2019 SAFF U-18 Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nepal |
Dates | 20–29 September |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | APF Stadium, Kathmandu |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 23 (2.3 per match) |
Attendance | 3,900 (390 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() (2 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship was the 3rd edition of the SAFF U-18 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-18 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was hosted by Nepal from September 20 to 29 September 2019.[1][2]
Nepal were the defending champions, having won both the previous editions in 2015 and 2017, however they lost in Group Stage.
Squads
[edit]Players born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team had to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom had to be goalkeepers.
Participating teams
[edit]Pakistan had sent their entry for the meet and they were placed in Group A. However, due to failure to appoint a normalisation committee federation, they withdrew from the tournament.
Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-19 Championship |
Previous best performance |
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3rd | Runners-up (2017) |
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3rd | 4th (2017) |
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3rd | Runners-Up (2015) |
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3rd | Group Stage |
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3rd | Champions (2015, 2017) |
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1st | – |
Officials
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Referees |
Assistant Referees
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Group stage
[edit]Key to colours in group tables | |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals |
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
India ![]() | 0−0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
27 September – APF Stadium, Kathmandu | ||||||
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29 September – APF Stadium, Kathmandu | ||||||
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27 September – APF Stadium, Kathmandu | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
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Third place | ||||||
29 September – APF Stadium, Kathmandu | ||||||
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Knockout stage
[edit]- Times listed are UTC+05:45.
Semi-finals
[edit]Bhutan ![]() | 0−4 | ![]() |
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Report |
Third place match
[edit]Final
[edit]Bangladesh ![]() | 1−2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Goalscorers
[edit]There were 23 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.3 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Ahnaf Rasheedh (playing against India)
Winner
[edit]3rd SAFF U-18 Championship 2019 |
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![]() India First title |
Broadcasting rights
[edit]Country | Broadcaster |
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MYCUJOO.TV |
South Asian Countries | |
South-East Asian Countries |
References
[edit]- ^ "SAFF Ordinary Congress 2019 held in Nepal". South Asian Football Federation. 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh may host SAFF U15 Women's Championship 2019". Bangladesh Football Federation. 13 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Nepal Groups With Bhutan, Maldives & Pakistan In SAFF U18 Championship". Goal Nepal. 10 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- SAFF U-18 Championship
- 2019 in Asian football
- 2019–20 in Nepalese football
- 2019–20 in Indian football
- 2019 in Bhutanese football
- 2019 in Bangladeshi football
- 2019 in Maldivian football
- 2019–20 in Pakistani football
- 2019–20 in Sri Lankan football
- 2019 in youth association football
- September 2019 sports events in Asia
- International association football competitions hosted by Nepal