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2024 SAFF U-17 Championship

The 2024 SAFF U-17 Championship is the 9th edition of the SAFF U-17 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-17 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Its playing from 20–30 September 2024 in Thimphu, Bhutan.[1][2]

2024 SAFF U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBhutan
Dates20–30 September 2024
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored42 (3.82 per match)
Attendance4,978 (453 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nepal Sujan Dangol
(4 goals)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 28 September 2024.

India are the defending champions, who won their fifth title in by defeating Bangladesh 2–0 goals in the final on 10 September 2023.[3]

Venue

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All matches are being played at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan.

Thimphu
Changlimithang Stadium
Capacity: 15,000
 

Participating teams

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The following seven teams are participating in the tournament.

Team Appearances
in the SAFF U-17 Championship 		Previous best performance
  Bangladesh 9th Champion (2015, 2018)
  Bhutan 7th Fourth place (2017)
  India 9th Champion (2013, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023)
  Maldives 7th Group stage (2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022)
    Nepal 9th Runners-up (2013, 2017, 2019, 2022)
  Pakistan 5th Champion (2011)
  Sri Lanka 7th Semi-finals (2022)

Draw

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The draw ceremony of the tournament was held in Hotel InterContinental, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 8 June 2024. The seven participants was divided into two groups which Group A consist three teams & followed by Group B four teams.[4]

Draw

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  India
  Bhutan (hosts) 		  Maldives
    Nepal 		  Bangladesh
  Pakistan 		  Sri Lanka

Draw result

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Group A
Pos Team
A1   India
A2   Maldives
A3   Bangladesh
Group B
Pos Team
B1   Bhutan
B2     Nepal
B3   Pakistan
B4   Sri Lanka

Match officials

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Referees
  •   Md Symoon Hasan Sany
  •   Pema Tshewang
  •   Mrutyunjay L Amatya
  •   Zaheer Hussain
  •   Nabindra Maharjan
  •   Sashanka Madushanka
Assistant referees
  •   Sujoy Barua
  •   Tshering Phuntsho
  •   Sourav Sarkar
  •   Abdulla Shathir
  •   Harish Karki
  •   Indunil Sandakelum

Players eligibility

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Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to register a squad of minimum 16 players and maximum 23 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Group stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals
Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellots, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2   Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3   Maldives 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: GSA
Bangladesh  0–1  India
Report Sumit Sharma Brahmacharimayum   90+1'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
Bangladesh  1–1  Maldives
MD Mursed Ali   49' Report Mohamed Ilan Imran   79'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)
India  3–0  Maldives
  • Samson Ahongshangban   13'
  • Hemneichung Lunkim   74', 89'
 Report
Attendance: 60
Referee: Sashanka Madushanka (Sri Lanka)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Pakistan 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7 Qualified for Knockout stage
2     Nepal 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3   Bhutan (H) 3 1 1 1 9 6 +3 4
4   Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts
Nepal    0–1  Pakistan
Report Muhammad Talha   81'
Attendance: 60
Referee: Sashanka Madushanka (Sri Lanka)
Bhutan  5–1  Sri Lanka
  • Karma Yeshe Thabkhe   14'
  • Sayon Lama   40'
  • Chimi Tobden Dorji   57'
  • Thinley Yezer   78'
  • Tandin Phuntsho   83'
 Report
  • Mohamed Zaid Mohamed Ifham   65'
Attendance: 1,199
Referee: Mrutyunjay L Amatya (India)
Nepal    4–0  Sri Lanka
  • Sujan Dangol   4', 12', 30'
  • Bigyan Khadka   84'
 Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives)
Bhutan  3–3  Pakistan
  • Thinley Yeszer   25'
  • Tandin Phuntsho   90+4'
  • Sonam Dorji   90+6' (pen.)
 Report
  • Khobaib Khan   38'
  • Subhan Karim   47'
  • Sharaf Khan   68'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Md Symoon Hasan Sany (Bangladesh)
Pakistan  5–1  Sri Lanka
  • Subhan Karim   20', 26'
  • Muhammad Talha   30'
  • Mohamed Irshad   47' (o.g.)
  • Abdul Ghani   56'
 Report
  • Zakariyya Zafarullah   77'
Attendance: 70
Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives)
Bhutan  1–2    Nepal
  • Yonten Tharchen   43'
 Report
  • Krishna Bahadur Ale   56'
  • Sujan Dangol   85'
Attendance: 1,787
Referee: Mrutyunjay L Amatya (India)

