2015 SAFF U-19 Championship
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.
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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 |  |
| 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) | |
On 3 August, both Pakistan and Sri Lanka withdrew from the competition.[2]
Participating teams
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Venues
| Lalitpur | |
|---|---|
| ANFA Complex | |
| Capacity: 4,000[3] | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rohit Sarkar  Mannaf Rabby |
| Bangladesh | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sarkar |
Report | Anjan Bista Tutul Badsha |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Masaud Habibi Ali Ahmad Mansory Mohammad Ahmadi |
Report | Hamdhaan Ali |
| Afghanistan | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kamalpreet Singh Anirudh Thapa |
| India | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Moinuddin Khan Lalramzuava Khinangte Anirudh Thapa |
Report |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
| 3 | |||||
| 29 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 1(5) | |||||
| 27 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
| 1(4) | |||||
| 0(3) | |||||
| 0(4) | |||||
Semi-finals
| Nepal | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Anjan Bista Sunil Bal |
Report | Ananta Tamang Mehdi Rezayee |
| Bangladesh | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Masuk Miah Zoni  Rohit Sarkar Mohammad Ibrahim  Mohammad Emon Mannaf Rabby Rahmat Mia |
3–4 | |
Final
| Nepal | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tej Tamang |
Report | Shahabaaz Khan |
| Penalties | ||
| Hemant Thapa Magar Sunil Bal Biswas Shrestha Dona Thapa Ananta Tamang |
5–4 | |
Goalscorers
- 3 Goals
- 2 Goals
- 1 Goal
- Own Goal
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
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