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2009 ANFA Cup

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]

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

Teams

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Group stage

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Group A

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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
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'
7 March 2009   Nepal Blue 1-1  JW GROUP Kathmandu[6]
Yougal Kishor Rai   41' Rachanath   83'
9 March 2009   Sri Lanka 0-0  JW GROUP Kathmandu

Group B

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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
6 March 2009   Nepal Red 1-1  Arambagh KS Kathmandu[7]
Anajan KC   8' Khalid Saifulla   52'
8 March 2009  Arambagh KS 1-1   Pakistan Kathmandu
11 March 2009   Nepal Red 1-0   Pakistan Kathmandu[8]
Jaffar Khan   67' (o.g.)

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 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

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Semi-finals

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12 March 2009   Sri Lanka 4-0  Arambagh KS Kathmandu
13 March 2009   Nepal Red 2-0  JW GROUP Kathmandu

Final

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14 March 2009   Nepal Red 0-0
(4-2 after penalties)
(4-2[9] p)		   Sri Lanka Kathmandu
Penalties
  • Chathurn Maduranaga  
  • Kasun Jayasuriya  
  • Sanjay Pradeep Kumara  
  • E.B. Chanua  

Notes

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  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

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References

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  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.
  5. ^ "Nepal PM Cup: Lanky Lankans Go Through". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Nepal Blue Suffers Another Pain". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. ^ "PM Cup: Pakistan, Arambagh Ready For Clash". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Pakistan crash out of Prime Minister's Cup in Nepal". The News. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Nepal beat Sri Lanka in a cliffhanger". The Island. 15 March 2009.
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