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-17 Asian Cup held 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.
Results YearHostFinalThird place playoffChampionScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place12011U-162–12–16220131–01–07320151–1 and 642017U-152–18–06520181–11–06620197–0RR572022U-174–0682023U-162–0 and 692024U-172–0 and 71020252–2 and 7112026
Participating nations Legend
– Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – Semifinals 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 2011 2013 2015 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total4th3rd1st3rd1st3rdSF2nd2nd2nd 10 × GS ×4th GS GS GS GS GS GS 82nd1st2nd1st3rd1st1st1st1st1st 10 GS × GS GS GS × GSSF GS GS 83rd2ndSF2nd4th2nd2nd GS SFSF 101st GS × ×2nd × ×SFSFSF 6 GS GS GS GS × GSSF × GS GS 8Former member ×4thSF 2
Performance by nation
Bold: Indicates host. NationChampions7 (2013, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)2 (2011, 2015)1 (2018) 2 (2015, 2018)3 (2023, 2024, 2025)3 (2013, 2017, 2019)1 (2011) 1 (2022)1 (2011)1 (2018) 3 (2023, 2024, 2025) 4 (2013, 2017, 2019, 2022)1 (2011)1 (2018) 3 (2015, 2024, 2025) 1 (2013) 1 (2015) 1 (2017) 1 (2022) 1 (2023)
Awards Year Top scorer(s) Goals Best player Fair play award 2011 Mohammad Bilal 4 Mansoor Khan Not awarded 2013 Bimal Magar 6 Krishna Pandit 2015 Saurabh Meher 3 Sarwan Zaman Nipu 2017 Foysal Ahmed Fahim 6 2018 4 Haseeb Khan 2019 Himanshu Jangra 7 Himanshu Jangra 2022 Mirajul Islam Thanglalsoun Gangte Unesh Budhathoki 4 Not awarded Not awarded 2023 Md Arbash 3 Md Arbash 2024 Sujan Dangol 4 Md Arbash 2025 Muhammad Abdullah 6 Nazmul Faysal
See also SAFF Championship SAFF U-20 Championship SAFF Women's Championship SAFF U-20 Women's Championship SAFF U-17 Women's Championship
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