| Founded: | 2011 |
| Number Of Teams: | 7 |
| Region: | SAFF |
| Current Champions: | (5th title) |
| Most Successful Team: | (5 titles) |
| Current: | 2024 SAFF U-17 Championship |
| SAFF U-17 Championship | |
The SAFF U-15/U-16/U-17 Championship is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The first edition was held as SAFF U-16 Championship, where most teams sent their U-15 team, keeping in mind AFC U-16 Championship hold every following years to SAFF U-16 Championship. In the 2017 edition, it was held as SAFF U-15 Championship and the subsequent 2022 edition, the SAFF U-17 Championship was introduced. The first edition of the tournament took place in Nepal in August 2011. The competition was launched under the leadership of SAFF President Kazi Salahuddin who was elected in 2009.[1] [2] [3]
| Year | Host | width=1% rowspan=15 bgcolor=ffffff | Final | width=1% rowspan=15 bgcolor=ffffff | Third place match/Semi-finalists | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=15% | Champion | width=10% | Score | width=15% | Runner-up | width=15% | Third place | width=10% | Score | width=15% | Fourth place |
| 2017 Details | Nepal | 2 - 1 | 8–0 | ||||||||
| 2018 Details | Nepal | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||
| 2019 Details |  India | 7 - 0 | |||||||||
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match/Semi-finalists | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=15% | Champion | width=10% | Score | width=15% | Runner-up | width=15% | Third place | width=10% | Score | width=15% | Fourth place |
| 2011 Details | 2 - 1 | 2 - 1 | |||||||||
| 2013 Details | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 | |||||||||
| 2015 Details | Bangladesh | 1 - 1 | and | ||||||||
| 2023 Details | Bhutan | 2 - 0 | and | ||||||||
| Year | Host | width=1% rowspan=15 bgcolor=ffffff | Final | width=1% rowspan=15 bgcolor=ffffff | Third place match/Semi-finalists | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=15% | Champion | width=10% | Score | width=15% | Runner-up | width=15% | Third place | width=10% | Score | width=15% | Fourth place |
| 2022 Details | Sri Lanka | 4 - 0 | and | ||||||||
| 2024 Details | Bhutan | ||||||||||
| width=170 | Team | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | SF | 7 | ||
| × | GS | × | 4th | GS | GS | GS | 5 | ||
| 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 7 | ||
| GS | × | GS | GS | GS | × | GS | 5 | ||
| 3rd | 2nd | SF | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 7 | ||
| 1st | GS | × | × | 2nd | × | × | 3 | ||
| GS | GS | GS | GS | × | GS | SF | 6 | ||
| Former member | |||||||||
| × | 4th | SF | 2 | ||||||
| Year | Top scorer(s) | Goals | Best player | Fair play award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mohammad Bilal | 4 | Not awarded | |
| 2013 | 6 | Krishna Pandit | ||
| 2015 | 3 | Sarwan Zaman Nipu | ||
| 2017 | 6 | |||
| 2018 | Nihat Jaman Ucchash | 4 | Haseeb Khan | |
| 2019 | Himanshu Jangra | 7 | ||
| 2022 | Mirajul Islam Thanglalsoun Gangte Unesh Budhathoki | 4 | Not awarded | Not awarded |