2025 SAFF U-19 Championship

2025 SAFF U-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates9–18 May 2025
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (4th title)
Runners-up Bangladesh
Third place Maldives
   Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored36 (4 per match)
Attendance31,668 (3,519 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Danny Meitei (5 goals)
Best player(s)India Mohammed Arbas
Best goalkeeperIndia Suraj Singh Aheibam
Fair play award India
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The 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship was the 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 was played in Yupia, India from 9–18 May 2025.[1]

On 18 May 2025, India won their fourth title by beating Bangladesh 4–3 on penalty in the final after a 1–1 draw at the end of the regular time.[2]

Venue

All matches were played at Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh, India.[3]

Yupia
Golden Jubilee Stadium
Capacity: 15,000
View of athletic track and football field of Golden Jubliee Stadium

Participants teams

The following six national teams participated in the tournament.[4]

Team Appearances Previous Best performance
 Bangladesh 7th Champions (2024)
 Bhutan 6th Fourth place (2017, 2019)
 India 7th Champions (2019, 2022, 2023)
 Maldives 7th Third place (2019)
   Nepal 7th Champions (2015, 2017)
 Sri Lanka 4th Group stage (2019, 2022)

Players eligibility

Each team had to register a squad of minimum 16 and maximum 23 players. Players born on or after 1 January 2007 were eligible to compete in the tournament (as per FIFA eligibility rules of underage competitions[5]).

