2015 SAFF U-19 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Nepal |
| Dates | 20–29 August 2015 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | ANFA Complex (in Lalitpur host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
Nepal |
| Runners-up |
 India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 12,500 (1,389 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Anjan Bista (3 Goals) |
The 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship was the first edition of the SAFF U-19 Championship, a 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
Venues
| Lalitpur | |
|---|---|
| ANFA Complex | |
| Capacity: 4,000[3] | |
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Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
 Bangladesh |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
 Bhutan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Group B
| 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' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 27 August – ANFA Complex | |||||||
| Nepal |
3 | ||||||
| Afghanistan |
2 | ||||||
| 29 August – ANFA Complex | |||||||
| Nepal |
1(5) | ||||||
| India |
1(4) | ||||||
| 27 August – ANFA Complex | |||||||
| Bangladesh |
0(3) | ||||||
| India |
0(4) | ||||||
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Nepal |
3–2 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Anjan Bista 34', 39' (pen.) Sunil Bal 53' |
Report | Ananta Tamang 50' (o.g.) Mehdi Rezayee 72' |
| Bangladesh |
0–0 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Masuk Miah Zoni  Rohit Sarkar Mohammad Ibrahim  Mohammad Emon Mannaf Tabby Mohammad Rahmat Mia |
3–4 | Lalramzuava Khiangte Shahbaz Khan Rohit Kumar Gursimrat Singh Gill Sarthak Golui Daniel Lalhimpuia |
Final
| Nepal |
1–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Tej Tamang 32' |
Report | Shahabaaz Khan 85' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| Hemant Thapa Magar Sunil Bal Biswas Shrestha Dona Thapa Ananta Tamang |
5–4 | Moinuddin Khan Hayden Fernandes Sarthak Golui Daniel Lalhimpuia Shahbaz Khan |
Winner
| 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship |
|---|
Nepal First title |
Goalscorers
- 3 Goals
- 2 Goals
- Rohit Sarkar
- Anirudh Thapa
- 1 Goal
- Tej Tamang
- Sunil Bal
- Mehdi Rezayee
- Masaud Habibi
- Ali Ahmad Mansory
- Mohammad Ahmadi
- Hamdhaan Ali
- Mannaf Rabby
- Shahabaaz Khan
- Lalramzuava Khinangte
- Kamalpreet Singh
- Moinuddin Khan
- Sonam Togbay
- Own Goal
- Tutul Badsha (playing against Nepal)
- Ananta Tamang (playing 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. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- ↑ http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22921
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