2013 SAFF U-16 Championship

2013 SAFF U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Nepal
Dates 20 July - 30 July [1]
Teams 7
Venue(s) 2 (in Kathmandu host cities)
Final positions
Champions  India (1st title)
Runners-up    Nepal
Third place  Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played 13
Goals scored 35 (2.69 per match)
Attendance 22,000 (1,692 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nepal Bimal Magar (6 goals)

The 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship is the second edition of the SAFF U-16 Championship hosted by Nepal from 20 to 30 July at Dasarath Stadium and army ground. Seven teams from the region are taking part, divided into two groups.

Eligible teams

Group stage

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

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
   Nepal 3210111+107
 Afghanistan 312042+25
 Pakistan 302103-32
 Bhutan 3012110-91
Nepal    7 – 0  Bhutan
B.Magar  48', 62', 63'
H.Magar  58', 76', 84'
Subedi  78'		 Report
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
Pakistan  0 – 0  Afghanistan
Report
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Referee: Shrawan Lama (Nepal)
Afghanistan  1 – 1 Nepal   
A.Mansory  74' Report H.Magar  81'
Referee: Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
Bhutan  0 – 0  Pakistan
Report
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)
Pakistan  0 – 3 Nepal   
Report Limbu  13'
B.Magar  65', 73'
Referee: Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
Bhutan  1 – 3  Afghanistan
Shezang  18' Report Waziri  27'
Ahmad  63', 90+2'
Army Ground, Kathmandu

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 220061+56
 Bangladesh 21013303
 Sri Lanka 200227-50
India  4 – 1  Sri Lanka
Pandit  21'
Singh  23', 90'
Chakraborty  66'		 Report Niresh  44'
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Referee: Rana Naseer Ahmed (Pakistan)
Bangladesh  3 – 1  Sri Lanka
Tutul  28', 57'
Islam  81'		 Report Niresh  43'
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)
India  2 – 0  Bangladesh
Singh  43'
Pandit  90+2'		 Report
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Referee: Shrawan Lama (Nepal)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Nepal    5 – 1  Bangladesh
Limbu  8', 59'
B.Magar  20'
Bista  23'
Thapa  56'		 Report Tushar  65'
Referee: Rana Naseer Ahmed (Pakistan)
India  0 – 0  Afghanistan
Report
Penalties
Pandit
Singh
Chakraborty
Tirkey
Rodrigues 		4–3 Waziri
Ahmad
Jalal
Sardari
Rezahi
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Referee: Nabindra Maharajan (Nepal)

Third place match

Bangladesh  1 – 0  Afghanistan
Tushar  55' Report
Army Ground, Kathmandu

Final

Nepal    0 – 1  India
Report Lalrinzuala  18'

References

  1. ↑ "..... U16 SAFF C'ship on July 2013". Goalnepal.com. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=14827
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