SAFF U-17 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 teams sent their U-15 team, keeping in mind AFC U-16 Championship hold every following years to SAFF U-16 Championship. In the 2017 edition, it was held as SAFF U-15 Championship and the subsequent 2022 edition, the SAFF U-17 Championship was introduced. The first edition of the tournament took place in Nepal in August 2011. The competition was launched under the leadership of SAFF President Kazi Salahuddin who was elected in 2009.[1][2][3]

SAFF U-17 Championship
Founded2011
RegionSAFF
Number of teams7
Current champions India
(5th title)
Most successful team(s) India (5 titles)
2023 SAFF U-16 Championship

Results
U15 Category
Year Host Final Third place match/Semi-finalists
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2017
Details		 Nepal
Nepal
India		 2 – 1
Nepal
Bangladesh		 8 – 0
Bhutan
2018
Details		 Nepal
Nepal
Bangladesh		 1 – 1
(3 – 2 p)
Pakistan
India		 1 – 0
Nepal
2019
Details		 India
India
India		 7 – 0
Nepal
Bangladesh
U16 Category
Year Host Final Third place match/Semi-finalists
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2011
Details		 Nepal
Nepal
Pakistan		 2 – 1
India
Nepal		 2 – 1
Bangladesh
2013
Details		 Nepal
Nepal
India		 1 – 0
Nepal
Bangladesh		 1 – 0
Afghanistan
2015
Details		 Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh		 1 – 1
(4 – 2 p)
India		  Afghanistan and    Nepal
2023
Details		 Bhutan
Bhutan
India		 2 – 0
Bangladesh		  Pakistan and  Maldives
U17 Category
Year Host Final Third place match/Semi-finalists
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2022
Details		 Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
India		 4 – 0
Nepal		  Bangladesh and  Sri Lanka

Participating nations
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semifinals
  • GS – Group stage
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •     — Hosts
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Withdrew before qualification
  •     — Withdrew/Disqualified after qualification
  •     — Not part of SAFF
Team Nepal
2011		 Nepal
2013		 Bangladesh
2015		 Nepal
2017		 Nepal
2018		 India
2019		 Sri Lanka
2022		 Total
 Bangladesh 4th 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 3rd SF 7
 Bhutan × GS × 4th GS GS GS 5
 India 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 1st 7
 Maldives GS × GS GS GS × GS 5
   Nepal 3rd 2nd SF 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 7
 Pakistan 1st GS × × 2nd × × 3
 Sri Lanka GS GS GS GS × GS SF 6
Former member
 Afghanistan × 4th SF Not part of SAFF 2

Awards
YearTop scorer(s)GoalsBest playerFair play award
2011Pakistan Mohammad Bilal4Pakistan Mansoor KhanNot awarded
2013Nepal Bimal Magar6India Krishna Pandit
2015India Saurabh Meher3Bangladesh Sarwan Zaman Nipu   Nepal
2017Bangladesh Foysal Ahmed Fahim6India Vikram Pratap Singh Bangladesh
2018Bangladesh Nihat Jaman Ucchash4Pakistan Haseeb Khan Bangladesh
2019India Himanshu Jangra7India Himanshu Jangra Bangladesh
2022Bangladesh Mirajul Islam
India Thanglalsoun Gangte
Nepal Unesh Budhathoki		4Not awardedNot awarded

See also

References
  1. "MEN (SAFF U17)". Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. "SAFF U-17 Championship: India reinforce regional dominance with fourth crown". Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. "SAFF U-17 Championship: India win title, defeat Nepal 4-0 in final". Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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