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SAFF U-17 Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| founded | 2011 |
| number of teams | 7 |
| region | SAFF |
| current champions | |
| (7th title) | |
| most successful team | (7 titles) |
| current | 2026 SAFF U-17 Championship |
| name | SAFF U-17 Championship |
(7th title) 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-17 Asian Cup 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.
Results
| Ed. | Year | Cat. | Host | Final | Third place playoff | No. of | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| teams | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||
| 2011 | U-16 | Nepal | **** | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Nepal | **** | 1–0 | 1–0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Bangladesh | **** | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | U-15 | Nepal | **** | 2–1 | 8–0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Nepal | **** | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | India | **** | 7–0 | RR | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | U-17 | Sri Lanka | **** | 4–0 | and | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | U-16 | Bhutan | **** | 2–0 | and | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | U-17 | Bhutan | **** | 2–0 | and | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Sri Lanka | **** | 2–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Pakistan |
Participating nations
;Legend
- **** – Champions
- **** – Runners-up
- **** – Third place
- **** – Fourth place
- **** – 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
Performance by nation
;
- Bold: Indicates host.
| Nation | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 (2013, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) | 2 (2011, 2015) | 1 (2018) | |||
| 2 (2015, 2018) | 3 (2023, 2024, 2025) | 3 (2013, 2017, 2019) | 1 (2011) | 1 (2022) | |
| 1 (2011) | 1 (2018) | 3 (2023, 2024, 2025) | |||
| 4 (2013, 2017, 2019, 2022) | 1 (2011) | 1 (2018) | 3 (2015, 2024, 2025) | ||
| 1 (2013) | 1 (2015) | ||||
| 1 (2017) | |||||
| 1 (2022) | |||||
| 1 (2023) |
Awards
| Year | Top scorer(s) | Goals | Best player | Fair play award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mohammad Bilal | 4 | Mansoor Khan | Not awarded |
| 2013 | Bimal Magar | 6 | Krishna Pandit | |
| 2015 | Saurabh Meher | 3 | Sarwan Zaman Nipu | |
| 2017 | Foysal Ahmed Fahim | 6 | Vikram Pratap Singh | |
| 2018 | Nihat Jaman Ucchash | 4 | Haseeb Khan | |
| 2019 | Himanshu Jangra | 7 | Himanshu Jangra | |
| 2022 | Mirajul Islam | |||
| Thanglalsoun Gangte | ||||
| Unesh Budhathoki | 4 | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2023 | Md Arbash | 3 | Md Arbash | |
| 2024 | Sujan Dangol | 4 | Md Arbash | |
| 2025 | PAK Muhammad Abdullah | 6 | BAN Nazmul Faysal |
References
References
- "MEN (SAFF U17)".
- "SAFF U-17 Championship: India reinforce regional dominance with fourth crown".
- "SAFF U-17 Championship: India win title, defeat Nepal 4-0 in final".
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