SAFF U-20 Championship

Football tournament

SAFF U-20 ChampionshipFounded| 2015

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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

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2017 |  Bhutan |  Nepal | RR[a] |  Bangladesh
2019 |  Nepal |  India | 2–1  |  Bangladesh

U19 format
Year  | Host  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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2015 |  Nepal |  Nepal | 1–1
(5–4) |  India
2023 |  Nepal |  India | 3–0  |  Pakistan
2024 |  Nepal |  |  |

U20 format
Year  | Host  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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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

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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

1. ^ 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]
2. ^ No third-place match was held in 2015 and 2023.

## Awards[edit]

Tournament  | Most Valuable Player  | Top scorer(s)  | Goals  | 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  |  Bhutan

## See also[edit]

* SAFF U-17 Championship
* SAFF U-20 Women's Championship

## References[edit]

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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SAFF U-20 Championship

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* Nepal 2015
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