2017 SAFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nepal |
Dates | 18–27 August |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in Lalitpur and Kathmandu host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 51 (5.1 per match) |
Attendance | 23,053 (2,305 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
← 2015 2018 → All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019. |
The 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship was the 4th edition of the SAFF U-15 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-15 national teams organized by SAFF. Since most teams use to send their U-15 team keeping in mind 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification it has been officially changed to U-15 tournament. The tournament was hosted by Nepal from 18 to 27 of August, 2017 at ANFA Complex, Satdobato and Halchowk Stadium. Six teams from the region took part, divided into two groups.[1]
Host selection
On July 10, 2017, a tournament draw ceremony was held in the conference room of the Bangladesh Football Federation. SAFF general secretary Anwarul Haque Helal and BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag were among those present.[2]
Eligible teams
Player eligibility
Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Participating teams
Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-16 Championship | Previous best performance |
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![]() | 4th | Champions (2015) |
![]() | 2nd | Group Stage |
![]() | 4th | Champions (2013,2017) |
![]() | 3rd | Group Stage |
![]() | 4th | Runners-up (2013) |
![]() | 4th | Group Stage |
Venues
Lalitpur | Kathmandu |
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ANFA Complex, Satdobato | Halchowk Stadium |
Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 3,500 |
Match officials
- Referees
Kabin Byanjankar
Golam Mourshed Choidhary
Abdulla Shathir
D.D.Indika Sendanayake
Tanmoy Dhar
Ugyen Dorji
- Assistant referees
Nani Ram Thapa
Kuldeep Tariyal
Md Shafikul Islam
K.L.S.Chathuranga
Abdulla Suneed
Phurpa Wangchuk
Group stage
- All matches were played in Lalitpur, Nepal.
- Times listed are UTC+05:45.
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals |
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Bangladesh ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Foysal Ahmed Fahim ![]() Nazmul Biswas ![]() | Report |
Bhutan ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Khando ![]() Kinga Wangchuk ![]() Kelzang Jigmi ![]() Siddharth Gurung ![]() | Report |
Bangladesh ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Foysal Ahmed Fahim ![]() Miraj Molla ![]() | Report |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
India ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Ravi Bahadur Rana ![]() Ibrahim Anoof ![]() Thoiba Singh Moirangthem ![]() Vikram Pratap Singh ![]() Ricky Shabong ![]() Lalrokima ![]() | Report |
Nepal ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Brijesh Chaudhary ![]() Darshan Gurung ![]() Roshan Rana Magar ![]() Akash Budha ![]() | Report |
Nepal ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Roshan Rana Magar ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() |
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
25 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
27 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
25 August – Halchowk Stadium | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
Third Place | ||||||
27 August – Halchowk Stadium | ||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 0 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Bangladesh ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Foysal Ahmed Fahim ![]() ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
India ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Vikram Pratap Singh ![]() Harpreet Singh ![]() Ridge Melvin D'Mello ![]() | Report |
Third place
Bangladesh ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() |
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Foysal Ahmed Fahim ![]() Raja Sheikh ![]() Miraj Molla ![]() Md Akash ![]() Yeasin Arafat ![]() Arif Hossen ![]() | Report |
Final
Nepal ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Birjesh Chaudhary ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() |
Winner
2017 SAFF U-15 Championship |
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![]() India Second title |
Awards
The following awards were given for the 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship.
FIFA Fair Play Award | Player of the Tournament | Golden Boot Award | |||
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Goalscorers
- 6 Goals
- 5 Goals
- 4 Goals
Akash Budha Magar
Brijesh Chaudhary
Miraj Molla
- 3 Goals
- 2 Goals
Dorji Khando
Kelzang Jigmi
Roshan Rana Magar
Lalrokima
Raja Sheikh
- 1 Goal
Nazmul Biswas
Habibur Rahman
Thoiba Singh Moirangthem
Ricky Shabong
Kinga Wangchuk
Siddharth Gurung
Darshan Gurung
Harpreet Singh
Ridge Melvin D'Mello
Md Akash
Yeasin Arafat
Arif Hossen
- 2 Own Goals
Ibrahim Anoof (playing against
India)
- Own Goal
Nazmul Biswas (playing against
Nepal)
References
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