SAFF U-17 Championship

SAFF U-17 Championship

Founded	2011
Region	SAFF
Number of teams	7
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.

Results

U15 Category

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

Participating nations

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	2011	2013	2015	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	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

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	Nepal
2017	Foysal Ahmed Fahim	6	Vikram Pratap Singh	Bangladesh
2018	Nihat Jaman Ucchash	4	Haseeb Khan	Bangladesh
2019	Himanshu Jangra	7	Himanshu Jangra	Bangladesh
2022	Mirajul Islam Thanglalsoun Gangte Unesh Budhathoki	4	Not awarded	Not awarded

See also

• SAFF U-20 Championship
• SAFF U-17 Women's Championship