SAFF U-18 Championship

The SAFF U-18 Championship is a football championship for male footballers under the age of 18 and is organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The championship was held for the first time in August 2015 in Nepal.[1] Previously the official name was SAFF U-19 Championship for the first edition, now it has been changed to SAFF U-18 Championship from 2017 edition since most teams use to send their U-18 team keeping in mind AFC U-19 Championship qualification.

SAFF U-18 Championship
Founded2015
RegionSouth Asia (SAFF)
Number of teams8
Current champions India (1st title)
Most successful team(s)   Nepal (2nd titles)
2019 SAFF U-18 Championship

Results

Summaries
Year Host Winner Score Runner-up
2015    Nepal    Nepal 1–1 (5–4)  India
2017  Bhutan    Nepal 2–0[lower-alpha 1]  Bangladesh
2019    Nepal  India 2–1  Bangladesh


Participating nations
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • 5th – Fifth place[lower-alpha 1]
  • SF – Semifinals[lower-alpha 2]
  • 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		 Total
 Afghanistan SF Not part of SAFF 1
 Bangladesh SF 2nd 2nd 3
 Bhutan GS 4th 4th 3
 India 2nd 3rd 1st 3
 Maldives GS 5th 3rd 3
   Nepal 1st 1st GS 3
 Pakistan × × x 0
 Sri Lanka × × GS 1
Notes
  1. 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.[2]
  2. No third-place match was held in 2015.

See also

References
  1. "Nepal to Host First Ever SAFF U19 Championship From August 20-29". Goal Nepal. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. "Format changed". The Daily Star. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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