SAFF U-20 Championship

The SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Championship is a biennial football championship for male footballers under the age of 20 and is organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The championship was held for the first time in August 2015 in Nepal.[1] The tournaments are held just before AFC U-19 Championship qualification matches, keeping in mind about proper preparation for that.[2]

SAFF U-20 Championship
Founded2015
RegionSouth Asia (SAFF)
Number of teams7
Current champions India
(3rd title)
Most successful team(s) India
(3 titles)
2023 SAFF U-19 Championship

Results
U18 format
Year Host Winner Score Runner-up
2017  Bhutan    Nepal RR[lower-alpha 1]  Bangladesh
2019    Nepal  India 2–1  Bangladesh
U19 format
Year Host Winner Score Runner-up
2015    Nepal    Nepal 1–1
(5–4)		  India
2023    Nepal  India 3–0  Pakistan
U20 format
Year Host Winner Score Runner-up
2022  India  India 5–2  Bangladesh

Participating nations
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • 5th – Fifth place[lower-alpha 1]
  • SF – Semifinals[lower-alpha 2]
  • 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
2015		 Bhutan
2017		 Nepal
2019		 India
2022		 Nepal
2023		 Total
 Bangladesh SF 2nd 2nd 2nd GS 5
 Bhutan GS 4th 4th × SF 4
 India 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 5
 Maldives GS 5th 3rd GS GS 5
   Nepal 1st 1st GS 3rd SF 5
 Pakistan × × × × 2nd 1
 Sri Lanka × × GS GS × 2
Former Team
 Afghanistan SF Not a SAFF member 1
Notes
  1. Format of the 2017 tournament was single round-robin between the 5 participating teams. Nepal won the title on head-to-head rule of classification.[3]
  2. No third-place match was held in 2015 and 2023.

Awards
Tournament Most Valuable Player Top scorer(s) Goals Fair play award
2015 Not Awarded Nepal Anjan Bista
Nepal Bimal Magar		 3  India
2017 Bhutan Orgyen Tshering Bangladesh Jafar Iqbal 5  Bhutan
2019 India Ninthoinganba Meetei Bangladesh Foysal Ahmed Fahim
Bangladesh Tanvir Hossain
India Gurkirat Singh		 2  Bhutan
2022 India Gurkirat Singh India Gurkirat Singh 8  Sri Lanka
2023 India Manglenthang Kipgen Bhutan Jigme Namgyel
India Gwgmsar Goyary
Nepal Samir Tamang		 3  Bhutan

See also

References
  1. "Nepal to Host First Ever SAFF U19 Championship From August 20–29". Goal Nepal. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. "SAFF U20 Championship 2022: Gurkirat Singh hat-trick powers Indian football team to title". Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. "Format changed". The Daily Star. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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