Founded | 2015 |
---|---|
Region | South Asia (SAFF) |
Number of teams | 8 |
Current champions | India (1st title) |
Most successful team(s) | Nepal (2nd titles) |
2022 SAFF U-19 Championship |
The SAFF U-18 Championship is a biennial football championship for male footballers under the age of 18 and is organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The championship was held for the first time in August 2015 in Nepal. [1] Previously the official name was SAFF U-19 Championship for the first edition, now it has been changed to SAFF U-18 Championship from 2017 edition since most teams send their U-18 team keeping in mind AFC U-19 Championship qualification.
Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Bhutan | Nepal | RR [lower-alpha 1] | Bangladesh |
2019 | Nepal | India | 2–1 | Bangladesh |
Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Nepal | Nepal | 1–1 (5–4) | India |
Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | India |
Team | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh | SF | 2nd | 2nd | 3 | |
Bhutan | GS | 4th | 4th | × | 3 |
India | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3 | |
Maldives | GS | 5th | 3rd | GS | 4 |
Nepal | 1st | 1st | GS | 3 | |
Pakistan | × | × | × | × | 0 |
Sri Lanka | × | × | GS | GS | 2 |
Former Team | |||||
Afghanistan | SF | Not a SAFF member | 1 |
Tournament | Most Valuable Player | Top scorer(s) | Goals | Fair play award |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Anjan Bista Bimal Magar | 3 | ||
2017 | Orgyen Tshering | Jafar Iqbal | 5 | Bhutan |
2018 | Ninthoinganba Meetei | Foysal Ahmed Fahim Tanbir Hossain Gurkirat Singh | 2 | Bhutan |
The Afghanistan national football team is the national football team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation. Founded in 1922, they played their first international game against India in Kabul, 1941. Afghanistan then joined FIFA in 1948 and the AFC in 1954, as one of the founding members. They play their home games at the Ghazi National Olympic Stadium in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. In 2013, Afghanistan won the 2013 SAFF Championship and earned the "FIFA Fair Play Award".
The Maldives national football team represents the Maldives in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in Association football and is administered by Football Sri Lanka, the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. They have been a member of FIFA since 1952 and a member of AFC since 1954. Sri Lanka's home stadium is the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Sri Lankan team was known as the Ceylon national football team until 1972 when Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka.
The Nepal national football team represents Nepal in International men's football, and is governed by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Nepali football team plays their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu.
The AFC U-20 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship, is a biennial international association football competition organised by the sport's Asian governing body, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The competition has been held since 1959. Between 1959 and 1978, the tournament was held annually ; since 1980, it has been held every two years. The 1980 AFC Youth Championship had a qualification stage for first time.
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), founded in 1997, is an association of the football playing nations in South Asia and is part of the larger Asian Football Confederation. The members of the association are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The South Asian Football Federation Championship, commonly known as SAFF Championship, is the main international association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). All seven teams are eligible to compete in tournament.
The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship is the second longest running international association football event in the North America, Central America and the Caribbean region, CONCACAF, and is the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The format of the tournament has undergone changes over the years. The tournament proper is currently played with a first round of four round-robin groups from which the top two sides from each group advance to a single-elimination championship round.
The India national under-17 football team represents India in international football at the under-17 level. Controlled by the All India Football Federation, the governing body for football in India, the team is part of the Asian Football Confederation and the South Asian Football Federation.
The India national Under-20 football team, also known as India Under-20s or India U20(s), represents India at all under-20 football tournaments. They act as the main feeder team for the India national under-23 football team and the senior India national football team.
The India women's national under-20 football team represents India in international women's under-20 football in the AFC U-19 Women's Championship and the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. It is controlled by the AIFF. They are also participating in the 2021–22 Indian Women's League season.
The SAFF U-15 Championship is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Previously, the official name was SAFF U-16 Championship, since most teams use to send their U-15 team, keeping in mind AFC U-16 Championship hold every following years to SAFF U-16 Championship, now it has been changed to SAFF U-15 Championship from the 2017 edition onward. The first edition of the tournament took place in Nepal in August 2011. The competition was launched under the leadership of SAFF President Kazi Salahuddin who was elected in 2009. Previous SAFF president Ganesh Thapa had failed to add any additional tournaments other than the senior SAFF Championship to the SAFF regional football calendar.
The SAFF Women's Championship, also called the South Asian Football Federation Women's Cup, is the main association football competition of the women's national football teams, governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). All seven members are eligible to participate in this tournament.
Bangladesh national under-20 football team represents Bangladesh in international youth football competitions in SAFF U-18 Championship, AFC U-19 Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 & under-19 international football tournaments. The team is operated under the Bangladesh Football Federation.
The 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship was the 2nd edition of the SAFF U-18 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-18 national teams organized by SAFF. But since most teams use to send their U-18 team keeping in mind 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification it has been officially changed to U-18 tournament. The tournament was hosted by Bhutan 18–27 September 2017.
The SAFF U-15 Women's Championship is association football tournament for women's national teams under the age of 15. The tournament is organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).
The SAFF U-18/U-19 Women's Championship is a biennial international association football tournament for women's national football teams under the age of 18, governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). All the seven teams of the member associations are eligible to compete in tournament, unless sanctioned by AFC or FIFA.
The 2021 SAFF Championship, known as Ooredoo SAFF Championship 2021 for sponsorship reasons, was the thirteenth edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's football championship of South Asia organised by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Initially, it was decided to be hosted by Pakistan in 2020, but was postponed to September 2021 in Bangladesh. However, the tournament was postponed again to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Maldives as host.
The 2019 SAFF Women's Championship was the 5th edition of the SAFF Women's Championship, the biennial international women's football championship contested by the national teams of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Initially, scheduled from 17 to 26 December 2018 in Sri Lanka, the competition was rescheduled, as Sri Lanka withdrew as hosts. Afterwards, it was scheduled to be held in 2019 from 12–22 March and to be hosted by Nepal.
Mosammat Mishrat Jahan Moushumi is a Bangladeshi professional women's footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for both the Bangladesh Women's Football League club Bashundhara Kings Women and the Bangladesh women's national football team. Currently, she is the captain of the Bangladesh women's national U19 team which won the 2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship. She was also the member of AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central winning Bangladesh U-14 team in Nepal in 2015. She played all matches at 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification which held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.