2019 SAFF U-15 Championship

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2019 SAFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates21–31 August 2019
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in Kalyani host cities)
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runners-up   Nepal
Third place Bangladesh
Fourth place Sri Lanka
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored60 (5.45 per match)
Attendance35,690 (3,245 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Himanshu Jangra
(7 Goals)
Best player(s)India Himanshu Jangra
Fair play award Bangladesh
← 2018
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 31 August 2019.

The 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship will be the 6th edition of the SAFF U-15 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-15 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was hosted by India at Kalyani Stadium from August 21 to August 31, 2019. Five teams from the region will take part.[1][2]

Bangladesh is the defending champion. They have won previous season title by beating Pakistan 1(3)−1(2) penalties shoot out on 3 November 2018.[3]

Squads[]

Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team have to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom had to be goalkeepers.

Participating teams[]

Pakistan had sent their entry for the meet. However, due to some internal problems in their federation , they have withdrawn. A letter to reconfirm their entry was sent by SAFF, Pakistan said they would not be able to participate.[4]

Team Appearances
in the SAFF U-15 Championship 		Previous best performance
 Bangladesh 6th Champions (2015), (2018)
 Bhutan 4th Fourth Place
 India (Host) 6th Champions (2013, 2017)
   Nepal 6th Runners-up (2013, 2017)
 Sri Lanka 5th Group Stage

Officials[]

Venues[]

Kalyani
Kalyani Stadium
22°52′59″N 88°45′34.07″E / 22.88306°N 88.7594639°E / 22.88306; 88.7594639 (Ahmedabad)
Capacity: 20,000 seats

Round Robin[]

All the five teams will play each other in a round robin phase and the top two teams will play the final.

Key to colours in group tables
Advance to Final
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  India (H, C) 5 5 0 0 28 0 +28 15 Advance to Final
2    Nepal (Q) 5 3 0 2 11 13 −2 9
3  Bangladesh (E) 4 2 0 2 13 11 +2 6
4  Sri Lanka (E) 4 1 0 3 4 16 −12 3
5  Bhutan (E) 4 0 0 4 4 20 −16 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2019. Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored;
(C) Champion; (E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Nepal   0−5 India
Report
  • Goal 6'
  • Paul Goal 24'
  • Goal 41'
  • Goal 50'
  • Goal 56'
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: K.L.S. Chaturanga (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka 3–2 Bhutan
  • Goal 52'
  • Goal 73'
  • Goal 90+2'
 Report
  • Goal 7'
  • Goal 47'
Attendance: 1,840
Referee: Bhubon Tarafder (Bangladesh)
Bhutan 2−5 Bangladesh
  • Goal 17'
  • Goal 32'
 Report
  • Goal 15', 83'
  • Goal 21'
  • Goal 45'
  • Goal 90+7'
Attendance: 2,890 y
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)
Nepal   2−0 Sri Lanka
  • Goal 46'
  • Goal 83'
 Report
Attendance: 3,210
Referee: Vinay Suvarna (India)
Bangladesh 7−1 Sri Lanka
  • Goal 32', 44', 60', 71'
  • Islam Goal 42'
  • Goal 48'
  • Goal 67'
 Report
  • Goal 50'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ugyen Penjor (Bhutan)
India 7−0 Bhutan
  • Goal 1', 57'
  • Goal 9', 25'
  • Goal 22'
  • Goal 86'
  • Goal 89'
 Report
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Bhubon Tarafder (Bangladesh)
India 5–0 Sri Lanka
 Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)
Bangladesh 1–4   Nepal
  • Goal 79'
 Report
  • Goal 45+2', 88'
  • Goal 52'
  • Goal 84'
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Vinay Suvarna (India)
Bhutan 0–6   Nepal
Report
  • Goal 5', 48'
  • Goal 9'
  • Goal 75'
  • Goal 85'
  • Goal 94'
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Vinay Suvarna (India)
Bangladesh 0–4 India
Report
Attendance: 3000
Referee: K.L.S. Chaturanga (Sri Lanka)

Final[]

India 7−0   Nepal
  • Goal 15'
  • Goal 42'
  • Goal 45+3'
  • Goal 51', 76', 80'
  • Jangra Goal 65'
 Report
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Bhubon Tarafder (Bangladesh)

Winner[]

 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship 

India
Third title

Goalscorers[]

There were 60 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 5.45 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

  • India

5 goals

  • Bangladesh

3 goals

2 goals

  • Bhutan
  • Nepal
  • Nepal
  • Sri Lanka

1 goal

  • Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • Bhutan
  • India
  • India
  • India
  • India
  • India
  • India
  • Nepal
  • Nepal
  • Nepal
  • Nepal
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sri Lanka

Broadcasting rights[]

Country Broadcaster
 India (host) MYCUJOO.TV
South Asian Countries
South-East Asian Countries

References[]

  1. ^ "SAFF Ordinary Congress 2019 held in Nepal". South Asian Football Federation. 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh may host SAFF U15 Women's Championship 2019". Bangladesh Football Federation. 13 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. ^ "SAFF Under-15 Championship: Bangladesh beat Pakistan on penalties to claim second title". saffederation.org. SAFF. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Pakistan pulls out of SAFF event due to internal issues". Times of India. 26 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Pictures of the officials during 2019 SAFF U15 in India". 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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