SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
| 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 |
| 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship | |
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.
Results
- 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 |
| 2025 Details |
Bangladesh | RR | RR | ||||
- 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
- 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 |
2025 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | Q | 6 |
| Bhutan | 4th | GS | × | 4th | 4th | Q | 4 |
| India | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | × | 5 |
| Maldives | GS | × | × | × | × | × | 1 |
| Nepal | 2nd | GS | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | Q | 6 |
| Pakistan | GS | × | × | × | × | × | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | × | GS | × | × | × | Q | 2 |
Performance by nation
| 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
| 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
| 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 |