-MEMBER NEPAL FOOTBALL SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR SAFF SUZUKI CUP". the-anfa.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

[4] "Bal Gopal Maharjan Appointed Interim Head Coach Of Nepal National Team". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[5] "Pakistan Squad Named For SAFF Cup". Dawn. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[6] Mukhopadhyay, Shoubhik (4 September 2018). "THIS IS THE BEST SCENARIO TO TEST OURSELVES: STEPHEN CONSTANTINE". the-aiff.com.

[7] "Maldives squad–SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018". FAM. 2 September 2018.

[8] "Maldives Squad". Twitter. SAFF. 7 September 2018.

[9] Wijewickrama, Navod (24 August 2018). "Sri Lanka Squad for SAFF Championship announced". The Papare. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[10] "Lions Squad Announced For The SAFF Suzki Cup 2018". Foogue. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

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