2015 SAFF U-16 Championship

The 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship was the 3rd 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.[1]

2015 SAFF U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates9–18 August
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Sylhet District Stadium (in Sylhet host cities)
Final positions
Champions Bangladesh (1st title)
Runners-up India
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored28 (3.11 per match)
Attendance96,646 (10,738 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Saurabh Meher (3 goals)
Best player(s)Bangladesh Sarwar Zaman Nipu

Host selection

Eligible teams

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
 Bangladesh
 Sri Lanka

   Nepal
 Maldives
 Afghanistan

Venues
Sylhet
Sylhet District Stadium
Capacity: 18,000[2]

Match officials
Referees
  • Bangladesh Rahman Dali
  • Bangladesh Md. Anisur Rahman
  • India L. Priyobrata Singh
  • Nepal Nabindra Maharajan
Assistant referees
  • Bangladesh Md Salim Miah
  • Bangladesh Bitu Raj Barua
  • Bangladesh Rahman Dali (Fourth Official)
  • Nepal Nabindra Maharajan (Fourth Official)
  • Maldives Ahmed Giyas
  • Afghanistan Mohd Sharif Sarwari
  • India L. Priyobrata Singh (Fourth Official)
Match Commissioner
  • Nepal Gokul Thapa
Referee Assessor
  • India Purushothaman Basker
General Coordinator
  • Bangladesh Md Mohebul Kabir Rony

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
 Bangladesh 220061+56
 India 210162+43
 Sri Lanka 200209−90
India 5–0 Sri Lanka
Saurabh Meher 31', 49', 74'
Mohammed Afran 46' (o.g.)
Mohammed Shahjahan 66'		 Report
Attendance: 9146
Referee: Nabindra Maharajan (Nepal)
Bangladesh 4–0 Sri Lanka
Md. Sarower Zaman Nipu 5', 87'
M.M. Abedin Rakib 61'
Mohamed Atikuzzaman 77'		 Report
Attendance: 12000
Referee: L. Priyobrata Singh (India)
India 1–2 Bangladesh
Rahim Ali 49' Report Mohammed Shawon 31'
Mohamed Atikuzzaman 85' (pen.)
Attendance: 18000
Referee: Nabindra Maharajan (Nepal)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
   Nepal 220060+66
 Afghanistan 210143+13
 Maldives 200229−70
Nepal   5–0 Maldives
Laxman Pariyar 3'
Prezen Tamang 18', 50'
Suman Aryal 21', 90+5'		 Report
Attendance: 2500
Referee: Rahman Dali (Bangladesh)
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.)
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Md. Anisur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Nepal   1–0 Afghanistan
Kshitiz Raj G.T 47' Report
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Rahman Dali (Bangladesh)

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 August – Sylhet District Stadium
 
 
 Bangladesh1
 
18 August – Sylhet District Stadium
 
 Afghanistan0
 
 Bangladesh 1 (4)
 
16 August – Sylhet District Stadium
 
 India 1 (2)
 
 India1
 
 
   Nepal0
 

Semi-finals
Bangladesh 1–0 Afghanistan
Saad 56' Report
Attendance: 20000
Referee: L. Priyobrata Singh (India)
India 1–0   Nepal
Rahim Ali 22' Report
Attendance: 8000
Referee: Md. Anisur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Final
Bangladesh 1–1 India
Fahim Murshed 46' Report Amay Avinash Morajkar 63'
Penalties
Fahim Murshed soccer ball with check mark
Jahangir Alam Sajeeb soccer ball with check mark
Mohamed Atikuzzaman soccer ball with check mark
Md Saad Uddin soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark Saurabh Meher
soccer ball with check mark Mohammed Rakib
soccer ball with red X Abhijit Sarkar
soccer ball with red X Saqlain Khan
Attendance: 22000
Referee: Nabindra Maharajan (Nepal)

Winner
 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship 

Bangladesh
First title

Awards

The following awards were given for the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship.[3]

FIFA Fair Play Award Man of the Final Man of the Tournament Golden Boot Award
   Nepal Bangladesh Shawon Hossain Bangladesh Sarwar Zaman Nipu India Saurabh Meher

Goalscorers

3 goals

  • India Saurabh Meher

2 goals

1 goal

  • Afghanistan Shayeq Hakeme
  • Afghanistan Sher Ahmed Hamidi
  • Bangladesh Fahim Murshed
  • Bangladesh M.M. Abedin Rakib
  • Bangladesh Mohammed Shawon
  • Bangladesh Saad Uddin
  • India Amay Avinash Morajkar
  • India Mohammed Shahjahan
  • Maldives Yanish Adil
  • Maldives Ismail Zaan Amir
  • Nepal Laxman Pariyar
  • Nepal Kshitiz Raj

1 own goal

  • Sri Lanka Mohammed Afran (against India)

References
  1. Qadiri, Faizan. "U-16 SAFF Championships: India lose to Bangladesh in the final group game". www.sportskeeda.com.
  2. "Not 'sold out' yet". The Daily Star. 5 February 2015.
  3. "CHAMPIONS". The Daily Star. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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