2023 SAFF U-16 Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Bhutan |
Dates | 2–10 September 2023 |
Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 9 |
Goals scored | 27 (3 per match) |
Attendance | 16,475 (1,831 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (3 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
← 2022 2024 → |
The 2023 SAFF U-16 Championship was the 8th edition of the SAFF U-16 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-17 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Its was played from 2–10 September 2023 in Thimphu, Bhutan.[1][2]
India are the defending champions, who won their fifth title in 2023 by defeating Bangladesh in the final. Pakistan were given the fair play award.[3]
Venue
All matches were held at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan.[1][2]
Thimphu | |
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Changlimithang Stadium | |
Capacity: 15,000 | |
![]() | ![]() ![]() Thimphu |
Teams
Sri Lanka are ineligible for participation as they are suspended by FIFA.[4] Other six SAFF teams are eligible to participate.
Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-17 Championship | Previous best performance |
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![]() | 8th | Winners (2015, 2018) |
![]() | 6th | Fourth place (2017) |
![]() | 8th | Winners (2013, 2017, 2019, 2022) |
![]() | 6th | Group stage (2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) |
![]() | 8th | Runners-up (2013, 2017, 2019, 2022) |
![]() | 4th | Winners (2011) |
Draw
The draw was held in BFF House in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 22 July 2023 at 12:00 BST (UTC+6).[5]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Draw result
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Match officials
- Referees
Md. Nasir Uddin
Penjor Ugyen
Kabin Byanjankar
Zaheer Hussain
Senthil N Nathan
- Assistant referees
Sunwar Hem Kumar
Madhav Khatri
Bikash Sarker
Raeef Rauf
B. Nagoorkani
Players eligibility
Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to register a squad of minimum 16 players and maximum 23 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers.
Group stage
- Times listed are UTC+06:00 Bhutan Time.
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals |
- Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellots, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
Bangladesh ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Thoungamba Singh ![]() |
Nepal ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Md Ashikur Rahman ![]() |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Bhutan ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
8 September – Thimphu | ||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
10 September – Thimphu | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
8 September – Thimphu | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
India ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() |
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| Report |
Pakistan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Final
India ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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| Report |
Winner
8th SAFF U-16 Championship 2023 Champions |
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![]() India Fifth title |
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Fair Play Award | Goalkeeper | Golden Boot Award | |||
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 29 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.9 goals per match.
3 goals
Md Arbash
2 goals
Subhan Karim
Sonam Dorji
Airborlang Kharthangmaw
Levis Zangminlun
1 goal
Md Ashikur Rahman
Md Mursed Ali
Md Abu Sayed
Bharat Lairenjam
Thougngamba Singh Usham
Vishal Yadav
Md Kaif
Manbha Kupar Malngiang
Tandin Phuntsho
Ubaidullah Khan
Abdul Samad
Abdul Ghani
Mohamed Ilan Imran
Ethan Ibrahim Zaki
1 own goal
Ahmed Mifzal (against Pakistan)
Kingyel Wancchuk Dorji (against Maldives)
Source: GSA
See also
References
- ^ a b "SAFF Championship: Groups revealed for U-16, U-19 youth events". Khel Now. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Draw revealed for SAFF U16 and U19 Championships". The AIFF. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "India emerge SAFF U16 champions, make short work of Bangladesh in final". www.the-aiff.com. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Suspension of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) from 21 January 2023 until further notice" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Draw revealed for SAFF U16 and U19 Championships". The AIFF. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "INDIA CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF SAFF U16 CHAMPIONSHIP 2023". www.safederation.org. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.