2018 SAFF U-15 Championship

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 beat Pakistan to claim their second SAFF title.[3]

2018 SAFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates25 October – 3 November
Teams6 (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 played10
Goals scored47 (4.7 per match)
Attendance15,144 (1,514 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bangladesh Nihat Jaman Ucchash (4 Goals)
Best player(s)Pakistan Haseeb Khan
Fair play award Bangladesh

Host selection

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 also present on the occasion.

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But later Sri Lanka had its team withdrawn from the tournament and the groups are redefined.[2]

Group A Group B

   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

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
Team Appearances
in the SAFF U-16 Championship		 Previous best performance
 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
Lalitpur
ANFA Complex
Capacity: 4,000

Match officials

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

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
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
Nepal   4–0 Maldives
  • Jaan Limbu 27'
  • Namas Thapa Magar 35'
  • Sasank Bohora 63'
  • Dipesh Rai 68'
 SAFF
Attendance: 2941
Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf (Pakistan)
Bangladesh 9–0 Maldives
Nihat Jaman Ucchash 11', 19', 23', 46'
Mehedi Hassan 44'
Rasel Ahmed 47', 66'
Ashikur Rahman 80', 90+5'		 SAFF
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
Bangladesh 2–1   Nepal
  • Ibne Ahad Sakil 2'
  • Rajon Howladar 46'
 SAFF
  • Jaan Limbu 36'
Attendance: 1968
Referee: Harish Kundu (India)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
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
India 1–2 Pakistan
Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu 53' SAFF AIFF Adnan Justin 36'
Wasif 85'
Attendance: 2807
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder (Bangladesh)
Bhutan 0–4 Pakistan
SAFF Mudassar Nazar 20'
Iftikar Ahmed 23'
Moin Ahmed 29', 42'
Attendance: 1506
Referee: Zaeem Ali (Maldives)
Bhutan 0–4 India
SAFF AIFF Shubho Paul 4' (pen.)
Kushang Subba 66'
Aman Xalxo 89'
Attendance: 3019
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
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
 
 
 India1
 
 
   Nepal0

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Bangladesh 1–1 India
  • Ashikur Rahman 90+3' (pen.)
 SAFF AIFF
Penalties
  • Tauhidul Riday soccer ball with check mark
  • Raja Ansari soccer ball with check mark
  • Kamran Raju soccer ball with check mark
  • Rostom Mia soccer ball with check mark
 4–2
  • soccer ball with red X Harsh Patre
  • soccer ball with red X Lalrampana Pautu
  • soccer ball with check mark Kushang Subba
  • soccer ball with check mark Fredy Chawngthansanga
Attendance: 1944
Referee: Zaeem Ali (Maldives)
Pakistan 4–0   Nepal
Jaan Limbu 54' (o.g.)
Mohib Ullah 59' (pen.), 68' (pen.)
Moin Ahmed 77'		 SAFF
Attendance: 1632
Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

Third place
 India1–0   Nepal
 SAFF AIFF
Attendance: 914
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder (Bangladesh)

Final
 Bangladesh1–1 Pakistan
  • Haseeb Ahmed Khan 25' (o.g.)
 Report
Penalties
  • Rajon Howladar soccer ball with red X
  • Tauhidul Islam Riday soccer ball with check mark
  • Raja Ansari soccer ball with check mark
  • Rostom Mia soccer ball with check mark
  • Md. Rabi Ul Islam soccer ball with red X
 3–2
  • soccer ball with red X Junaid Ahmed Shah
  • soccer ball with red X Adnan Justin
  • soccer ball with check mark Mohib Ullah
  • soccer ball with check mark Wasif
  • soccer ball with red X Mudassar Nazar
Attendance: 6413
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal) [4]

Winner
 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship champions 

Bangladesh
Second title

Awards

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

Fair Play Award Most Valuable Player Golden Boot Award
 Bangladesh Pakistan Haseeb Khan Bangladesh Nihat Jaman Ucchash

Goalscorers

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

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

  • Bangladesh Rasel Ahmed
  • India Shubho Paul
  • India Thlacheu Vanlalruatfela
  • Nepal Jaan Limbu
  • Pakistan Mudassar Nazar

1 goal

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

References
  1. "SAFF U15 draw held". South Asian Football Federation.
  2. "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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