SAFF U-23 Championship

SAFF U-23 Championship
Founded2026
RegionSouth Asia (SAFF)
Number of 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

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 Under-23 Asian Cup.[4]

Results

Year Host Final Third Place Match
Champions Score Runner-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
2026
Details 		Bangladesh TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Participating nations

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

Performance by nation

Awards

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

Winning coaches

Year Team Coach
2026 TBD TBD

See also

References

  1. ^ "সাফ নিয়ে বিশাল পরিকল্পনা কাজী সালাউদ্দিনের". www.footballbangladesh.com (in Bengali). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  2. ^ "SAFF Youth Competition Calendar revised". www.saffederation.org. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  3. ^ "SAFF to announced 2024 tournament calendar". South Asian Football Federation. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  4. ^ "ক্লাব টুর্নামেন্ট আয়োজনসহ নতুন উদ্যোগ সাফের". www.dhakapost.com (in Bengali). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
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