SAFF U-18 Championship
The SAFF U-18 Championship is a biennial 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 send their U-18 team keeping in mind AFC U-19 Championship qualification.
Founded | 2015 |
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Region | South Asia (SAFF) |
Number of teams | 8 |
Current champions | ![]() |
Most successful team(s) | ![]() |
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Results
Summaries
U18
Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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2017 | ![]() |
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RR[lower-alpha 1] | ![]() |
2019 | ![]() |
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2–1 | ![]() |
U19
Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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2015 | ![]() |
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1–1 (5–4) | ![]() |
2022 | ![]() |
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 |
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Total |
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SF | 2nd | 2nd | 3 | |
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GS | 4th | 4th | 3 | |
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2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3 | |
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GS | 5th | 3rd | 3 | |
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1st | 1st | GS | 3 | |
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× | × | × | × | 0 |
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× | × | GS | 1 | |
Former Team | |||||
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SF | Not a SAFF member | 1 |
- Notes
- 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]
- No third-place match was held in 2015.
Awards
Tournament | Most Valuable Player | Top scorer(s) | Goals | Fair play award |
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2015 | ![]() |
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3 | |
2017 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
2018 | ![]() |
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2 | ![]() |
References
- "Nepal to Host First Ever SAFF U19 Championship From August 20–29". Goal Nepal. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- "Format changed". The Daily Star. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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