| Tourney Name: | SAFF U-20 Championship |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Country: | India |
| Dates: | 25 July – 5 August |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 11 |
| Goals: | 40 |
| Attendance: | 13180 |
| Top Scorer: |  Gurkirat Singh(8 goals)[1] |
| Player: | Gurkirat Singh[2] |
| Goalkeeper: | Som Kumar[3] |
| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship was the 4th edition of the SAFF U-20 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-18 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). India was the hosts of the tournament, held between 25 July and 5 August 2022.[4]
India clinched the title defeating Bangladesh by 5–2 in the final on 5 August 2022.[5]
All matches were played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.
| Bhubaneswar | |
|---|---|
| Kalinga Stadium | |
| Capacity: 16,000 | |
FIFA suspended Pakistan Football Federation on 7 April 2021, so they cannot participate in this competition.[6] Bhutan abstained from participation due to government restrictions.
| Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-19 Championship | width=39% | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Champions (2015, 2017) | ||
| 4th | Champions (2019) | ||
| 4th | Runners-up (2017, 2019) | ||
| 4th | Group Stage | ||
| 2nd | Group Stage |
Players born on or after 1 January 2003 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to register a squad of minimum 16 players and maximum 23 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers.
Referees
Mrutyunjay Lingaraj Amatya (India)
Sinan Hussain (Maldives) Afsah Ahmed (Maldives)Assistant Referees
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| Assistant referees: Ahmed Afsah (Maldives) D.D.I Sendanayaka (Sri Lanka) Fourth official: W.L Weerakkody (Sri Lanka) |
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