2019 SAFF U-15 Championship
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The 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship was the sixth edition of the
SAFF U-15 Championship The SAFF U-15/U-16/U-17 Championship is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The first edition was held as ''SAFF U-16 Championship'', where most ...
, an international
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competition for men's under-15 national teams organized by
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(SAFF). The tournament was hosted by
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at
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from August 21 to August 31, 2019. Five teams from the region took part in the tournament.
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is the defending champion. They have won previous season title by beating
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1(3)−1(2) penalties shoot out on 3 November 2018.


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 Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
had sent their entry for the meet. However, due to some internal problems in their
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, they have withdrawn. A letter to reconfirm their entry was sent by
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, Pakistan said they would not be able to participate.


Officials

Referees * Bhubon Tarafder (
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) * Nabindra Maharjan (
Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
) * Ugyen Penjor (
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) * Sanjaya Chathuranga ( Sri Lanka) * Vinay Suvarna (
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) Assistant Referees * Khorshed Alam (
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) * Madhav Khatri (
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) * Pema Pema (
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) * Riyazy Salam ( Sri Lanka) * Ujjal Halder (
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)


Venues


Round Robin

All the five teams will play each other in a round robin phase and the top two teams will play the final. *All matches are played in Kalyani,
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Final


Winner


Goalscorers

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Broadcasting rights


References

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SAFF U-15 Championship The SAFF U-15/U-16/U-17 Championship is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The first edition was held as ''SAFF U-16 Championship'', where most ...
SAFF U-15 Championship The SAFF U-15/U-16/U-17 Championship is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The first edition was held as ''SAFF U-16 Championship'', where most ...
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