2013 SAFF U-16 Championship
International football competition
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The 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship was the second edition of the SAFF U-16 Championship organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament hosted by Nepal from 20 to 30 July at Dasarath Stadium and army ground. Seven teams from the region were participated in the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nepal |
| Dates | 20–30 July 2013[1] |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue | 2 (in Kathmandu host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Nepal |
| Third place |  Bangladesh |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.69 per match) |
| Attendance | 26,091 (2,007 per match) |
| Top scorer | Bimal Magar (6 goals) |
| Best player | Krishna Pandit |
← 2011 2015 → | |
Participated teams
The following seven nations participated in the tournament.
Group stage
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 |
 Afghanistan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
 Pakistan |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
 Bhutan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 1 |
| Afghanistan | 1–1 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
A.Mansory  74' |
Report | H.Magar 81' |
| Bhutan | 1–3 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Shezang 18' |
Report | Waziri 27' Ahmad 63', 90+2' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| Bangladesh |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Sri Lanka |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 3–1 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 July – Kathmandu | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | |||||
| 30 July – Kathmandu | ||||||
| Nepal | 5 | |||||
| Nepal | 0 | |||||
| 28 Julym – Kathmandu | ||||||
| India | 1 | |||||
| India (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| Afghanistan | 0 (3) | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 30 July – Kathmandu | ||||||
| Afghanistan | 0 | |||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Nepal | 5–1 | Bangladesh |
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Report |
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Third place
| Bangladesh | 1–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Tushar 55' |
Report |
Final
| Nepal | 0–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lalrinzuala 18' |
Awards
| 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship champions |
|---|
 India First title |