KATHMANDU 26 September 2023 Media Release South Asian Football Federation proudly announces the successful completion of its highly anticipated seminar, SAFF FCMS SEMINAR,...
Latest blogs / News
KATHMANDU 30 Sept. 2023 India won the SAFF U19 Championship 2023 title defeating Pakistan 3-0 at the Dashrath Stadium on Saturday. All three goals from India came in the second half. Manglenthang Kipgen scored a brace in th...
Kathmandu25 Sept. 2023 Host Nepal confirmed their berth in the semi-finals of the SAFF U19 Championship 2023 after they emerged victorious in their last Group ‘A’ match Maldives. In the match played at the Dashrat...
Kathmandu22 Sept. 2023 Pakistan and Bhutan confirmed their semi-final berths in the ongoing SAFF U19 Championship 2023. In the matches held on Saturday at the Dashrath Stadium, Pakistan drew 1-1 against Maldives to collect fo...
Kathmandu21 Sept. 2023 India and Pakistan made a winning start to their SAFF U19 Championship 2023 campaign recording convincing wins in their respective matches played at the Dashrath Stadium on Thursday. India made light wo...
Dhaka16 Sept. 2023 The SAFF Executive Committee Meeting held at the SAFF Headquarters on Saturday has formed four standing committees under the chairmanship of SAFF Executive Committee Members. The meeting chaired by SAFF Pre...
Thimpu 10 Sept. 2023 India displayed a dominant performance over Bangladesh in the finals of the SAFF U16 Championship 2023 to be crowned the champions of the competition at the Changlimithang National Stadium on Sunday. In...
Thimpu8 Sept. 2023 India and Bangladesh advanced to the finals of the SAFF U16 Championship 2023 following wins in their respective matches on Friday. India routed Maldives 8-0 in the first semi-final of the match, while Bang...
Thimpu6 Sept. 2023 India and Bangladesh advanced to the semi-finals of the SAFF U16 Championship 2023 as winners and runners up respectively from Group A. India collected six points from two matches following 1-0 victory over...
Thimpu 3 Sept. 2023 India and Pakistan opened their SAFF U16 Championship 2023 campaign with wins in their respective matches held at the Changlimithang National Stadium on Sunday. On the first match of the day, India defea...
Media Release Kathmandu August 16, 2023 The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) organized the SAFF Safeguarding in Football Seminar 2023 with the support of the All Nep...
MEDIA RELEASE Dhaka 23 July 2023 The official draw ceremony of the SAFF U16 and U19 Championship 2023 was held at the Bangladesh Football Federation, conference hall, on Saturday. The SAFF U16 Championship 2023 is s...
Bengaluru 4 July 2023 India won the SAFF Championship for the ninth time as they defeated Kuwait 5-4 in a thrilling penalty shootout in the final after the scoreline stood at 1-1 at Bengaluru's Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Tuesday.
Bengaluru 1 July 2023 Vising team Kuwait and host India advanced to the finals of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 following win in their respecitve semi-final matches played at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Sat...
Bengaluru 28 June 2023 Lebanon and Bangladesh advanced to the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 from Group B. Lebanon finished as winner with nine points followed by Bangladesh with six points. Leb...
Bengaluru 27 June 2023 Kuwait advanced to the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship as the winners of Group A. Both India and Kuwait had seven points each after their match ended in a 1-1 draw, but Kuwait were placed at...
Bengaluru25 June 2023 Lebanon advanced to the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 after defeating Bhutan 4-1 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Sunday. With two straight wins, Lebanon have six points in Group...
Bengaluru24 June 2023 Visiting team Kuwait and host India advanced to the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 following win in their respective Group A matches on at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Saturday. ...
Bengaluru22 June 2023 Maldives registered a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Bhutan in their Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 opening match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday. Hamza Mohamed converted from t...
Bengaluru 22 June 2023 Visiting team Lebanon defeated Bangladesh 2-0 to start their Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 campaign with a win at the Kanteerava Stadium on Thursday. Two late goals from Hassan Maatouk and Khalil...
Bengaluru 21 June 2023 Defending champion India started their title defense of the SAFF Championship 2023 with a resounding 4-0 victory over Pakistan at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Sunil Chhetri s...
Bengaluru 23 June 2023 Kuwait got the better of Nepal 3-1 in the opening match of the SAFF Championship 2023, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday, June 21. Kuwait, playing in the SAFF Championship for the first time...
Kuwait and Nepal to play the opening match of SAFF Championship 2023 New Delhi 17 May 2023 Visiting team Kuwait will face Nepal in the opening match of the SAFF Championship 2023 scheduled to be held in Bengaluru, India, fr...
