| 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 |
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The 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship was the 2nd 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 |
 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 |
| Pakistan | 0 – 0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Afghanistan | 1 – 1 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
A.Mansory  74' |
Report | H.Magar 81' |
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 |
| India | 2 – 0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Singh 43' Pandit 90+2' |
Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 July 2013 – Kathmandu | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | |||||
| 30 July 2013 – Kathmandu | ||||||
| Pakistan | 5 | |||||
| Nepal | 0 | |||||
| 28 July 2013 – Kathmandu | ||||||
| India | 1 | |||||
| India (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| Afghanistan | 0 (3) | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 30 July 2013 – 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. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Goal Nepal". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
Categories:
- 2013 in Asian football
- International association football competitions hosted by Nepal
- SAFF U-15 Championship
- 2013–14 in Nepalese football
- 2013 in Bangladeshi football
- 2013–14 in Indian football
- 2013 in Afghan football
- 2013–14 in Sri Lankan football
- 2013 in Bhutanese football
- 2013–14 in Pakistani football
- 2013 in youth association football
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