SAFF U-20 Championship explained

SAFF U-20 Championship
Founded:2015
Region:South Asia (SAFF)
Number Of Teams:7
Current Champions:
(1st title)
Most Successful Team:
(3 titles)
Current: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]

Results

U18 Category
YearHostFinalThird place match/Semi-finalists
ChampionScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2017DetailsBhutanRRRR
2019Details Nepal2–11–0
U19 Category
YearHostFinalThird place match/Semi-finalists
ChampionScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2015Details Nepal1–1 and
2023Details Nepal3–0 and
2025DetailsIndia5-15 Nov
U20 Category
YearHostFinalThird place match/Semi-finalists
ChampionScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2022DetailsIndia5–2RR
2024Details Nepal4–1 and

Participating nations

Legend
 ×  – Did not enter •  – Did not qualify ×  – Withdrew before qualification
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2015

2017

2019

2022

2023

2024
Total
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Former Team
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Statistics

Performance by nation

NationChampionsRunners-upThird-placeFourth-placeSemi-Finalists
3 (2019, 2022, 2023)style=background:silver1 (2015)style=background:#cc99661 (2017)1 (2024)
style=background:gold2 (2015, 2017)style=background:silver1 (2024)style=background:#cc99661 (2022)1 (2023)
style=background:gold1 (2024)style=background:silver3 (2017, 2019, 2022)1 (2015)
style=background:silver1 (2023)
1 (2019)style=background:#9acdff1 (2022)
style=background:#9acdff2 (2017, 2019)2 (2023, 2024)
1 (2015)
Notes

Awards

TournamentMost Valuable PlayerTop scorer(s)GoalsBest GoalkeeperFair play award
2015Not Awarded Anjan Bista
Bimal Magar
3
2017 Orgyen Tshering Jafar Iqbal5
2019 Ninthoinganba Meetei Foysal Ahmed Fahim
Tanvir Hossain
Gurkirat Singh
2
2022 Gurkirat Singh Gurkirat Singh8
2023 Manglenthang Kipgen Jigme Namgyel
Gwgmsar Goyary
Samir Tamang
3 Lionel Daryl Rymmei
2024 Mirajul Islam Mirajul Islam4 Md Asif

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Nepal to Host First Ever SAFF U19 Championship From August 20–29. 30 June 2015. Goal Nepal. 29 June 2015.
  2. Web site: SAFF U20 Championship 2022: Gurkirat Singh hat-trick powers Indian football team to title. 14 September 2023.