2026 SAFF U-20 Championship

2026 SAFF U-20 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Maldives
Dates	23 March–4 April 2026
Teams	7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
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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.

Venue

Not determined yet

Participant teams

The following seven national teams will participate in the tournament.

Team	Appearances	Previous best performance
Bangladesh	8th	Champions (2024)
Bhutan	7th	Fourth place (2017, 2019)
India	8th	Champions (2019, 2022, 2023)
Maldives (Host)	8th	Third place (2019)
Nepal	8th	Champions (2015, 2017)
Sri Lanka	5th	Group stage (2019, 2022)
Pakistan	2nd	Runners-up (2023)

Players eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2006 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Squads

The following squads were announced for the tournament.

Bangladesh [1]	Pakistan	Maldives
1. Md Ismail Hossain Mahin (GK) 2. S. P. Rafiz (GK) 3. Md Nahidul Islam (GK) 4. Raj Chowdury (GK) 5. Md Tasin Saheb (GK) 6. Md Yousuf Ali (CB) 7. Md Abdul Riyad Fahim (CB) 8. Ashikur Rahman (CB) 9. Md Ikramul Islam (CB) 10. Md Mithu Chowdhury (CB) 11. Md Sharif Uddin Nirob (CB) 12. Sheikh Sangram (CB) 13. Md Sifat Sahariar (CB) 14. Md Siam Omit (R/LFB) 15. Salah Uddin Sahed (R/LFB) 16. Sani Das (AFB) 17. Ihsan Habib Riduan (LB) 18. Md Sabbir Islam (RB) 19. Chandon Roy (CM) 20. Samuel Raksam (CM) 21. Md Ratul Hassan (CM) 22. Md Kamal Merdha (CM) 23. Nazmul Huda Faysal (AM) 24. Mohammad Shofiqur Rahman (CM) 25. Shawon Ritchil (R/LW) 26. Md Mursed Ali (LW) 27. Sree Sumon Soren (LW) 28. Md Manik (FW) 29. Md Rifat Kazi (FW) 30. Md Opu Rahman (FW) 31. Ashik (FW) 32. Md Joy Ahamed (RW)	TBD	TBD
Nepal	Sri Lanka	Bhutan
TBD	TBD	TBD
India
TBD

Draw

The draw ceremony of the tournament was held on 25 January 2026. ^[2]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Bangladesh   Maldives (host)	Nepal   India	Bhutan   Sri Lanka   Pakistan

Draw result

Group A Pos Team A1   Maldives A2     Nepal A3   Bhutan A4   Sri Lanka

Group B Pos Team B1   Bangladesh B2   India B3   Pakistan

Match officials

Referees

Not determined yet

Assistant Referees

Not determined yet

Group stage

All times listed below are local, MVT (UTC+05:00).

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maldives (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Nepal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bhutan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: SAFF
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bangladesh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	India	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: SAFF

Knockout stage

Will be determined soon.

Statistics

Goalscorers

Goalscorers will be determined soon.

Broadcasting

Territory	Broadcaster(s)	Reference
No restricted territory	Sportzworkz (YouTube channel)	2026 SAFF U20 matches playlist on YouTube

See also

2026 in SAFF

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

References

1. "Bangladesh U-20 National Football Team announced the preliminary squad ahead of the SAFF U-20 Championship in Maldives". Facebook. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
2. "SAFF U20 CHAMPIONSHIP MALDIVES 2026 DRAW CEREMONY". South Asian Football Federation . Retrieved 25 January 2026.

External links

• Official website