SAFF U-17 Championship

SAFF U-17 Championship
Founded2011
RegionSAFF
Number of teams7
Current champions India
(6th title)
Most successful team(s) India (6 titles)
2024 SAFF U-17 Championship

The SAFF U-15/U-16/U-17 Championship is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The first edition was held as SAFF U-16 Championship, where most teams sent their U-15 team, keeping in mind AFC U-16 Championship hold every following years to SAFF U-16 Championship. In the 2017 edition, it was held as SAFF U-15 Championship and the subsequent 2022 edition, the SAFF U-17 Championship was introduced. The first edition of the tournament took place in Nepal in August 2011. The competition was launched under the leadership of SAFF President Kazi Salahuddin who was elected in 2009.[1][2][3]

Results

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U15 Category
Year Host Final Third place match/Semi-finalists
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2017
Details 		Nepal
Nepal
India 		2–1
Nepal
Bangladesh 		8–0
Bhutan
2018
Details 		Nepal
Nepal
Bangladesh 		1–1
(3–2 p)
Pakistan
India 		1–0
Nepal
2019
Details 		India
India
India 		7–0
Nepal
Bangladesh
U16 Category
Year Host Final Third place match/Semi-finalists
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2011
Details 		Nepal
Nepal
Pakistan 		2–1
India
Nepal 		2–1
Bangladesh
2013
Details 		Nepal
Nepal
India 		1–0
Nepal
Bangladesh 		1–0
Afghanistan
2015
Details 		Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh 		1–1
(4–2 p)
India 		 Afghanistan and    Nepal
2023
Details 		Bhutan
Bhutan
India 		2–0
Bangladesh 		 Pakistan and  Maldives
U17 Category
Year Host Final Third place match/Semi-finalists
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2022
Details 		Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
India 		4–0
Nepal 		 Bangladesh and  Sri Lanka
2024
Details 		Bhutan
Bhutan
India 		2–0
Bangladesh 		   Nepal and  Pakistan

Participating nations

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – 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 Nepal
2011 		Nepal
2013 		Bangladesh
2015 		Nepal
2017 		Nepal
2018 		India
2019 		Sri Lanka
2022 		Bhutan
2023 		Bhutan
2024 		Total
 Bangladesh 4th 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 3rd SF 2nd 2nd 9
 Bhutan × GS × 4th GS GS GS GS GS 7
 India 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 9
 Maldives GS × GS GS GS × GS 3rd GS 7
   Nepal 3rd 2nd SF 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd GS 3rd 9
 Pakistan 1st GS × × 2nd × × 3rd 3rd 5
 Sri Lanka GS GS GS GS × GS SF × GS 8
Former member
 Afghanistan × 4th SF Not part of SAFF 2

Awards

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Year Top scorer(s) Goals Best player Fair play award
2011 Pakistan Mohammad Bilal 4 Pakistan Mansoor Khan Not awarded
2013 Nepal Bimal Magar 6 India Krishna Pandit
2015 India Saurabh Meher 3 Bangladesh Sarwan Zaman Nipu    Nepal
2017 Bangladesh Foysal Ahmed Fahim 6 India Vikram Pratap Singh  Bangladesh
2018 Bangladesh Nihat Jaman Ucchash 4 Pakistan Haseeb Khan  Bangladesh
2019 India Himanshu Jangra 7 India Himanshu Jangra  Bangladesh
2022 Bangladesh Mirajul Islam
India Thanglalsoun Gangte
Nepal Unesh Budhathoki		 4 Not awarded Not awarded

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MEN (SAFF U17)". Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ "SAFF U-17 Championship: India reinforce regional dominance with fourth crown". Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ^ "SAFF U-17 Championship: India win title, defeat Nepal 4-0 in final". Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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