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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = SAFF U-19 Championship
| year = 2025
| image =
| size =
| other_titles =
| country = India
| dates = 9–18 May 2025
| num_teams = 6
| sub-confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{fbu|20|IND}}
| count = 4
| second_other = {{fbu|20|BAN}}
| third_other = {{fbu|20|MDV}} {{fbu|20|NEP}}
| matches = 9
| goals = 36
| attendance =
{{#expr:1836+5328+0+
1356+1150+2500+1583+5126+12789}}
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Danny Meitei]] (5 goals)
| player = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammed Arbas]]
| goalkeeper = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Suraj Singh Aheibam]]
| fair_play = {{fbu|20|IND}}
| prevseason = [[2024 SAFF U-20 Championship|2024]]
| nextseason = [[2026 SAFF U-20 Championship|2026]]
}}

The '''2025 SAFF U-19 Championship''' was the 7th edition of the [[SAFF U-20 Championship|SAFF U-19 Championship]], an international [[association football|football]] competition for men's under-19 national teams from [[South Asia]] region, organized by the [[South Asian Football Federation]] (SAFF). The tournament was played in [[Yupia]], India from 9–18 May 2025.<ref name=":0" />

On 18 May 2025, [[India national under-20 football team|India]] won their fourth title by beating [[Bangladesh national under-20 football team|Bangladesh]] 4–3 on penalty in the final after a 1–1 draw at the end of the regular time.<ref name="2025 SAFF U19">{{cite web |last1=Rawat |first1=Akhil |title=India crowned SAFF U19 champions |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-crowned-saff-u19-champions |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=19 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250519091738/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-crowned-saff-u19-champions |archive-date=19 May 2025 |date=18 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Venue==
All matches were played at [[Golden Jubilee Stadium]] in [[Yupia]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=SAFF U-19 Championship heads to Arunachal Pradesh in historic first |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/arunachal-pradesh/story/saff-u-19-championship-heads-to-arunachal-pradesh-in-historic-first-1167396-2025-02-07 |access-date=9 May 2025 |work=[[India Today]] |date=7 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207055936/https://www.indiatodayne.in/arunachal-pradesh/story/saff-u-19-championship-heads-to-arunachal-pradesh-in-historic-first-1167396-2025-02-07 |archive-date=7 February 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:0.2em auto;"
|-
! [[Yupia]]
! rowspan="3" |{{location map|India3|float=center|width=250|caption=|lat=27.1692|long=93.7431|label=[[Yupia]]|position=top
|lat_deg=|lon_deg=}}
|-
|[[Golden Jubilee Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''15,000'''
|-
|}

==Participants teams==
The following six national teams participated in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bibiano Fernandes names 35 probables for SAFF U19 Championship |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/bibiano-fernandes-names-35-probables-for-saff-u19-championship |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=9 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250419131620/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/bibiano-fernandes-names-35-probables-for-saff-u19-championship |archive-date=19 April 2025 |date=19 April 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:16.67%;"|Team
! style="width:16.67%;"|Appearances in the SAFF U-19 Championship
! width=39%|Previous best performance
|-
| {{nobr|{{fbu|20|BAN}}}} || 7th || {{sort|2|'''Champions''' ([[2024 SAFF U-20 Championship|2024]])}}
|-
| {{fbu|20|BHU}} || 6th || {{sort|4|Fourth place ([[2017 SAFF U-18 Championship|2017]], [[2019 SAFF U-18 Championship|2019]])}}
|-
| {{fbu|20|IND}} (Host) || 7th || {{sort|1|'''Champions''' ([[2019 SAFF U-18 Championship|2019]], [[2022 SAFF U-20 Championship|2022]], [[2023 SAFF U-19 Championship|2023]])}}
|-
| {{fbu|20|MDV}} || 7th || {{sort|3|Third place ([[2019 SAFF U-18 Championship|2019]])}}
|-
| {{fbu|20|NEP}} || 7th || {{sort|1|'''Champions''' ([[2015 SAFF U-19 Championship|2015]], [[2017 SAFF U-18 Championship|2017]])}}
|-
| {{fbu|20|SRI}} || 4th || Group stage ([[2019 SAFF U-19 Championship|2019]], [[2022 SAFF U-19 Championship|2022]])
|}

