2015 SAFF U-19 Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nepal |
Dates | 20–29 August 2015 |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | ANFA Complex (in Lalitpur host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 9 |
Goals scored | 24 (2.67 per match) |
Attendance | 24,704 (2,745 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() |
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.
On 3 August, both Pakistan and Sri Lanka withdrew from the competition.[2]
Participating teams[]
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Nepal (Host)
India
Maldives
Venues[]
Lalitpur | |
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ANFA Complex | |
Capacity: 4,000[3] | |
Group stage[]
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals |
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Bhutan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Rohit Sarkar ![]() Mannaf Rabby ![]() |
Bangladesh ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Rohit Sarkar ![]() |
Report | Anjan Bista ![]() ![]() |
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Afghanistan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() Mohammad Ahmadi ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Afghanistan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Kamalpreet Singh ![]() Anirudh Thapa ![]() |
India ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Moinuddin Khan ![]() ![]() Anirudh Thapa ![]() |
Report |
Knockout stage[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
27 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
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29 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 1(5) | |||||
27 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
![]() | 1(4) | |||||
![]() | 0(3) | |||||
![]() | 0(4) | |||||
Semi-finals[]
Nepal ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Anjan Bista ![]() Sunil Bal ![]() |
Report | Ananta Tamang ![]() ![]() |
Bangladesh ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
![]() Rohit Sarkar ![]() ![]() Mohammad Emon ![]() Mannaf Rabby ![]() Rahmat Mia ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Final[]
Nepal ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Tej Tamang ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Penalties | ||
![]() Sunil Bal ![]() ![]() ![]() Ananta Tamang ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Winner[]
2015 SAFF U-19 Championship |
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![]() Nepal First title |
Goalscorers[]
3 goals
Anjan Bista
Bimal Magar
2 goals
1 goal
Mohammad Ahmadi
Mannaf Rabby
Sunil Bal
Tej Tamang
Moinuddin Khan
Kamalpreet Singh
1 own goal
(against Nepal)
Ananta Tamang (against Afghanistan)
References[]
- ^ "Nepal to Host First Ever SAFF U19 Championship From August 20–29". Goal Nepal. 29 June 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.
- ^ http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22921
Categories:
- SAFF U-18 Championship
- 2015 in Asian football
- International association football competitions hosted by Nepal
- 2015–16 in Nepalese football
- 2015–16 in Indian football
- 2015 in Bhutanese football
- 2015 in Bangladeshi football
- 2015 in Maldivian football
- 2015 in Afghan football
- 2015 in youth association football