Dhaka 8 May 2023 The lineup for the 14th SAFF Championship 2023 has been complete with the confirmation of Lebanon. The Football Association of Lebanon accepted the South Asian Football Federation’s invitat...
Dhaka 6 May 2023 The SAFF Ordinary Congress held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dhaka on 6 May elected Ali Umar from Football Association of Maldives and Sundar Narsingh Joshi from All Nepal Football Association as the vice presi...
3 May 2023 The National Men’s Team of Kuwait will be competing in the 14th edition of the SAFF Championship to be held in Bengaluru, India, from 21 July – 4 June. Th...
Media Release Dhaka 6 April 2023 Sundar Narsingh Joshi and Ali Umar have been nominated by their respective member associations for Vice Presidency in the SAFF Executive Committee. Joshi is representing All Ne...
Media Release 31 March 2023 The South Asian Football Federation’s Executive Committee meeting held on 31 March 2023 virtually has endorsed All India Football Federation’s proposal to host the SAFF Championship 2023 in B...
Dhaka 28 March 2023 Russia won the SAFF U17 Women’s Championship 2023 title after finishing at top of the table with 12 points from four matches. In their last match of the championship, they defeated India 2-0 in the...
Dhaka 26 March 2023 Russia maintained their lead at top of the table of the SAFF U17 Women’s Championship 2023 following their 3-0 win against Nepal at Kamalapur Stadium on Sunday. The win gave Russia nine points from...
Dhaka22 March 2023 Russia defeated Bangladesh 3-0 to make a winning start in the ongoing SAFF U17 Women’s Championship being held at Kamalapur Stadium. Captain Elena Golik scored a brace in the win for Russia with her f...
Dhaka20 March 2023 India and Bangladesh bagged three points each from their opening fixtures on the first day of the SAFF U17 Women’s Championship 2023 that got underway in Dhaka on Monday. India defeated Nepal 4-1 in t...
Dhaka5 March 2023 The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) has partnered with Kelme Bhutan for the sponsorship of referee kits for the SAFF U17 Women's Championship 2023 scheduled to take place in Dhaka from March 20-28. .
Media Release Dhaka 14 Feb 2023 The South Asian Football Federation’s ex...
Dhaka 9 Feb 2023 Bangladesh won the SAFF Under-20 Women’s Championship 2023 title defeating Nepal 3-0 at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Sipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium on Thursday. Shaheda Akter Ripa and captain Shamsunnahar and U...
Dhaka7 Feb 2023 Nepal and Bangladesh advanced to the finals of the SAFF U20 Women’s Championship 2023 after they finished the group round with the highest number of points. In the first match of the day, Nepal came from...
Dhaka 5 Feb 2023 Nepal bagged their first win of the SAFF U20 Championship 2023 following a comfortable 4-0 win over Bhutan in the match played at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mustofa Kamal Stadium on Sunday. A hat-tric...
Dhaka3 Feb 2023 India and Bangladesh bagged wins in their respective matches as the SAFF U20 Women’s Championship 2023 kicked off at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mustofa Kamal Stadium on Friday. India registered an...
Dhaka23 Jan 2023 The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) has partnered with Kelme Bhutan for the sponsorship of referee kits for the SAFF U16 Championship 2023 scheduled to take place in Bhutan from 1-11 September. As a wo...
Dhaka 13 Dec 2022 The South Asian Football Federation invites interested parties to submit tender bids for the SAFF Championship. Tenders must be sent in by 2 January 2023. Tenderers who are interested in submit...
Dhaka11 Nov 2022 Nepal won the SAFF U15 Women’s Championship title for the first time following a 1-1 draw with host Bangladesh in the match played at the Kamalapur Stadium on Friday. Nepal remained unbeaten garnering 1...
Dhaka9 Nov 2022 Sunu Pariyar’s goal right after interval earned Nepal a 1-0 win Bhutan in their second leg of the SAFF U15 Women’s Championship 2022 being held at the Kamalapur Stadium on Wednesday. Pariyar scored...
Dhaka7 Nov 2022 Sauravi Akanda Prity scored six goals as Bangladesh routed Bhutan 9-0 in their second meeting in the SAFF U15 Women’s Championship 2022, at the BSSSMK Stadium in Dhaka on Monday. The number of goals is t...
Dhaka5 Nov 2022 Barsha Oli’s late strike earned Nepal the valuable three points against host Bangladesh in their second match of the SAFF U15 Women’s Championship being held at the BSSSMK Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday....
