2021 SAFF Championship squads

This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2021 SAFF Championship tournament held in the Maldives, in between 1 and 16 October 2021. 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 1 October 2021, 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

Bangladesh announced their squad on 27 September 2021. ^{[1] [2]}

Coach: Óscar Bruzón

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ashraful Islam Rana	(1988-05-01)1 May 1988 (aged 33)	24	0	Sheikh Russel KC
2	2 DF	Yeasin Arafat	(2003-01-05)5 January 2003 (aged 18)	6	0	Saif Sporting Club
3	2 DF	Rahmat Mia	(1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 21)	21	0	Saif Sporting Club
4	2 DF	Topu Barman	(1994-12-20)20 December 1994 (aged 26)	38	4	Bashundhara Kings
5	2 DF	Rezaul Karim	(1987-07-01)1 July 1987 (aged 34)	19	1	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
6	3 MF	Jamal Bhuyan (Captain)	(1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 31)	53	0	Saif Sporting Club
7	4 FW	Sumon Reza	(1995-06-15)15 June 1995 (aged 26)	9	0	Uttar Baridhara Club
8	3 MF	Biplu Ahmed	(1999-05-05)5 May 1999 (aged 22)	24	3	Bashundhara Kings
9	4 FW	Motin Mia	(1998-12-20)20 December 1998 (aged 22)	13	2	Bashundhara Kings
10	4 FW	Mahbubur Rahman Sufil	(1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 22)	23	5	Bashundhara Kings
11	3 MF	Sohel Rana	(1995-03-27)27 March 1995 (aged 26)	43	0	Dhaka Abahani
12	2 DF	Bishwanath Ghosh	(1999-05-30)30 May 1999 (aged 22)	18	0	Bashundhara Kings
13	1 GK	Anisur Rahman Zico	(1997-08-10)10 August 1997 (aged 24)	7	0	Bashundhara Kings
14	2 DF	Tariq Kazi	(2000-10-06)6 October 2000 (aged 20)	5	0	Bashundhara Kings
15	4 FW	Jewel Rana	(1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 25)	21	0	Dhaka Abahani
16	4 FW	Mohammad Ibrahim	(1997-08-07)7 August 1997 (aged 24)	20	1	Bashundhara Kings
17	2 DF	Riyadul Hasan Rafi	(1999-12-29)29 December 1999 (aged 21)	16	0	Saif Sporting Club
18	2 DF	Tutul Hossain Badsha	(1999-08-12)12 August 1999 (aged 22)	13	0	Dhaka Abahani
19	3 MF	Atiqur Rahman Fahad	(1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 26)	5	0	Bashundhara Kings
20	3 MF	Mohammad Ridoy	(2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 19)	0	0	Dhaka Abahani
21	3 MF	Rakib Hossain	(1998-11-18)18 November 1998 (aged 22)	10	0	Chittagong Abahani
22	4 FW	Saad Uddin	(1998-09-01)1 September 1998 (aged 23)	17	1	Dhaka Abahani
23	1 GK	Shahidul Alam Sohel	(1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 29)	24	0	Dhaka Abahani

India

India announced their squad on 26 September 2021. ^[3]

Coach: Igor Štimac

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Vice Captain)	(1992-02-03)3 February 1992 (aged 29)	43	0	Bengaluru
2	2 DF	Rahul Bheke	(1990-12-06)6 December 1990 (aged 30)	13	0	Mumbai City
3	2 DF	Subhasish Bose	(1995-08-18)18 August 1995 (aged 26)	23	0	ATK Mohun Bagan
4	2 DF	Chinglensana Singh	(1996-11-27)27 November 1996 (aged 24)	5	0	Hyderabad
5	2 DF	Seriton Fernandes	(1992-10-26)26 October 1992 (aged 28)	2	0	Goa
6	3 MF	Lalengmawia Ralte	(2000-10-17)17 October 2000 (aged 20)	6	0	Mumbai City
7	3 MF	Anirudh Thapa	(1998-01-15)15 January 1998 (aged 23)	27	3	Chennaiyin
8	3 MF	Glan Martins	(1994-07-01)1 July 1994 (aged 27)	5	0	Goa
9	4 FW	Manvir Singh	(1995-11-07)7 November 1995 (aged 25)	22	4	ATK Mohun Bagan
10	3 MF	Brandon Fernandes	(1994-09-20)20 September 1994 (aged 27)	10	0	Goa
11	4 FW	Sunil Chhetri (Captain)	(1984-08-03)3 August 1984 (aged 37)	120	75	Bengaluru
12	4 FW	Farukh Choudhary	(1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (aged 24)	5	1	Jamshedpur
13	1 GK	Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem	(2000-07-04)4 July 2000 (aged 21)	0	0	Goa
14	3 MF	Udanta Singh	(1996-06-14)14 June 1996 (aged 25)	29	1	Bengaluru
15	3 MF	Jeakson Singh	(2001-06-21)21 June 2001 (aged 20)	1	0	Kerala Blasters
16	3 MF	Mohammad Yasir	(1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 23)	3	0	Hyderabad
17	2 DF	Mandar Rao Dessai	(1992-03-18)18 March 1992 (aged 29)	6	0	Mumbai City
18	3 MF	Sahal Abdul Samad	(1997-04-01)1 April 1997 (aged 24)	11	1	Kerala Blasters
19	4 FW	Liston Colaco	(1998-11-12)12 November 1998 (aged 22)	5	0	ATK Mohun Bagan
20	2 DF	Pritam Kotal	(1993-09-08)8 September 1993 (aged 28)	39	0	ATK Mohun Bagan
21	3 MF	Suresh Singh Wangjam	(2000-08-07)7 August 2000 (aged 21)	6	0	Bengaluru
22	4 FW	Rahim Ali	(2000-04-21)21 April 2000 (aged 21)	2	0	Chennaiyin
23	1 GK	Vishal Kaith	(1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (aged 25)	4	0	Chennaiyin

