2022 SAFF U-20 Championship

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2022 SAFF U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country India
Dates25 July – 5 August
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s) Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar  (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of India.svg  India (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored40 (3.64 per match)
Attendance13,180 (1,198 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of India.svg Gurkirat Singh
(8 goals) [1]
Best player(s) Flag of India.svg Gurkirat Singh [2]
Best goalkeeper Flag of India.svg Som Kumar [3]
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The 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship was the 4th edition of the SAFF U-20 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-18 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). India was the hosts of the tournament, held between 25 July and 5 August 2022. [4]

Contents

India clinched the title defeating Bangladesh by 5–2 in the final on 5 August 2022. [5]

Venue

All matches were played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.

Bhubaneswar
Kalinga Stadium
Capacity: 16,000

Participating teams

FIFA suspended Pakistan Football Federation on 7 April 2021, so they cannot participate in this competition. [6] Bhutan abstained from participation due to government restrictions.

TeamAppearances
in the SAFF U-19 Championship		Previous best performance
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 4thChampions (2015, 2017)
Flag of India.svg  India 4thChampions (2019)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4thRunners-up (2017, 2019)
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 4thGroup Stage
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2ndGroup Stage

Players eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2003 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to register a squad of minimum 16 players and maximum 23 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Officials

Round robin stage

Key to colours in group tables
Table top two teams will advance to the final

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsStatus
1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 431083+510Qualified for Final
2Flag of India.svg  India (H, C)4301142+129
3Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 421189−17
4Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 4013210−81
5Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 401319−81
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg4–0Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mrutyunjay Lingaraj Amatya (India)
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0–1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report Mirajul Soccerball shade.svg71'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal)
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg2–1Flag of India.svg  India
Nova Soccerball shade.svg27', 90' (pen.) Report Gurkirat Soccerball shade.svg15'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sinan Hussain (Maldives)
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0–3Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mohammed Nassir Uddin (Bangladesh)
India  Flag of India.svg4–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohammed Nassir Uddin (Bangladesh)
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg1–4Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Zafar Soccerball shade.svg53' Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: W. Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg1–1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Report
Attendance: 99
Referee: Mrutyunjay Lingaraj Amatya (India)
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg0–8Flag of India.svg  India
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: W. Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1–1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sinan Hussain (Maldives)
India  Flag of India.svg1–0Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Gurkirat Soccerball shade.svg89' Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal)

Final

Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg2–5 (a.e.t.)Flag of India.svg  India
Report
Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 7642
Referee: Sinan Hussain (Maldives)
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Kit body Banglades16h.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
Bangladesh U-20
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Kit right arm.svg
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India U-20
GK1 Asif Bhuiyan (GK)
LB2 Shahin Mia Soccerball shade.svg48'Yellow card.svg 63'
RB3 Azizul Hoque Ananto
CB5 Mohammed Imran Khan
CB6 Tanvir Hossain (c)
LW7 Rafiqul Islam
RW9 Piash Ahmed Nova
MF10 Moinul Islam Moin Sub off.svg 46'
CF11 Mohammed Nahiyan
MF14 Akkas Ali Sub off.svg 46'
MF16 Rajon Howladar Soccerball shade.svg45'Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
FW19 Sajed Hasan Jummon Nijum Sub on.svg 46'
FW20 Mirajul Islam Sub on.svg 46'
MF15 Mojibur Rahman Jony Sub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Paul Smalley
GK22 Som Kumar (GK)
LB2 Amandeep Singh Yellow card.svg 56'
CB3 Halen Nongtudu
CB4 Bikash Yumnam Yellow card.svg 94'
MF6 Sibajit Singh Leimapokpam (c)
CM7 Vibin Mohanan
LB9 Gurkirat Singh Soccerball shade.svg2', 60', 93', 99'Yellow card.svg 93'
CF11 Himanshu Jangra Soccerball shade.svg92' (a.e.t)
DM12 Maheson Singh Tongbram Sub off.svg 57'
CB17 Brijesh Giri
CF20 Taison Singh Loitongbam Sub off.svg 85'
Substitutions:
MF18 Tankadhar Bag Sub on.svg 57'
MF11 Hitesh Sharma Sub on.svg 73'
FW19 Harsh Patre Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Flag of India.svg Shanmugam Venkatesh

Assistant referees:
Ahmed Afsah (Maldives)
D.D.I Sendanayaka (Sri Lanka)
Fourth official:
W.L Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes
  • Extra time if scores remain level after 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • 11 substitutes named

Winner

 4th SAFF U-20 Championship 2022 
Flag of India.svg
India
Second title

Goalscorers

There were 40 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 3.64 goals per match.

8 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SAFF U20 CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 — Overview". saffederation.org. South Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Mukherjee, Soham (7 August 2022). "NXGN India: Who is Gurkirat Singh? The starlet that won the golden boot and MVP award in SAFF U-20 Championship". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Menon, Sandeep (23 January 2021). "Winds of change in Bengaluru football?". deccanherald.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "India set to host SAFF U-18 Women's, SAFF U-19 Championships in 2022". AIFF. 15 December 2021.
  5. ↑ TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:34 IST (5 August 2022). "India beats Bangladesh to clinch U20 SAFF Championship". sportstar.thehindu.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "FIFA suspends Chad and Pakistan football associations".
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