Squads
Team squads
Bangladesh Bangladesh[6] Bhutan Bhutan[7] India India[8] Maldives Maldives[7] Nepal Nepal[9] Sri Lanka Sri Lanka[10]
Goalkeepers
  • Md Ismail Hossain Mahin
  • Md Nahidul Islam
  • Raj Chowdury
Defenders
  • Ashikur Rahman
  • Md Mithu Chowdhury
  • Md Sifat Sahariar
  • Md Abdul Riyad Fahim
  • Salah Uddin Sahed
  • Md Delwa
  • Sani Das
Midfielders
Forwards
  • Abdul Kadir
  • Farzad Syed Aftab
  • Md Mursed Ali
  • Md Joy Ahamed
  • Sree Sumon Soren
  • Md Manik
  • Md Rifat Kazi
  • Ashik
Head coach
Goalkeepers
  • Tenzi Dorji
  • Kalchan Moktan Dorji
  • Tandin Penjor
Defenders
  • Ugyen Dorji
  • Ngawag Yonten
  • Kuenzang D Wangchuk
  • Chogyel S Sherab
  • Kencho Wangdi
  • Thinley Wangchuk
  • Tandin Tshewang
  • Ronit Rai
  • Tshering Dorji
Midfielders
  • Rinzin Dorji
  • Sonam Dorji
  • Thinley Yezer
  • Tandin Phuntsho
  • Kelden Dorjee
  • Chaya Dev Sharma
  • Pema Tshering
  • Rinchen Cheda
Forwards
  • Dendup Karma Tshering
  • Lham Tenzin
  • Kinley Dorji
Head coach
  • Sonam Dhendup
Goalkeepers
  • Aarush Hari
  • Aheibam Suraj Singh
  • Ramesh
Defenders
  • Ashik Adhikari
  • Takhellambam Bungson Singh
  • Jodric Abranches
  • Malemngamba Singh Thokchom
  • Mohammed Kaif
  • Sumit Sharma Brahmacharimayum
  • Sohum Utreja
  • Roshan Singh Thangjam
Midfielders
  • Danny Meitei Laishram
  • Gurnaj Singh Grewal
  • Md Arbash
  • Ningthoukhongjam Rishi Singh
  • Singamayum Shami
Forwards
  • Ahongshangbam Samson
  • Bharat Lairenjam
  • Chaphamayum Rohen Singh
  • Omang Dodum
  • Prashant Jajo
  • Hemneichung Lunkim
  • Yohaan Benjamin
Head coach
Goalkeepers
  • Hussain Nihaal Mohamed
  • Xahran Hassan Ziyad
  • Mohamed Yais
Defenders
  • Ahmed Athoof Rasheed
  • Mohamed Ravaau
  • Eydhan Ahmed Moosa
  • Hassan Haisham Hamid
  • Ahmed Mikyal Mueen
  • Mohamed Laamih Imthiyaz
  • Shahudhaan Abdul Ghani
  • Ahmed Hamees Areef
Midfielders
  • Naail Yoosuf
  • Ahzam Rasheed
  • Alson Ibrahim
  • Mohamed Shamhaan
  • Ahmed Hamdhaan Azleen
Forwards
  • Yoosuf Ayaan Amir
  • Aidh Mohamed Jaweez
  • Nassah Ibrahim Nasir
  • Ethan Ibrahim Zaki
  • Mohamed Izaan Ali
  • Ashham Ibrahim Mohamed
  • Anoof Abdulla
Head coach
  • Ahmed Shakir
Goalkeepers
  • Bhakta Bahadur Pariyar
  • Upendra Lwagun
  • Bishesh Baniya
Defenders
  • Roshan Tamang
  • Rohan Moktan
  • Prashant Moktan
  • Kushahang Nembang
  • Madan Paudel
  • Ram Thapa
  • Bijay Urba
  • Siddhant Khadka
Midfielders
  • Krishna Bahadur Ale
  • Krish Thapa Magar
  • Saroj Darlami
  • Lachhu Thapa
  • Sabin Kumar Lungeli Magar
  • Ranjeet Lama
  • Subash Bam
  • Bigyan Khadka
Forwards
  • Pawan Pakhrin
  • Dharbendra Kunwar
  • Sujan Dangol
  • Prasun Tamang
Head coach
  • Urjan Shrestha
Goalkeepers
  • Dassanayake Anuk Shahil
  • Nadal Aaron Senapala
  • Mohamed Rikas Muhammed
Defenders
  • Zawahir Ayman Riyas
  • Edirisinghe Omith
  • Mohamed Ramlan Abdul Rahman
  • Abdul Hameed Mohammed Irfan
  • Mohamed Shiras Mohamed Shahid
  • Mohamed Rizwan Mohamed Aashif
  • Suthakar Roisan Bright
Midfielders
  • Vijayaratnam Haris
  • Mohamed Hafeef Akram
  • Aidan Francis Perera
  • Mohamed Siddeek Mohamed Maziyad
  • Mohamed Faris Umar
  • Nassim Abdallah Faiz
  • Zafarullah Zakariyya
Forwards
  • Luckman Rashad Shihab
  • Kalinga Anupa Pabasara
  • Silmy Mohamed Hussain
  • Mohammadu Hussain Abdullah
  • Krawege Hirun Mirasha
  • Kaleelullah Mohamed Katheem
Head coach

Draw

The draw ceremony of the tournament was held on 11 March 2025.[1]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
 India (hosts)
 Maldives 		   Nepal
 Bhutan 		 Bangladesh
 Sri Lanka

Draw result

Group A
Pos Team
A1  Maldives
A2  Bhutan
A3  Bangladesh
Group B
Pos Team
B1  India
B2    Nepal
B3  Sri Lanka

Match officials

Referees
  • Bangladesh SM Jashim Akhter
  • India Harish Kundu (†)
  • Maldives Zaheer Hussain (†)
  • Nepal Nabindra Maharjan (†)
  • Sri Lanka Md Jafran Athambawa (†)
  • Bhutan Ugyen Penjor (†)
Assistant Referees & Fourth Official
  • Bangladesh Shohrab Hossain
  • Bangladesh Sourav Sarker
  • Bhutan Tshering Phuntsho
  • Maldives Raeef Rauf
  • Nepal Prakash Bhujel
  • Sri Lanka L. Dhanushka Sampath

(†): Also performed as assistant referee in some matches.

