SAFF U-20 Championship

SAFF U-20 Championship
Founded	2015
Region	South Asia (SAFF)
Number of teams	7
Current champions	India ; (3rd title)
Most successful team(s)	India ; (3 titles)
	2024 SAFF U-19 Championship

The SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 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-19 Championship qualification matches, keeping in mind about proper preparation for that.^[2]

Results[edit]

U18 format

Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up
2017	Bhutan	Nepal	RR^[a]	Bangladesh
2019	Nepal	India	2–1	Bangladesh

U19 format

Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up
2015	Nepal	Nepal	1–1 (5–4)	India
2023	Nepal	India	3–0	Pakistan
2024	Nepal

U20 format

Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up
2022	India	India	5–2	Bangladesh

Participating nations[edit]

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
5th – Fifth place^[a]
SF – Semifinals^[b]
GS – Group stage
q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
— Hosts
× – Did not enter
• – Did not qualify
× – Withdrew before qualification
— Withdrew/Disqualified after qualification
— Not part of SAFF

Team	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	Total
Bangladesh	SF	2nd	2nd	2nd	GS	5
Bhutan	GS	4th	4th	×	SF	4
India	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	5
Maldives	GS	5th	3rd	GS	GS	5
Nepal	1st	1st	GS	3rd	SF	5
Pakistan	×	×	×	×	2nd	1
Sri Lanka	×	×	GS	GS	×	2
Former Team
Afghanistan	SF	Not a SAFF member				1

Notes

^ ^a ^b 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]
^ No third-place match was held in 2015 and 2023.

Awards[edit]

Tournament	Most Valuable Player	Top scorer(s)	Goals	Fair play award
2015	Not Awarded	Anjan Bista Bimal Magar	3	India
2017	Orgyen Tshering	Jafar Iqbal	5	Bhutan
2019	Ninthoinganba Meetei	Foysal Ahmed Fahim Tanvir Hossain Gurkirat Singh	2	Bhutan
2022	Gurkirat Singh	Gurkirat Singh	8	Sri Lanka
2023	Manglenthang Kipgen	Jigme Namgyel Gwgmsar Goyary Samir Tamang	3	Bhutan

References[edit]

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

[2017_format-4] 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]

[3rd_2015-5] No third-place match was held in 2015 and 2023.

[1] "Nepal to Host First Ever SAFF U19 Championship From August 20–29". Goal Nepal. 29 June 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.

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Results[edit]

Participating nations[edit]

Awards[edit]

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