2018 SAFF Championship

The 2018 SAFF Championship, also known as the 2018 SAFF Suzuki Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's football championship of South Asia organized by SAFF. It was initially scheduled to be hosted by Bangladesh in December 2017, but later rescheduled to 4–15 September 2018.

Host selection
On 2 January 2016, the SAFF executive committee made a decision that Bangladesh would host the 2017 SAFF Championship at a meeting held in Trivandrum, India. Maldives and Bhutan made bids to host the games but the latter withdrew its bid.

This was the third SAFF Championship hosted by Bangladesh, after victory in the 2003 edition and semi-finalists in 2009.

The draw ceremony was held on 18 April 2018 in Dhaka.

Officials

 * Referees


 * 🇮🇳 Rowan Arumughan
 * 🇮🇷 Hasan Akrami
 * 🇯🇴 Mohammad Arafah
 * Hettikamkanamge Perera
 * 🇸🇾 Hanna Hattab
 * 🇹🇭 Sivakorn Pu-udom


 * Assistant Referees


 * Manir Ahmmad Dali
 * 🇮🇳 Sapam Kennedy
 * 🇮🇷 Hassan Zeheiri
 * Priyanga Palliya Guruge
 * 🇹🇭 Apichit Nophuan
 * 🇾🇪 Ali Mohammed Al Hasani

Awards
The following awards were given for the 2018 SAFF Championship.