Knockout stage

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  • 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

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 September 2024 Thimphu
 
 
  India4
 
30 September 2024 Thimphu
 
    Nepal2
 
  India
 
28 September 2024 Thimphu
 
  Bangladesh
 
  Pakistan2(7)
 
 
  Bangladesh (p) 2(8)
 

Semi-finals

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India  4–2    Nepal
  • Vishal Yadav   61', 68'
  • Ningthou Khongjam Rishi Singh   85'
  • Hemneichung Lunkim   90+5'
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  • Subash Bam   82'
  • Mohammed Kaif   89' (o.g.)
Attendance: 82
Referee: Md Symoon Hasan Sany (Bangladesh)
Pakistan  2–2  Bangladesh
  • M Shahab Ahmed   32'
  • Abdul Rehman   62' (pen.)
 Report
  • Md Manik   74', 90+4'
Penalties
  • Abdul Rehman  
  • Abdul Samad  
  • Syed Muhammad Aabis Reza kazmi  
  • Khobaib Khan  
  • Ubaid Ullah Khan  
  • Majid Ali  
  • Sharaf Khan  
  • Abdul Ghaani  
 7–8
  • Md Murshed Ali  
  • Md Joy Ahmed  
  • Md Kamal Merdha  
  • Md Siam Omit  
  • Md Manik  
  • Akash Ahamad  
  • Md Mithu Chowdhury  
  • Ashikur Rahman  
Attendance: 40
Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

Final

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India  v  Bangladesh

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 42 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 3.82 goals per match (as of 28 September 2024).

4 goals

  Sujan Dangol

3 goals

  •   Subhan Karim
  •   Hemneichung Lunkim

2 goals

  •   Md Manik
  •   Thinley Yezer
  •   Tandin Phuntsho
  •   Muhammad Talha
  •   Vishal Yadav

1 goal

  •   Yonten Tharchen
  •   Karma Yeshe Thabkhe
  •   Sayon Lama
  •   Chimi Tobden Dorji
  •   Sonam Dorji
  •   Md Mursed Ali
  •   Sumit Sharma Brahmacharimayum
  •   Samson Ahongshangban
  •   Ningthou Khongjam Rishi Singh
  •   Mohamed Ilan Imran
  •   Bigyan Khadka
  •   Krishna Bahadur Ale
  •   Subash Bam
  •   Sharaf Khan
  •   Abdul Ghani
  •   Khobaib Khan
  •   M. Shahab Ahmed
  •   Abdul Rehman
  •   Mohamed Zaid Mohamed Ifham
  •   Zakariyya Zafarullah

1 own goal

  •   Mohamed Irshad (Playing against Pakistan)
  •   Mohammed Kaif (Playing against Nepal)

Source: GSA

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kazi Md. Salahuddin Re-Elected As President". SAFF. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ "সাফ নিয়ে বিশাল পরিকল্পনা কাজী সালাউদ্দিনের". www.footballbangladesh.com (in Bengali). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  3. ^ "India emerge SAFF U16 champions, make short work of Bangladesh in final". www.the-aiff.com. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  4. ^ "সাফ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৭ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপের ড্র অনুষ্ঠিত হলো ঢাকার ইন্টার কন্টিনেন্টাল হোটেলে". www.dhakapost.com (in Bengali). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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