2015 SAFF U-16 Championship

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2015 SAFF U-16 Championship
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Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates9–18 August 2015
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
VenueSylhet District Stadium (in Sylhet host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (1st title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of India.svg India
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored28 (3.11 per match)
Attendance96,646 (10,738 per match)
Top scorerIndia Saurabh Meher (3 goals)
Best playerBangladesh Sarwar Zaman Nipu
2013
2017

The 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship was the third 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.[citation needed]

Host selection

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Participating teams

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Team Appearances in the
SAFF U-16 Championship
Previous best performance
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan 2nd Fourth place (2013)
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (Host) 3rd Third place (2013)
File:Flag of India.svg India 3rd Champions (2013)
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives 2nd Group Stage
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 3rd Runners-up (2013)
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 3rd Group Stage

Group draw

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Group A Group B

File:Flag of India.svg India
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (Host)
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka

File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan

Venues

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Sylhet
Sylhet District Stadium
Capacity: 18,000[1]

Match officials

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Referees
Assistant referees
Match Commissioner
Referee Assessor
  • India Purushothaman Basker
General Coordinator

Squads

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Group stage

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

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6
File:Flag of India.svg India 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
India File:Flag of India.svg5–0File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Meher File:Soccerball shade.svg 31', 49', 74'
Mohammed Afran File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' (o.g.)
Shahjahan File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'
Report
Attendance: 9,146
Referee: Nabindra Maharajan (Nepal)


Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0
Nepal   File:Flag of Nepal.svg5–0File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives
Laxman Pariyar File:Soccerball shade.svg 3'
Prezen Tamang File:Soccerball shade.svg 18', 50'
Aryal File:Soccerball shade.svg 21', 90+5'
Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Rahman Dali (Bangladesh)

Afghanistan File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg4–2File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives
Shayeq Hakeme File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Abdul Naser Amini File:Soccerball shade.svg 48', 54'
Sher Ahmed Hamidi File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'
Report Yanish Adil File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Ismail Zaan Amir File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Md. Anisur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 August – Sylhet
 
 
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh1
 
18 August – Sylhet
 
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan0
 
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (p) 1 (4)
 
16 August – Sylhet
 
File:Flag of India.svg India 1 (2)
 
File:Flag of India.svg India1
 
 
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal0
 

Semi-finals

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Final

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Winner

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 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship 
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
First title

Awards

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The following awards were given for the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship.[2]

Fair Play Award Man of the Final Man of the Tournament Golden Boot Award
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Bangladesh Shawon Hossain Bangladesh Sarwar Zaman Nipu India Saurabh Meher

Goalscorers

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3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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