2022 SAFF U-20 Championship

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The 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship was the 4th edition of the SAFF U-20 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-18 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). India was the hosts of the tournament, held between 25 July and 5 August 2022.

India clinched the title defeating Bangladesh by 5–2 in the final on 5 August 2022.

Venue

All matches were played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.

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Kalinga Stadium
Capacity: 16,000

Participating teams

FIFA suspended Pakistan Football Federation on 7 April 2021, so they cannot participate in this competition. Bhutan abstained from participation due to government restrictions.

Team	Appearances in the SAFF U-19 Championship	Previous best performance
Template:Fbu	4th	Champions (2015, 2017)
Template:Fbu	4th	Champions (2019)
Template:Fbu	4th	Runners-up (2017, 2019)
Template:Fbu	4th	Group Stage
Template:Fbu	2nd	Group Stage

Players eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2003 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.

Officials

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• Template:Flagicon Mohammed Nassir Uddin (Bangladesh)
• Template:Flagicon S. M. Junayed Sharif (Bangladesh)
• Template:Flagicon Mrutyunjay Lingaraj Amatya (India)
• Template:Flagicon Sinan Hussain (Maldives)
• Template:Flagicon Afsah Ahmed (Maldives)
• Template:Flagicon Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal)
• Template:Flagicon Kanaya K. Yadav (Nepal)
• Template:Flagicon W. Lakmal Weerakody (Sri Lanka)

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• Template:Flagicon Suman Majumdar (India)
• Template:Flagicon D. D. I. Sendanayaka (Sri Lanka)

Round robin stage

• Times listed are UTC+05:30.

Key to colours in group tables
	Table top two teams will advance to the final

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Final

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GK 1 Asif Bhuiyan (GK) LB 2 Shahin Mia Template:Goal Template:Yel RB 3 Azizul Hoque Ananto CB 5 Mohammed Imran Khan CB 6 Tanvir Hossain (c) LW 7 Rafiqul Islam RW 9 Piash Ahmed Nova MF 10 Moinul Islam Moin Template:Suboff CF 11 Mohammed Nahiyan MF 14 Akkas Ali Template:Suboff MF 16 Rajon Howleder Template:Goal Template:Suboff Substitutions: FW 19 Sajed Hasan Jummon Nijum Template:Subon FW 20 Mirajul Islam Template:Subon MF 15 Mojibur Rahman Jony Template:Subon Manager: Template:Flagicon Paul Smalley

GK 22 Som Kumar (GK) LB 2 Amandeep Singh Template:Yel CB 3 Halen Nongtudu CB 4 Bikash Yumnam Template:Yel MF 6 Sibajit Singh Leimapokpam (c) CM 7 Vibin Mohanan LB 9 Gurkirat Singh Template:Goal Template:Yel CF 11 Himanshu Jangra Template:Goal DM 12 Maheson Singh Tongbram Template:Suboff CB 17 Brijesh Giri CF 20 Taison Singh Loitongbam Template:Suboff Substitutions: MF 18 Tankadhar Bag Template:Subon MF 11 Hitesh Sharma Template:Subon FW 19 Harsh Patre Template:Subon Manager: Template:Flagicon Shanmugam Venkatesh

Assistant referees: Ahmed Afsah (Maldives) D.D.I Sendanayaka (Sri Lanka) Fourth official: W.L Weerakkody (Sri Lanka) <section end=Lineups />

Match rules: 90 minutes Extra time if scores remain level after 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores still level 11 substitutes named

See also

• 2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship
• 2022 SAFF U-17 Championship
• 2022 SAFF Women's Championship