2015 SAFF U-16 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bangladesh |
| Dates | 9–18 August 2015 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | Sylhet District Stadium (in Sylhet host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bangladesh (1st title) |
| Runners-up | India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 28 (3.11 per match) |
| Attendance | 96,646 (10,738 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Saurabh Meher (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Sarwar Zaman Nipu |
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The 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship was the third edition of the SAFF U-16 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-16 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was hosted by Bangladesh from 9–18 of August, 2015 at Sylhet District Stadium. Six teams from the region were taking part, divided into two groups. Bangladesh U16 beat India U16 in the final and claimed the title for the first time.
Host selection
Participating teams
| Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-16 Championship |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2nd | Fourth place (2013) |
| Bangladesh (Host) | 3rd | Third place (2013) |
| India | 3rd | Champions (2013) |
| Maldives | 2nd | Group Stage |
| Nepal | 3rd | Runners-up (2013) |
| Sri Lanka | 3rd | Group Stage |
Group draw
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
|
India |
Venues
| Sylhet | |
|---|---|
| Sylhet District Stadium | |
| Capacity: 18,000[1] | |
Match officials
- Referees
- Assistant referees
- Match Commissioner
- Referee Assessor
- General Coordinator
Squads
Group stage
- All matches were played in Sylhet, Bangladesh.
- Times listed are UTC+06:00.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 4–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Sarower Zaman Nipu 5', 87' Rakib 61' Atikuzzaman 77' |
Report |
| India | 1–2 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Rahim 49' | Report | Mohammed Shawon 31' Atikuzzaman 85' (pen.) |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| Maldives | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| Afghanistan | 4–2 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Shayeq Hakeme 12' Abdul Naser Amini 48', 54' Sher Ahmed Hamidi 76' |
Report | Yanish Adil 62' Ismail Zaan Amir 86' (pen.) |
| Nepal | 1–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Kshitiz Raj G.T 47' | Report |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 August – Sylhet | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | |||||
| 18 August – Sylhet | ||||||
| Afghanistan | 0 | |||||
| Bangladesh (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
| 16 August – Sylhet | ||||||
| India | 1 (2) | |||||
| India | 1 | |||||
| Nepal | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Bangladesh | 1–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Saad 56' | Report |
Final
| Bangladesh | 1–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Fahim Murshed 46' | Report | Amay Avinash Morajkar 63' |
| Penalties | ||
| Fahim Murshed Jahangir Alam Sajeeb Atikuzzaman Saad |
4–2 | Meher Mohammed Rakib Abhijit Saqlain Khan |
Winner
| 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship |
|---|
Bangladesh First title |
Awards
The following awards were given for the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship.[2]
| Fair Play Award | Man of the Final | Man of the Tournament | Golden Boot Award | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | Shawon Hossain | Sarwar Zaman Nipu | Saurabh Meher |
Goalscorers
3 goals
2 goals
- Abdul Naser Amini
- Mohamed Atikuzzaman
- Sarower Zaman Nipu
- Rahim Ali
- Suman Aryal
- Prezen Tamang
1 goal
- Shayeq Hakeme
- Sher Ahmed Hamidi
- Fahim Murshed
- M.M. Abedin Rakib
- Mohammed Shawon
- Saad Uddin
- Amay Avinash Morajkar
- Mohammed Shahjahan
- Yanish Adil
- Ismail Zaan Amir
- Laxman Pariyar
- Kshitiz Raj
1 own goal
References
- ^ "Not 'sold out' yet". The Daily Star. 5 February 2015.
- ^ "CHAMPIONS". The Daily Star. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.