SAFF U-20 Championship
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Region | South Asia (SAFF) |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Current champions |  India (3rd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | India (3 titles) |
 2024 SAFF U-19 Championship | |
The SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Championship is a biennial
AFC U-19 Championship qualification matches, keeping in mind about proper preparation for that.[2]
Results
- U18 format
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Bhutan
|
 Nepal
|
RR[a] |  Bangladesh
|
| 2019 | Nepal
|
India
|
2–1 | Bangladesh
|
- U19 format
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nepal
|
Nepal
|
1–1 (5–4) |
India
|
| 2023 | Nepal
|
India
|
3–0 |  Pakistan
|
| 2024 | Nepal
|
- U20 format
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | India
|
India
|
5–2 | Bangladesh
|
Participating nations
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- 5th – Fifth place[a]
- SF – Semifinals[b]
- 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 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh
|
SF | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | GS | 5 |
| Bhutan
|
GS | 4th | 4th | × | SF | 4 |
| India
|
2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5 |
 Maldives
|
GS | 5th | 3rd | GS | GS | 5 |
| Nepal
|
1st | 1st | GS | 3rd | SF | 5 |
| Pakistan
|
× | × | × | × | 2nd | 1 |
 Sri Lanka
|
× | × | GS | GS | × | 2 |
| Former Team | ||||||
 Afghanistan
|
SF | Not a SAFF member | 1 | |||
- Notes
- ^ a b Format of the 2017 tournament was single round-robin between the 5 participating teams. Nepal won the title on head-to-head rule of classification.[3]
- ^ No third-place match was held in 2015 and 2023.
Awards
| Tournament | Most Valuable Player | Top scorer(s) | Goals | Fair play award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Not Awarded | Bimal Magar
|
3 | India
|
| 2017 | Orgyen Tshering
|
Jafar Iqbal
|
5 | Bhutan
|
| 2019 | Ninthoinganba Meetei
|
Foysal Ahmed Fahim Tanvir Hossain Gurkirat Singh
|
2 | Bhutan
|
| 2022 | Gurkirat Singh
|
Gurkirat Singh
|
8 | Sri Lanka
|
| 2023 | Manglenthang Kipgen
|
Jigme Namgyel Gwgmsar Goyary Samir Tamang
|
3 | Bhutan
|
See also
References
- ^ "Nepal to Host First Ever SAFF U19 Championship From August 20–29". Goal Nepal. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "SAFF U20 Championship 2022: Gurkirat Singh hat-trick powers Indian football team to title". Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Format changed". The Daily Star. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.