Founded | 2015 |
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Region | South Asia (SAFF) |
Number of teams | 7 |
Current champions | Bangladesh (1st title) |
Most successful team(s) | India (3 titles) |
2024 SAFF U-20 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]
Year | Host | Final | Third place match/Semi-finalists | ||||||
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Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
2017 | Nepal |
RR | Bangladesh |
India |
RR | Bhutan | |||
2019 | India |
2–1 | Bangladesh |
Maldives |
1–0 | Bhutan |
Year | Host | Final | Third place match/Semi-finalists | ||||||
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Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
2015 | Nepal |
1–1
(5–4 p) |
India |
Afghanistan and Bangladesh | |||||
2023 | India |
3–0 | Pakistan |
Bhutan and Nepal |
Year | Host | Final | Third place match/Semi-finalists | ||||||
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Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
2022 | India |
5–2
(a.e.t.) |
Bangladesh |
Nepal |
RR | Maldives | |||
2024 | Bangladesh |
4–1 | Nepal |
Bhutan and India |
Team | 2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
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Bangladesh | SF | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | GS | 1st | 6 |
Bhutan | GS | 4th | 4th | × | SF | SF | 5 |
India | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | SF | 6 |
Maldives | GS | 5th | 3rd | 4th | GS | GS | 6 |
Nepal | 1st | 1st | GS | 3rd | SF | 2nd | 6 |
Pakistan | × | × | × | × | 2nd | × | 1 |
Sri Lanka | × | × | GS | GS | × | GS | 3 |
Former Team | |||||||
Afghanistan | SF | Not a SAFF member | 1 |
Nation | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place | Semi-Finalists |
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India | 3 (2019, 2022, 2023) | 1 (2015) | 1 (2017) | – | 1 (2024) |
Nepal | 2 (2015, 2017) | 1 (2024) | 1 (2022) | – | 1 (2023) |
Bangladesh | 1 (2024) | 3 (2017, 2019, 2022) | – | – | 1 (2015) |
Pakistan | – | 1 (2023) | – | – | – |
Maldives | – | – | 1 (2019) | 1 (2022) | – |
Bhutan | – | – | – | 2 (2017, 2019) | 2 (2023, 2024) |
Afghanistan* | – | – | – | – | 1 (2015) |
Sri Lanka | – | – | – | – | – |
Tournament | Most Valuable Player | Top scorer(s) | Goals | Best Goalkeeper | Fair play award |
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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 | Lionel Daryl Rymmei | Bhutan |
2024 | Mirajul Islam | Mirajul Islam | 4 | Md Asif | Nepal |