2019 SAFF U-15 Championship
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = SAFF U-15 Championship
| year = 2019
| image =
| size =
| other_titles =
| country = India
| dates = 21–31 August
| num_teams = 5
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = Kalyani
| champion_other = {{fbu|17|IND}}
| count = 3
| second_other = {{fbu|17|NEP}}
| third_other = {{fbu|17|BAN}}
| fourth_other = {{fbu|17|SL}}
| fair_play = {{fbu|17|BAN}}
| matches = 11
| goals = 60
| attendance =35690
| top_scorer ={{flagicon|IND}} Himanshu Jangra
(7 Goals)
| player = {{flagicon|IND}} Himanshu Jangra
| prevseason = 2018
| nextseason = 2022
|updated =
}}
The 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship was the sixth edition of the SAFF U-15 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-15 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament was hosted by India at Kalyani Stadium from August 21 to August 31, 2019. Five teams from the region took part in the tournament.{{cite web|title=SAFF Ordinary Congress 2019 held in Nepal|url=https://saffederation.org/ordinary-congress-2019/#|work=South Asian Football Federation|date=16 July 2019|access-date=16 July 2019|archive-date=14 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714171459/https://saffederation.org/ordinary-congress-2019/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Bangladesh may host SAFF U15 Women’s Championship 2019|url=https://www.bff.com.bd/bangladesh-may-host-saff-u15-womens-championship-2019/?|work=Bangladesh Football Federation|date=13 July 2019|access-date=14 July 2019|archive-date=14 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714174640/https://www.bff.com.bd/bangladesh-may-host-saff-u15-womens-championship-2019/|url-status=dead}}
Bangladesh is the defending champion. They have won previous season title by beating Pakistan 1(3)−1(2) penalties shoot out on 3 November 2018.{{cite web |title=SAFF Under-15 Championship: Bangladesh beat Pakistan on penalties to claim second title |url=https://saffederation.org/saff-under-15-championship-bangladesh-beat-pakistan-on-penalties-to-claim-second-title/ |website=saffederation.org |publisher=SAFF |accessdate=3 November 2018}}
Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team have 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. However, due to some internal problems in their federation, they have withdrawn.
A letter to reconfirm their entry was sent by SAFF, Pakistan said they would not be able to participate.{{cite web|title=Pakistan pulls out of SAFF event due to internal issues|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/pakistan-pulls-out-of-saff-event-due-to-internal-issues/articleshow/70599395.cms|work=Times of India|date=26 August 2019}}
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style="width:16.67%;"|Team
! style="width:16.67%;"|Appearances !width=39%|Previous best performance |
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align="left"| {{fbu|17|BAN}}
|align=center| 6th |
align="left"| {{fbu|17|BHU}}
|align=center| 4th |align=center| Fourth Place |
align="left"| {{fbu|17|IND}} (Host)
|align=center| 6th |
align="left"| {{fbu|17|NEP}}
|align=center| 6th |
align="left"| {{fbu|17|SRI}}
|align=center|5th |align=center|Group Stage |
Officials
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Bhubon Tarafder (Bangladesh)
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)
- {{flagicon|BHU}} Ugyen Penjor (Bhutan)
- {{flagicon|SRI}} Sanjaya Chathuranga (Sri Lanka)
- {{flagicon|IND}} Vinay Suvarna (India)
{{Col-2}}
Assistant Referees
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Khorshed Alam (Bangladesh)
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Madhav Khatri (Nepal)
- {{flagicon|BHU}} Pema Pema (Bhutan)
- {{flagicon|SRI}} Riyazy Salam (Sri Lanka)
- {{flagicon|IND}} Ujjal Halder (India)
{{Col-end}}
Venues
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width="20px" | Kalyani
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Kalyani Stadium |
{{Coord|22|52|59|N|88|45|34.07|E|region:ZA_type:landmark|display=inline|name=Ahmedabad}} |
Capacity: 20,000 seats |
File:Kalyani Stadium 10.JPG |
Round Robin
All the five teams will play each other in a round robin phase and the top two teams will play the final.