==Players eligibility==
Each team had to register a squad of minimum 16 and maximum 23 players. Players born on or after 1 January 2007 were eligible to compete in the tournament (as per [[FIFA]] eligibility rules of underage competitions<ref>{{cite web |title=Regulations for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 (Article 24: Eligibility) |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/26983ccd3059721a/original/Regulations-for-the-FIFA-U20-World-Cup-Chile-2025_EN.pdf |publisher=The Hub (FIFA) |access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref>).

;Squads
{{hidden begin|title=Team squads
|titlestyle=background:lightblue;}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:auto"
|-
!{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh announce U-19 squad for upcoming SAFF |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/803692 |access-date=11 May 2025 |work=[[Daily Sun (Bangladesh)]] |date=6 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250511181530/https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/803692 |archive-date=11 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
!{{flagicon|Bhutan}} Bhutan<ref name="MDV BHU">{{cite web|title= SAFF U19 Championship 2025, match report: Maldives vs Bhutan |url=https://saffederation.org/uploads/6823467703969.pdf |publisher=[[South Asian Football Federation]] |access-date=14 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513164216/https://saffederation.org/uploads/6823467703969.pdf |archive-date=13 May 2025 |date=13 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
!{{flagicon|India}} India<ref>{{cite web |title=Bibiano Fernandes' 25-member squad arrives in Arunachal Pradesh for SAFF U19 Championship |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/bibiano-fernandes-25-member-squad-arrives-in-arunachal-pradesh-for-saff-u19-championship |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=9 May 2025}}</ref>
!{{flagicon|Maldives}} Maldives<ref name="MDV BHU"/>
!{{flagicon|Nepal}} Nepal<ref>{{cite web |title=Final squad for SAFF U-19 Championship announced. |url=https://the-anfa.com/news-detail/2339 |publisher=[[All Nepal Football Association]] |access-date=11 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501103712/https://the-anfa.com/news-detail/2339 |archive-date=1 May 2025 |date=27 April 2025}}</ref>
!{{nobr|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka<ref>{{cite web |title=SAFF U19 Championship 2025, Match Report: Sri Lanka vs India |url=https://saffederation.org/uploads/681e30d7a4c8a.pdf |publisher=[[South Asian Football Federation]] |access-date=14 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250509170100/https://saffederation.org/uploads/681e30d7a4c8a.pdf |archive-date=9 May 2025 |date=9 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|- style="vertical-align:top; height:20em"
|
;Goalkeepers
* {{nobr|Md Ismail Hossain Mahin}}
* Md Nahidul Islam
* Raj Chowdury
-----
;Defenders
* Ashikur Rahman
* Md Mithu Chowdhury
* Md Sifat Sahariar
* Md Abdul Riyad Fahim
* Salah Uddin Sahed
* Md Delwa
* Sani Das
-----
;Midfielders
* Md Kamal Merdha
* [[Nazmul Huda Faysal]]
* Md Siya Omit
* Md Ratul Hasan