Maldives

Maldives announced their squad on 27 September 2021. ^[4]

Coach: Ali Suzain

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Mohamed Shafeeu	(1988-07-22)22 July 1988 (aged 33)	0	0	Valencia
2	2 DF	Ali Samooh	(1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (aged 25)	23	1	Maziya
3	2 DF	Ahmed Numaan	(1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 28)	14	0	Eagles
4	2 DF	Hussain Sifaau	(1996-02-04)4 February 1996 (aged 25)	16	1	Eagles
5	3 MF	Ismail Easa	(1989-12-19)19 December 1989 (aged 31)	28	3	Eagles
6	3 MF	Mohamed Umair	(1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 33)	64	8	Maziya
7	4 FW	Ali Ashfaq	(1985-09-06)6 September 1985 (aged 36)	82	53	Valencia
8	3 MF	Aisam Ibrahim	(1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (aged 24)	8	0	Maziya
9	4 FW	Asadhulla Abdulla	(1990-10-19)19 October 1990 (aged 30)	40	9	Maziya
10	3 MF	Hamza Mohamed	(1995-02-17)17 February 1995 (aged 26)	44	2	Maziya
11	4 FW	Ali Fasir	(1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (aged 33)	60	12	Valencia
12	3 MF	Ashad Ali	(1986-09-14)14 September 1986 (aged 35)	58	3	Eagles
13	2 DF	Akram Abdul Ghanee (Captain)	(1987-03-19)19 March 1987 (aged 34)	70	2	TC Sports Club
14	2 DF	Haisham Hassan	(1999-07-21)21 July 1999 (aged 22)	8	0	Eagles
15	2 DF	Gasim Samaam	(1993-02-05)5 February 1993 (aged 28)	1	0	Unattached
16	4 FW	Hassan Raif Ahmed	(1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 23)	0	0	Eagles
17	4 FW	Ibrahim Mahudhee	(1993-08-22)22 August 1993 (aged 28)	17	2	Maziya
18	1 GK	Ali Naajih	(1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 21)	0	0	United Victory
19	4 FW	Naiz Hassan	(1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 25)	30	9	Maziya
20	4 FW	Moosa Yaamin	(1992-12-29)29 December 1992 (aged 28)	6	0	Maziya
21	3 MF	Ibrahim Waheed Hassan	(1995-11-15)15 November 1995 (aged 25)	11	4	Maziya
22	1 GK	Mohamed Faisal	(1988-08-04)4 August 1988 (aged 33)	27	0	Valencia
23	3 MF	Hussain Nihan	(1992-06-07)7 June 1992 (aged 29)	14	0	Maziya

Nepal

Nepal announced their squad on 26 September 2021. ^[5]

