The SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Championship is a biennial
football
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championship for male footballers under the age of 20 and is organized by the
South Asian Football Federation
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), founded in 1997, is an association of the football playing nations in South Asia and is part of the larger Asian Football Confederation. The members of the association are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Mald ...
(SAFF). The championship was held for the first time in August 2015 in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
.
The tournaments are held just before
AFC U-19 Championship
The AFC U-20 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship, is a biennial international association football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams ...
qualification matches, keeping in mind about proper preparation for that.
Results
;U19 format
;U18 format
;U20 format
Participating nations
;Legend
* – Champions
* – Runners-up
* – Third place
* – Fourth place
*5th – Fifth 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
;Notes
Awards
See also
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SAFF Championship
The South Asian Football Federation Championship, commonly known as SAFF Championship (previously known as ''South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup'' and ''South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup''), is the main international ...
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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 ...
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SAFF Women's Championship
The SAFF Women's Championship, also called the ''South Asian Football Federation Women's Cup'', is the main association football competition of the women's national football teams, governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). All seve ...
References
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SAFF competitions
Under-18 association football
Youth football competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 2015
2015 establishments in Asia