The 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship was the 1st edition of the SAFF U-19 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-19 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was hosted by Nepal from 20–29 of August.[1] Six teams from the region took part, dividing into two groups. Nepal defeated India in the penalty shot in the finals and won the championship making Nepal first country to win the first U-19 SAFF Championship.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nepal |
| Dates | 20–29 August |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | ANFA Complex (in Lalitpur host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nepal (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  India |
| Third place | Not Awarded |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 24,704 (2,745 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Bimal Magar Anjan Bista (3 goals) |
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On 3 August, both Pakistan and Sri Lanka withdrew from the competition.[2]
Participating teams
editThe following six nations were competed in the tournament.
| Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-19 Championship |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan
|
1st | n/a |
 Bangladesh
|
1st | n/a |
 Bhutan (Host)
|
1st | n/a |
| India
|
1st | n/a |
 Maldives
|
1st | n/a |
| Nepal
|
1st | n/a |
Venue
editAll matches was played at ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal.
| Lalitpur | |
|---|---|
| ANFA Complex | |
| Capacity: 6,000 |
Group stage
edit| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals | |
Group A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Bangladesh
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Bhutan
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Nepal | 3–1 | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
Bimal Magar  10', 29', 62' |
Report | Sonam Togbay 11' |
| Bhutan | 0–2 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rohit Sarkar 42' Mannaf Rabby 44' |
| Bangladesh | 1–2 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sarkar 11' |
Report | Anjan Bista 18' (pen.) Tutul Badsha 90+4' (o.g.) |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| Afghanistan
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Maldives
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Afghanistan | 3–1 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Masaud Habibi 45' Ali Ahmad Mansory 71'Mohammad Ahmadi 82' |
Report | Hamdhaan Ali 85' |
| Afghanistan | 0–2 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kamalpreet Singh 11' Anirudh Thapa 86' |
| India | 3–0 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Moinuddin Khan 41' Lalramzauva Khiangte 47'Anirudh Thapa 71' |
Report |
Knockout stage
edit- In the knockout stages, if a match finished goalless at the end of normal playing time, extra time would have been played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.
Bracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
| Nepal | 3 | |||||
| 29 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
| Afghanistan | 2 | |||||
| Nepal | 1(5) | |||||
| 27 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
| India | 1(4) | |||||
| Bangladesh | 0(3) | |||||
| India | 0(4) | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Nepal | 3–2 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Anjan Bista 34', 39' (pen.) Sunil Bal 53' |
Report | Ananta Tamang 50' (o.g.) Mehdi Rezayee 72' |
Final
edit| Nepal | 1–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Tej Tamang 32' |
Report | Shahbaz Khan 85' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
Hemant Thapa Magar  Sunil Bal Biswas Shrestha Dona Thapa Ananta Tamang |
5–4 |  Moinuddin Khan Hayden Fernandes Sarthak Golui Daniel Lalhlimpuia Shahbaz Khan |
Winner
edit| 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship |
|---|
 Nepal First title |
Goalscorers
edit3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Tutul Hossain Badsha (against Nepal)
Ananta Tamang (against Afghanistan)
References
edit- ^ "Nepal to Host First Ever SAFF U19 Championship From August 20–29". Goal Nepal. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Pak, Lanka withdraw from SAFF U-19". the-anfa.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.