2018 SAFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nepal |
Dates | 25 October – 3 November |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in Lalitpur host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 47 (4.7 per match) |
Attendance | 15,144 (1,514 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
← 2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of 30 April 2019. |
The 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship was the fifth 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 Nepal from October 25 to November 3, 2018, at ANFA Complex in Lalitpur, Nepal. Six out of seven teams from the region took part, as Sri Lanka later withdrew their team, and the teams were divided into two groups.[1][2] On 3 November 2018, Bangladesh edged out Pakistan in a close match decided in a penalty shootout to claim their second SAFF title.[3]
Host selection
A draw for tournament ceremony was held on 13 September 2018 at conference room of Bangladesh Football Federation. BFF general secretary Abu Naeem Shohag, chairman of the BFF Media Committee Amirul Islam Babu and Mindu Dorji, the deputy general secretary of Bhutan Football Federation was among those present.
Initially all of seven countries team participated for the draw, two groups A and B were made, A consisted of Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives and Pakistan and group B consisted of India, Bhutan and Sri Lanka
But later Sri Lanka withdrew its team from the tournament and the groups were redefined.[2]
Group A | Group B |
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- † Sri Lanka withdrew before tournament
- ‡ Pakistan drawn to Group B, thus both the groups redefined
Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2003 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team had to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom had to be goalkeepers.
Participating teams
Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-16 Championship | Previous best performance |
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![]() | 5th | Champions (2015), (2018) |
![]() | 3rd | Fourth Place |
![]() | 5th | Champions (2013, 2017) |
![]() | 4th | Group Stage |
![]() | 5th | Runners-up (2013, 2017) |
![]() | 3rd | Champions (2011) |
Venues
Lalitpur |
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ANFA Complex |
Capacity: 6,000 |
Match officials
Referees | Assistant Referees
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Group stage
- All matches were played at 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 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Bangladesh ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Nihat Jaman Ucchash ![]() Mehedi Hassan ![]() Rasel Ahmed ![]() Ashikur Rahman ![]() | SAFF |
Bangladesh ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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| SAFF |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
India ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu ![]() | SAFF AIFF | Adnan Justin ![]() Wasif ![]() |
Bhutan ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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SAFF | Mudassar Nazar ![]() Iftikar Ahmed ![]() Moin Ahmed ![]() |
Bhutan ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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SAFF AIFF | Shubho Paul ![]() Kushang Subba ![]() Aman Xalxo ![]() |
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
1 November – ANFA Complex | ||||||
![]() | 1 (4) | |||||
3 November – ANFA Complex | ||||||
![]() | 1 (2) | |||||
![]() | 1 (3) | |||||
1 November – ANFA Complex | ||||||
![]() | 1 (2) | |||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
Third Place | ||||||
3 November – ANFA Complex | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 0 |
Knockout stage
- All matches will be played at Lalitpur, Nepal.
- Times listed are UTC+05:45
Semi-finals
Bangladesh ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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| SAFF AIFF |
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Penalties | ||
| 4–2 |
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Pakistan ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Jaan Limbu ![]() Mohib Ullah ![]() Moin Ahmed ![]() | SAFF |
Third place
Final
![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Penalties | ||
| 3–2 |
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Winner
2018 SAFF U-15 Championship champions |
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![]() Bangladesh Second title |
Awards
The following awards were given for the 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship.
Fair Play Award | Most Valuable Player | Golden Boot Award | |||
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Goalscorers
There were 47 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4.7 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
Md Ashikur Rahman
Moin Ahmed
Mohib Ullah
2 goals
Rasel Ahmed
Shubho Paul
Thlacheu Vanlalruatfela
Jaan Limbu
Mudassar Nazar
1 goal
Ibne Ahad Sakil
Rajon Howladar
Nafiz Basher
Harsh Shailesh Patre
Subba Kushang
Aman Xalxo
Namas Thapa Magar
Sasank Bohora
Dipesh Rai
Adnan Justin
Iftikar Ahmed
Wasif
References
- ^ "SAFF U15 draw held". South Asian Football Federation.
- ^ a b "SAFF Revises SAFF U15 Match Fixtures After Sri Lanka Pulls Out". Goal Nepal. 4 October 2018.
- ^ "SAFF Under-15 Championship: Bangladesh beat Pakistan on penalties to claim second title". saffederation.org. SAFF. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "FIFA Referees News: 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship - Final". 3 November 2018.
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