2013 SAFF U-16 Championship

The 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship is the 2nd edition of the SAFF U-16 Championship hosted by Nepal from 20 to 30 July at Dasarath Stadium and army ground. Seven teams from the region are taking part, divided into two groups.

2013 SAFF U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates20 July - 30 July [1]
Teams7
Venue(s)2 (in Kathmandu host cities)
Final positions
Champions India (1st title)
Runners-up   Nepal
Third place Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored35 (2.69 per match)
Attendance26,091 (2,007 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bimal Magar (6 goals)
Best player(s) Krishna Pandit

Eligible teams

Squads

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 3210111+107
 Afghanistan 312042+25
 Pakistan 302103-32
 Bhutan 3012110-91

Nepal   7 – 0 Bhutan
B.Magar  48', 62', 63'
H.Magar  58', 76', 84'
Subedi  78'
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)

Pakistan 0 – 0 Afghanistan
Report
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 2379
Referee: Shrawan Lama (Nepal)

Afghanistan 1 – 1Nepal   
A.Mansory  74' Report H.Magar  81'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Attendance: 1249
Referee: Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)

Bhutan 0 – 0 Pakistan
Report
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 3341
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)

Pakistan 0 – 3Nepal   
Report Limbu  13'
B.Magar  65', 73'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Attendance: 2164
Referee: Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)

Bhutan 1 – 3 Afghanistan
Shezang  18' Report Waziri  27'
Ahmad  63', 90+2'
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1971
Referee: S. Borua (Bangladesh)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 220061+56
 Bangladesh 21013303
 Sri Lanka 200227-50

India 4 – 1 Sri Lanka
Pandit  21'
Singh  23', 90'
Chakraborty  66'
Report Niresh  44'
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1749
Referee: Rana Naseer Ahmed (Pakistan)

Bangladesh 3 – 1 Sri Lanka
Tutul  28', 57'
Islam  81'
Report Niresh  43'
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1560
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)

India 2 – 0 Bangladesh
Singh  43'
Pandit  90+2'
Report
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 971
Referee: Shrawan Lama (Nepal)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Nepal   5 – 1 Bangladesh
Limbu  8', 59'
B.Magar  20'
Bista  23'
Thapa  56'
Report Tushar  65'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Attendance: 1746
Referee: Rana Naseer Ahmed (Pakistan)

India 0 – 0 Afghanistan
Report
Penalties
Pandit
Singh
Chakraborty
Tirkey
Rodrigues
4–3 Waziri
Ahmad
Jalal
Sardari
Rezahi
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1400
Referee: Nabindra Maharajan (Nepal)

Third place match

Bangladesh 1 – 0 Afghanistan
Tushar  55' Report
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1642
Referee: Rana Naseer Ahmed (Pakistan)

The Final

Nepal   0 – 1 India
Report Lalrinzuala  18'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Attendance: 4419

Awards

 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship Champions 

India
First title

References

  1. "..... U16 SAFF C'ship on July 2013". Goalnepal.com. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  2. http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=14827
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