2018 SAFF U-15 Championship

Football competition

2018 SAFF U-15 ChampionshipTournament details

Host country| Nepal
Dates| 25 October – 3 November
Teams| 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)| 1 (in Lalitpur host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  Bangladesh (2nd title)
Runners-up|  Pakistan
Third place|  India
Fourth place|  Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 10
Goals scored| 47 (4.7 per match)
Attendance| 15,144 (1,514 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Nihat Jaman Ucchash (4 Goals)
Best player(s)|  Haseeb Khan
Fair play award|  Bangladesh

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All statistics correct as of 30 April 2019.

International football competition

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

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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

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Nepal
Bangladesh
Maldives
Pakistan ‡

India
Bhutan
Sri Lanka †
Pakistan

† Sri Lanka withdrew before tournament
‡ Pakistan drawn to Group B, thus both the groups redefined

## Squads

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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

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Team  | Appearances
in the SAFF U-16 Championship  | Previous best performance

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Bangladesh | 5th  | Champions (2015), (2018)
Bhutan | 3rd  | Fourth Place
India | 5th  | Champions (2013, 2017)
Maldives | 4th  | Group Stage
Nepal (Host)  | 5th  | Runners-up (2013, 2017)
Pakistan | 3rd  | Champions (2011)

## Venues

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Lalitpur

ANFA Complex
Capacity: 6,000

## Match officials

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Referees

* Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)
* Bhubon Mohon Tarafder (Bangladesh)
* Zaeem Ali (Maldives)
* Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
* Muhammad Ahmad Rauf (Pakistan)
* Harish Kundu (India)

Assistant Referees

* Yunal Malla (Nepal)
* Sk Ikball Alam (Bangladesh)
* Jaufar Rasheed (Maldives)
* Yonten Chophel (Bhutan)
* Dilawar Khan (Pakistan)
* Kishan Joshi (India)

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## Group stage

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* 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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status

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1  |  Bangladesh | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 11  | 1  | +10  | 6  | Qualified for Knockout stage
2  |  Nepal (H) | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 2  | +3  | 3
3  |  Maldives | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 13  | −13  | 0  |

Source: SAFF
(H) Hosts

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25 October 2018

14:30 UTC+5:45

Nepal | 4–0|  Maldives

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* Jaan Limbu 27'
* Namas Thapa Magar 35'
* Sasank Bohora 63'
* Dipesh Rai 68'

| SAFF |

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 2941

Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf (Pakistan)

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27 October 2018

14:30 UTC+5:45

Bangladesh | 9–0|  Maldives

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Nihat Jaman Ucchash 11', 19', 23', 46'
Mehedi Hassan 44'
Rasel Ahmed 47', 66'
Ashikur Rahman 80', 90+5' | SAFF |

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 2000

Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

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29 October 2018

14:30 UTC+5:45

Bangladesh | 2–1|  Nepal

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* Ibne Ahad Sakil 2'
* Rajon Howladar 46'

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* Jaan Limbu 36'

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 1968

Referee: Harish Kundu (India)

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### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status

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1  |  Pakistan | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 1  | +5  | 6  | Qualified for Knockout stage
2  |  India | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 2  | +3  | 3
3  |  Bhutan | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 8  | −8  | 0  |

Source: SAFF

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25 October 2018

11:30 UTC+5:45

India | 1–2|  Pakistan

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Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu 53' | SAFF AIFF | Adnan Justin 36'
Wasif 85'

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 2807

Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder (Bangladesh)

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27 October 2018

11:30 UTC+5:45

Bhutan | 0–4|  Pakistan

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| SAFF | Mudassar Nazar 20'
Iftikar Ahmed 23'
Moin Ahmed 29', 42'

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 1506

Referee: Zaeem Ali (Maldives)

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29 October 2018

10:30 UTC+5:45

Bhutan | 0–4|  India

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| SAFF AIFF | Shubho Paul 4' (pen.)
Kushang Subba 66'
Aman Xalxo 89'

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 3019

Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

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## Bracket

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 1 November  – ANFA Complex| |

|  Bangladesh|  1 (4)

| 3 November  – ANFA Complex

|  India|  1 (2) |

|  Bangladesh|  1 (3)

| 1 November  – ANFA Complex

| |  Pakistan|  1 (2)

|  Pakistan|  4

|  Nepal|  0 |

| Third Place

| 3 November  – ANFA Complex

|  India| 1

|  Nepal| 0

## Knockout stage

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

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### Semi-finals

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1 November 2018

10:30 UTC+5:45

Bangladesh | 1–1|  India

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* Ashikur Rahman 90+3' (pen.)

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* Harsh Patre 17'

Penalties

* Tauhidul Riday
* Raja Ansari
* Kamran Raju
* Rostom Mia

| 4–2 |

* Harsh Patre
* Lalrampana Pautu
* Kushang Subba
* Fredy Chawngthansanga

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 1944

Referee: Zaeem Ali (Maldives)

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1 November 2018

14:30 UTC+5:45

Pakistan | 4–0|  Nepal

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Jaan Limbu 54' (o.g.)
Mohib Ullah 59' (pen.), 68' (pen.)
Moin Ahmed 77' | SAFF |

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 1632

Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

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### Third place

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3 November 2018

10:30 UTC+5:45

India| 1–0|  Nepal

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* Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu 18'

| SAFF AIFF |

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 914

Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder (Bangladesh)

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### Final

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3 November 2018

14:30 UTC+5:45

Bangladesh| 1–1|  Pakistan

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* Haseeb Khan 25' (o.g.)

| Report |

* Mohib Ullah 54' (pen.)

Penalties

* Rajon Howladar
* Tauhidul Islam Riday
* Raja Ansari
* Rostom Mia
* Md. Rabi Ul Islam

| 3–2 |

* Junaid Shah
* Adnan Justin
* Mohib Ullah
* Wasif
* Mudassar Nazar

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal

Attendance: 6413

Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal) [4]

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## Winner

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2018 SAFF U-15 Championship champions

Bangladesh
Second title

## Awards

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The following awards were given for the 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship.

Fair Play Award  | Most Valuable Player  | Golden Boot Award

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Bangladesh |  Haseeb Khan |  Nihat Jaman Ucchash

## Goalscorers

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

4 goals

* Nihat Jaman Ucchash

3 goals

* Md Ashikur Rahman
* Moin Ahmed
* Mohib Ullah

2 goals

* Rasel Ahmed
* Shubho Paul
* Thlacheu Vanlalruatfela
* Jaan Limbu
* Mudassar Nazar

1 goal

* Ibne Ahad Sakil
* Rajon Howladar
* Nafiz Basher
* Harsh Shailesh Patre
* Subba Kushang
* Aman Xalxo
* Namas Thapa Magar
* Sasank Bohora
* Dipesh Rai
* Adnan Justin
* Iftikar Ahmed
* Wasif

## References

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1. ^ "SAFF U15 draw held". South Asian Football Federation.
2. ^ a b "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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