SAFF U-23 Championship

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SAFF U-23 Championship
Founded2026
RegionSouth Asia (SAFF)
Teams7
Websitesaffederation.org
2026 SAFF U-23 Championship

The SAFF U-23 Championship is a biennial football championship for male footballers under the age of 23 and is organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The championship will held for the first time in August 2026 in Bangladesh.[1][2][3]The tournaments are held just before AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches, keeping in mind about proper preparation for that.

History

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On 9 January 2025, the SAFF virtual meeting was held in Dhaka. At that meeting, the SAFF tournament committee decided that, the SAFF Under-23 Championship will be held around May 2026. It is hoped that through this competition, teams from the region will be able to prepare for the Youth Olympics and the U-23 Asian Cup.[4]

Results

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Ed. Year Hosts Final Third place playoff No. of
teams
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1 2026 Bangladesh 7

Participating nations

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • GS – Group stage
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •     — Hosts
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Withdrew before qualification
  •     — Withdrew after qualification
  •     — Disqualified after qualification
Team Bangladesh
2026 		Total
 Bangladesh TBD 0
 Bhutan TBD 0
 India TBD 0
 Maldives TBD 0
   Nepal TBD 0
 Pakistan TBD 0
 Sri Lanka TBD 0

Statistics

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Performance by nation

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Awards

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Tournament Most Valuable Player Top scorer(s) Goals Best Goalkeeper Fair play award
2026 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Winning coaches

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Year Team Coach
2026 TBD TBD

See also

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References

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