2025 SAFF U-19 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| Dates | 5–15 November 2025 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship will be 7th edition of the SAFF U-19 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-19 national teams from South Asia region, organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament will be played in Bhubaneswar, India from 5–15 November 2025.[1]
Bangladesh are the defending champions, who won their maiden title by defeating Nepal 4–1 goals in the final on 28 August 2024.[2]
Venue
[edit]All matches will be played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.
| Bhubaneswar | |
|---|---|
| Kalinga Stadium | |
| Capacity: 16,000 |
Participants teams
[edit]The following seven participants will participate in the tournament.
| Team | Appearances | Previous Best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh |
7th | Champions (2024) |
 Bhutan |
6th | Fourth place (2017, 2019) |
 India |
7th | Champion (2019, 2022, 2023) |
 Maldives |
7th | Third place (2019) |
 Nepal |
7th | Champion (2015, 2017) |
 Pakistan |
2nd | Runners-up (2023) |
 Sri Lanka |
4th | Group stage (2019, 2022) |
Players eligibility
[edit]Players born on or after 1 January 2006 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to register a squad of minimum 16 and maximum 23 players.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "সাফ নিয়ে বিশাল পরিকল্পনা কাজী সালাউদ্দিনের". www.footballbangladesh.com (in Bengali). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Magical Mirajul helps Bangladesh to maiden SAFF U-20 title". www.thedailystar.net. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.