SAFF U-20 Championship

Last updated
SAFF U-20 Championship
Founded2015
Region South Asia (SAFF)
Number of teams7
Current championsFlag of India.svg  India
(4th title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of India.svg  India
(4 titles)
Soccerball current event.svg 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship

The SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Championship or SAFF Youth Championship is a biennial football championship for male footballers under the age of 20 and is organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The championship was held for the first time in August 2015 in Nepal. [1] The tournaments are held just before AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification matches, keeping in mind about proper preparation for that. [2]

Contents

Results

YearCategoryHostFinalThird place match/Semi-finalists
ChampionScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2015
Details
U19 Flag of Nepal.svg

Nepal

Flag of Nepal.svg
Nepal
1–1

(54 p)

Flag of India.svg
India
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan and Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
2017
Details
U18 Flag of Bhutan.svg

Bhutan

Flag of Nepal.svg
Nepal
RR Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
Flag of India.svg
India
RR Flag of Bhutan.svg
Bhutan
2019
Details
U18 Flag of Nepal.svg

Nepal

Flag of India.svg
India
2–1 Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
Flag of Maldives.svg
Maldives
1–0 Flag of Bhutan.svg
Bhutan
2022
Details
U20 Flag of India.svg

India

Flag of India.svg
India
5–2

( a.e.t. )

Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
Flag of Nepal.svg
Nepal
RR Flag of Maldives.svg
Maldives
2023
Details
U19 Flag of Nepal.svg

Nepal

Flag of India.svg
India
3–0 Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan and Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
2024
Details
U20 Flag of Nepal.svg

Nepal

Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
4–1 Flag of Nepal.svg
Nepal
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan and Flag of India.svg  India
2025
Details
U19 Flag of India.svg

India

Flag of India.svg
India
1–1

(43 p)

Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal and Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives

Participating nations

Legend
Team Flag of Nepal.svg
2015
Flag of Bhutan.svg
2017
Flag of Nepal.svg
2019
Flag of India.svg
2022
Flag of Nepal.svg
2023
Flag of Nepal.svg
2024
Flag of India.svg
2025
Total
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh SF2nd2nd2ndGS1st2nd7
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan GS4th4th×SFSFGS6
Flag of India.svg  India 2nd3rd1st1st1stSF1st7
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives GS5th3rd4thGSGSSF7
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1st1stGS3rdSF2ndSF7
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan ××××2nd××1
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka ××GSGS×GSGS4
Former Team
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan SFNot a SAFF member1

Statistics

Performance by nation

NationChampionsRunners-upThird-placeFourth-placeSemi-Finalists
Flag of India.svg  India 4 (2019, 2022, 2023, 2025)1 (2015)1 (2017)1 (2024)
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 2 ( 2015 , 2017)1 (2024)2 (2022, 2025)1 (2023)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1 (2024)4 (2017, 2019, 2022, 2025)1 (2015)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 (2023)
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 1 (2019)1 (2022)1 (2025)
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 2 (2017, 2019)2 (2023, 2024)
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan*1 (2015)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Notes
  1. Format of the 2017 tournament was single round-robin between the 5 participating teams. Nepal won the title on head-to-head rule of classification. [3]
  2. No third-place match was held in 2015 and 2023.

Awards

TournamentMost Valuable PlayerTop scorer(s)GoalsBest GoalkeeperFair play award
2015Not Awarded Flag of Nepal.svg Anjan Bista
Flag of Nepal.svg Bimal Magar
3Not AwardedFlag of India.svg  India
2017 Flag of Bhutan.svg Orgyen Tshering Flag of Bangladesh.svg Jafar Iqbal 5Not AwardedFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
2019 Flag of India.svg Ninthoinganba Meetei Flag of Bangladesh.svg Foysal Ahmed Fahim
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Tanvir Hossain
Flag of India.svg Gurkirat Singh
2Not AwardedFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
2022 Flag of India.svg Gurkirat Singh Flag of India.svg Gurkirat Singh 8Not AwardedFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
2023 Flag of India.svg Manglenthang Kipgen Flag of Bhutan.svg Jigme Namgyel
Flag of India.svg Gwgmsar Goyary
Flag of Nepal.svg Samir Tamang
3 Flag of India.svg Lionel Daryl RymmeiFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
2024 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mirajul Islam Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mirajul Islam 4 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Md AsifFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
2025 Flag of India.svg Mohammed Arbas Flag of India.svg Danny Meitei5 Flag of India.svg Suraj Singh AheibamFlag of India.svg  India

See also

References

  1. "Nepal to Host First Ever SAFF U19 Championship From August 20–29". Goal Nepal. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. "SAFF U20 Championship 2022: Gurkirat Singh hat-trick powers Indian football team to title" . Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. "Format changed". The Daily Star . 10 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.