The 2026 SAFF U-20 Championship is the 8th edition of the SAFF U-20 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-20 national teams from South Asia region, organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament being played in Maldives from 23 MarchâÂÂ3 April 2026.
Venue
The National Football Stadium in capital Malé is the host of all the matches.
Participant teams
The following seven national teams are participating in the tournament.
Draw
The draw ceremony of the tournament was held on 25 January 2026.
Draw result
Players eligibility
Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible to compete in the tournament.
Squads
The following squads were announced for the tournament.
Match officials
Referees
- SM Jashim Akhter
- Jatinder Singh
- Raeef Rauf (â )
- Umesh Bidari (â )
- Mohamed Rideewita Withana Chirantha
- Virendha Rai (â )
- Anjum Adnan (â )
Assistant Referees & Fourth Officials
- Bikash Sarker
- Wangchuk Phurpa
- Churchil Rana
- Shaheem Hussain
- Madhav Khatri Chhettri
- Don Lakshan Sampath
- Dilawar Khan
Match Commissioners
- Abdul Ghafoor Abdul Hameed
- Mohamed Fairoze Muhiseen
Referee Accessors
- Hettiarachchige Chathuranga Dilan Perera
(â ): Also performed as assistant referee in some matches.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
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Knockout stage
- In the knockout stage, if a match finished goalless at the end of normal playing time, extra time would have been played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
Broadcasting
See also
References
External links