| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Maldives |
| Dates | 23 March–4 April 2026 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
← 2024 2027 → | |
The 2026 SAFF U-20 Championship will be 8th edition of the SAFF U-20 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-20 national teams from South Asia region, organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament is scheduled to be played in Maldives from 23 March–4 April 2026.
India are the defending champions, having won their fourth title in the 2024 edition by beating Bangladesh.
Not determined yet
The following seven national teams will participate in the tournament.
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| 8th | Champions (2024) | |
| 7th | Fourth place (2017, 2019) | |
| 8th | Champions (2019, 2022, 2023) | |
| 8th | Third place (2019) | |
| 8th | Champions (2015, 2017) | |
| 5th | Group stage (2019, 2022) | |
| 2nd | Runners-up (2023) |
Players born on or after 1 January 2006 are eligible to compete in the tournament.
The following squads were announced for the tournament.
1. Md Ismail Hossain Mahin (GK) | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | ||
The draw ceremony of the tournament was held on 25 January 2026. [2]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
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Not determined yet
Not determined yet
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Will be determined soon.
Goalscorers will be determined soon.
| Territory | Broadcaster(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| No restricted territory | Sportzworkz (YouTube channel) | 2026 SAFF U20 matches playlist on YouTube |
| Men's Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD Under-17 | Under-20 | Under-23 | Senior | Futsal | Club |
| Women's Championships | |||||
| TBD Under-17 | Under-19 | N/a | Senior | Futsal | TBD Club |