2009 SAFF Championship squads explained

The 2009 SAFF Championship was an international football tournament held in Bangladesh from 4 to 13 December 2009. The 8 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]

Maldives

Coach: István Urbányi^[2]

• Ahmed Thoriq
• Mohamed Imran
• Ibrahim Fazeel
• Mohamed Jameel
• Ali Ashfaq
• Abdul Akram Ghanee
• Mukhutar Naseer
• Mohamed Umair
• Shamveel Qasim
• Mohamed Bakka Arif
• Mohamed Sobah
• Ashed Adey Ali
• Mohamed Shifan
• Ahmed Rasheed

India U23

Coach: Sukhwinder Singh^[3]

• Arindam Bhattacharya
• Laxmikant Kattimani
• Denzil Franco
• D. Ravanan
• Nirmal Chettri
• Naoba Singh
• Rowilson Rodrigues
• Robert Lalthalma
• Ravinder Singh
• Jagpreet Singh
• Baldip Singh
• Manish Maithani
• Jibon Singh
• Jewel Raja
• Joaquim Abranches
• Balwant Singh
• Sushil Kumar Singh
• Jagtar Singh
• Jeje Lalpekhlua

Bangladesh

Coach: Shahidur Rahman Shantoo^{[4] [5]}

• Aminul Haque
• Biplob Bhattacharjee
• Mazharul Islam Himel
• Nasirul Islam Nasir
• Mohiuddin Ibnul Siraji
• Mohammed Ariful Islam
• Rajani Kanta Barman
• Mamun Miah
• Waly Faisal
• Atiqur Rahman Meshu
• Mamunul Islam
• Pranotosh Kumar Das
• Shahedul Alam Shahed
• Zahid Parvez Chowdhury
• Mehedi Hasan Ujjal
• Arman Aziz
• Mohamed Zahid Hossain
• Enamul Haque
• Abdul Baten Komol
• Zahid Hasan Ameli
• Mithun Chowdhury

Pakistan

Coach: György Kottán^[6]

• Jaffar Khan
• Amir Gul Chhutto
• Muhammad Shahid
• Haji Mohammad
• Aurangzeb Baloch
• Shabir Khan
• Samar Ishaq
• Zesh Rehman
• Amjad Iqbal
• Nasrullah Khan
• Muhammad Essa
• Abdul Aziz
• Adnan Ahmed
• Atif Bashir
• Reis Ashraf
• Mehmood Ali
• Safiullah Khan
• Mudassar Saeed
• Jadid Khan Pathan
• Arif Mehmood
• Khuda Bakhsh

Bhutan

Coach: Koji Gyotoku^[7]

• Passang Tshering
• Kinley Dorji
• Pema Chophel
• Sonam Tenzin
• Kinley Wangchuk
• Nawang Dhendup
• Sangay Khandu
• Chimi C. Dorji
• Leki Dukpa
• Tandin Tshering
• Karun Gurung
• Dawa Gyeltshen
• Chencho Nio

Nepal

Coach: Krishna Thapa^[8]

• Sagar Thapa
• Bikash Malla
• K.C. Anjan
• Bijay Gurung
• Raju Tamang
• Ju Manu Rai
• Anil Gurung
• Biraj Maharajan
• Sandeep Rai
• Rohit Chand
• Chetan Ghimire
• Yogesh Shrestha
• Santosh Sahukhala

Afghanistan

Coach: Mohammad Yousef Kargar^[9]

• Zohib Islam Amiri
• Sayed Maqsood Hashimi
• Hafizullah Qadami
• Ali Ahmad Yarzada
• Hamidullah Yousufzai
• Sayed Bashir Azimi
• Hashmatullah Barakzai
• Israfeel Kohistani
• Saboor Khalili
• Zakria Rezai
• Muqadar Qazizadah
• Ali Azara
• Faisal Sakhizada
• Waheed Ahmad Nadeem

Sri Lanka

Coach: Sampath Perera^[10]

• Kasun Jayasuriya
• Channa Ediri Bandanage
• Chathura Maduranga Weerasinghe
• Mohamed Asmeer Latif
• Yelendran Sadhishkumar
• Wellala Hettige Gunaratne
• Arachchige Pradeep Kumara
• Duminda Wasantha Hettiarachichi
• Shanmugarajah Sanjeev
• Kolitha Chathuranga Kumara
• Asanka Rangana Arachchige
• Rathnayake Nawarathna Warakagoda
• Nipuna Bandara Liyana
• Mohamed Naufer Izzadeen

Notes and References

1. Web site: National football teams.com. 13 November 2021.
2. Web site: Maldives squad. 13 November 2021.
3. Web site: Kolkatafootball.com. 13 November 2021.
4. Web site: Bangladesh squad. 13 November 2021. national-football-teams.com.
5. Web site: 21-member side for SAFF declared. November 26, 2009. October 13, 2024. The Daily Star.
6. Web site: 2009-12-03 . SAFF Championship: Essa named captain . 2024-08-12 . DAWN.COM . en.
7. Web site: Bhutan Squad. 13 November 2021.
8. Web site: Nepal Squad. 13 November 2021.
9. Web site: Afghanistan Squad. 13 November 2021.
10. Web site: Sri Lanka Squad. 13 November 2021.