2015 SAFF U-19 Championship

The 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship was the 1st edition of the SAFF U-19 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-19 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was hosted by Nepal from 20–29 of August.[1] Six teams from the region took part, dividing into two groups. Nepal defeated India in the penalty shot in the finals and won the championship making Nepal first country to win the first U-19 SAFF Championship.

2015 SAFF U-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates20–29 August 2015
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)ANFA Complex (in Lalitpur host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nepal (1st title)
Runners-up India
Third place Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored24 (2.67 per match)
Attendance24,704 (2,745 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bimal Magar
Anjan Bista (3 goals)

On 3 August, both Pakistan and Sri Lanka withdrew from the competition.[2]

Participating teams

Venues
Lalitpur
ANFA Complex
Capacity: 4,000[3]

Group stage
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
   Nepal 220052+36
 Bangladesh 210132+13
 Bhutan 200215−40
Nepal   3–1 Bhutan
Bimal Magar  10', 29', 62' Report Sonam Togbay  11'
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Halim Aqa (Afghanistan)
Bhutan 0–2 Bangladesh
Report Rohit Sarkar  42'
Mannaf Rabby  44'
Attendance: 2610
Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)
Bangladesh 1–2   Nepal
Rohit Sarkar  11' Report Anjan Bista  18' (pen.)
Tutul Badsha  90+4' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Ramchandra Venkatesh (India)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 220050+56
 Afghanistan 21013303
 Maldives 200216−50
Afghanistan 3–1 Maldives
Masaud Habibi  45'
Ali Ahmad Mansory  71'
Mohammad Ahmadi  82'		 Report Hamdhaan Ali  85'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)
Afghanistan 0–2 India
Report Kamalpreet Singh  11'
Anirudh Thapa  86'
Attendance: 4801
Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal)
India 3–0 Maldives
Moinuddin Khan  41'
Lalramzuava Khinangte  47'
Anirudh Thapa  71'		 Report
Attendance: 3180
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 August – ANFA Complex
 
 
   Nepal3
 
29 August – ANFA Complex
 
 Afghanistan2
 
   Nepal1(5)
 
27 August – ANFA Complex
 
 India1(4)
 
 Bangladesh0(3)
 
 
 India0(4)
 

Semi-finals
Nepal   3–2 Afghanistan
Anjan Bista  34', 39' (pen.)
Sunil Bal  53'		 Report Ananta Tamang  50' (o.g.)
Mehdi Rezayee  72'
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Ramchandra Ventaktesh (India)
Bangladesh 0–0 India
Report
Penalties
Masuk Miah Zoni
Rohit Sarkar
Mohammad Ibrahim
Mohammad Emon
Mannaf Rabby
Rahmat Mia 		3–4 Lalramzuava Khiangte
Shahbaz Khan
Rohit Kumar
Gursimrat Singh Gill
Sarthak Golui
Daniel Lalhlimpuia
Attendance: 1613
Referee: Halim Aqa (Afghanistan)

Final
Nepal   1–1 India
Tej Tamang  32' Report Shahabaaz Khan  85' (pen.)
Penalties
Hemant Thapa Magar
Sunil Bal
Biswas Shrestha
Dona Thapa
Ananta Tamang 		5–4 Moinuddin Khan
Hayden Fernandes
Sarthak Golui
Daniel Lalhlimpuia
Shahbaz Khan
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)

Winner
 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship 

Nepal
First title

Goalscorers
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
Own Goal
  • Tutul Badsha (playing against Nepal)
  • Ananta Tamang (playing against Afghanistan)

References
  1. "Nepal to Host First Ever SAFF U19 Championship From August 20–29". Goal Nepal. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. "Pak, Lanka withdraw from SAFF U-19". the-anfa.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22921
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