2011 SAFF U-16 Championship

The 2011 SAFF U-16 Championship was the 1st edition of the SAFF U-16 Championship hosted by Nepal from 1 to 10 August 2011 at Dasarath Stadium. Six teams from the region participated in the tournament.

2011 SAFF U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates1–10 August 2011
Teams6
Venue(s)Dasarath Stadium (in Kathmandu host cities)
Final positions
Champions Pakistan (1st title)
Runners-up India
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored42 (3.82 per match)
Attendance33,173 (3,016 per match)
Top scorer(s)Pakistan Mohamad Bilal (4 Goals)
Best player(s)Pakistan Mansoor Khan
2013

Pakistan became the 2011 champions after beating India 2–1 in the final on 10 August 2011. Pakistan's Mohammad Bilal was the top scorer with 4 goals. Mansoor Khan, also from Pakistan, was declared the tournament's best player.

Participated teams

The following six nations participated in the tournament.

TeamAppearances
in the SAFF U-16 Championship
Previous best performance
 Bangladesh1st Debut
 Sri Lanka1st Debut
 India1st Debut
 Maldives1st Debut
   Nepal
(Host)
1st Debut
 Pakistan1st Debut

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Pakistan220070+76
 India210151+43
 Maldives2002011−110
Pakistan  1–0  India
Khan 20'Report
Attendance: 4806
Referee: F. Ahamed (Bangladesh)

Maldives  0–6  Pakistan
ReportBilal 5', 56', 84', 90'
Ali 79', 80'
Attendance: 1631
Referee: Alamgir Khan (Bangladesh)

India  5–0  Maldives
Lalhimpuia 31'
Raja Rawat 36'
Laldanta Sanga 45+2', 54'
Prokash Majumdar 63'
Report
Attendance: 2346
Referee: Dulal Mridha (Bangladesh)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
   Nepal211060+64
 Bangladesh211062+44
 Sri Lanka2002212−100
Bangladesh  6–2  Sri Lanka
Mohamad Mezbahuddin 8', 40', 64'
Ali 14'
Akash Shaha 15'
Mohammad Sabbir 57'
Report
Attendance: 4468
Referee: P.Singh (India)

Nepal    0–0  Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 4870
Referee: Ashish Roy (India)

Sri Lanka  0–6    Nepal
ReportLama 14', 58'
Rai 48'
Shrestha 48'
Magar 68', 70'
Attendance: 1841
Referee: Amin Bepari (Bangladesh)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 August 2011 – Kathmandu
 
 
 Bangladesh0
 
10 August 2011 – Kathmandu
 
 Pakistan2
 
 Pakistan2
 
8 August 2011 – Kathmandu
 
 India1
 
 India (p)1 (4)
 
 
   Nepal1 (2)
 
Third place match
 
 
10 August 2011 – Kathmandu
 
 
 Pakistan2
 
 
 Bangladesh1

Semi-finals

Bangladesh  0–2  Pakistan
Khan 89'
Sher Ali 90'
Attendance: 4611
Referee: Prakash Roy (India)

India  1–1 (a.e.t.)    Nepal
Nitin Jayal 90'Rishi Thapa 20'
Penalties
Lalrammuana
Sanga
Saha
Mendes
Singh
4–2 Thapa
Aditya
Umesh
Sagar
Bibek
Attendance: 3164
Referee: S. Banarjee (Bangladesh)

Fifth place playoff

Maldives  2–0  Sri Lanka
Attendance: 941
Referee: B. Torofdar (Bangladesh)

Third place match

Nepal    2–1  Bangladesh
Attendance: 1549
Referee: R. Rashid (Bangladesh)

Final

Pakistan  2–1  India
Muhammad Zeeshan 23'
Khan 50'
Lalhimpuia 44'
Attendance: 2946
Referee: S. Borua (Bangladesh)

Awards

 2011 SAFF U-16 Championship champions 

Pakistan
First title

Goalscorers

There have been 42 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 3.82 goals per match.

3 goals

  • Mohamad Mezbahuddin
  • Mohamed Ali

2 goals

  • Sher Ali

1 goal

References