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India to kick-off SAFF Championship 2021 campaign against Bangladesh

South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)

The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) has released the fixtures for the SAFF Championship 2021 scheduled to take place at the National Stadium, Male, Maldives from October 1 to 13, 2021.

India will kick-off their campaign against Bangladesh on October 3, before Igor Štimac’s team clash with Sri Lanka (October 6), Nepal (October 8) and hosts Maldives (October 11).

The top two teams from the group stage round will advance to the final of the 13th SAFF Championship which will be played on October 13.

SAFF Championship 2021 – Fixtures

October 1
Nepal vs Maldives (16:00 local time)
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh (21:00 local time)

October 3
Bangladesh vs India (16:00 local time)
Sri Lanka vs Nepal (21:00 local time)

October 6
India vs Sri Lanka (16:00 local time)
Maldives vs Bangladesh (21:00 local time)

October 8
Maldives vs Sri Lanka (16:00 local time)
Nepal vs India (21:00 local time)

October 11
Bangladesh vs Nepal (16:00 local time)
India vs Maldives (21:00 local time)

October 13
Final (20:00 local time)