SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
| Founded | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Region | SAFF |
| Teams | 7 |
| Current champions | India (3rd title) |
| Most championships | Bangladesh (5 titles) |
| Website | saffederation.org |
| 2026 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship | |
The SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Women's Championship is an annual international association football tournament for women's national football teams under the age of 18/19/20, governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). All the seven teams of the member associations are eligible to compete in tournament, unless sanctioned by AFC or FIFA.
Results
| Ed. | Year | Cat. | Host | Final | Third place playoff | No. of teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||||
| 1 | 2018 | U-18 | Bhutan | Bangladesh |
1–0 | Nepal |
India |
1–0 | Bhutan |
6 |
| 2 | 2021 | U-19 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
1–0 | India |
Nepal |
RR | Bhutan |
5 |
| 3 | 2022 | U-18 | India | India |
RR | Bangladesh |
Nepal |
3 | ||
| 4 | 2023 | U-20 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
3–0 | Nepal |
India |
RR | Bhutan |
4 |
| 5 | 2024 | U-19 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh India |
1–1 (11–11 p) |
None[a] | Nepal |
RR | Bhutan |
4 |
| 6 | 2025 | U-20 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
RR | Nepal |
Bhutan |
RR | Sri Lanka |
4 |
| 7 | 2026 | U-19 | Nepal | India U17 |
4–0 | Bangladesh |
Nepal |
RR | Bhutan |
4 |
Notes:
- ^ Bangladesh and India were declared joint champions
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 | 2018 (6) |
2021 (5) |
2022 (3) |
2023 (4) |
2024 (4) |
2025 (4) |
2026 (4) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 7 |
| Bhutan | 4th | GS | × | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 6 |
| India[a] | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | × | 1st | 6 |
| Maldives | GS | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 |
| Nepal | 2nd | GS | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 7 |
| Pakistan | GS | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | × | GS | × | × | × | 4th | × | 2 |
Performance by nation
| Nation | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 5 (2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025) | 2 (2022, 2026) | N/a | N/a |
| India | 3 (2022, 2024, 2026[b]) | 1 (2021) | 1 (2018, 2023) | N/a |
| Nepal | N/a | 3 (2018, 2023, 2025) | 3 (2022, 2024, 2026) | N/a |
| Bhutan | N/a | N/a | 1 (2025) | 4 (2018, 2023, 2024, 2026) |
| Sri Lanka | N/a | N/a | N/a | 1 (2025) |
Awards
| Year | Most Valuable Player | Top scorer(s) | Best Goalkeeper | Fair play award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player(s) | Goals | ||||
| 2018 | Akhi Khatun | Sirat Jahan Shopna | 8 | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2021 | Shaheda Akter Ripa | Shaheda Akter Ripa | 5 | Nepal | |
| 2022 | Lynda Kom | Lynda Kom | 5 | Bangladesh | |
| 2023 | Shamsunnahar Junior | Shamsunnahar Junior Amisha Karki |
4 | Rupna Chakma | Bhutan |
| 2024 | Not awarded | Mosammat Sagorika Pooja Sibani Devi |
4 | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2025 | Mosammat Sagorika | Purnima Rai | 10 | Mile Akter | Sri Lanka |
| 2026 | Alpi Akter | Alpi Akter | 7 | Munni | India |
Winning coaches
| Year | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bangladesh | Golam Robbani Choton |
| 2021 | Bangladesh | Golam Robbani Choton |
| 2022 | India | Thomas Dennerby |
| 2023 | Bangladesh | Golam Robbani Choton |
| 2024 | Bangladesh India |
Saiful Bari Titu Shukla Dutta |
| 2025 | Bangladesh | Peter Butler |
| 2026 | India U17 | Pamela Conti |
See also
- SAFF Championship
- SAFF U-20 Championship
- SAFF U-17 Championship
- SAFF Women's Championship
- SAFF U-17 Women's Championship
Notes
- ^ also includes results of India U-17 team.
- ^ India was represented by the India U-17 team.