* [[Samuel Raksam]]
-----
;Forwards
* Abdul Kadir
* Farzad Syed Aftab
* Md Mursed Ali
* Md Joy Ahamed
* Sree Sumon Soren
* Md Manik
* Md Rifat Kazi
* Ashik
-----
;Head coach
* [[Golam Robbani Choton]]
|
;Goalkeepers
* Tenzi Dorji
* Kalchan Moktan Dorji
* Tandin Penjor
-----
;Defenders
* Ugyen Dorji
* Ngawag Yonten
* Kuenzang D Wangchuk
* Chogyel S Sherab
* Kencho Wangdi
* Thinley Wangchuk
* Tandin Tshewang
* Ronit Rai
* Tshering Dorji
-----
;Midfielders
* Rinzin Dorji
* Sonam Dorji
* Thinley Yezer
* Tandin Phuntsho
* Kelden Dorjee
* Chaya Dev Sharma
* Pema Tshering
* Rinchen Cheda
-----
;Forwards
* {{nobr|Dendup Karma Tshering}}
* Lham Tenzin
* Kinley Dorji
-----
;Head coach
* Sonam Dhendup
|
;Goalkeepers
* Aarush Hari
* Aheibam Suraj Singh
* Ramesh
-----
;Defenders
* Ashik Adhikari
* Takhellambam Bungson Singh
* Jodric Abranches
* Malemngamba Singh Thokchom
* Mohammed Kaif
* {{nobr|Sumit Sharma Brahmacharimayum}}
* Sohum Utreja
* Roshan Singh Thangjam
-----
;Midfielders
* Danny Meitei Laishram
* Gurnaj Singh Grewal
* Md Arbash
* Ningthoukhongjam Rishi Singh
* [[Singamayum Shami]]
-----
;Forwards
* Ahongshangbam Samson
* Bharat Lairenjam
* Chaphamayum Rohen Singh
* Omang Dodum
* Prashant Jajo
* Hemneichung Lunkim
* [[Yohaan Benjamin]]
-----
;Head coach
* [[Bibiano Fernandes (footballer)|Bibiano Fernandes]]
|
;Goalkeepers
* Hussain Nihaal Mohamed
* Xahran Hassan Ziyad
* Mohamed Yais
-----
;Defenders
* Ahmed Athoof Rasheed
* Mohamed Ravaau
* Eydhan Ahmed Moosa
* Hassan Haisham Hamid
* Ahmed Mikyal Mueen
* {{nobr|Mohamed Laamih Imthiyaz}}
* Shahudhaan Abdul Ghani
* Ahmed Hamees Areef
-----
;Midfielders
* Naail Yoosuf
* Ahzam Rasheed
* Alson Ibrahim
* Mohamed Shamhaan
* Ahmed Hamdhaan Azleen
-----
;Forwards
* Yoosuf Ayaan Amir
* Aidh Mohamed Jaweez
* Nassah Ibrahim Nasir
* Ethan Ibrahim Zaki
* Mohamed Izaan Ali
* Ashham Ibrahim Mohamed
* Anoof Abdulla
-----
;Head coach
* Ahmed Shakir
|
;Goalkeepers
* Bhakta Bahadur Pariyar
* Upendra Lwagun
* Bishesh Baniya
-----
;Defenders
* Roshan Tamang
* Rohan Moktan
* Prashant Moktan
* Kushahang Nembang
* Madan Paudel
* Ram Thapa
* Bijay Urba
* Siddhant Khadka
-----
;Midfielders
* Krishna Bahadur Ale
* Krish Thapa Magar
* Saroj Darlami
* Lachhu Thapa
* {{nobr|Sabin Kumar Lungeli Magar}}
* Ranjeet Lama
* Subash Bam
* Bigyan Khadka
-----
;Forwards
* Pawan Pakhrin
* Dharbendra Kunwar
* Sujan Dangol
* Prasun Tamang
-----
;Head coach
* Urjan Shrestha
|
;Goalkeepers
* Dassanayake Anuk Shahil
* Nadal Aaron Senapala
* Mohamed Rikas Muhammed
-----
;Defenders
* Zawahir Ayman Riyas
* Edirisinghe Omith
* Mohamed Ramlan Abdul Rahman
* Abdul Hameed Mohammed Irfan
* Mohamed Shiras Mohamed Shahid
* Mohamed Rizwan Mohamed Aashif
* Suthakar Roisan Bright
-----
;Midfielders
* Vijayaratnam Haris
* Mohamed Hafeef Akram
* Aidan Francis Perera
* {{nobr|Mohamed Siddeek Mohamed Maziyad}}
* Mohamed Faris Umar
* Nassim Abdallah Faiz
* Zafarullah Zakariyya
-----
;Forwards
* Luckman Rashad Shihab
* Kalinga Anupa Pabasara
* Silmy Mohamed Hussain
* Mohammadu Hussain Abdullah
* Krawege Hirun Mirasha
* Kaleelullah Mohamed Katheem
-----
;Head coach
* {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Imran Mohamed]]
|}
{{hidden end}}

