2011 SAFF U-16 Championship

2011 SAFF U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Nepal
Dates	1–10 August 2011
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in Kathmandu host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Pakistan (1st title)
Runners-up	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	42 (3.82 per match)
Attendance	33,173 (3,016 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mohamad Bilal (4 Goals)
Best player(s)	Mansoor Khan
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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.

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.

Team	Appearances in the SAFF U-16 Championship	Previous best performance
Bangladesh	1st	Debut
Sri Lanka	1st	Debut
India	1st	Debut
Maldives	1st	Debut
Nepal (Host)	1st	Debut
Pakistan	1st	Debut

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pakistan	2	2	0	7	0	+7	6
India	2	1	1	5	1	+4	3
Maldives	2	0	2	0	11	−11	0

1 August 2011

15:30 NST

Pakistan	1–0	India
Khan 20'	Report

Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 4806

Referee: F. Ahamed (Bangladesh)

3 August 2011

15:30 NST

Maldives	0–6	Pakistan
	Report	Bilal 5', 56', 84', 90' Ali 79', 80'

Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 1631

Referee: Alamgir Khan (Bangladesh)

5 August 2011

15:30 NST

India	5–0	Maldives
Lalhimpuia 31' Raja Rawat 36' Laldanta Sanga 45+2', 54' Prokash Majumdar 63'	Report

Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 2346

Referee: Dulal Mridha (Bangladesh)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nepal	2	1	1	0	6	0	+6	4
Bangladesh	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4
Sri Lanka	2	0	0	2	2	12	−10	0

2 August 2011

15:30 NST

Bangladesh	6–2	Sri Lanka
Mohamad Mezbahuddin 8', 40', 64' Ali 14' Akash Shaha 15' Mohammad Sabbir 57'	Report

Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 4468

Referee: P.Singh (India)

4 August 2011

15:30 NST

Nepal	0–0	Bangladesh
	Report

Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 4870

Referee: Ashish Roy (India)

6 August 2011

15:30 NST

Sri Lanka	0–6	Nepal
	Report	Lama 14', 58' Rai 48' Shrestha 48' Magar 68', 70'

Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 1841

Referee: Amin Bepari (Bangladesh)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

8 August 2011 – Kathmandu

Bangladesh	0
		10 August 2011 – Kathmandu
Pakistan	2
		Pakistan	2
8 August 2011 – Kathmandu
		India	1
India (p)	1 (4)

Nepal	1 (2)
		Third place match

		10 August 2011 – Kathmandu

		Nepal	2

		Bangladesh	1