2013 SAFF U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates20–30 July[1]
Teams7
Venue(s)2 (in Kathmandu host cities)
Final positions
Champions India (1st title)
Runners-up   Nepal
Third place Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored35 (2.69 per match)
Attendance26,091 (2,007 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nepal Bimal Magar (6 goals)
Best player(s)India Krishna Pandit

The 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship is the second edition of the SAFF U-16 Championship hosted by Nepal from 20 to 30 July at Dasarath Stadium and army ground. Seven teams from the region took part, divided into two groups.

Eligible teams

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 3210111+107
 Afghanistan 312042+25
 Pakistan 302103-32
 Bhutan 3012110-91

Nepal   7 – 0 Bhutan
B.Magar 48', 62', 63'
H.Magar 58', 76', 84'
Subedi 78'
Report
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)

Pakistan 0 – 0 Afghanistan
Report
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 2379
Referee: Shrawan Lama (Nepal)

Afghanistan 1 – 1   Nepal
A.Mansory 74' Report H.Magar 81'
Attendance: 1249
Referee: Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)

Bhutan 0 – 0 Pakistan
Report
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 3341
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)

Pakistan 0 – 3   Nepal
Report Limbu 13'
B.Magar 65', 73'
Attendance: 2164
Referee: Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)

Bhutan 1 – 3 Afghanistan
Shezang 18' Report Waziri 27'
Ahmad 63', 90+2'
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1971
Referee: S. Borua (Bangladesh)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 220061+56
 Bangladesh 21013303
 Sri Lanka 200227-50

India 4 – 1 Sri Lanka
Pandit 21'
Singh 23', 90'
Chakraborty 66'
Report Niresh 44'
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1749
Referee: Rana Naseer Ahmed (Pakistan)

Bangladesh 3 – 1 Sri Lanka
Tutul 28', 57'
Islam 81'
Report Niresh 43'
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1560
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)

India 2 – 0 Bangladesh
Singh 43'
Pandit 90+2'
Report
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 971
Referee: Shrawan Lama (Nepal)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Nepal   5 – 1 Bangladesh
Limbu 8', 59'
B.Magar 20'
Bista 23'
Atikuzzaman 56' (o.g.)
Report Sifat 65'
Attendance: 1746
Referee: Rana Naseer Ahmed (Pakistan)

India 0 – 0 Afghanistan
Report
Penalties
Pandit soccer ball with red X
Singh soccer ball with check mark
Chakraborty soccer ball with check mark
Tirkey soccer ball with check mark
Rodrigues soccer ball with check mark
4–3 soccer ball with check mark Waziri
soccer ball with check mark Ahmad
soccer ball with red X Jalal
soccer ball with check mark Sardari
soccer ball with red X Rezahi
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1400
Referee: Nabindra Maharajan (Nepal)

Third place

Bangladesh 1 – 0 Afghanistan
Tushar 55' Report
Army Ground, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1642
Referee: Rana Naseer Ahmed (Pakistan)

Final

Nepal   0 – 1 India
Report Lalrinzuala 18'

Awards

 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship champions 

India

First title

References

  1. "..... U16 SAFF C'ship on July 2013". Goalnepal.com. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  2. "Goal Nepal". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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