==Draw==
The draw ceremony of the tournament was held on 11 March 2025.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Hosts India drawn with Nepal, Sri Lanka in SAFF U19 Championship 2025 |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/hosts-india-drawn-with-nepal-sri-lanka-in-saff-u19-championship-2025 |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=9 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318073235/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/hosts-india-drawn-with-nepal-sri-lanka-in-saff-u19-championship-2025 |archive-date=18 March 2025 |date=11 March 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="25%" |Pot 1
! width="25%" |Pot 2
! width="25%" |Pot 3
|-
|{{fbu|20|IND}} ''(hosts)'' {{fbu|20|MDV}}
|{{fbu|20|NEP}} {{fbu|20|BHU}}
|{{fbu|20|BAN}} {{fbu|20|SRI}}
|}

=== Draw result ===
{|
|
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[#Group A|Group A]]
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! width="175" |Team
|-
| style="text-align:center" |A1
|{{fbu|20|MDV}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" |A2
|{{fbu|20|BHU}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" |A3
|{{fbu|20|BAN}}
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[#Group B|Group B]]
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! width="175" |Team
|-
| style="text-align:center" |B1
|{{fbu|20|IND}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" |B2
|{{fbu|20|NEP}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" |B3
|{{fbu|20|SRI}}
|}
|}

==Match officials==
;Referees
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
*{{flagicon|BAN}} SM Jashim Akhter
*{{flagicon|IND}} Harish Kundu (†)
*{{flagicon|MDV}} Zaheer Hussain (†)
*{{flagicon|NEP}} Nabindra Maharjan (†)
*{{flagicon|SRI}} Md Jafran Athambawa (†)
*{{flagicon|BHU}} Ugyen Penjor (†)
{{colend}}
;Assistant Referees & Fourth Official
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
*{{flagicon|BAN}} Shohrab Hossain
*{{flagicon|BAN}} Sourav Sarker
*{{flagicon|BHU}} Tshering Phuntsho
*{{flagicon|MDV}} Raeef Rauf
*{{flagicon|NEP}} Prakash Bhujel
*{{flagicon|SRI}} L. Dhanushka Sampath
(†): Also performed as assistant referee in some matches.
{{colend}}

==Group stage==
*Times listed are [[UTC+05:30]] [[Indian Standard Time]] (IST).
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc; width: 20px;"|
|style="text-align:left"|Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals
|}
;Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to [[Three points for a win|points]] (3 points for a win, 1 point for a [[Tie (draw)|draw]], 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.
#Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
#[[Goal difference]] in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
#Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
#If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
#Goal difference in all group matches;
#Goals scored in all group matches;
#[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalty shoot-out]] if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
#Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
#Drawing of lots.

=== Group A ===
<onlyinclude>
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football
|section=Group A
|teamwidth=180
|update= complete
|source= [https://int.soccerway.com/international/asia/saff-u18-championship/2025/group-stage/r79036/ Soccerway]
|name_MDV={{fbu|20|MDV}}
|name_BHU={{fbu|20|BHU}}
|name_BAN={{fbu|20|BAN}}

|win_MDV=0 |draw_MDV=2 |loss_MDV=0 |gf_MDV=4 |ga_MDV=4
|win_BHU=0 |draw_BHU=1 |loss_BHU=1 |gf_BHU=2 |ga_BHU=5
|win_BAN=1 |draw_BAN=1 |loss_BAN=0 |gf_BAN=5 |ga_BAN=2

