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.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nepal |
| Dates | 20–29 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | APF Stadium, Kathmandu |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Bangladesh |
| Third place |  Maldives |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 23 (2.3 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,900 (390 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Tanvir Hossain Foysal Ahmed Fahim Gurkirat Singh (2 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Ninthoinganba Meetei |
| Fair play award |  Bhutan |
Nepal were the defending champions, having won both the previous editions in 2015 and 2017, however they lost in Group Stage.
Squads edit
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 edit
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.[3]
| Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-19 Championship |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh
|
3rd | Runners-up (2017) |
| Bhutan
|
3rd | 4th (2017) |
| India
|
3rd | Runners-Up (2015) |
| Maldives
|
3rd | Group Stage |
 Nepal (Host)
|
3rd | Champions (2015, 2017) |
 Sri Lanka
|
1st | – |
Officials edit
Group stage edit
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals | |
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Maldives
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Nepal
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bangladesh
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sri Lanka
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| India | 0−0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 September – APF Stadium, Kathmandu | ||||||
| Bhutan | 0 | |||||
| 29 September – APF Stadium, Kathmandu | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 4 | |||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | |||||
| 27 September – APF Stadium, Kathmandu | ||||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| India | 4 | |||||
| Maldives | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 September – APF Stadium, Kathmandu | ||||||
| Bhutan | 0 | |||||
| Maldives | 1 | |||||
Knockout stage edit
- Times listed are UTC+05:45.
Semi-finals edit
| Bhutan | 0−4 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Third place match edit
Final edit
| Bangladesh | 1−2 | India |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Goalscorers edit
There were 23 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.3 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Ahnaf Rasheedh (playing against India)
Winner edit
| 3rd SAFF U-18 Championship 2019 |
|---|
 India First title |
Broadcasting rights edit
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Nepal (host)
|
MYCUJOO.TV |
| South Asian Countries | |
| South-East Asian Countries |
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "PAKISTAN MAY MISS SAFF UNDER-18 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". Football Pakistan. 26 August 2019.
- ^ "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.