Template:Infobox international football competition The 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship will be the 6th edition of the SAFF U-15 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-15 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was hosted by India at Kalyani Stadium from August 21 to August 31, 2019. Five teams from the region will take part.[1][2]
Bangladesh is the defending champion. They have won previous season title by beating Pakistan 1(3)−1(2) penalties shoot out on 3 November 2018.[3]
Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team have to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom had to be goalkeepers.
Participating teams
Pakistan had sent their entry for the meet. However, due to some internal problems in their federation , they have withdrawn. A letter to reconfirm their entry was sent by SAFF, Pakistan said they would not be able to participate.[4]
| Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-15 Championship |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Fbu | 6th | Champions (2015), (2018) |
| Template:Fbu | 4th | Fourth Place |
| Template:Fbu (Host) | 6th | Champions (2013, 2017) |
| Template:Fbu | 6th | Runners-up (2013, 2017) |
| Template:Fbu | 5th | Group Stage |
Officials
Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2 Referees[5]
- Template:Flagicon Bhubon Tarafder (Bangladesh)
- Template:Flagicon Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)
- Template:Flagicon Ugyen Penjor (Bhutan)
- Template:Flagicon Sanjaya Chathuranga (Sri Lanka)
- Template:Flagicon Vinay Suvarna (India)
Template:Col-2 Assistant Referees
- Template:Flagicon Khorshed Alam (Bangladesh)
- Template:Flagicon Madhav Khatri (Nepal)
- Template:Flagicon Pema Pema (Bhutan)
- Template:Flagicon Riyazy Salam (Sri Lanka)
- Template:Flagicon Ujjal Halder (India)
Venues
| Kalyani | Template:Location map+ |
|---|---|
| Kalyani Stadium | |
| Template:Coord | |
| Capacity: 20,000 seats | |
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Round Robin
All the five teams will play each other in a round robin phase and the top two teams will play the final.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Advance to Final | |
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Final
Winner
Goalscorers
Broadcasting rights
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Template:Flag (host) | MYCUJOO.TV |
| South Asian Countries | |
| South-East Asian Countries |
References
- ↑ SAFF Ordinary Congress 2019 held in Nepal(16 July 2019).
- ↑ Bangladesh may host SAFF U15 Women’s Championship 2019(13 July 2019). Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ↑ SAFF Under-15 Championship: Bangladesh beat Pakistan on penalties to claim second title. saffederation.org. SAFF.
- ↑ Pakistan pulls out of SAFF event due to internal issues(26 August 2019).
- ↑ Pictures of the officials during 2019 SAFF U15 in India(21 August 2019). Retrieved 21 August 2019.