|team_order = BAN, MDV, BHU

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO |col_KO=green1 |text_KO={{nobr|Advance to [[#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]}}
}}</onlyinclude>
{{football box
| date = 9 May 2025
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|BAN}}
| score = 2–2
| team2 = {{fbu|20|MDV}}
| goals1 =
*[[Nazmul Huda Faysal|Faysal]] {{goal|13}}
*[[Md Rifat Kazi|Kazi]] {{goal|45}}
| goals2 =
*[[Anoof Abdulla|Abdulla]] {{goal|57}}
*[[Ethan Ibrahim Zaki|Zaki]] {{goal|73}}
| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20250509144351/https://saffederation.org/uploads/681e011174f1e.pdf
| stadium = [[Golden Jubilee Stadium]]
| location = [[Yupia]]
| attendance = 1,836
| referee = Md Jafran Athambawa ([[Football Federation of Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 11 May 2025
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|BHU}}
| score = 0–3
| team2 = {{fbu|20|BAN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
*[[Ali Mursed|Mursed]] {{goal|13}}
*[[Sree Sumon Soren|Soran]] {{goal|28}}
*[[Nazmul Huda Faysal|Faysal]] {{goal|90+6}}
| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20250511154157/https://saffederation.org/uploads/6820a063e51b7.pdf
| stadium = [[Golden Jubilee Stadium]]
| location = [[Yupia]]
| attendance =
| referee = Nabindra Maharjan ([[All Nepal Football Association|Nepal]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 13 May 2025
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|MDV}}
| score = 2–2
| team2 = {{fbu|20|BHU}}
| goals1 =
*[[Aidh Mohammed|A. Mohammed]] {{goal|77}}
*[[Ibrahim Mohammed|I. Mohammed]] {{goal|90+5}}
| goals2 =
*[[Lham Tenzin|Tenzin]] {{goal|44}}
*[[Chhogyel Sherab|Sherab]] {{goal|90+7}}
| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20250513164216/https://saffederation.org/uploads/6823467703969.pdf
| stadium = [[Golden Jubilee Stadium]]
| location = [[Yupia]]
| attendance = 1,150
| referee = Harish Kundu ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}

=== Group B ===
<onlyinclude>
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football
|section=Group B
|teamwidth=180
|update=complete
|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/international/asia/saff-u18-championship/2025/group-stage/r79036/ Soccerway]
|name_IND={{fbu|20|IND}}
|name_NEP={{fbu|20|NEP}}
|name_SRI={{fbu|20|SRI}}

|win_IND=2 |draw_IND=0 |loss_IND=0 |gf_IND=12|ga_IND=0 |status_IND=H
|win_NEP=1 |draw_NEP=0 |loss_NEP=1 |gf_NEP=5 |ga_NEP=4
|win_SRI=0 |draw_SRI=0 |loss_SRI=2 |gf_SRI=0 |ga_SRI=13

|team_order = IND, NEP, SRI

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO |col_KO=green1 |text_KO={{nobr|Advance to [[#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]}}
}}</onlyinclude>

