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
Country Nepal
Dates5 - 14 March 2009
Teams6
Champions Nepal Red[lower-alpha 1]
Runners-up Sri Lanka
Matches played9
Goals scored24 (2.67 per match)

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[lower-alpha 2] (H) 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source:
(H) Host.
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nepal Red[lower-alpha 1] (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:
(H) Host.
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
 
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

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

Final
14 March 2009 Nepal Red 0-0
(4-2 after penalties)
(4-2[9] p)		  Sri Lanka Kathmandu
Penalties

Notes
  1. Nepal Red was effectively a full national team
  2. 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. "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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