2015 SAFF U-19 Championship

2015 SAFF U-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates20–29 August
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)ANFA Complex (in Lalitpur host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsNepal Nepal (1st title)
Runners-upIndia India
Third placeNot Awarded
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored24 (2.67 per match)
Attendance24,704 (2,745 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nepal Bimal Magar
Nepal Anjan Bista (3 goals)
2017

The 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship was the 1st edition of the SAFF U-19 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-19 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was hosted by Nepal from 20–29 of August.[1] Six teams from the region took part, dividing into two groups. Nepal defeated India in the penalty shot in the finals and won the championship making Nepal first country to win the first U-19 SAFF Championship.

On 3 August, both Pakistan and Sri Lanka withdrew from the competition.[2]

  1. ^ "Nepal to Host First Ever SAFF U19 Championship From August 20–29". Goal Nepal. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Pak, Lanka withdraw from SAFF U-19". the-anfa.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.