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colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables |
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bgcolor=#ccffcc style="width: 20px;"|
|align=left|Advance to Final |
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|win_NEP=3|draw_NEP= |loss_NEP=1|gf_NEP=12|ga_NEP=6|status_NEP=
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{{football box
|id =match 1
| date = 21 August 2019
| time = 12:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|NEP}}
| score = 0−5
| report = https://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9861
| team2 = {{fbu|17|IND}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =*Tongbram {{goal|6}}
- Paul {{goal|24}}
- Mazumder {{goal|41}}
- Loitongbam {{goal|50}}
- Nongmeikapam {{goal|56}}
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
| attendance = 5,600
| referee = K.L.S. Chaturanga (Sri Lanka)
}}
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{{football box
|id =match 2
| date = 21 August 2019
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|SRI}}
| score = 3–2
| report = https://www.thepapare.com/mihran-goals-sri-lanka-defeat-bhutan-saff-u15-championship-2019/
| team2 = {{fbu|17|BHU}}
| goals1 =*Jayalath {{goal|52}}
| goals2 =*Tenzin {{goal|7}}
- Chozang {{goal|47}}
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
| attendance = 1,840
| referee = Bhubon Tarafder (Bangladesh)
}}
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{{football box
|id = match 3
| date = 23 August 2019
| time = 12:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|BHU}}
| score = 2−5
| report =https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2019/08/23/bangladesh-beat-bhutan-5-2-in-saff-u-15-opener
| team2 = {{fbu|17|BAN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
| attendance = 2,890
y
| referee = Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)
}}
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{{football box
|id =match 4
| date = 23 August 2019
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|NEP}}
| score = 2−0
| report =http://www.thepapare.com/live-match-report-sri-lanka-nepal-saff-u15-championship-2019/
| team2 = {{fbu|17|SRI}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
| attendance =3,210
| referee = Vinay Suvarna (India)
}}
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{{football box
|id =match 5
| date = 25 August 2019
| time = 12:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|BAN}}
| score = 7−1
| report = https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2019/08/25/bangladesh-crush-sl-in-saff-u-15
| team2 = {{fbu|17|SRI}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Shakeel {{goal|50}}
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
| attendance = 2,000
| referee = Ugyen Penjor (Bhutan)
}}
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{{football box
|id =match 6
| date = 25 August 2019
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IND}}
| score = 7−0
| report =https://www.saffederation.org/india-blaze-through-with-a-7-goals-demolition/
| team2 = {{fbu|17|BHU}}
| goals1 =*Loitongbam {{goal|1||57}}
- Nongmeikapam {{goal|9||25}}
- Singson {{goal|22}}
- Zomuanpuia {{goal|86}}
- Yumnam {{goal|89}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
| attendance = 3,450
| referee = Bhubon Tarafder (Bangladesh)
}}
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{{football box
|id = match 7
| date = 27 August 2019
| time = 12:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IND}}
| score = 5–0
| report =http://www.thepapare.com/live-sri-lanka-v-india-saff-u15-championship-2019/
| team2 = {{fbu|17|SRI}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
| attendance = 3,500
| referee =Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)
}}
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{{football box
|id =match 8
| date = 27 August 2019
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|BAN}}
| score = 1–4
| report = http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2019/08/27/u-15-boys-lose-to-nepal
| team2 = {{fbu|17|NEP}}
| goals2 =
| goals1 =
- Mia {{goal|79}}
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
| attendance = 1,800
| referee = Vinay Suvarna (India)
}}
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{{football box
|id =match 9
| date = 29 August 2019
| time = 12:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|BHU}}
| score = 0–6
| report =http://www.goalnepal.com/match/469
| team2 = {{fbu|17|NEP}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
| attendance = 3,600
| referee =Vinay Suvarna (India)
}}
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{{football box
|id =match 10
| date = 29 August 2019
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|BAN}}
| score = 0–4
| report = https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9887
| team2 = {{fbu|17|IND}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = *Jangra {{goal|29||74||79}}
- Paul {{goal|89}}
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
| attendance = 3000
| referee=K.L.S. Chaturanga (Sri Lanka)
}}
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Final
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2019|8|31|df=y}}
|time = 15:00 UTC+5:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IND}}
|score = 7−0
|report = https://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9890
|team2 = {{fbu|17|NEP}}
|goals1 =
- Tongbram {{goal|15}}
- Amandeep {{goal|42}}
- Leimapokam {{goal|45+3}}
- Nongmeikapam {{goal|51||76||80}}
- Jangra {{goal|65}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
|attendance = 4,800
|referee = Bhubon Tarafder (Bangladesh)
}}
Winner
{{winners|fbu|17|2019 SAFF U-15 Championship|India|Third}}
Goalscorers
{{goalscorers
|goals =60 |matches =11
|7 goals=
- {{flagicon|IND}} Himanshu Jangra
|6 goals=
- {{flagicon|IND}} Sridarth Nongmeikapam
|5 goals=
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Al Amin Rahman
|3 goals=
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Al Mirad
- {{flagicon|IND}} Shubho Paul
- {{flagicon|IND}} Taison Singh Loitongbam
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Pradip Lamsal
- {{flagicon|IND}} Maheson Singh Tongbram
|2 goals=
- {{flagicon|BHU}} Sonam Jugdrul Chozang
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Krisna Adhikari Yadav
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Ashim Rai
- {{flagicon|SL}} Muhammed Shakeel
|1 goal=
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Md. Badsha Mia
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Golam Rabbi
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Rakibul Islam
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Arifur Rahman Raju
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Shuvo Sarkar
- {{flagicon|BHU}} Phub Dorji
- {{flagicon|BHU}} Kinzang Tenzin
- {{flagicon|IND}} Renedy Meitei Yumnam
- {{flagicon|IND}} Isaac Zomuanpuia
- {{flagicon|IND}} Paogoumang Singson
- {{flagicon|IND}} Anish Mazumder
- {{flagicon|IND}} Amandeep
- {{flagicon|IND}} Sibajit Singh Leimapokam
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Sasank Bohora
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Sugan Jimee
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Kris Sapkota
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Nirajan Khatri
- {{flagicon|SL}} Fernando Derick Neil
- {{flagicon|SL}} Tushmika Jayalath
}}
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Broadcasting rights
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Country
!Broadcaster |
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{{Flag|India}} (host)
|rowspan="3"|[https://mycujoo.tv/ MYCUJOO.TV] |
South Asian Countries |
South-East Asian Countries |
References
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{{SAFF Football}}
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