Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nepal |
Dates | 18–28 August 2024 |
Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
The 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship will be the 6th 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). It will take place from 18–28 August 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal. [1] [2]
India are the defending champions, who won their third title by defeating Pakistan 3–0 goals in the final on 30 September 2023. [3]
The tournament will be held at the Dasharath Rangasala in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kathmandu | |
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Dasharath Rangasala | |
Capacity: 15,500 | |
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The following six participants will participate in the tournament.
Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-20 Championship |
Previous best performance |
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6th | Runners-up ( 2017, 2019, 2022) |
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5th | Fourth place ( 2017, 2019) |
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6th | Champion ( 2019, 2022, 2023) |
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6th | Third place ( 2019) |
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6th | Champion ( 2015, 2017) |
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3rd | Group stage ( 2019, 2022) |
The draw ceremony of the tournament was held at Hotel InterContinental, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 8 June 2024. The seven participants was divided into two groups which Group A consist four teams & followed by Group B three teams. [4]
Group A | Group B |
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Phase | Date |
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Group stages | 18–23 August 2024 |
Semi-finals | 25–26 August 2024 |
Final | 28 August 2024 |
Players born on or after 1 January 2006 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.[ citation needed]
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the Semi-finals |
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
26 August 2024– Kathmandu | ||||||
Champion Group A | ||||||
28 August 2024– Kathmandu | ||||||
Runner Up Group B | ||||||
Winner SF1 | ||||||
26 August 2024– Kathmandu | ||||||
Winner SF2 | ||||||
Champion Group B | ||||||
Runner Up Group A | ||||||
Champion Group A | v | Runner Up Group B |
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Champion Group B | v | Runner Up Group A |
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Winner SF1 | v | Winner SF2 |
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There have been 0 goals scored in 0 matches, for an average of -nan goals per match (as of 16 August 2024).
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Host country | Nepal |
Dates | 18–28 August 2024 |
Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
The 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship will be the 6th 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). It will take place from 18–28 August 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal. [1] [2]
India are the defending champions, who won their third title by defeating Pakistan 3–0 goals in the final on 30 September 2023. [3]
The tournament will be held at the Dasharath Rangasala in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kathmandu | |
---|---|
Dasharath Rangasala | |
Capacity: 15,500 | |
![]() |
The following six participants will participate in the tournament.
Team | Appearances in the SAFF U-20 Championship |
Previous best performance |
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6th | Runners-up ( 2017, 2019, 2022) |
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5th | Fourth place ( 2017, 2019) |
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6th | Champion ( 2019, 2022, 2023) |
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6th | Third place ( 2019) |
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6th | Champion ( 2015, 2017) |
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3rd | Group stage ( 2019, 2022) |
The draw ceremony of the tournament was held at Hotel InterContinental, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 8 June 2024. The seven participants was divided into two groups which Group A consist four teams & followed by Group B three teams. [4]
Group A | Group B |
---|---|
Phase | Date |
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Group stages | 18–23 August 2024 |
Semi-finals | 25–26 August 2024 |
Final | 28 August 2024 |
Players born on or after 1 January 2006 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.[ citation needed]
Key to colours in group tables | |
---|---|
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Semi-finals |
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
26 August 2024– Kathmandu | ||||||
Champion Group A | ||||||
28 August 2024– Kathmandu | ||||||
Runner Up Group B | ||||||
Winner SF1 | ||||||
26 August 2024– Kathmandu | ||||||
Winner SF2 | ||||||
Champion Group B | ||||||
Runner Up Group A | ||||||
Champion Group A | v | Runner Up Group B |
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Champion Group B | v | Runner Up Group A |
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Winner SF1 | v | Winner SF2 |
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There have been 0 goals scored in 0 matches, for an average of -nan goals per match (as of 16 August 2024).