Dhaka3 Nov 2022 Nepal made a winning start in the SAFF U15 Women’s Championship 2022 registering a one-sided 7-0 win over Bhutan at the BSSSMK Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday. Barsha Oli stared in the match for Nepal scori...
Dhaka2 Nov. 2022 Bangladesh opened their SAFF U15 Women’s Championship 2022 campaign with an easy win over Bhutan defeating them 8-0. In the match held at the Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday, S...
Kolkata13 Oct 2022 With an objective to enhance the knowledge of referee assessors in the South Asian region, the South Asian Football Federation organized the first ever SAFF Referee Assessor Workshop in Kolkata, India, from 10-13 O...
Kathmandu 19 Sept. 2022 Bangladesh won their maiden SAFF Women's Championship 2022 defeating Nepal 3-1 in the finals on Monday. Nepal's hope of lifting the title in front of a sold out crowd at Dasharath Stadium ended in ag...
Kathmandu 16 Sept. 2022 Rashmi Ghising's solitary goal helped Nepal defeat India in semi final of SAFF Women's Championship 2022. The goal in the added minutes of first half helped Nepal win their first ever match ove...
Kathmandu 16 Sept. 2022 Bangladesh reached the finals of SAFF Women's Championship 2022 defeating Bhutan 8-0 at Dasharath Stadium on Friday. Bhutan's first appearance in the semi-final of the regional championship ended on...
Colombo 14 Sept. 2022 India finished off a clinical performance to clinch the SAFF U-17 Championship title, defeating a 10-man Nepal 4-0 in the Final on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at the Racecourse International Stadium,...
Kathmandu 13 Sept. 2022 Bangladesh defeated India 3-0 in the final group match of SAFF Women's Championship 2022 and condemned the defending champions to their first ever defeat in the tournament. Double from Jahan Sh...
Kathmandu 13 Sept. 2022 Pakistan defeated Maldives 7-0 to end their SAFF Women's Championship 2022 on a high at Dasharath Stadium on Tuesday. It was Pakistan's first win upon their return to international football aft...
Kathmandu 12 Sept. 2022 Nepal defeated Sri Lanka 6-0 to reach the semi-final of the SAFF Women's Championship 2022 on Monday. The win put Nepal at the top of Group B with six points followed by Bhutan with three points. Sri...
Kathmandu 10 Sept. 2022 India romped home to a massive 9-0 victory against Maldives in their second match of the SAFF Women’s Championship at the Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu. The win moved India to 6 points from 2 matches a...
Kathmandu 10 Sept. 2022 Bangladesh won their second consecutive match of the SAFF Women's Championship 2022 defeating Pakistan 6-0 at Dasharath Stadium on Saturday. Skipper Sabina Khatun scored a hat-trick for Bangladesh an...
Kathmandu 9 Sept. 2022 Bhutan defeated Sri Lanka 5-0 in the SAFF Women's Championship 2022 in a historic match that also set multiple records tumbling at Dasharath Stadium on Friday. The 5-0 victory means it is the first wi...
Kathmandu, 7 Sept. 2022 Pakistan's return to international football after a hiatus of eight years has ended in a 3-0 defeat to India in the SAFF Women's Championship 2022 being held at the Dashrath Stadium. India took the lead when...
Kathmandu, 6 Sept. 2022 Nepal defeated Bhutan 4-0 to begin their chase for the elusive SAFF Women's Championship title with a comfortable win on Tuesday In the pouring rain at Dasharath Stadium, Sabitra Bhandari gave Nepal the lead...
17 August 2022 Press Release The South Asian Football Federation’s Executive Committee meeting held virtually on 17 August 2022 has decided to wait until 23 August 2022 to revise the fixtures of SAFF...
Bhubaneshwor 2 August 2022 Bangladesh and India advanced to the finals of the SAFF U20 Championship on Tuesday. For the final berth, Bangladesh earned a point from their 1-1 draw against Nepal, which gave them 10 points fro...
Bhubaneshwor 31 July 2022 India established themselves as the title contenders of the SAFF U20 Championship 2022 following their empathic 8-0 win over Nepal in the match played at the Kalinga Stadium on Monday. India made a...
Dhaka30 July 2022 MEDIA RELEASE The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) held a draw ceremony for the SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 and the SAFF U17 Championship 2022 at the BFF House, Dhaka, on Saturday....
Bhubaneshwor 29 July 2022 Bangladesh maintained their winning run in the SAFF U20 Championship, while India bagged their win of the competition in the matches played at the Kalinga Stadium on Friday. Bangladesh made light w...
Bhubaneshwor 27 July 2022 Bangladesh remained firm in their bid for the SAFF U20 Championship 2022 title following their 2-1 victory over India in the match played at the Kalinga Stadium on Wednesday. All three goals of the...
