Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 2024 |
Teams | 8 (from 7 associations) |
The 2024 SAFF Club Championship or the 2024 SCC will be the inaugural edition of the SAFF Club Championship, an annual international men's club football championship of South Asia organised by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).[1][2][3][4]
Initially, a centralized venue was planned for the tournament. Eventually, a home-and-away format over six or seven months was finalized as the AIFF expressed reservations over allotting two weeks during the regular Indian football calendar.[5][6]
A total of 8 teams from 7 SAFF member associations are set to participate in the 2024 SAFF Club Championship. The association ranking based on the FIFA World Ranking is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association. This will include two teams from India and one team from Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.[7][8]
SAFF | Association | Team |
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1 | India | 2 |
2 | Maldives | 1 |
3 | Nepal | 1 |
4 | Bangladesh | 1 |
5 | Bhutan | 1 |
6 | Pakistan | 1 |
7 | Sri Lanka | 1 |
Total | 8 |
In December 2023, it was announced by the PFF that the Pakistani spot in 2024 SAFF Club Championship would be decided through qualifiers.[9][10] However, none of the clubs have yet confirmed their participation.[11]
Main article: 2021 Sri Lanka Super League |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Blue Star (C, Q) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 22 | Qualification for AFC Cup preliminary round 1 |
2 | Sea Hawks | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 19[a] | |
3 | Colombo | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 19[a] | |
4 | Renown | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 17 | |
5 | Up Country Lions | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 16 | |
6 | Red Stars | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 10 | |
7 | Defenders | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | |
8 | New Young's | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 7 | |
9 | Ratnam | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | |
10 | Blue Eagles | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 2 |
Main article: 2023-24 Indian Super League |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mohun Bagan SG (C) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 48 | Playoff semi-finals and AFC Champions League 2 group stage |
2 | Mumbai City (W) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 47 | Playoff semi-finals and SAFF Club Championship |
3 | Goa | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 45 | Playoff knockouts and SAFF Club Championship |
4 | Odisha | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 39 | Playoff knockouts |
5 | Kerala Blasters | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 33 | |
6 | Chennaiyin | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 27 | |
7 | NorthEast United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 26 | |
8 | Punjab | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 24[a] | |
9 | East Bengal (S) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 24[a] | AFC Champions League 2 preliminary stage[b] |
10 | Bengaluru | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 22 | |
11 | Jamshedpur | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 21 | |
12 | Hyderabad | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 43 | −33 | 8 |
Main article: 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League (football) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bashundhara Kings | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 9 | +33 | 37 | Qualification for the AFC Challenge League play-off round |
2 | Mohammedan SC | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 28 | |
3 | Dhaka Abahani | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 26 | |
4 | Bangladesh Police FC | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 22 | |
5 | Chittagong Abahani | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 17 | |
6 | Fortis FC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 16 | |
7 | Sheikh Russel KC | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 15 | |
8 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 15 | |
9 | Rahmatganj MFS | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 11 | |
10 | Brothers Union | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 53 | −36 | 6 | Relegation to Championship League |
Main article: 2023 Dhivehi Premier League |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Maziya (C, Q) | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 4 | +52 | 40 | Qualification for 2024–25 AFC Challenge League play-offs |
2 | Eagles | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 35 | |
3 | Super United | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 30 | |
4 | TC Sports | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 22 | |
5 | Buru | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 18 | |
6 | United Victory | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 49 | −34 | 12 | |
7 | Green Streets (W) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 43 | −35 | 5 | Withdrew after round 10 |
8 | Valencia (W) | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 2 | Withdrew after round 9 |
Two teams that finish the highest in the 2023–24 Indian Super League and have not qualified for 2024–25 AFC Champions League 2 or 2024–25 AFC Challenge League will represent India.[13]
Football Sri Lanka named Blue Star to represent Sri Lanka as the club were the champions of the sole Sri Lanka Super League held in 2021.[14]
The following teams will participate in the tournament:[15]
Team | Qualification method |
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Mumbai City | 2023–24 Indian Super League runners-up |
Goa | 2023–24 Indian Super League third place |
Maziya | 2023 Dhivehi Premier League champions |
2024 Martyr Memorial A-Division League champions | |
Bashundhara Kings | 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League champions |
Paro | 2023 Bhutan Premier League champions |
PFF Qualifiers winner | |
Blue Star | 2021 Sri Lanka Super League champions |
The matches will be played in home and away knockout format.[16]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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