{{football box
| date = 9 May 2025
| time = 19:30
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|IND}}
| score = 8–0
| team2 = {{fbu|20|SRI}}
| goals1 =
*[[Prashant Jajo|Jajo]] {{goal|17||62}}
*[[Danny Meitei|Meitei]] {{goal|26||31||50}}
*[[Mohammed Arbas|Arbas]] {{goal|41}}
*[[Omang Dodum|Dodum]] {{goal|49}}
*[[Singamayum Shami|Shami]] {{goal|81}}
| goals2 =
| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20250509170100/https://saffederation.org/uploads/681e30d7a4c8a.pdf
| stadium = [[Golden Jubilee Stadium]]
| location = [[Yupia]]
| attendance = 5,328
| referee = SM Jasim Akhter ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 11 May 2025
| time = 19:30
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|SRI}}
| score = 0–5
| team2 = {{fbu|20|NEP}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
*[[Sujan Dangol|Dangol]] {{goal|45+3}}
*[[Dharbendra Kunwar|Kunwar]] {{goal|61}}
*[[Subhash Bam|Bam]] {{goal|76}}
*[[Bigyan Khadka|Khadka]] {{goal|89}}
*[[Lachhu Thapa|Thapa]] {{goal|90+3}}
| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20250511173118/https://saffederation.org/uploads/6820d3b16f585.pdf
| stadium = [[Golden Jubilee Stadium]]
| location = [[Yupia]]
| attendance = 1,356
| referee = Harish Kundu ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 13 May 2025
| time = 19:30
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|IND}}
| score = 4–0
| team2 = {{fbu|20|NEP}}
| goals1 =
*[[Thangjam Roshan Singh|Roshan]] {{goal|28}}
*[[Omang Dodum|Dodum]] {{goal|29}}
*[[Rohen Singh (footballer, born 2007)|Rohen]] {{goal|75}}
*[[Danny Meitei|Meitei]] {{goal|83}}
| goals2 =
| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20250513165023/https://saffederation.org/uploads/682374dc7980d.pdf
| stadium = [[Golden Jubilee Stadium]]
| location = [[Yupia]]
| attendance =2,500
| referee = Zaheer Hussain ([[Football Association of Maldives|Maldives]])
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|style=white-space:nowrap
|3rdplace=no|bold_winner=high
|nowrap=y|widescore=yes
|RD1=[[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|RD2=[[#Final|Final]]

|16 May – [[Golden Jubilee Stadium|Yupia]] |{{fbu|20|BAN}}|2| {{fbu|20|NEP}}|1
|16 May – [[Golden Jubilee Stadium|Yupia]] |{{fbu|20|IND}}|3| {{fbu|20|MDV}}|0

|18 May – [[Golden Jubilee Stadium|Yupia]] |{{fbu|20|BAN}}|1 (3)|'''{{fbu|20|IND}}''' {{pso}}|'''1 (4)'''
}}

=== Semi-finals ===
{{football box
| date = 16 May 2025
| time = 15:30
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|BAN}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fbu|20|NEP}}
| goals1 =
*[[Ashikur Rahman|Rahman]] {{goal|73}}
*[[Nazmul Huda Faysal|Faysal]] {{goal|81}}
| goals2 =
*[[Sujan Dangol|Dangol]] {{goal|87}}
| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20250516151256/https://saffederation.org/uploads/6827339c6f77e.pdf
| stadium = [[Golden Jubilee Stadium]]
| location = [[Yupia]]
| attendance = 1,583
| referee = Ugyen Penjor ([[Bhutan Football Federation|Bhutan]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 16 May 2025
| time = 19:30
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|IND}}
| score = 3–0
| team2 = {{fbu|20|MDV}}
| goals1 =
*[[Danny Meitei|Meitei]] {{goal|14}}
*[[Omang Dodum|Dodum]] {{goal|21}}
*[[Prashant Jajo|Jajo]] {{goal|66}}
| goals2 =
| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20250516172926/https://saffederation.org/uploads/6827668235786.pdf
| stadium = [[Golden Jubilee Stadium]]
| location = [[Yupia]]
| attendance = 5,126
| referee = SM Jasim Akhter ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]])
}}

