The SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Women's Championship is a biennial 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.
| Founded | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Region | SAFF |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Current champions |  Bangladesh(4th title)  India(2nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Bangladesh (4 titles) |
| Website | saffederation.org |
 2024 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship | |
Results
edit- U20 format
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2023 Details |
Bangladesh
|
 Bangladesh |
3–0 |  Nepal |
 India |
RR |  Bhutan |
- U19 format
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2021 Details |
Bangladesh
|
Bangladesh |
1–0 | India |
Nepal |
RR | Bhutan |
| 2024 Details |
Bangladesh
|
Bangladesh India |
1–1 (11–11 p) |
No runner-up[a] | Nepal |
RR | Bhutan |
- ^
Bangladesh & 
India both declared champions
- U18 format
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2018 Details |
 Bhutan
|
Bangladesh |
1–0 | Nepal |
India |
1–0 | Bhutan |
| 2022 Details |
India
|
India |
RR | Bangladesh |
Nepal |
– | N/A |
Participating nations
edit- 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 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh
|
1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5 |
| Bhutan
|
4th | GS | × | 4th | 4th | 4 |
| India
|
3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 5 |
 Maldives
|
GS | × | × | × | × | 1 |
 Nepal
|
2nd | GS | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 5 |
 Pakistan
|
GS | × | × | × | × | 1 |
 Sri Lanka
|
× | GS | × | × | × | 1 |
Performance by nation
edit| Nation | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh
|
4 (2018, 2021, 2023, 2024) | 1 (2022) | – | – |
| India
|
2 (2022, 2024) | 1 (2021) | 1 (2018, 2023) | – |
| Nepal
|
– | 1 (2018, 2023) | 2 (2022, 2024) | – |
| Bhutan
|
– | – | – | 3 (2018, 2023, 2024) |
| Maldives
|
– | – | – | – |
| Pakistan
|
– | – | – | – |
| Sri Lanka
|
– | – | – | – |
Awards
edit| 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 | Saheda Akter Ripa
|
Saheda Akter Ripa
|
5 | Nepal
| |
| 2022 | Serto Lynda Kom
|
Serto 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 |
Winning coaches
edit| 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
|
See also
editReferences
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