2015 SAFF U-16 Championship
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Host countryBangladesh
Dates9–18 August 2015
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Sylhet District Stadium (in Sylhet host cities)
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bangladesh |
| Dates | 9–18 August 2015 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | Sylhet District Stadium (in Sylhet host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Bangladesh (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 28 (3.11 per match) |
| Attendance | 96,646 (10,738 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Saurabh Meher (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Sarwar Zaman Nipu |
← 2013 2017 → | |
The 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship was the third 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.[citation needed]
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 |
|---|---|
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Venues
| Sylhet | |
|---|---|
| Sylhet District Stadium | |
| Capacity: 18,000[1] | |
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
Squads
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 |
| Bangladesh | 4–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
Sarower Zaman Nipu  5', 87'Rakib 61'Atikuzzaman 77' |
Report |
| India | 1–2 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Rahim 49' |
Report | Mohammed Shawon 31' Atikuzzaman 85' (pen.) |
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 |
| Afghanistan | 4–2 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Shayeq Hakeme 12' Abdul Naser Amini 48', 54'Sher Ahmed Hamidi 76' |
Report | Yanish Adil 62' Ismail Zaan Amir 86' (pen.) |
| Nepal | 1–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Kshitiz Raj G.T 47' |
Report |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 August – Sylhet | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | |||||
| 18 August – Sylhet | ||||||
| Afghanistan | 0 | |||||
| Bangladesh (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
| 16 August – Sylhet | ||||||
| India | 1 (2) | |||||
| India | 1 | |||||
| Nepal | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Bangladesh | 1–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Saad 56' |
Report |
Final
| Bangladesh | 1–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Fahim Murshed 46' |
Report | Amay Avinash Morajkar 63' |
| Penalties | ||
Fahim Murshed  Jahangir Alam Sajeeb Atikuzzaman Saad |
4–2 | Meher Mohammed Rakib Abhijit Saqlain Khan |
Winner
| 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship |
|---|
 Bangladesh First title |