2023 SAFF U-19 Championship
The 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship is the 5th edition of the SAFF U-20 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-20 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The host of the tournament yet to finalized. It will held between July and August 2023.[1][2][3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nepal |
| Dates | 7–17 July 2023 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
Venue
The venue of the tournament yet to finalized.
Participating teams
Sri Lanka are ineligible for participation as they are suspended by FIFA.[4] Rest 6 SAFF teams are eligible to participate.
| Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-20 Championship |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh |
5th | Runners-up (2017, 2019, 2022) |
 Bhutan |
4th | 4th (2017) |
 India |
5th | Champions (2019, 2022) |
 Nepal |
5th | Champions (2015, 2017) |
 Maldives |
5th | Group Stage |
 Pakistan |
Debut | – |
Players eligibility
Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to register a squad of minimum 16 players and maximum 23 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers.
See also
References
- "SAFF to announced 2023 tournament calendar". South Asian Football Federation. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- "SAFF to revise fixtures after FIFA bans India". Daily New Age. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- "Suspension of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) from 21 January 2023 until further notice" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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