The SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Championship is an annual 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. The tournaments are held just before AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification matches, keeping in mind about proper preparation for that.
Results YearHostFinalThird place playoffChampionScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place12015U-191–1 and 622017U-18RRRR5320192–11–0642022U-205–2RR552023U-193–0 and 662024U-204–1 and 672025U-191–1 and 682026U-200–0 and 7
Participating nations
Legend
– Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place 5th – Fifth 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 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 TotalSF2nd2nd2nd GS1st2nd1st 8 GS4th4th ×SFSF GSSF 72nd3rd1st1st1stSF1st2nd 8 GS 5th3rd4th GS GSSF GS 81st1st GS3rdSF2ndSFSF 8 × × × ×2nd × × GS 2 × × GS GS × GS GS GS 5Former TeamSF 1
Statistics Performance by nation NationChampions4 (2019, 2022, 2023, 2025)2 (2015, 2026)1 (2017)–1 (2024)2 (2024, 2026)4 (2017, 2019, 2022, 2025)––1 (2015)2 (2015, 2017)1 (2024)1 (2022)–3 (2023, 2025, 2026) –1 (2023)–––––1 (2019)1 (2022) 1 (2025)–––2 (2017, 2019)3 (2023, 2024, 2026)––––1 (2015)––––– Notes
Awards TournamentMost Valuable PlayerTop scorer(s)GoalsBest Goalkeeper2015Not Awarded Anjan Bista Bimal Magar 3Not Awarded2017 Orgyen Tshering Jafar Iqbal 5Not Awarded2019 Tanvir Hossain Gurkirat Singh 2Not Awarded2022 Gurkirat Singh Gurkirat Singh 8Not Awarded2023 Manglenthang Kipgen Jigme Namgyel Gwgmsar Goyary Samir Tamang 3 Lionel Daryl Rymmei2024 Mirajul Islam Mirajul Islam 4 Md Asif2025 Mohammed Arbas Danny Meitei 52026 Omang Dodum Mohamed Ilan Imran Omang Dodum 3
See also SAFF Championship SAFF U-17 Championship SAFF Women's Championship SAFF U-20 Women's Championship SAFF U-17 Women's Championship
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