This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2018 SAFF Championship tournament held in Bangladesh, between 4 September and 15 September 2018. The position listed for each player is per the squad list in the official match reports by the SAFF. The age listed for each player is on 4 September 2018, the first day of the tournament. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.
Bangladesh announced their squad on 3 September 2018. [1]
Coach: Jamie Day
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Ashraful Islam Rana | 1 May 1988 (aged 30) | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Shahidul Alam Sohel | 1 May 1992 (aged 26) | 19 | 0 | ![]() |
25 | GK | Anisur Rahman Zico | 10 August 1997 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Nasiruddin Chowdhury | 9 October 1979 (aged 38) | 23 | 1 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Wali Faisal | 1 March 1985 (aged 33) | 38 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Topu Barman | 20 December 1994 (aged 23) | 21 | 1 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Tutul Hossain Badsha | 12 August 1998 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | DF | Bishwanath Ghosh | 30 May 1999 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | DF | Sushanto Tripura | 5 October 1998 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Jamal Bhuyan (captain) | 10 April 1990 (aged 28) | 28 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Emon Mahmud Babu | 3 June 1991 (aged 27) | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Mamunul Islam | 12 December 1988 (aged 29) | 51 | 3 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Atiqur Rahman Fahad | 15 September 1995 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Biplu Ahmed | 5 May 1999 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Sohel Rana | 27 March 1995 (aged 23) | 25 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | MF | Masuk Mia Jony | 16 January 1998 (aged 20) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Faisal Mahmud | 16 January 1983 (aged 35) | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Saad Uddin | 1 September 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Shakhawat Hossain Rony | 8 October 1991 (aged 26) | 17 | 7 | ![]() |
16 | FW | Mahbubur Rahman Sufil | 10 September 1999 (aged 18) | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
Coach: Trevor Morgan [2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Ngawang Jamphel | 27 September 1992 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | GK | Kinzang Gyeltshen | 16 April 1993 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | GK | Tshering Dendup | 4 April 1994 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Tshering Samdup | 5 February 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Choki Wangchuk | 2 February 1998 (aged 20) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Mipham Jigme | 20 November 1998 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | DF | Tenzin Dorji | 18 August 1997 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | DF | Phuntsho Jigme | 11 September 1997 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | DF | Rinchen Dorji | 24 April 1994 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Galey Zangpo | 2 April 1994 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Karma Shedrup Tshering (captain) | 9 April 1990 (aged 28) | 28 | 1 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Kencho Tobgay | 11 October 1991 (aged 26) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Nima Wangdi | 6 December 1998 (aged 19) | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | MF | Tshering Dorji | 11 September 1995 (aged 22) | 25 | 4 | ![]() |
18 | MF | Chimi Dorji | 22 December 1993 (aged 24) | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | FW | Chencho Gyeltshen | 10 May 1996 (aged 22) | 30 | 10 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Kabi Raj Rai | 17 March 1997 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Tsenda Dorji | 12 February 1995 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | FW | Phurba Wangchuk | 18 February 1996 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | FW | Kuenga Rabgay | 1 January 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Nepal announced their squad on 27 August 2018. [3]
Coach: Bal Gopal Maharjan [4]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Bikesh Kuthu | 24 June 1993 (aged 25) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | GK | Kiran Chemjong | 20 March 1990 (aged 28) | 52 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | GK | Alan Neupane | 24 June 1996 (aged 22) | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Biraj Maharjan (captain) | 18 September 1990 (aged 27) | 68 | 1 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Ananta Tamang | 14 January 1998 (aged 20) | 16 | 1 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Devendra Tamang | 1 November 1993 (aged 24) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | DF | Aditya Chaudhary | 19 April 1996 (aged 22) | 17 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | DF | Dinesh Rajbanshi | 4 April 1998 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | DF | Rohit Chand | 1 March 1992 (aged 26) | 49 | 0 | ![]() |
25 | DF | Suman Aryal | 9 March 1996 (aged 22) | ![]() | ||
7 | MF | Nirajan Khadka | 6 October 1988 (aged 29) | 28 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Bishal Rai | 22 September 1994 (aged 23) | 14 | 3 | ![]() |
9 | MF | Sunil Bal | 1 January 1998 (aged 20) | ![]() | ||
11 | MF | Heman Gurung | 27 February 1996 (aged 22) | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Sujal Shrestha | 4 February 1993 (aged 25) | 18 | 2 | ![]() |
30 | MF | Hemant Thapa Magar | 7 January 1998 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Bimal Gharti Magar | 26 January 1998 (aged 20) | 26 | 6 | ![]() |
14 | FW | Anjan Bista | 15 May 1998 (aged 20) | 22 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | FW | Nawayug Shrestha | 8 June 1990 (aged 28) | 18 | 5 | ![]() |
21 | FW | Bharat Khawas | 22 July 1991 (aged 27) | 46 | 9 | ![]() |
Pakistan announced their squad on 1 September 2018. [5]
Coach: José Antonio Nogueira
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Yousuf Butt | 18 October 1989 (aged 28) | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | GK | Ahsanullah Ahmed | 23 February 1995 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Saqib Hanif | 28 April 1994 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Mohammad Umar Hayat | 22 September 1996 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Mohsin Ali | 1 June 1996 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Abdullah Qazi | 25 March 1995 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | DF | Zesh Rehman | 14 October 1983 (aged 34) | 18 | 1 | ![]() |
23 | DF | Faisal Iqbal | 8 April 1992 (aged 26) | 18 | 0 | ![]() |