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals
Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4 Advance to
knockout stage
2  Maldives 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
3  Bhutan 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
Source: Soccerway
Bangladesh 2–2 Maldives
  • Faysal 13'
  • Kazi 45'
 Report
  • Abdulla 57'
  • Zaki 73'
Attendance: 1,836
Referee: Md Jafran Athambawa (Sri Lanka)
Bhutan 0–3 Bangladesh
Report
  • Mursed 13'
  • Soran 28'
  • Faysal 90+6'
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)
Maldives 2–2 Bhutan
  • A. Mohammed 77'
  • I. Mohammed 90+5'
 Report
  • Tenzin 44'
  • Sherab 90+7'
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Harish Kundu (India)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India (H) 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12 6 Advance to
knockout stage
2    Nepal 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
3  Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
India 8–0 Sri Lanka
  • Jajo 17', 62'
  • Meitei 26', 31', 50'
  • Arbas 41'
  • Dodum 49'
  • Shami 81'
 Report
Attendance: 5,328
Referee: SM Jasim Akhter (Bangladesh)
Sri Lanka 0–5   Nepal
Report
  • Dangol 45+3'
  • Kunwar 61'
  • Bam 76'
  • Khadka 89'
  • Thapa 90+3'
Attendance: 1,356
Referee: Harish Kundu (India)
India 4–0   Nepal
  • Roshan 28'
  • Dodum 29'
  • Rohen 75'
  • Meitei 83'
 Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 May – Yupia
 
 
 Bangladesh2
 
18 May – Yupia
 
    Nepal1
 
 Bangladesh1 (3)
 
16 May – Yupia
 
 India (p)1 (4)
 
 India3
 
 
  Maldives0
 

Semi-finals

Bangladesh 2–1   Nepal
 Report
  • Dangol 87'
Attendance: 1,583
Referee: Ugyen Penjor (Bhutan)
India 3–0 Maldives
  • Meitei 14'
  • Dodum 21'
  • Jajo 66'
 Report
Attendance: 5,126
Referee: SM Jasim Akhter (Bangladesh)

Final

Bangladesh 1–1 India
Ahmed 61' Report Shami 2'
Penalties
  • Chowdhury soccer ball with check mark
  • Mursed soccer ball with check mark
  • Ahmed soccer ball with check mark
  • Faysal soccer ball with red X
  • Sahed soccer ball with red X
 3–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Arbash
  • soccer ball with red X R. Singh
  • soccer ball with check mark N. R. Singh
  • soccer ball with check mark Abranches
  • soccer ball with check mark Shami
Attendance: 12,789
Referee: Md Jafran Athambawa (Sri Lanka)

Winners

 7th SAFF U-19 Championship 2025 Champions 

India
Fourth title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 36 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.

5 goals

  • India Danny Meitei

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Bangladesh Md Rifat Kazi
  • Bangladesh Ali Mursed
  • Bangladesh Sree Sumon Soren
  • Bangladesh Ashikur Rahman
  • Bangladesh Md Joy Ahamed
  • Bhutan Lham Tenzin
  • Bhutan Chhogyel Sherab
  • India Mohammed Arbas
  • India Roshan Singh
  • India Rohen Singh
  • Maldives Ethan Ibrahim Zaki
  • Maldives Anoof Abdulla
  • Maldives Ibrahim Mohammed
  • Maldives Aidh Mohammed
  • Nepal Dharbendra Kunwar
  • Nepal Subhash Bam
  • Nepal Bigyan Khadka
  • Nepal Lachhu Thapa

Source: GSA

Hat-tricks

No. Player For Against Result Date Ref
1. Danny Meitei  India  Sri Lanka 8–0 9 May 2025 [11]
Note: Bold indicates the winning team.

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[2]

Fair Play Award Best goalkeeper Top scorer(s) Most valuable player
 India India Suraj Singh Aheibam India Danny Meitei India Mohammed Arbas

Broadcasting

Territory Broadcaster(s) Reference
No restricted territory Sportzworkz
(YouTube channel) 		2025 SAFF U19 matches playlist on YouTube

See also

References

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