The 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship will be sixth edition of the SAFF U-18/19/20 Women's Championship, an international football competition for women's under–19 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament will held from 11 to 19 February 2025 in Bangladesh.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Bangladesh |
| Dates | 11–19 February 2025 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in Dhaka host cities) |
← 2024 2026 → | |
Bangladesh and India are the joint champion, both teams have finished 1–1 goals in the regulations time and 11–11 goals by penalties shoot-out in the final of the tournament on 8 February 2024.[2]
Host selection
editAt the SAFF Executive Committee virtual meeting, held on 20 November 2024 in the Dhaka, Bangladesh SAFF announced the name of Bangladesh host country of the tournament.[3]
Participating nations
editThe following seven nations will participate in the tournament.
| Team | App | Last | Best placement in the tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh |
5th | 2023 | Champions (2018, 2021, 2023) |
 Bhutan |
4th | 2023 | Fourth-place (2018, 2023) |
 India |
5th | 2023 | Champions (2022) |
 Maldives |
2nd | 2018 | Group stages (2018) |
 Nepal |
5th | 2023 | Runners-up (2018) |
 Pakistan |
2nd | 2018 | Group stages (2018) |
 Sri Lanka |
2nd | 2021 | Group stages (2021) |
Venue
editAll matches will be played at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
| Dhaka | |
|---|---|
| BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | |
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Players eligibility
editPlayers 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.
References
edit- ^ "মাঠ সংক্রান্ত জটিলতার পরেও আয়োজক বাংলাদেশ". www.kalbela.com (in Bengali). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh and India declared joint champions". www.thedailystar.net. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "ফেব্রুয়ারিতে মেয়েদের যুব সাফ হবে ঢাকায়". www.barta24.com (in Bengali). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.