2022 SAFF U-17 Championship

2022 SAFF U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySri Lanka[1]
CityColombo
Dates5–14 September
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1
Final positions
Champions India (4th title)
Runners-up   Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored29 (4.14 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Thanglalsoun Gangte
Bangladesh Mirajul Islam
Nepal Unesh Budhathoki
(4 goals each)
2019
2023

The 2022 SAFF U-17 Championship was the 7th edition of the SAFF U-17 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-17 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament took place in Sri Lanka from September 5 to 14, 2022. Six teams from the region took part.[2]

India is the defending champion. They have won previous season title by beating Nepal 7−0 on 31 August 2019.[3]

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  2. ^ "All you need to know about the 2021 SAFF calendar". Goal.com. 17 April 2021. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ "With 28 goals in 5 games, India lift SAFF U-15 Title". saffederation.org. AIFF. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2021.