2022 SAFF U-20 Championship

2022 SAFF U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates25 July – 5 August
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (2nd title)
Runners-up Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored40 (3.64 per match)
Attendance13,180 (1,198 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Gurkirat Singh
(8 goals)[1]
Best player(s)India Gurkirat Singh[2]
Best goalkeeperIndia Som Kumar[3]
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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.[4]

India clinched the title defeating Bangladesh by 5–2 in the final on 5 August 2022.[5]

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.[6] Bhutan abstained from participation due to government restrictions.

Team Appearances
in the SAFF U-19 Championship 		Previous best performance
   Nepal 4th Champions (2015, 2017)
 India 4th Champions (2019)
 Bangladesh 4th Runners-up (2017, 2019)
 Maldives 4th Group Stage
 Sri Lanka 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

Round robin stage

Key to colours in group tables
Table top two teams will advance to the final

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  Bangladesh 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10 Qualified for Final
2  India (H, C) 4 3 0 1 14 2 +12 9
3    Nepal 4 2 1 1 8 9 −1 7
4  Maldives 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1
5  Sri Lanka 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Nepal   4–0 Maldives
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mrutyunjay Lingaraj Amatya (India)
Sri Lanka 0–1 Bangladesh
Report Mirajul 71'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal)
Bangladesh 2–1 India
Nova 27', 90' (pen.) Report Gurkirat 15'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sinan Hussain (Maldives)
Sri Lanka 0–3   Nepal
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mohammed Nassir Uddin (Bangladesh)
India 4–0 Sri Lanka
 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohammed Nassir Uddin (Bangladesh)
Maldives 1–4 Bangladesh
Zafar 53' Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: W. Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
Maldives 1–1 Sri Lanka
 Report
Attendance: 99
Referee: Mrutyunjay Lingaraj Amatya (India)
Nepal   0–8 India
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: W. Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
Bangladesh 1–1   Nepal
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sinan Hussain (Maldives)
India 1–0 Maldives
Gurkirat 89' Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal)

Final

Bangladesh 2–5 (a.e.t.) India
 Report
Attendance: 7642
Referee: Sinan Hussain (Maldives)
Bangladesh U-20
India U-20
GK 1 Asif Bhuiyan (GK)
LB 2 Shahin Mia 48' Yellow card 63'
RB 3 Azizul Hoque Ananto
CB 5 Mohammed Imran Khan
CB 6 Tanvir Hossain (c)
LW 7 Rafiqul Islam
RW 9 Piash Ahmed Nova
MF 10 Moinul Islam Moin downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 11 Mohammed Nahiyan
MF 14 Akkas Ali downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 16 Rajon Howladar 45' downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Sajed Hasan Jummon Nijum upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 20 Mirajul Islam upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 15 Mojibur Rahman Jony upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
England Paul Smalley
GK 22 Som Kumar (GK)
LB 2 Amandeep Singh Yellow card 56'
CB 3 Halen Nongtudu
CB 4 Bikash Yumnam Yellow card 94'
MF 6 Sibajit Singh Leimapokpam (c)
CM 7 Vibin Mohanan
LB 9 Gurkirat Singh 2', 60', 93', 99' Yellow card 93'
CF 11 Himanshu Jangra 92' (a.e.t)
DM 12 Maheson Singh Tongbram downward-facing red arrow 57'
CB 17 Brijesh Giri
CF 20 Taison Singh Loitongbam downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Tankadhar Bag upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 11 Hitesh Sharma upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 19 Harsh Patre upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
India 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

 4th SAFF U-20 Championship 2022 

India
Second title

Goalscorers

There were 40 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 3.64 goals per match.

8 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

See also

References

  1. ^ "SAFF U20 CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 — Overview". saffederation.org. South Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. ^ Mukherjee, Soham (7 August 2022). "NXGN India: Who is Gurkirat Singh? The starlet that won the golden boot and MVP award in SAFF U-20 Championship". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ Menon, Sandeep (23 January 2021). "Winds of change in Bengaluru football?". deccanherald.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. ^ "India set to host SAFF U-18 Women's, SAFF U-19 Championships in 2022". AIFF. 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:34 IST (5 August 2022). "India beats Bangladesh to clinch U20 SAFF Championship". sportstar.thehindu.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "FIFA suspends Chad and Pakistan football associations".