2019 SAFF U-18 Championship

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2019 SAFF U-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Nepal
Dates20–29 September
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) APF Stadium, Kathmandu
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of India.svg  India (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Third placeFlag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored23 (2.3 per match)
Attendance3,900 (390 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Bangladesh.svg Tanvir Hossain
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Foysal Ahmed Fahim
Flag of India.svg Gurkirat Singh
(2 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of India.svg Ninthoinganba Meetei
Fair play awardFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
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The 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship was the third 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. [1] [2]

Contents

Nepal were the defending champions, having won both the previous editions in 2015 and 2017, however they lost in Group Stage.

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2001 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

Pakistan had sent their entry for the meet and they were placed in Group A. However, due to failure to appoint a normalisation committee federation, they withdrew from the tournament.

TeamAppearances
in the SAFF U-19 Championship		Previous best performance
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3rdRunners-up (2017)
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 3rd4th (2017)
Flag of India.svg  India 3rdRunners-Up (2015)
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 3rdGroup Stage
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal (Host)3rdChampions (2015, 2017)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1st–

Officials

Group stage

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

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsStatus
1Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 211030+34Qualified for Knockout stage
2Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 20201102
3Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 201114−31
Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2019. Source: SAFF
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg1−1Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Dangi Soccerball shade.svg75' Report Nazeem Soccerball shade.svg12'
APF Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohamed Anisur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg0−3Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Report
  • Dorji Soccerball shade.svg36'
  • Jigme Soccerball shade.svg86'
  • Sonam Soccerball shade.svg90'
APF Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ashwin Kumar (India)
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg0−0Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Report
APF Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ashantha Dias Ponhen Adeege (Sri Lanka)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsStatus
1Flag of India.svg  India 211030+34Qualified for Knockout stage
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 211030+34
3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 200206−60
Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2019. Source: SAFF
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg3–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Tanvir Soccerball shade.svg1'
Morshed Soccerball shade.svg76'
Fahim Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report
APF Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abdulla Sathir (Maldives)
India  Flag of India.svg0−0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report
APF Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0−3Flag of India.svg  India
Report
APF Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 450
Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 September – APF Stadium, Kathmandu
 
 
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 0
 
29 September – APF Stadium, Kathmandu
 
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4
 
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1
 
27 September – APF Stadium, Kathmandu
 
Flag of India.svg  India 2
 
Flag of India.svg  India 4
 
 
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 0
 
Third place
 
 
29 September – APF Stadium, Kathmandu
 
 
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 0
 
 
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 1

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg0−4Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report
APF Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ashantha Dias Adeege (Sri Lanka)
India  Flag of India.svg4−0Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Report
APF Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 350
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)

Third place match

Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg0−1Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Report
  • Imran Soccerball shade.svg75'
APF Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 150
Referee: Anisur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Final

Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1−2Flag of India.svg  India
Report
APF Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.3 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Winner

 3rd SAFF U-18 Championship 2019 
Flag of India.svg
India
First title

Broadcasting rights

CountryBroadcaster
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal (host) MYCUJOO.TV
South Asian Countries
South-East Asian Countries

References

  1. ↑ "SAFF Ordinary Congress 2019 held in Nepal". South Asian Football Federation. 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh may host SAFF U15 Women's Championship 2019". Bangladesh Football Federation. 13 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Nepal Groups With Bhutan, Maldives & Pakistan In SAFF U18 Championship". Goal Nepal. 10 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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