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]
Bangladesh
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Aminul Haque | 5 October 1980 (aged 27) |  Mohammedan
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| 20 | GK | Biplob Bhattacharjee | 7 January 1981 (aged 27) | Dhaka Abahani
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| 2 | DF | Arup Kumar Baidya | 2 September 1987 (aged 20) | Farashganj
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| 3 | DF | Wali Faisal | 1 March 1985 (aged 23) | Dhaka Abahani
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| 4 | DF | Rajani Kanta Barman | 12 May 1976 (aged 32) | Mohammedan
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| 19 | DF | Mofazzal Hossain Shaikat | 20 June 1986 (aged 21) | Mohammedan
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| DF | Ariful Islam | 20 December 1987 (aged 20) | Mohammedan
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| 5 | DF | Nazrul Islam | 16 October 1978 (aged 29) | Dhaka Abahani
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| 6 | DF | Hassan Al-Mamun | 16 December 1978 (aged 29) | Muktijoddha Sangsad
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| DF | Atiqur Rahman Meshu | 26 August 1988 (aged 19) | Brothers Union
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| 7 | MF | Arman Aziz | 10 May 1984 (aged 24) | Mohammedan
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| 8 | MF | Anamul Haque Sharif | 9 December 1985 (aged 22) | Mohammedan
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| 9 | MF | Mamunul Islam | 12 December 1988 (aged 19) | Dhaka Abahani
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| 13 | MF | Arif Khan Joy (captain) | 20 November 1971 (aged 36) | Dhaka Abahani
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| 16 | MF | Mohamed Abul Hossain | 29 July 1983 (aged 24) | Brothers Union
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| MF | Faisal Mahmud | 16 January 1983 (aged 25) | Brothers Union
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| MF | Zahid Parvez Chowdhury | 29 December 1987 (aged 20) | Dhaka Abahani
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| 10 | FW | Zahid Hasan Ameli | 25 December 1987 (aged 20) | Dhaka Abahani
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| 12 | FW | Mehedi Hasan Ujjal | 26 April 1985 (aged 23) | Dhaka Abahani
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| 20 | FW | Abdul Baten Mojumdar Komol | 2 August 1987 (aged 20) | Mohammedan
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India
Coach: 
Bob Houghton[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | 27 September 1986 (aged 21) |  Mahindra United
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| GK | Subrata Pal | 24 December 1986 (aged 21) | East Bengal
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| DF | Mahesh Gawli | 23 January 1980 (aged 28) | Mahindra United
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| DF | N.S. Manju | 9 May 1987 (aged 21) | Mahindra United
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| DF | Mehrajuddin Wadoo | 12 February 1984 (aged 24) | Mohun Bagan
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| DF | Anwar Ali | 24 September 1984 (aged 23) | JCT
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| DF | Samir Subash Naik | 8 August 1979 (aged 28) | Dempo
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| DF | Deepak Mondal | 12 October 1979 (aged 28) | Mohun Bagan
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| DF | Gouramangi Singh | 25 January 1986 (aged 22) | Churchill Brothers
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| MF | Pappachen Pradeep | 28 April 1983 (aged 25) | Mahindra United
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| MF | Steven Dias | 25 December 1983 (aged 24) | Mahindra United
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| MF | Climax Lawrence | 16 January 1979 (aged 29) | Dempo
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| MF | Renedy Singh | 20 June 1979 (aged 28) | JCT
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| MF | Sampath Kuttymani | 28 September 1986 (aged 21) | Mumbai
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| MF | Bungo Thomchok Singh | 2 March 1983 (aged 25) | Pune
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| FW | Bhaichung Bhutia (captain) | 15 December 1976 (aged 31) | East Bengal
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| FW | Manjit Singh | 25 January 1986 (aged 22) | Mahindra United
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| FW | Abhishek Yadav | 10 June 1980 (aged 27) | Mumbai
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| FW | Sushil Kumar Singh | 1 April 1981 (aged 27) | Mahindra United
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| FW | Sunil Chhetri | 3 August 1984 (aged 23) | East Bengal
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Pakistan
Coach: 
Akhtar Mohiuddin[5]
- Bilal Rafiq
- Syed Sultan Rahi
- Samar Ishaq
- Muhammad Ahmed
- Naveed Akram
- Muhammad Imran
- Zesh Rehman
- Muhammad Irfan
- Nasrullah Khan
- Farooq Shah
- Abdul Aziz
- Adnan Ahmed
- Atif Bashir
- Jadid Khan Pathan
- Imran Niazi
- Zahid Hameed
- Kashif Siddiqi
- Arif Mehmood
- Muhammad Qasim
- Asif Mehmood
Nepal
Coach: 
Thomas Flath[6]
- Nirajan Rayamajhi
- Sagar Thapa
- Rakesh Shrestha
- Bikash Malla
- Lok Bandhu Gurung
- K.C. Anjan
- Bijay Gurung
- Ju Manu Rai
- Bishan Gauchan
- Chun Bahadur Thapa
- Sandeep Rai
- Ananta Raj Thapa
- Parbat Pandey
- Raju Tamang
- Ramesh Budhathoki
- Bikash Singh Chhetri
- Suman Subedi
- Niranjan Khadka
Maldives
Coach: 
Jozef Jankech[7]
- Ahmed Thoriq
- Mohamed Imran
- Mohamed Ismail
- Ibrahim Fazeel
- Assad Abdul Ghanee
- Ahmed Ammaty Saeed
- Mohamed Jameel
- Ali Ashfaq
- Mukhthar Naseer
- Mohamed Shifan
- Mohamed Sobah
- Ali Umar
- Shamveel Qasim
- Mohamed Bakka Arif
References
- ^ "India vs Nepal: National-football teams.com". Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "National football teams.com". Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Booters leave for Bangkok for SAFF Championship preparation". bdnews24.com. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "India vs Pakistan Squads". Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan to include four overseas players for SAFF championship". DAWN.COM. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Nepal Squad". Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Maldives Squad". Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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