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2025 SAFF Championship

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2025 SAFF Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySri Lanka
Dates22 June – 5 July[1]
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
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The 2025 SAFF Championship will be the 15th edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's football championship of South Asia organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The event will be held in Sri Lanka, from 22 June to 5 July, 2025.[2][3]

India, the defending champions, won their record-extending ninth championship by defeating Kuwait in the final in the previous edition.[4]

Host selection

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This edition was expected to be held on a home-and-away format.[5] However, it stayed centralized and Sri Lanka were given the hosting rights.[6][7]

Participating nations

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All the seven SAFF members will compete.

Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
(6 April 2025)
 Bangladesh 13th Champions (2003)
 Bhutan 9th Semi-finals (2008)
 India 14th Champions (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2023)
 Maldives 12th Champions (2008, 2018)
   Nepal 14th Runners-up (2021)
 Pakistan 12th Third place (1997)
 Sri Lanka 14th Champions (1995)

Squads

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Main article: 2025 SAFF Championship squads

Each team had to register a squad with a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 23 players, at least three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Venue

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Colombo
Colombo Racecourse Sugathadasa Stadium
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 25,000

Draw

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The draw ceremony will take place on 4 April 2025 in Colombo.[8]

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 TBD1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 TBD2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 TBD3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 TBD1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 TBD2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 TBD3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Marketing

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The marketing rights for the tournament have been awarded to Sportfive until 2029, with the championship occurring biennially.[2][9]

Sponsorship

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Title Partner Presenting Partners Official Sponsors Official Performance Partner Commercial partner

Broadcasting

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Country Broadcaster Reference
 Bangladesh
 Bhutan
 India
 Maldives
   Nepal
 Pakistan
 Sri Lanka

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "তাহলে কি একক ভেন্যুতেই হচ্ছে সাফ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ". prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b khelnow
  3. ^ "Format of SAFF Championship likely to change". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Gurpreet Singh Sandhu the penalty hero again as India beat Kuwait to become SAFF champions". ESPN.com. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. ^ "SAFF Ex.Co meeting approves home or away format for SAFF Championship 2025". saffederation.org. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka to host the SAFF Championship 2025 after 17 years . FFSL President Jaswar Umar currently in Nepal confirmed the hosting".
  7. ^ "No home-and-away model for the SAFF Championship 2025; the tournament stays centralized".
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka to host SAFF Championship". Dailymirror. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  9. ^ Wijewickrama, Navod (8 January 2025). "Ex.Co approves home or away format for SAFF Championship". ThePapare. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
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