2017 SAFF U-15 Championship

Last updated
2017 SAFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Nepal
Dates18–27 August
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in Lalitpur and Kathmandu host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of India.svg  India (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Third placeFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Fourth placeFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored51 (5.1 per match)
Attendance23,053 (2,305 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Bangladesh.svg Foysal Ahmed Fahim (6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of India.svg Vikram Pratap Singh
Fair play awardFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
← 2015
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

The 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship was the 4th edition of the SAFF U-15 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-15 national teams organized by SAFF. Since most teams use to send their U-15 team keeping in mind 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification it has been officially changed to U-15 tournament. The tournament was hosted by Nepal from 18 to 27 of August, 2017 at ANFA Complex, Satdobato and Halchowk Stadium. Six teams from the region took part, divided into two groups. [1]

Contents

Host selection

On July 10, 2017, a tournament draw ceremony was held in the conference room of the Bangladesh Football Federation. SAFF general secretary Anwarul Haque Helal and BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag were among those present. [2]

Eligible teams

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Participating teams

TeamAppearances
in the SAFF U-16 Championship		Previous best performance
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4thChampions (2015)
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 2ndGroup Stage
Flag of India.svg  India 4thChampions (2013,2017)
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 3rdGroup Stage
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal (Host)4thRunners-up (2013)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4thGroup Stage

Venues

Lalitpur Kathmandu
ANFA Complex, Satdobato Halchowk Stadium
Capacity: 6,000Capacity: 3,500
SAFF Championship 2013 (3).JPG

Match officials

Referees
Assistant referees

Group stage

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

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsStatus
1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 220070+76Qualified for Knockout stage
2Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 210163+33
3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2002010−100
Source: GoalNepal
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg4–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Foysal Ahmed Fahim Soccerball shade.svg28', 32', 74' (pen.)
Nazmul Biswas Soccerball shade.svg44'		 Report
ANFA Complex, Satdobato
Attendance: 1794
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg6–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Khando Soccerball shade.svg8', 24'
Kinga Wangchuk Soccerball shade.svg30'
Kelzang Jigmi Soccerball shade.svg43', 45+1'
Siddharth Gurung Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report
ANFA Complex, Satdobato
Attendance: 1105
Referee: Abdulla Shathir (Maldives)
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg3–0Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Foysal Ahmed Fahim Soccerball shade.svg25'
Miraj Molla Soccerball shade.svg52', 81'		 Report
ANFA Complex, Satdobato
Attendance: 1631
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar (India)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsStatus
1Flag of India.svg  India 2200111+106Qualified for Knockout stage
2Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal (H)210172+53
3Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 2002015−150
Source: GoalNepal
(H) Hosts
India  Flag of India.svg9–0Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Ravi Bahadur Rana Soccerball shade.svg20', 26', 48'
Ibrahim Anoof Soccerball shade.svg22', 89' (o.g.)
Thoiba Singh Moirangthem Soccerball shade.svg41'
Vikram Pratap Singh Soccerball shade.svg70'
Ricky Shabong Soccerball shade.svg57'
Lalrokima Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report
ANFA Complex, Satdobato
Attendance: 1481
Referee: Golam Mourshed Choudhary (Bangladesh)
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg6–0Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Brijesh Chaudhary Soccerball shade.svg14', 73'
Darshan Gurung Soccerball shade.svg22'
Roshan Rana Magar Soccerball shade.svg38' (pen.)
Akash Budha Soccerball shade.svg45+1', 47'		 Report
ANFA Complex, Satdobato
Attendance: 2706
Referee: D.D.Indika Sendanayake (Sri Lanka)
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg1–2Flag of India.svg  India
Roshan Rana Magar Soccerball shade.svg40' (pen.) Report Soccerball shade.svg27' Vikram Pratap Singh
Soccerball shade.svg64' Ravi Bahadur Rana
ANFA Complex, Satdobato
Attendance: 2018
Referee: Ugyen Dorji (Bhutan)

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 August – ANFA Complex
 
 
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2
 
27 August – ANFA Complex
 
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 4
 
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1
 
25 August – Halchowk Stadium
 
Flag of India.svg  India 2
 
Flag of India.svg  India 3
 
 
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 0
 
Third Place
 
 
27 August – Halchowk Stadium
 
 
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 8
 
 
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 0

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg2–4Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Foysal Ahmed Fahim Soccerball shade.svg72'
Soccerball shade.svg73' Habibur Rahman		 Report Soccerball shade.svg5', 64' Aakash Budha Magar
Soccerball shade.svg64' (o.g.) Nazmul Biswas
Soccerball shade.svg90+6' Brijesh Choudhary
ANFA Complex, Satdobato
Attendance: 2865
Referee: D.D. Indika Sendanayake (Sri Lanka)
India  Flag of India.svg3–0Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Vikram Pratap Singh Soccerball shade.svg20'
Harpreet Singh Soccerball shade.svg76'
Ridge Melvin D'Mello Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 2346
Referee: Golam Mourshed Choudhary (Bangladesh)

Third place

Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg8–0Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Foysal Ahmed Fahim Soccerball shade.svg18'
Raja Sheikh Soccerball shade.svg20', 46'
Miraj Molla Soccerball shade.svg29', 58'
Md Akash Soccerball shade.svg69'
Yeasin Arafat Soccerball shade.svg79'
Arif Hossen Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 2017
Referee: Abdulla Suneed (Maldives)

Final

Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg1–2Flag of India.svg  India
Birjesh Chaudhary Soccerball shade.svg41' (pen.) Report Soccerball shade.svg59' Lalrokima
Soccerball shade.svg75' Vikram Pratap Singh
ANFA Complex, Satdobato
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Golam Mourshed Choudhary (Bangladesh)

Winner

 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship 
Flag of India.svg
India
Second title

Awards

The following awards were given for the 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship.