28 | DF | Shahbaz Younas | 2 March 1996 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | MF | Naveed Ahmed | 3 January 1993 (aged 25) | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Bilawal Ur-Rehman | 4 October 1993 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Mehmood Khan | 10 June 1991 (aged 27) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | MF | Saadullah Khan | 4 June 1994 (aged 24) | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Saddam Hussain (Captain) | 10 April 1993 (aged 25) | 19 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | MF | Muhammad Adil | 9 July 1992 (aged 26) | 19 | 0 | ![]() |
27 | MF | Ahmed Faheem | 4 December 1994 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Muhammad Ali | 2 September 1989 (aged 29) | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Hassan Bashir (Vice-captain) | 7 January 1987 (aged 31) | 15 | 4 | ![]() |
14 | FW | Adnan Mohammad | 2 July 1996 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | FW | Muhammad Riaz | 27 February 1996 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
India announced their squad on 4 September 2018. [6]
Coach: Stephen Constantine
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Vishal Kaith | 5 July 1996 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | GK | Kamaljit Singh | 28 December 1995 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
30 | GK | Sukhdev Patil | 23 November 1998 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Salam Ranjan Singh | 4 December 1995 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Subhasish Bose (captain) | 18 August 1995 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Davinder Singh | 23 September 1995 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | DF | Jerry Lalrinzuala | 30 July 1998 (aged 20) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | DF | Sarthak Golui | 3 November 1997 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
29 | DF | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | 10 December 1997 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Anirudh Thapa | 15 January 1998 (aged 20) | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Germanpreet Singh | 24 June 1996 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | MF | Vinit Rai | 10 October 1997 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Ashique Kuruniyan | 14 June 1997 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | MF | Vignesh Dakshinamurthy | 5 March 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | MF | Nikhil Poojari | 3 September 1995 (aged 23) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
25 | MF | Lallianzuala Chhangte | 8 June 1997 (aged 21) | 4 | 2 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Manvir Singh | 6 November 1995 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Sumeet Passi | 12 September 1994 (aged 23) | 4 | 2 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Hitesh Sharma | 25 December 1997 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | FW | Farukh Choudhary | 8 November 1996 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Maldives announced their squad on 2 September 2018. [7] [8]
Coach: Petar Segrt
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Hussain Shareef | 5 September 1998 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | GK | Tholaal Hassan | 31 March 1990 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Mohamed Faisal | 4 September 1988 (aged 30) | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Ali Samooh | 5 July 1996 (aged 22) | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Ahmed Numaan | 10 November 1992 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Hussain Sifaau Yoosuf | 4 February 1996 (aged 22) | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Akram Abdul Ghanee (captain) | 19 March 1987 (aged 31) | 57 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | DF | Mujuthaaz Mohamed | 25 October 1992 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
25 | DF | Samdhooh Mohamed | 29 September 1991 (aged 26) | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Mohamed Arif | 11 August 1985 (aged 33) | 51 | 1 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Ali Fasir | 4 September 1988 (aged 30) | 47 | 10 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Hamza Mohamed | 17 February 1995 (aged 23) | 28 | 2 | ![]() |
5 | MF | Mohamed Irufaan | 24 July 1994 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | MF | Ibrahim Waheed Hassan | 15 November 1995 (aged 22) | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
23 | MF | Hussain Nihan | 6 July 1992 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
27 | MF | Ahmed Imaz | 12 April 1992 (aged 26) | 17 | 2 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Asadhulla Abdulla | 19 October 1990 (aged 27) | 30 | 9 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Naiz Hassan | 10 May 1996 (aged 22) | 17 | 8 | ![]() |
14 | FW | Riham Abdul Ghanee | 2 March 1997 (aged 21) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Ibrahim Mahudhee | 22 August 1993 (aged 25) | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
Sri Lanka announced their squad on 24 August 2018. [9] [10]
Coach: Pakir Ali
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Sujan Perera | 18 July 1982 (aged 36) | 19 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Danushka Rajapaksha | 17 May 1993 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
30 | GK | Kavish Fernando | 25 May 1995 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Subash Madushan | 31 May 1990 (aged 28) | 13 | 1 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Bandara Warakagoda | 13 October 1986 (aged 31) | 20 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Yogendran Puslas | 4 April 1990 (aged 28) | ![]() | ||
12 | DF | Jude Supan | 30 July 1998 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
24 | DF | Charitha Mudiyanselage | 26 December 1992 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
28 | DF | Harsha Fernando | 21 November 1992 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Mohamed Rifnas | 9 January 1995 (aged 23) | 13 | 3 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Asikur Rahuman | 31 December 1993 (aged 24) | 13 | 1 | ![]() |
9 | MF | Kavindu Ishan | 17 October 1992 (aged 25) | 19 | 1 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Dilan De Silva | 13 September 1988 (aged 29) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Mariyathas Nitharshan | 14 May 1994 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Sasanga Dilhara | 10 June 1999 (aged 19) | ![]() | ||
19 | MF | Afeel Mohamed | 9 July 1996 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | MF | Chameera Sajith | 29 January 1993 (aged 25) | 17 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Zohar Mohamed Zarwan | 23 April 1996 (aged 22) | 14 | 1 | ![]() |
14 | FW | Mohamed Fazal | 30 April 1990 (aged 28) | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
21 | FW | Asela Madushan | 9 December 1999 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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