2015 SAFF U-16 Championship
# 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship

The 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship was the 3rd edition of the SAFF U-16 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-16 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was hosted by Bangladesh from 9–18 of August, 2015 at Sylhet District Stadium. Six teams from the region were taking part, divided into two groups. Bangladesh U16 beat India U16 in the final and claimed the title for the first time.

## Eligible teams

* Afghanistan
* Bangladesh (Host)
* Bhutan
* India
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Sri Lanka
* Maldives

## Participating teams

| Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-16 Championship | Previous best performance |
| - | - | - |
| Afghanistan | 2nd | Fourth place (2013) |
| Bangladesh (Host) | 3rd | Third place (2013) |
| India | 3rd | Champions (2013) |
| Maldives | 2nd | Group Stage |
| Nepal | 3rd | Runners-up (2013) |
| Sri Lanka | 3rd | Group Stage |

## Group draw

| Group A | Group B |
| - | - |
| India  Bangladesh  Sri Lanka | Nepal  Maldives  Afghanistan |

## Venues

| Sylhet | Sylhet |
| - | - |
| Sylhet District Stadium | Sylhet |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Sylhet |

## Match officials

### Referees

* Rahman Dali
* Md. Anisur Rahman
* L. Priyobrata Singh
* Nabindra Maharajan

### Assistant referees

* Md Salim Miah
* Bitu Raj Barua
* Rahman Dali (Fourth Official)
* Nabindra Maharajan (Fourth Official)
* Ahmed Giyas
* Mohd Sharif Sarwari
* L. Priyobrata Singh (Fourth Official)

### Match Commissioner

* Gokul Thapa

### Referee Assessor

* Purushothaman Basker

### General Coordinator

* Md Mohebul Kabir Rony

## Group stage

* All matches were played in Sylhet, Bangladesh.
* Times listed are UTC+06:00.

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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nepal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| Maldives | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 16 August – Sylhet District Stadium | 16 August – Sylhet District Stadium |
| Bangladesh | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 18 August – Sylhet District Stadium | 18 August – Sylhet District Stadium |
| Afghanistan | 0 | 18 August – Sylhet District Stadium | 18 August – Sylhet District Stadium |
| Afghanistan | 0 | Bangladesh | 1 (4) |
| 16 August – Sylhet District Stadium | 16 August – Sylhet District Stadium | | Bangladesh | 1 (4) |
| 16 August – Sylhet District Stadium | 16 August – Sylhet District Stadium | India | 1 (2) |
| India | 1 | India | 1 (2) |
| Nepal | 0 | | |

## Winner

* 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship
* Bangladesh First title

## Awards

The following awards were given for the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship.

| FIFA Fair Play Award | FIFA Fair Play Award | FIFA Fair Play Award | Man of the Final | Man of the Final | Man of the Final | Man of the Tournament | Man of the Tournament | Man of the Tournament | Golden Boot Award | Golden Boot Award | Golden Boot Award |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nepal | Nepal | Nepal | Shawon Hossain | Shawon Hossain | Shawon Hossain | Sarwar Zaman Nipu | Sarwar Zaman Nipu | Sarwar Zaman Nipu | Saurabh Meher | Saurabh Meher | Saurabh Meher |

## Goalscorers

3 goals

* Saurabh Meher

2 goals

* Abdul Naser Amini
* Mohamed Atikuzzaman
* Md Sarower Zaman Nipu
* Rahim Ali
* Suman Aryal
* Prezen Tamang

1 goal

* Shayeq Hakeme
* Sher Ahmed Hamidi
* Fahim Murshed
* M.M. Abedin Rakib
* Mohammed Shawon
* Saad Uddin
* Amay Avinash Morajkar
* Mohammed Shahjahan
* Yanish Adil
* Ismail Zaan Amir
* Laxman Pariyar
* Kshitiz Raj

1 own goal

* Mohammed Afran (against India)
