2017 SAFF U-15 Championship

The 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship was the fourth 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]

2017 SAFF U-15 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Nepal
Dates	18–27 August
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in Lalitpur and Kathmandu host cities)
Final positions
Champions	India (2nd title)
Runners-up	Nepal
Third place	Bangladesh
Fourth place	Bhutan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	51 (5.1 per match)
Attendance	23,053 (2,305 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Foysal Ahmed Fahim (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Vikram Pratap Singh
Fair play award	Bangladesh
← 2015 2018 → All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

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

•  Bangladesh
•  Bhutan
•  India
•    Nepal (Host)
•  Sri Lanka
•  Maldives

Player eligibility

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

Participating teams

Team	Appearances in the SAFF U-16 Championship	Previous best performance
Bangladesh	4th	Champions (2015)
Bhutan	2nd	Group Stage
India	4th	Champions (2013,2017)
Maldives	3rd	Group Stage
Nepal (Host)	4th	Runners-up (2013)
Sri Lanka	4th	Group Stage

Venues

Lalitpur	Kathmandu
ANFA Complex, Satdobato	Halchowk Stadium
Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: 3,500

Match officials

Referees

• Kabin Byanjankar
• Golam Mourshed Choidhary
• Abdulla Shathir
• D.D.Indika Sendanayake
• Tanmoy Dhar
• Ugyen Dorji

Assistant referees

• Nani Ram Thapa
• Kuldeep Tariyal
• Md Shafikul Islam
• K.L.S.Chathuranga
• Abdulla Suneed
• Phurpa Wangchuk

Group stage

• All matches were played in Lalitpur, Nepal.
• Times listed are UTC+05:45.

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	7	0	+7	6	Qualified for Knockout stage
2	Bhutan	2	1	0	1	6	3	+3	3
3	Sri Lanka	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	0

Source: GoalNepal

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18 August 2017

15:00 UTC+5:45

Bangladesh	4–0	Sri Lanka
Foysal Ahmed Fahim 28', 32', 74' (pen.) Nazmul Biswas 44'	Report

ANFA Complex, Satdobato

Attendance: 1,794

Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)

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20 August 2017

15:00 UTC+5:45

Bhutan	6–0	Sri Lanka
Khando 8', 24' Kinga Wangchuk 30' Kelzang Jigmi 43', 45+1' Siddharth Gurung 90'	Report

ANFA Complex, Satdobato

Attendance: 1,105

Referee: Abdulla Shathir (Maldives)

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22 August 2017

15:00 UTC+5:45

Bangladesh	3–0	Bhutan
Foysal Ahmed Fahim 25' Miraj Molla 52', 81'	Report

ANFA Complex, Satdobato

Attendance: 1,631

Referee: Tanmoy Dhar (India)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
1	India	2	2	0	0	11	1	+10	6	Qualified for Knockout stage
2	Nepal (H)	2	1	0	1	7	2	+5	3
3	Maldives	2	0	0	2	0	15	−15	0

Source: GoalNepal
(H) Hosts

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19 August 2017

15:00 UTC+5:45

India	9–0	Maldives
Ravi Bahadur Rana 20', 26', 48' Ibrahim Anoof 22', 89' (o.g.) Thoiba Singh Moirangthem 41' Vikram Pratap Singh 70' Ricky Shabong 57' Lalrokima 80'	Report

ANFA Complex, Satdobato

Attendance: 1,481

Referee: Golam Mourshed Choudhary (Bangladesh)

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21 August 2017

15:00 UTC+5:45

Nepal	6–0	Maldives
Brijesh Chaudhary 14', 73' Darshan Gurung 22' Roshan Rana Magar 38' (pen.) Akash Budha 45+1', 47'	Report

ANFA Complex, Satdobato

Attendance: 2,706

Referee: D.D.Indika Sendanayake (Sri Lanka)

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23 August 2017

15:00 UTC+5:45

Nepal	1–2	India
Roshan Rana Magar 40' (pen.)	Report	27' Vikram Pratap Singh 64' Ravi Bahadur Rana

ANFA Complex, Satdobato

Attendance: 2,018

Referee: Ugyen Dorji (Bhutan)

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 August – ANFA Complex
	Bangladesh	2
					27 August – ANFA Complex
	Nepal	4
					Nepal	1
	25 August – Halchowk Stadium
					India	2
	India	3
	Bhutan	0
					Third Place
					27 August – Halchowk Stadium
					Bangladesh	8
					Bhutan	0

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

25 August 2017

15:00 UTC+5:45

Bangladesh	2–4	Nepal
Foysal Ahmed Fahim 72' 73' Habibur Rahman	Report	5', 64' Aakash Budha Magar 64' (o.g.) Nazmul Biswas 90+6' Brijesh Choudhary

ANFA Complex, Satdobato

Attendance: 2,865

Referee: D.D. Indika Sendanayake (Sri Lanka)

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25 August 2017

15:00 UTC+5:45

India	3–0	Bhutan
Vikram Pratap Singh 20' Harpreet Singh 76' Ridge Melvin D'Mello 90+2'	Report

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 2,346

Referee: Golam Mourshed Choudhary (Bangladesh)

Third place

27 August 2017

14:00

Bangladesh	8–0	Bhutan
Foysal Ahmed Fahim 18' Raja Sheikh 20', 46' Miraj Molla 29', 58' Md Akash 69' Yeasin Arafat 79' Arif Hossen 90'	Report

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 2,017

Referee: Abdulla Suneed (Maldives)

Final

27 August 2017

15:00

Nepal	1–2	India
Birjesh Chaudhary 41' (pen.)	Report	59' Lalrokima 75' Vikram Pratap Singh

ANFA Complex, Satdobato

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Golam Mourshed Choudhary (Bangladesh)

Winner

2017 SAFF U-15 Championship
India Second title

Awards

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

FIFA Fair Play Award		Player of the Tournament		Golden Boot Award
Bangladesh		Vikram Pratap Singh		Foysal Ahmed Fahim

Goalscorers

6 Goals

• Foysal Ahmed Fahim

5 Goals

• Vikram Pratap Singh

4 Goals

• Akash Budha Magar
• Brijesh Chaudhary
• Miraj Molla

3 Goals

• Ravi Bahadur Rana

2 Goals

• Dorji Khando
• Kelzang Jigmi
• Roshan Rana Magar
• Lalrokima
• Raja Sheikh

1 Goal

• Nazmul Biswas
• Habibur Rahman
• Thoiba Singh Moirangthem
• Ricky Shabong
• Kinga Wangchuk
• Siddharth Gurung
• Darshan Gurung
• Harpreet Singh
• Ridge Melvin D'Mello
• Md Akash
• Yeasin Arafat
• Arif Hossen

2 Own Goals

• Ibrahim Anoof (playing against  India)

Own Goal

• Nazmul Biswas (playing against    Nepal)