2022 SAFF U-20 Championship

2022 SAFF U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates25 July – 5 August
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (2nd title)
Runners-up Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored40 (3.64 per match)
Attendance13,180 (1,198 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Gurkirat Singh
(8 goals)[1]
Best player(s)India Gurkirat Singh[2]
Best goalkeeperIndia Som Kumar[3]
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2023 →

The 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship was the 4th edition of the SAFF U-20 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-18 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). India was the hosts of the tournament, held between 25 July and 5 August 2022.[4]

India clinched the title defeating Bangladesh by 5–2 in the final on 5 August 2022.[5]

Venue

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All matches were played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.

Bhubaneswar
Kalinga Stadium
Capacity: 16,000

Participating teams

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FIFA suspended Pakistan Football Federation on 7 April 2021, so they cannot participate in this competition.[6] Bhutan abstained from participation due to government restrictions.

Team Appearances
in the SAFF U-19 Championship 		Previous best performance
   Nepal 4th Champions (2015, 2017)
 India 4th Champions (2019)
 Bangladesh 4th Runners-up (2017, 2019)
 Maldives 4th Group Stage
 Sri Lanka 2nd Group Stage

Players eligibility

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Players born on or after 1 January 2003 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to register a squad of minimum 16 players and maximum 23 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Officials

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Round robin stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Table top two teams will advance to the final

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  Bangladesh 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10 Qualified for Final
2  India (H, C) 4 3 0 1 14 2 +12 9
3    Nepal 4 2 1 1 8 9 −1 7
4  Maldives 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1
5  Sri Lanka 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Nepal   4–0 Maldives
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mrutyunjay Lingaraj Amatya (India)
Sri Lanka 0–1 Bangladesh
Report Mirajul 71'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal)
Bangladesh 2–1 India
Nova 27', 90' (pen.) Report Gurkirat 15'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sinan Hussain (Maldives)
Sri Lanka 0–3   Nepal
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mohammed Nassir Uddin (Bangladesh)
India 4–0 Sri Lanka
 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohammed Nassir Uddin (Bangladesh)
Maldives 1–4 Bangladesh
Zafar 53' Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: W. Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
Maldives 1–1 Sri Lanka
 Report
Attendance: 99
Referee: Mrutyunjay Lingaraj Amatya (India)
Nepal   0–8 India
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: W. Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
Bangladesh 1–1   Nepal
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sinan Hussain (Maldives)
India 1–0 Maldives
Gurkirat 89' Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal)

Final

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Bangladesh 2–5 (a.e.t.) India
 Report
Attendance: 7642
Referee: Sinan Hussain (Maldives)
Bangladesh U-20
India U-20
GK 1 Asif Bhuiyan (GK)
LB 2 Shahin Mia 48' Yellow card 63'
RB 3 Azizul Hoque Ananto
CB 5 Mohammed Imran Khan
CB 6 Tanvir Hossain (c)
LW 7 Rafiqul Islam
RW 9 Piash Ahmed Nova
MF 10 Moinul Islam Moin downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 11 Mohammed Nahiyan
MF 14 Akkas Ali downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 16 Rajon Howleder 45' downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Sajed Hasan Jummon Nijum upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 20 Mirajul Islam upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 15 Mojibur Rahman Jony upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
England Paul Smalley
GK 22 Som Kumar (GK)
LB 2 Amandeep Singh Yellow card 56'
CB 3 Halen Nongtudu
CB 4 Bikash Yumnam Yellow card 94'
MF 6 Sibajit Singh Leimapokpam (c)
CM 7 Vibin Mohanan
LB 9 Gurkirat Singh 2', 60', 93', 99' Yellow card 93'
CF 11 Himanshu Jangra 92' (a.e.t)
DM 12 Maheson Singh Tongbram downward-facing red arrow 57'
CB 17 Brijesh Giri
CF 20 Taison Singh Loitongbam downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Tankadhar Bag upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 11 Hitesh Sharma upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 19 Harsh Patre upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
India Shanmugam Venkatesh

Assistant referees:
Ahmed Afsah (Maldives)
D.D.I Sendanayaka (Sri Lanka)
Fourth official:
W.L Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)


Match rules:

  • 90 minutes
  • Extra time if scores remain level after 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • 11 substitutes named

Winner

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 4th SAFF U-20 Championship 2022 

India
Second title

Goalscorers

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There were 40 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 3.64 goals per match.

8 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "SAFF U20 CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 — Overview". saffederation.org. South Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. ^ Mukherjee, Soham (7 August 2022). "NXGN India: Who is Gurkirat Singh? The starlet that won the golden boot and MVP award in SAFF U-20 Championship". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ Menon, Sandeep (23 January 2021). "Winds of change in Bengaluru football?". deccanherald.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. ^ "India set to host SAFF U-18 Women's, SAFF U-19 Championships in 2022". AIFF. 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:34 IST (5 August 2022). "India beats Bangladesh to clinch U20 SAFF Championship". sportstar.thehindu.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "FIFA suspends Chad and Pakistan football associations".
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