| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nepal |
| Dates | September 2024 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
The 2024 SAFF U-19 Championship is the 6th edition of the SAFF U-19 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-19 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). It will take place from September 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal.[1][2]
India are the defending champions, who won their third title in 2023 by defeating Pakistan in the final on 30 September 2023.[3]
Venue
The tournament will be held at the Dasharath Rangasala in Kathmandu, Nepal.
| Kathmandu | |
|---|---|
| Dasharath Rangasala | |
| Capacity: 15,500 | |
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Participants teams
Sri Lanka are ineligible for participation as they are suspended by FIFA.[4] Other six SAFF teams are eligible to participate.
| Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-19 Championship |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh | 6th | Runners-up (2017, 2019, 2022) |
 Bhutan | 5th | Fourth place (2017, 2019) |
 India | 6th | Champion (2019, 2022, 2023) |
 Maldives | 6th | Third place (2019) |
 Nepal | 6th | Champion (2015, 2017) |
 Pakistan | 2nd | Runner-up (2023) |
Players eligibility
Players born on or after 1 January 2005 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.
References
- ↑ "Kazi Md. Salahuddin Re-Elected As President". SAFF. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "সাফ নিয়ে বিশাল পরিকল্পনা কাজী সালাউদ্দিনের". www.footballbangladesh.com (in Bengali). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "India wins SAFF U-19 Championship title 2023". www.saffederation.com. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "Suspension of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) from 21 January 2023 until further notice" (PDF). Retrieved 23 December 2023.