• Source: 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship

The 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship was the 2nd edition of the SAFF U-18 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-18 national teams organized by SAFF. But since most teams use to send their U-18 team keeping in mind 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification it has been officially changed to U-18 tournament. The tournament was hosted by Bhutan 18–27 September 2017.
It was the first time that Bhutan was hosting SAFF event.




Host selection


A draw for tournament ceremony was held on 10 July 2017 at conference room of Bangladesh Football Federation.
SAFF general secretary Anwarul Haque Helal and BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag, were among others present on the occasion.




Player eligibility


Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete in the tournament.




Participating teams


On 6 September 2017 it was announced that Sri Lanka withdrew from the tournament whereas Pakistan didn't take part due to internal turmoil.




Venue






Match officials


Referees
Abdur Rahman Dhali
Ugyen Dorji
Pratik Mondal
Hussain Sinan
Laba Khatri
Farook M. Irshad
Assistant Referees
Mohammad Shah Alam
Phurpa Wangchuk
Mohan Ravi
Karma Yeshi
Padam Bahadur Bhujel
Sampath Liyanagunawardena
Referee Supervisor
Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman




Format


After Sri Lanka U18 opted out from the event. Now the championship will be played on round robin basis. Each team will face every other team once respectively and the team with the most points will win the title.




Standings


All matches are played in Thimphu, Bhutan.
Times listed are UTC+06:00.






Winner






Awards


The following awards were given for the 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship.




Goalscorers


5 Goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal




References

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• SAFF U-20 Championship
• SAFF Championship
• 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship
• 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship
• 2024 SAFF U-17 Championship
• Bangladesh national under-20 football team
• 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship
• 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship
• 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship