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. Bhubaneswar 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.
TeamAppearancesin the SAFF U-20 ChampionshipPrevious best performance 4th Runners-up (2017, 2019) (Host) 4th Champions (2019) 4th Group Stage 4th Champions (2015, 2017) 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
Referees Mohammed Nassir Uddin (Bangladesh) S. M. Junayed Sharif (Bangladesh) Mrutyunjay Lingaraj Amatya (India) Sinan Hussain (Maldives) Afsah Ahmed (Maldives) Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal) Kanaya K. Yadav (Nepal) W. Lakmal Weerakody (Sri Lanka)
Assistant Referees Suman Majumdar (India) D. D. I. Sendanayaka (Sri Lanka)
Round robin stage Times listed are UTC+05:30. Key to colours in group tablesTable top two teams will advance to the final
Final
GK 1 Asif Bhuiyan (GK) LB 2 Shahin Mia RB 3Azizul Hoque AnantoCB 5Mohammed Imran Khan CB 6 Tanvir Hossain (c)LW 7Rafiqul IslamRW 9 Piash Ahmed NovaMF 10Moinul Islam Moin CF 11Mohammed Nahiyan MF 14Akkas Ali MF 16 Rajon Howladar Substitutions:FW 19 Sajed Hasan Jummon Nijum FW 20Mirajul Islam MF 15 Mojibur Rahman Jony Manager: Paul Smalley GK 22Som Kumar (GK) LB 2Amandeep Singh CB 3Halen NongtuduCB 4 Bikash Yumnam MF 6 Sibajit Singh Leimapokpam (c) CM 7 Vibin MohananLB 9 Gurkirat Singh CF 11Himanshu Jangra DM 12Maheson Singh Tongbram CB 17 Brijesh Giri CF 20Taison Singh Loitongbam Substitutions:MF 18 Tankadhar Bag MF 11 Hitesh Sharma FW 19 Harsh Patre Manager: Shanmugam Venkatesh
Assistant referees: Ahmed Afsah (Maldives) D.D.I Sendanayaka (Sri Lanka) Fourth official: W.L Weerakkody (Sri Lanka) |}Match rules: 90 minutes Extra time if scores remain level after 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores still level 11 substitutes named
Winner
Goalscorers
See also 2022 SAFF Women's Championship 2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship 2022 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship 2022 SAFF U-17 Championship
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