2009 ANFA Cup

2009 Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament
2009 ANFA Cup
Tournament details
CountryNepal
Dates5 – 14 March 2009
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsNepal Nepal Red[a]
Runners-up Sri Lanka
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored24 (2.67 per match)

2009 ANFA Cup, marketed as Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament, the thirteenth version of the ANFA Cup, a knock-out football tournament organized by the All Nepal Football Association. All matches were played at the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu. Six teams participated in the tournament.[1][2][3]

Teams

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sri Lanka 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Knockout stage
2 ThailandJW GROUP 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3 Nepal Nepal Blue[b] (H) 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Nepal Blue Nepal2–3 Sri Lanka
Santosh Sahukhala 7'
Santosh Nepali 73'
Report E.B Channa 25'
Chathura Gunaratne 28'
Chatura Madhuranga 65'

Nepal Blue Nepal1–1Thailand JW GROUP
Yougal Kishor Rai 41' Report Rachanath 83'

Sri Lanka 0–0Thailand JW GROUP

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nepal Nepal Red[a] (H) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Knockout stage
2 BangladeshArambagh KS 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  Pakistan 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Nepal Red Nepal1–1Bangladesh Arambagh KS
Anajan KC 8' Report Khalid Saifulla 52'

Arambagh KS Bangladesh1–1 Pakistan
  • Moloy Barman 76'
Report

Nepal Red Nepal1–0 Pakistan
Imran 67' (o.g.) Report

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 March
 
 
 Sri Lanka 4
 
14 March
 
BangladeshArambagh KS 0
 
Nepal Nepal Red (pen.) 0 (4)
 
13 March
 
 Sri Lanka 0 (2)
 
Nepal Nepal Red 2
 
 
ThailandJW GROUP 0
 

Matches

Semi-finals

Sri Lanka 4–0BangladeshArambagh KS

Nepal Red Nepal2–0Thailand JW GROUP

Final

Nepal Red Nepal0–0
(4–2 after penalties)
 Sri Lanka
Report
Penalties
4–2

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Nepal Red was effectively a full national team
  2. ^ a b Nepal Blue was effectively a national B team

See also

References

  1. ^ "ANFA Invitational Tournament (Nepal)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh in Nepal's Prime Minister Cup". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Prime Minister's Cup Invitational Soccer SL to meet Nepal Red XI today". The Island. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Nepal Selects Squad For PM Cup". Goal.com. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2018.