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2015 SAFF U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates9–18 August 2015
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
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2017 →
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

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]

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
Assistant referees
Match Commissioner
Referee Assessor
General Coordinator

Squads

Further information: 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship squads

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 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
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'
Mohammed Atikuzzaman 77'		 Report
Attendance: 12000
Referee: L. Priyobrata Singh (India)
India 1–2 Bangladesh
Rahim Ali 49' Report Mohammed Shawon 31'
Mohammed Atikuzzaman 85' (pen.)
Attendance: 18000
Referee: Nabindra Maharajan (Nepal)

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
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
Mohammad Atikuzzaman soccer ball with check mark
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
  • Nepal Prezen Tamang
  • Nepal Suman Aryal
  • Bangladesh Md Sarower Zaman Nipu
  • Afghanistan Abdul Naser Amini
  • Bangladesh Mohammed Atikuzzaman
  • India Rahim Ali
1 goal
  • India Mohammed Shahjahan
  • Nepal Laxman Pariyar
  • Bangladesh M.M. Abedin Rakib
  • Afghanistan Shayeq Hakeme
  • Maldives Yanish Adil
  • Afghanistan Sher Ahmed Hamidi
  • Maldives Ismail Zaan Amir
  • Bangladesh Mohammed Shawon
  • Nepal Kshitiz Raj G.T
  • Bangladesh Saad Uddin
  • Bangladesh Fahim Murshed
  • India Amay Avinash Morajkar
Own goal
  • Sri Lanka Mohammed Afran (playing against India)

References

  1. ^ <http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/u-16-saff-championships-india-lose-bangladesh-final-group-game>
  2. ^ http://www.thedailystar.net/not-sold-out-yet-63321
  3. ^ "CHAMPIONS". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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