Afghanistan lift SAFF Championship 2013 Trophy

Afghanistan won the South Asian Football Federations (SAFF) Championship 2013 on 11th September 2013 by defeating India, the defending champions by 2-0 at Dashrath Rangashala stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal. This is maiden international trophy lifted by Afghanistan in Football. In the 2011 edition of SAFF Championship India defeated Afghanistan by 4-0 in the finals. Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives and hosts Nepal were the other teams in the tournament, regarded as the symbol of football supremacy in South Asia. India has won the championship six times 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011). This is the first time that India faced a defeat by Afghanistan.