2013 SAFF U-16 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nepal |
| Dates | 20–30 July 2013[1] |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | 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(s) | Bimal Magar (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Krishna Pandit |
← 2011 2015 → | |
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.
Participated teams
The following seven nations participated in the tournament.
| Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-17 Championship |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh |
2nd | Semi finals (2011) |
 Bhutan |
1st | Group stages (2011) |
 Sri Lanka |
2nd | Group stages (2011) |
| India |
2nd | Runner up (2011) |
 Maldives |
2nd | Group stages (2011) |
| Nepal (Host) |
2nd | Semi-finals (2011) |
 Pakistan |
2nd | Champion (2011) |
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 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tutul 28', 57' Islam 81' |
Report | Niresh 43' |
| India | 2–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Singh 43' Pandit 90+2' |
Report |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Limbu 8', 59' B.Magar 20'Bista 23'Atikuzzaman 56' (o.g.) |
Report | Sifat 65' |
| India | 0–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Pandit  Singh  Chakraborty Tirkey Rodrigues |
4–3 | Waziri Ahmad Jalal Sardari Rezahi |
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 |
References
- ^ "..... U16 SAFF C'ship on July 2013". Goalnepal.com. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Goal Nepal". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2013.