2024 SAFF U-16 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bhutan |
| Dates | September 2024 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
The 2024 SAFF U-16 Championship is the 9th edition of the SAFF U-16 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-17 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Its schedule to played from September 2024 in Thimphu, Bhutan.[1][2]
India are the defending champions, who won their fifth title in 2023 by defeating Bangladesh in the final.[3]
Venue[edit]
All matches of the tournament will held at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan.[citation needed]
| Thimphu | |
|---|---|
| Changlimithang Stadium | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | |
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Participants teams[edit]
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-16 Championship |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh |
9th | Champion (2015, 2018) |
 Bhutan |
7th | Fourth place (2017) |
 India |
9th | Champion (2013, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023) |
 Maldives |
7th | Group stage (2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) |
 Nepal |
9th | Runners-up (2013, 2017, 2019, 2022) |
 Pakistan |
5th | Champion (2011) |
Players eligibility[edit]
Players born on or after 1 January 2008 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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kazi Md. Salahuddin Re-Elected As President". SAFF. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "সাফ নিয়ে বিশাল পরিকল্পনা কাজী সালাউদ্দিনের". www.footballbangladesh.com (in Bengali). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "India emerge SAFF U16 champions, make short work of Bangladesh in final". www.the-aiff.com. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Suspension of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) from 21 January 2023 until further notice" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 27 January 2023.