2017 SAFF U-15 Championship
International football competition
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The 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship was the fourth edition of the SAFF U-15 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-15 national teams organized by SAFF. Since most teams use to send their U-15 team keeping in mind 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification it has been officially changed to U-15 tournament. The tournament was hosted by Nepal from 18 to 27 of August, 2017 at ANFA Complex, Satdobato and Halchowk Stadium. Six teams from the region took part, divided into two groups.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nepal |
| Dates | 18–27 August |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in Lalitpur and Kathmandu host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Nepal |
| Third place |  Bangladesh |
| Fourth place |  Bhutan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 51 (5.1 per match) |
| Attendance | 23,053 (2,305 per match) |
| Top scorer | Foysal Ahmed Fahim (6 goals) |
| Best player | Vikram Pratap Singh |
| Fair play award | Bangladesh |
← 2015 2018 →
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019. | |
Host selection
On July 10, 2017, a tournament draw ceremony was held in the conference room of the Bangladesh Football Federation. SAFF general secretary Anwarul Haque Helal and BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag were among those present.[2]
Eligible teams
Player eligibility
Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Participating teams
Venues
| Lalitpur | Kathmandu |
|---|---|
| ANFA Complex, Satdobato | Halchowk Stadium |
| Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 3,500 |
.JPG) |
Match officials
- Referees
Kabin Byanjankar
Golam Mourshed Choidhary
Abdulla Shathir
D.D.Indika Sendanayake
Tanmoy Dhar
Ugyen Dorji
- Assistant referees
- Nani Ram Thapa
- Kuldeep Tariyal
- Md Shafikul Islam
- K.L.S.Chathuranga
- Abdulla Suneed
- Phurpa Wangchuk
Group stage
- All matches were played in Lalitpur, Nepal.
- Times listed are UTC+05:45.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals | |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bhutan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Sri Lanka |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 4–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
Foysal Ahmed Fahim  28', 32', 74' (pen.) Nazmul Biswas 44' |
Report |
| Bhutan | 6–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Khando 8', 24' Kinga Wangchuk 30' Kelzang Jigmi 43', 45+1' Siddharth Gurung 90' |
Report |
| Bangladesh | 3–0 | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| Foysal Ahmed Fahim 25' Miraj Molla 52', 81' |
Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Nepal (H) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Maldives |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
| India | 9–0 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Ravi Bahadur Rana 20', 26', 48' Ibrahim Anoof 22', 89' (o.g.) Thoiba Singh Moirangthem 41' Vikram Pratap Singh 70' Ricky Shabong 57' Lalrokima 80' |
Report |
| Nepal | 6–0 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Brijesh Chaudhary 14', 73' Darshan Gurung 22' Roshan Rana Magar 38' (pen.) Akash Budha 45+1', 47' |
Report |
| Nepal | 1–2 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Roshan Rana Magar 40' (pen.) |
Report | 27' Vikram Pratap Singh 64' Ravi Bahadur Rana |
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 2 | |||||
| 27 August – ANFA Complex | ||||||
| Nepal | 4 | |||||
| Nepal | 1 | |||||
| 25 August – Halchowk Stadium | ||||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| Bhutan | 0 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 27 August – Halchowk Stadium | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 8 | |||||
| Bhutan | 0 | |||||
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Bangladesh | 2–4 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Foysal Ahmed Fahim 72' 73' Habibur Rahman |
Report | 5', 64' Aakash Budha Magar 64' (o.g.) Nazmul Biswas 90+6' Brijesh Choudhary |
| India | 3–0 | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| Vikram Pratap Singh 20' Harpreet Singh 76' Ridge Melvin D'Mello 90+2' |
Report |
Third place
| Bangladesh | 8–0 | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| Foysal Ahmed Fahim 18' Raja Sheikh 20', 46' Miraj Molla 29', 58' Md Akash 69' Yeasin Arafat 79' Arif Hossen 90' |
Report |
Final
| Nepal | 1–2 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Birjesh Chaudhary 41' (pen.) |
Report | 59' Lalrokima 75' Vikram Pratap Singh |
Winner
| 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship |
|---|
 India Second title |
Awards
The following awards were given for the 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship.
| FIFA Fair Play Award | Player of the Tournament | Golden Boot Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh |
Vikram Pratap Singh |
Foysal Ahmed Fahim |
Goalscorers
- 6 Goals
- 5 Goals
- 4 Goals
- Akash Budha Magar
- Brijesh Chaudhary
- Miraj Molla
- 3 Goals
- 2 Goals
- Dorji Khando
- Kelzang Jigmi
- Roshan Rana Magar
- Lalrokima
- Raja Sheikh
- 1 Goal
- Nazmul Biswas
- Habibur Rahman
- Thoiba Singh Moirangthem
- Ricky Shabong
- Kinga Wangchuk
- Siddharth Gurung
- Darshan Gurung
- Harpreet Singh
- Ridge Melvin D'Mello
- Md Akash
- Yeasin Arafat
- Arif Hossen
- 2 Own Goals
- Ibrahim Anoof (playing against India)
- Own Goal
- Nazmul Biswas (playing against Nepal)