Bhubaneshwor 26 July 2022 Nepal and Bangladesh bagged three points from their opening fixtures of the SAFF U20 Championship that took place at the Kalinga Stadium on Monday. In the opening match of the day, Nepal made light...
Bhubaneshwor 24 July 2022 All the participating teams of the SAFF U-20 Championship taking place at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubansehwor from 25th July – 5th August have expressed their confidence of a go...
Dhaka5 July 2022 AFC President Mr. Sheikh Salman has sent his congratulatory message to Mr. Kazi Mohammed Salahuddin on re-reelection as the president of the South Asian Football Federation. In the letter, President Sheikh Sa...
Dhaka2 July 2022 The South Asian Football Federation’s (SAFF) Ordinary Congress 2022 was held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dhaka. The Congress reelected Kazi Md. Salahuddin unopposed as the President of the South Asian Foot...
28 June 2022 Dhaka - The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) will be holding its Congress at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dhaka on 2 July 2022. Delegates from five member associations – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal...
Jamsedhpur25 March 2022 India won the title of the SAFF U-18 Women's Championship 2022 after finishing on the top table with nine points and with a superior goal difference over Bangladesh. On the last match of the three-nati...
Jamsedhpur23 March 2022 Defending champion Bangladesh stayed in contention for the SAFF U-18 Women's Championship 2022 title following their 2-1 win over Nepal at the JRD Tata Complex on Wednesday. The win put Bangladesh on s...
Lynda Kom Serto scored a hat-trick as India routed Nepal 5-1 on the fourth day of the SAFF U-18 Women's Championship being held at the JRD Tata Complex, on Monday. Serto registered herself as the first person to the bag the feat in this ed...
Jamsedhpur19 March 2022 India registered their second win in the ongoing SAFF U-18 Women's Championship 2022 defeating Bangladesh 1-0 at JRD Tata Complex on Saturday. With the win, India moved atop the standing with six point...
Bangladesh started their title defense of the SAFF U-18 Women's Championship 2022 registering a comfortable 4-2 over Nepal at the JRD Tata Complex on Thursday. Afeida Khandaker put Bangladesh in the lead in the second minute itself to beco...
Jamsedhpur15 March 2022 India routed Nepal 7-0 to make a winning start in the SAFF U-18 Women's Championship 2022 taking place at the JRD Complex in Jamsedhpur, on Tuesday. In a one-sided encounter that saw India in complete...
Jamsedhpur14 March 2022 As the stage gets set for the SAFF U-18 Women's Championship 2022, all team coaches have expressed their confidence of a good showing. Bangladesh, host India and Nepal will be eyeing the trophy of the...
2 March 2022 (Dhaka) Mr. Navod Wijewickrama has been an avid sports fan since his childhood. He has done commentaries for multiple sports mainly Football, Rugby, Cricket, Basketball, Tennis, Netball and Volleyball but considers Footb...
28 Feb 2022 (Dhaka) Mr. Sanjay Banerjee is the most known voice in the Indian sporting scene. Perhaps, he is the Hindi voice behind almost every significant football tournament happening in India for the last three decades. He holds the di...
24 Feb 2022 (Dhaka) Mr. Sanjeeb Shilpakar is known all across Nepal for his voice being synonymous with all the major football events. He is mostly known for his dedicated commitment as a commentator and has become popular among Nepali foo...
Bangladesh Football Commentary Legend Mr. Alfazuddin Ahmed was invited by SAFF to share his experience and journey as a commentator. His career of over 40 years has been a glorifying one with a great reputation. When he started his journey, the co...
22 December 2021 Bangladesh won the title of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship defeating India 1-0 in the final played at the BSSM Kamal Stadium on Wednesday. Anai Mogini scored the only goal of the match in the 80th mi...
Dhaka21 December 2021 Host Bangladesh will look to maintain their winning run it the ongoing SAFF U-19 Women's Championship 2021 when they take on India in the final to be held on Wednesday. Bangladesh had advanced to the fin...
Dhaka19 December 2021 Bangladesh outplayed Sri Lanka 12-0 in their last group match of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship being held at the BSSM Kamal Stadium. With the win, Bangladesh advanced to the finals of the championsh...
Dhaka19 December 2021 India advanced to the finals of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship following a hard fought 1-0 win over Nepal at the BSSM Kamal Stadium on Sunday. The winning goal for India came from P. Devi Naorem in t...
Dhaka17 December 2021 Nepal stepped closer to the finals of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship following their comfortable 4-0 defeat against Bhutan at the the Bir Sherestha Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Sadium. With the win, Nepal h...
