2018 SAFF U-15 Championship

2018 SAFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Nepal
Dates	25 October – 3 November
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in Lalitpur host cities)
Final positions
Champions	File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (2nd title)
Runners-up	File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Third place	File:Flag of India.svg India
Fourth place	File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	47 (4.7 per match)
Attendance	15,144 (1,514 per match)
Top scorer(s)	File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Nihat Jaman Ucchash (4 Goals)
Best player(s)	File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Haseeb Khan
Fair play award	File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
	← 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
File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan ‡	File:Flag of India.svg India File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka † File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan

† 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
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh	5th	Champions (2015), (2018)
File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan	3rd	Fourth Place
File:Flag of India.svg India	5th	Champions (2013, 2017)
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives	4th	Group Stage
File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal (Host)	5th	Runners-up (2013, 2017)
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan	3rd	Champions (2011)

Venues

Lalitpur
ANFA Complex
Capacity: 6,000

Match officials

Referees

File:Flag of Nepal.svg Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bhubon Mohon Tarafder (Bangladesh)
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Zaeem Ali (Maldives)
File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Ahmad Rauf (Pakistan)
File:Flag of India.svg Harish Kundu (India)

Assistant Referees

File:Flag of Nepal.svg Yunal Malla (Nepal)
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Sk Ikball Alam (Bangladesh)
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Jaufar Rasheed (Maldives)
File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Yonten Chophel (Bhutan)
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Dilawar Khan (Pakistan)
File:Flag of India.svg Kishan Joshi (India)

Group stage

All matches were played at Lalitpur, Nepal.
Times listed are UTC+05:45.

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
1	File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh	2	2	0	11	1	+10	6	Qualified for Knockout stage
2	File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal (H)	2	1	1	5	2	+3	3	Qualified for Knockout stage
3	File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives	2	0	2	0	13	−13	0

Source: SAFF
(H) Hosts

25 October 2018

14:30 UTC+5:45

Nepal File:Flag of Nepal.svg	4–0	File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives
Jaan Limbu File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Namas Thapa Magar File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Sasank Bohora File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Dipesh Rai File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'	SAFF

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 2941

Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf (Pakistan)

27 October 2018

14:30 UTC+5:45

Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg	9–0	File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives
Nihat Jaman Ucchash File:Soccerball shade.svg 11', 19', 23', 46' Mehedi Hassan File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Rasel Ahmed File:Soccerball shade.svg 47', 66' Ashikur Rahman File:Soccerball shade.svg 80', 90+5'	SAFF

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 2000

Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

29 October 2018

14:30 UTC+5:45

Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg	2–1	File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal
Ibne Ahad Sakil File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Rajon Howladar File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'	SAFF	Jaan Limbu File:Soccerball shade.svg 36'

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 1968

Referee: Harish Kundu (India)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
1	File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan	2	2	0	6	1	+5	6	Qualified for Knockout stage
2	File:Flag of India.svg India	2	1	1	5	2	+3	3	Qualified for Knockout stage
3	File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan	2	0	2	0	8	−8	0

Source: SAFF

25 October 2018

11:30 UTC+5:45

India File:Flag of India.svg	1–2	File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'	SAFF AIFF	Adnan Justin File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Wasif File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 2807

Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder (Bangladesh)

27 October 2018

11:30 UTC+5:45

Bhutan File:Flag of Bhutan.svg	0–4	File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
	SAFF	Mudassar Nazar File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Iftikar Ahmed File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' Moin Ahmed File:Soccerball shade.svg 29', 42'

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 1506

Referee: Zaeem Ali (Maldives)

29 October 2018

10:30 UTC+5:45

Bhutan File:Flag of Bhutan.svg	0–4	File:Flag of India.svg India
	SAFF AIFF	Shubho Paul File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' (pen.) Kushang Subba File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' Aman Xalxo File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 3019

Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

1 November – ANFA Complex

File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh	1 (4)
		3 November – ANFA Complex
File:Flag of India.svg India	1 (2)
		File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh	1 (3)
1 November – ANFA Complex
		File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan	1 (2)
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan	4

File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal	0
		Third Place

		3 November – ANFA Complex

		File:Flag of India.svg India	1

		File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal	0

Knockout stage

All matches will be played at Lalitpur, Nepal.
Times listed are UTC+05:45

Semi-finals

1 November 2018

10:30 UTC+5:45

Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg	1–1	File:Flag of India.svg India
Ashikur Rahman File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' (pen.)	SAFF AIFF	Harsh Patre File:Soccerball shade.svg 17'
Penalties
Tauhidul Riday File:Soccerball shad check.svg Raja Ansari File:Soccerball shad check.svg Kamran Raju File:Soccerball shad check.svg Rostom Mia File:Soccerball shad check.svg	4–2	File:Soccerball shade cross.svg Harsh Patre File:Soccerball shade cross.svg Lalrampana Pautu File:Soccerball shad check.svg Kushang Subba File:Soccerball shad check.svg Fredy Chawngthansanga

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 1944

Referee: Zaeem Ali (Maldives)

1 November 2018

14:30 UTC+5:45

Pakistan File:Flag of Pakistan.svg	4–0	File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal
Jaan Limbu File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' (o.g.) Mohib Ullah File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (pen.), 68' (pen.) Moin Ahmed File:Soccerball shade.svg 77'	SAFF

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 1632

Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

Third place

3 November 2018

10:30 UTC+5:45

File:Flag of India.svg India	1–0	File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal
Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu File:Soccerball shade.svg 18'	SAFF AIFF

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 914

Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder (Bangladesh)

Final

3 November 2018

14:30 UTC+5:45

File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh	1–1	File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Haseeb Khan File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' (o.g.)	Report	Mohib Ullah File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' (pen.)
Penalties
Rajon Howladar File:Soccerball shade cross.svg Tauhidul Islam Riday File:Soccerball shad check.svg Raja Ansari File:Soccerball shad check.svg Rostom Mia File:Soccerball shad check.svg Md. Rabi Ul Islam File:Soccerball shade cross.svg	3–2	File:Soccerball shade cross.svg Junaid Shah File:Soccerball shade cross.svg Adnan Justin File:Soccerball shad check.svg Mohib Ullah File:Soccerball shad check.svg Wasif File:Soccerball shade cross.svg Mudassar Nazar

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 6413

Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal) ^[4]

Winner

2018 SAFF U-15 Championship champions
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg 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
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh		File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Haseeb Khan		File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Nihat Jaman Ucchash

Goalscorers

There were 47 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4.7 goals per match.

4 goals

File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Nihat Jaman Ucchash

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

↑ "SAFF U15 draw held". South Asian Football Federation.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "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.

[1] "SAFF U15 draw held". South Asian Football Federation.

[srilanka_withdrew-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "SAFF Revises SAFF U15 Match Fixtures After Sri Lanka Pulls Out". Goal Nepal. 4 October 2018.

[3] "SAFF Under-15 Championship: Bangladesh beat Pakistan on penalties to claim second title". saffederation.org. SAFF. Retrieved 3 November 2018.

[4] "FIFA Referees News: 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship - Final". 3 November 2018.

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2018 SAFF U-15 Championship

Contents

Host selection

Squads

Participating teams

Venues

Match officials

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Bracket

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third place

Final

Winner

Awards

Goalscorers

References

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