The 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship was the 4th edition of the
SAFF U-20 Championship, an international
football
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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.
India clinched the title defeating
Bangladesh by 5–2 in the final on 5 August 2022.
Venue
All matches were played at
Kalinga Stadium in
Bhubaneswar, India.
Participating teams
FIFA suspended
Pakistan Football Federation on 7 April 2021, so they cannot participate in this competition.
Bhutan abstained from participation due to government restrictions.
Players eligibility
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
Referees
* Mohammed Nassir Uddin (
Bangladesh)
* S. M. Junayed Sharif (
Bangladesh)
* Mrutyunjay Lingaraj Amatya (
India)
* Sinan Hussain (
Maldives)
* Afsah Ahmed (
Maldives)
* Prajwol Chhetri (
Nepal)
* Kanaya K. Yadav (
Nepal)
* W. Lakmal Weerakody (
Sri Lanka)
Assistant Referees
* Suman Majumdar (
India)
* D. D. I. Sendanayaka (
Sri Lanka)
Round robin stage
*Times listed are
UTC+05:30.
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Final
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Match rules:
* 90 minutes
* Extra time if scores remain level after 90 minutes
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
* 11
substitutes named
Goalscorers
See also
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2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship
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2022 SAFF U-17 Championship
The 2022 SAFF U-17 Championship was the 7th edition of the SAFF U-17 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-17 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament was took place in Sri ...
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2022 SAFF Women's Championship
The 2022 SAFF Women's Championship was the 6th edition of the SAFF Women's Championship, the international women's football championship contested by the national teams of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament were played fr ...
References
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2020–21 in Sri Lankan football
2021 in youth association football
SAFF
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SAFF
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