FIFA Fair Play Award Player of the TournamentGolden Boot Award
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of India.svg Vikram Pratap Singh Flag of Bangladesh.svg Foysal Ahmed Fahim

Goalscorers

6 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
2 Own Goals
Own Goal

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 SAFF Championship</span> International football competition

The 2013 South Asian Football Federation Championship, commonly referred to as 2013 SAFF Championship, was the 10th SAFF Championship for men's national football teams organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament took place from 31 August to 11 September 2013, and was hosted by Nepal for the second time, with the previous being in 1997.

The 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship was the 2nd edition of the SAFF U-16 Championship organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament hosted by Nepal from 20 to 30 July at Dasarath Stadium and army ground. Seven teams from the region were participated in the tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 SAFF U-19 Championship</span> International football competition

The 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship was the 1st edition of the SAFF U-19 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-19 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was hosted by Nepal from 20–29 of August. Six teams from the region took part, dividing into two groups. Nepal defeated India in the penalty shot in the finals and won the championship making Nepal first country to win the first U-19 SAFF Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 SAFF U-18 Championship</span> International football competition

The 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship was the 2nd edition of the SAFF U-18 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-18 national teams organized by SAFF. But since most teams use to send their U-18 team keeping in mind 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification it has been officially changed to U-18 tournament. The tournament was hosted by Bhutan 18–27 September 2017.

Overview of the 2017 season of association football in the Maldives.

The 2017–18 season was a season of Football in Nepal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship</span> International football competition

The 2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship was the first edition of the SAFF U-18 Women's Championship, an international football competition for women's under-18 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was hosted from 28 September – 7 October 2018 at Changlimithang Stadium. Six teams from the region took part.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 SAFF Championship</span> International football competition

The 2021 SAFF Championship, known as Ooredoo SAFF Championship 2021 for sponsorship reasons, was the thirteenth edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's football championship of South Asia organised by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Initially, it was decided to be hosted by Pakistan in 2020, but was postponed to September 2021 in Bangladesh. However, the tournament was postponed again to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Maldives as host.

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. On 3 November 2018, Bangladesh edged out Pakistan in a close match decided in a penalty shootout to claim their second SAFF title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 SAFF Women's Championship</span> International football competition

The 2019 SAFF Women's Championship was the 5th edition of the SAFF Women's Championship, the biennial international women's football championship contested by the national teams of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Initially, scheduled from 17 to 26 December 2018 in Sri Lanka, the competition was rescheduled, as Sri Lanka withdrew as hosts. Afterwards, it was scheduled to be held in 2019 from 12 to 22 March and to be hosted by Nepal.

The 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship was the 3rd edition of the SAFF U-18 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-18 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was hosted by Nepal from September 20 to 29 September 2019.

The 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship was the 6th edition of the SAFF U-15 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-15 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament was hosted by India at Kalyani Stadium from August 21 to August 31, 2019. Five teams from the region took part in the tournament.

Men's Football at the 2019 South Asian Games was held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 2 December to 10 December 2019. It was the 13th edition of the tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">India national football team results (2010–2019)</span>

Results of India national football team from 2010-2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship</span> International football competition

The 2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship was the second edition of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship, an international football competition for women's under-19 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was held from 11 to 22 December 2021 at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka in Bangladesh.

The 2022 SAFF U-17 Championship was the 7th edition of the SAFF U-17 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-17 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament took place in Sri Lanka from September 5 to 14, 2022. Six teams from the region took part.

The 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship was the 4th edition of the SAFF U-20 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-18 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). India was the hosts of the tournament, held between 25 July and 5 August 2022.

The 2023 SAFF U-16 Championship was the 8th edition of the SAFF U-16 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-17 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Its was played from 2–10 September 2023 in Thimphu, Bhutan.

The 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship is the 6th edition of the SAFF U-20 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-20 national teams from South Asia region, organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament playing in Lalitpur, Nepal from 18–28 August 2024.

The 2024 SAFF U-16 Women's Championship was 6th edition of SAFF U-16 Women's Championship, an international football competition for women's under-17 national teams, organized by SAFF. The tournament were played in Nepal from 1–10 March 2024. Four teams from the region participated in the tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "SAFF U15 Championship". Goal Nepal.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "SAFF U15 Draw held". Daily Sun.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.