Dhaka17 December 2021 Bangladesh defeated India 1-0 to strengthen their chances of reaching the finals of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship being held at the Bir Sherestha Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Sadium. The only goal of the m...
Dhaka15 December 2021 India registered their second win in the ongoing SAFF U-19 Women's Championship defeating Bhutan 3-0 in the match played at the Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium. India have six points...
Dhaka15 December 2021 Nepal defeated Sri Lanka 6-0 to register their first win in the ongoing SAFF U-19 Women's Championship being held at the Bir Sherestha Shadeed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium. With the win, Nepal have thre...
13 December 2021 India opened their SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship campaign with a comfortable 5-0 win over Sri Lanka in the match played at the Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipani Mostafa Kamal Stadium. The dominance of India was...
The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) with support of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka,as a local host, organized the First SAFF Integrity Seminar in Colombo on Thursday, 18th November, 2021. The one-day seminar had the...
16 Oct. 2021 (Male) – India won the SAFF Championship 2021 defeating Nepal 3-0 in the finals played at the National Stadium on Saturday. Second half goals from Sunil Chhetri, Suresh Singh Wangjam and Sahal Abdul Samad gave Indi...
17 Oct. 2021 (Male) - The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) hosted it’s Ordinary Congress on Sunday 17 October, 2021 at Male, Maldives. With the support of the Football Association of Maldives (FAM) as local host, the Congress congregat...
13 Oct 2021 (Male') – India marched into the finals of the SAFF Championship 2021 following a 3-1 win over host Maldives, at the National Stadium, Male. Seven-time champion India, the most successful team in the history of the champi...
13 Oct. 2021 (Male') - Nepal advanced to the finals of the SAFF Championship 2021 following a 1-1 draw against Bangladesh, at the National Stadium in Male, on Wednesday. Anjan Bista scored the all important goal for Nepal in the 88th
10 Oct. 2021 (Male') – India registered their first win of the SAFF Championship 2021 following their hard-fought 1-0 win over Nepal. Sunil Chettri broke the deadlock in the 82nd minute when he connected Farukh Choudhary's...
8 Oct. 2021 (Male') - Veteran striker Ali Ashfaq's early header proved to be the decisive goal as Maldives edged Sri Lanka 1-0 on MD 4 of the SAFF Championship 2021, being held in Male, Maldives. The win gave Maldives six points from three...
7 Oct. 2021 (Male') - Sri Lanka put up an all round performance to hold India to a goal less draw on MD3 of the SAFF Championship, in Male, Maldives. Sri Lanka, who had lost both their previous outing to Bangladesh and Nepal, are the lowes...
7 Oct. 2021 (Male') - Host and defending champions Maldives registered their first win in the SAFF Championship 2021 following their 2-0 win over Bangladesh, at the National Stadium in Male. Two goals in the second half from Hamza Mohamed...
4 Oct. 2021 (Male') - Nepal edged Sri Lanka 3-2 in a thrilling encounter to strengthen their chances of marching into the finals of the SAFF Championship 2021, being held in Male', Maldives. With the win, Nepal is at the top of the st...
Male' (4 Oct. 2021) - Arafat's header helped Bangladesh hold India to a 1-1 draw in their second match of the SAFF Championship 2021 being held at the National Stadium, Male, Maldives. Arafat's equalizer came in the 74th minute...
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has formally launched the Football Association of Maldives' "SAFF Championship Campaign" (FAM). The ceremony took place at the National Stadium on Sunday...
In the first match of the 13th season of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) football championship, Nepal will face the Maldives.
From October 1 to 16, 2021, the SAFF Championship will be played in the Maldives. The biennial international men's football championship will be held for the 13th time. The tournament wa...
Oscar Bruzon has been named interim coach of the Bangladesh national football team for the 2021 SAFF Championship, which will be held in the Maldives in October.
02 July 2021 Mr. Jaswar Umar President Football Federation Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dear Mr. President, On behalf of South Asian Football Federation, I would like to take this opportunity to c...
The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) held an Emergency Executive Committee meeting virtually at 3 PM today 9th August 2021 through the online Zoom platform. The meeting was presided by the President of SAFF Mr. Kazi Md. Salahuddin. The Genera...
This October, the Maldives will be hosting the SAFF Championship 2021. We are excited to have this prestigious tournament scheduled in one of the most tropical cities in the world. Put all your schedules on hold and tune in for some of the best ma...
On 8th August 2021 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) organized a range of celebrations to mark Safer Sports Day 2021. The Member Associations of SAFF have participated with great enthusiasm and engagement. The celebration was marked threefold...