=== Final ===
{{football box
| date = 18 May 2025
| time = 19:00
| team1 ={{fbu-rt|20|BAN}}
| score = 1–1
| penaltyscore =3–4
| team2 = {{fbu|20|IND}}
| goals1 = [[Md Joy Ahamed|Ahmed]] {{goal|61}}
| goals2 = [[Singamayum Shami|Shami]] {{goal|2}}
|penalties1 =
* [[Md Mithu Chowdhury|Chowdhury]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Ali Mursed|Mursed]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Md Joy Ahamed|Ahmed]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Nazmul Huda Faysal|Faysal]] {{penmiss}}
* [[Salah Uddin Sahed|Sahed]] {{penmiss}}
|penalties2 =
* {{pengoal}} [[Mohammed Arbas|Arbash]]
* {{penmiss}} [[Rohen Singh (footballer, born 2007)|R. Singh]]
* {{pengoal}} [[N. Rishi Singh|N. R. Singh]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Jodric Abranches|Abranches]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Singamayum Shami|Shami]]
| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20250519080923/https://saffederation.org/uploads/682a102ed6f51.pdf
| stadium = [[Golden Jubilee Stadium]]
| location = [[Yupia]]
| attendance = 12,789
| referee = Md Jafran Athambawa ([[Football Federation of Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]])
}}

==Winners==
{{winners|fbu|20|7th SAFF U-19 Championship 2025 Champions|India|Fourth}}

==Statistics==
===Goalscorers===
{{Goalscorers
|goals=36 |matches=9
|ongoing=yes|source=[https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/saff-u-19-championship-2025-india/group-stage/120162/ GSA]
|5 goals=
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Danny Meitei]]
|3 goals=
*{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Nazmul Huda Faysal]]
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Omang Dodum]]
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Prashant Jajo]]
|2 goals=
*{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Sujan Dangol]]
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Singamayum Shami]]
|1 goals=
*{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Md Rifat Kazi]]
*{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Ali Mursed]]
*{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Sree Sumon Soren]]
*{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Ashikur Rahman]]
*{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Md Joy Ahamed]]
*{{flagicon|BHU}} [[Lham Tenzin]]
*{{flagicon|BHU}} [[Chhogyel Sherab]]
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammed Arbas]]
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Thangjam Roshan Singh|Roshan Singh]]
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rohen Singh (footballer, born 2007)|Rohen Singh]]
*{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ethan Ibrahim Zaki]]
*{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Anoof Abdulla]]
*{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ibrahim Mohammed]]
*{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Aidh Mohammed]]
*{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Dharbendra Kunwar]]
*{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Subhash Bam]]
*{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Bigyan Khadka]]
*{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Lachhu Thapa]]
}}

=== Hat-tricks ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!No. !! Player !! For !! Against !! style="text-align:center" | Result !! Date !! Ref
|-
!1.
|{{sortname|Danny|Meitei}} ||{{nobr|'''{{fbu|20|IND}}'''}}||{{nobr|{{fbu|20|SRI}}}}|| style="text-align:center" | 8–0
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|5|9}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-put-eight-past-sri-lanka-in-perfect-start-to-saff-u19-campaign|date=9 May 2025|title=India put eight past Sri Lanka in perfect start to SAFF U19 campaign|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|access-date=11 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250509233739/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-put-eight-past-sri-lanka-in-perfect-start-to-saff-u19-campaign |archive-date=9 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
:Note: '''Bold''' indicates the winning team.

==Awards==
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:<ref name="2025 SAFF U19"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="align left"
|-
!colspan="2"| Fair Play Award
!colspan="2"| Best goalkeeper
!colspan="2"| Top scorer(s)
!colspan="2"| Most valuable player
|-
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|{{fbu|20|IND}}
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Suraj Singh Aheibam]]
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Danny Meitei]]
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammed Arbas]]
|}

== Broadcasting ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Territory
!Broadcaster(s)
!Reference
|-
| style="text-align:left" | No restricted territory
| Sportzworkz ([[YouTube]] channel)
| {{YouTube|p=PLC3ALwDSJyz-WcNWwHQzUKvcFPBf374O5|2025 SAFF U19 matches}}
|}

==See also==
{{trim|{{#section-h:2025 SAFF Women's Club Championship|See also}}}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://saffederation.org/match/details/22?year=2025 Official website]
* [https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/saff-u-19-championship-2025-india/group-stage/120162/ 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship] at GSA
* [https://int.soccerway.com/international/asia/saff-u18-championship/2025/group-stage/r79036/ 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship] at Soccerway
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