Coach: Abdullah Al Mutairi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Deep Karki	(1998-01-09)9 January 1998 (aged 23)	0	0	Pokhara Thunders
2	2 DF	Dinesh Rajbanshi	(1998-04-04)4 April 1998 (aged 23)	15	0	Dhangadhi
3	3 MF	Surajju Thakuri	(2000-12-19)19 December 2000 (aged 20)	1	0	Biratnagar City
4	2 DF	Ananta Tamang	(1998-01-17)17 January 1998 (aged 23)	37	2	Three Star Club
5	2 DF	Gautam Shrestha	(2000-02-21)21 February 2000 (aged 21)	4	0	Pokhara Thunders
6	2 DF	Suman Aryal	(1996-03-09)9 March 1996 (aged 25)	17	0	Tribhuwan Army
7	3 MF	Nitin Thapa	(2002-02-07)7 February 2002 (aged 19)	1	0	Pokhara Thunders
8	3 MF	Bishal Rai	(1993-06-06)6 June 1993 (aged 28)	28	3	Dhangadhi
9	3 MF	Sunil Bal	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 23)	17	1	Biratnagar City
10	4 FW	Aashish Lama	(1996-12-01)1 December 1996 (aged 24)	2	0	Butwal Lumbini
11	3 MF	Pujan Uparkoti	(1996-05-09)9 May 1996 (aged 25)	6	0	Dhangadhi
12	4 FW	Suman Lama	(1996-03-09)9 March 1996 (aged 25)	13	0	Butwal Lumbini
13	3 MF	Tej Tamang	(1998-02-14)14 February 1998 (aged 23)	11	0	Kathmandu Rayzrs
14	4 FW	Anjan Bista	(1998-05-15)15 May 1998 (aged 23)	41	5	Lalitpur City
15	3 MF	Sujal Shrestha	(1993-02-05)5 February 1993 (aged 28)	38	3	Pokhara Thunders
16	1 GK	Kiran Chemjong (captain)	(1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 31)	72	0	Dhangadhi
17	3 MF	Santosh Tamang	(1994-08-06)6 August 1994 (aged 27)	11	0	Biratnagar City
18	4 FW	Nawayug Shrestha	(1990-06-08)8 June 1990 (aged 31)	34	7	Pokhara Thunders
19	3 MF	Ayush Ghalan	(2004-02-21)21 February 2004 (aged 17)	2	0	Pokhara Thunders
20	1 GK	Bishal Shrestha	(1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 29)	0	0	Butwal Lumbini
21	4 FW	Manish Dangi	(2001-09-17)17 September 2001 (aged 20)	5	1	Biratnagar City
22	3 MF	Kamal Thapa	(1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (aged 23)	2	0	Pokhara Thunders
23	3 MF	Rohit Chand	(1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 29)	68	0	Persija Jakarta

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka announced their squad on 26 September 2021. ^[6]

Coach: Amir Alagić

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Sujan Perera (Captain)	(1992-07-18)18 July 1992 (aged 29)	32	0	Up Country Lions
2	3 MF	Edison Figurado	(1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 31)	9	1	Unattached
3	2 DF	Harsha Fernando	(1992-11-21)21 November 1992 (aged 28)	16	0	Blue Eagles
4	2 DF	Duckson Puslas	(1990-04-04)4 April 1990 (aged 31)	14	0	T.C. Sports
5	2 DF	Chamod Dilshan	(1997-03-11)11 March 1997 (aged 24)	1	0	Colombo FC
6	2 DF	Charitha Rathnayake	(1992-12-26)26 December 1992 (aged 28)	17	1	Colombo FC
7	3 MF	Kavindu Ishan	(1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 28)	30	1	Up Country Lions
8	2 DF	Asikur Rahuman	(1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 27)	17	1	Defenders
9	4 FW	Mohamed Shifan		0	0	Up Country Lions
10	3 MF	Dillon De Silva	(2002-04-18)18 April 2002 (aged 19)	2	0	Queens Park Rangers
11	4 FW	Mohamed Aakib	(2000-06-26)26 June 2000 (aged 21)	10	2	Colombo FC
12	3 MF	Chalana Chameera	(1993-01-10)10 January 1993 (aged 28)	16	0	Colombo FC
13	3 MF	Waseem Razeek	(1994-09-13)13 September 1994 (aged 27)	4	2	Up Country Lions
14	3 MF	Mohammadu Fasal	(1990-04-30)30 April 1990 (aged 31)	17	1	Blue Star
15	3 MF	Marvin Hamilton	(1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 32)	1	0	Burgess Hill Town
16	4 FW	Mohamed Musthaq	(1998-12-16)16 December 1998 (aged 22)	1	1	Up Country Lions
17	3 MF	Jude Supan	(1998-07-30)30 July 1998 (aged 23)	0	0	Renown
18	4 FW	Supun Dananjaya	(1998-05-21)21 May 1998 (aged 23)	0	0	Red Stars
19	4 FW	Rifkhan Mohamed	(1999-10-25)25 October 1999 (aged 21)	1	0	Defenders
20	1 GK	Ruwan Arunasiri	(1993-06-19)19 June 1993 (aged 28)	4	0	Blue Eagles
21	3 MF	Aman Faizer	(1999-03-12)12 March 1999 (aged 22)	7	0	Renown
22	1 GK	Kaveesh Lakpriya	(1995-05-25)25 May 1995 (aged 26)	0	0	Blue Star
23	2 DF	Roshan Appuhamy	(1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 28)	3	0	Defenders

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