2019 SAFF U-15 Championship

2018 SAFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Nepal Nepal
Dates 25 October–3 November 2018
Teams 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in Lalitpur host cities)

The 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship was the 5th edition of the SAFF U-16 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-15 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament will be hosted by Nepal from October 25 to November 3, 2018 at ANFA Complex, Satdobato. Seven teams from the region are taking part, divided into two groups.[1]

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But later Sri Lanka had its team withdrawn from the tournament and the groups are redefined.[2]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

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2003 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Participating teams

Team Appearances
in the SAFF U-16 Championship		 Previous best performance
 Bangladesh 5th Champions (2015)
 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, Satdobato
Capacity: 4,000

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    Nepal (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(H) Host.
Nepal    v  Maldives
Bangladesh  v    Nepal

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Bhutan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
India  v  Pakistan
Bhutan  v  Pakistan
Bhutan  v  India

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 November – ANFA Complex
 
 
Group A Winner
 
3 October – ANFA Complex
 
Group B Runners up
 
SF1 Winner
 
1 November – ANFA Complex, Satdobato
 
SF 2 Winner
 
Group B Winner
 
 
Group A Runners up
 
Third Place
 
 
3 October – ANFA Complex, Satdobato
 
 
SF1 Loser
 
 
SF2 Loser

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Group A Winner v Group B Runners up
Group B Winner v Group A Runners up

Third Place

SF1 Loser v SF2 Loser

Final

SF1 Winner v SF2 Winner

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.
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