| Year: | 2008 |
| Country: | Maldives |
| Country2: | Sri Lanka |
| Dates: | 3–14 June |
| Finalists: | 8 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Champion: | Maldives |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | India |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 43 |
| Top Scorer: |  H. A. Habib (4 goals)[1] |
| Player: |  Ali Ashfaq |
| Prevseason: | 2005 |
| Nextseason: | 2009 |
| Updated: | 30 March 2019 |
The 2008 SAFF Championship was held in Malé, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka between 3 and 14 June 2008.
Initially, the tournament was due to be held in 2007 but was postponed to 2008.
| Stadiums | ||
|---|---|---|
| Colombo | Malé | |
| Sugathadasa Stadium | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium | |
| Capacity:25,000[2] | Capacity:11,850[3] | |
| Host city of Sri Lanka | Host city of Maldives | |
See main article: article and 2008 SAFF Championship squads.
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Ahmed Thoriq Mukhthar Naseer Mustafa Hadid
Steven Dias Bhaichung Bhutia Sushil Kumar Singh Mohamed Shifan
Adnan Ahmed Samar Ishaq