2009 ANFA Cup
Football tournament season
| 2009 ANFA Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Dates | 5 - 14 March 2009 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nepal Red[a] |
| Runner-up |  Sri Lanka |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 24 (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 |  JW GROUP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Nepal Blue[b] (H) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Nepal Blue v Sri Lanka | 5 March 2009 | Nepal Blue | 2-3 | Sri Lanka | Kathmandu[5] |
Santosh Sahukhala  7' Santosh Nepali 73' | E.B Channa 25' Chathura Gunaratne 28' Chatura Madhuranga 65' |
Nepal Blue v JW GROUP | 7 March 2009 | Nepal Blue | 1-1 | JW GROUP | Kathmandu[6] |
| Yougal Kishor Rai 41' | Rachanath 83' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal Red[a] (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Arambagh KS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Nepal Red v Arambagh KS | 6 March 2009 | Nepal Red | 1-1 | Arambagh KS | Kathmandu[7] |
| Anajan KC 8' | Khalid Saifulla 52' |
Arambagh KS v Pakistan | 8 March 2009 | Arambagh KS | 1-1 | Pakistan | Kathmandu |
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 March | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 4 | |||||
| 14 March | ||||||
| Arambagh KS | 0 | |||||
| Nepal Red (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 13 March | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 0 (2) | |||||
| Nepal Red | 2 | |||||
| JW GROUP | 0 | |||||
Matches
Semi-finals
Sri Lanka v Arambagh KS | 12 March 2009 | Sri Lanka | 4-0 | Arambagh KS | Kathmandu |
Final
Nepal Red v Sri Lanka | 14 March 2009 | Nepal Red | 0-0 (4-2 after penalties) (4-2[9] p) | Sri Lanka | Kathmandu |
| Penalties | ||||
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Notes
- ^ a b c Nepal Red was effectively a full national team
- ^ a b Nepal Blue was effectively a national B team
See also
References
- ^ "ANFA Invitational Tournament (Nepal)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh in Nepal's Prime Minister Cup". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Prime Minister's Cup Invitational Soccer SL to meet Nepal Red XI today". The Island. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Nepal Selects Squad For PM Cup". Goal.com. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Nepal PM Cup: Lanky Lankans Go Through". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Nepal Blue Suffers Another Pain". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "PM Cup: Pakistan, Arambagh Ready For Clash". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan crash out of Prime Minister's Cup in Nepal". The News. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Nepal beat Sri Lanka in a cliffhanger". The Island. 15 March 2009.
