Nepal Ready To Shine At SAFF U19 Championship In India; Schedule, Teams, Groups

The Nepal U19 football squad is ready to shine in the third edition of the SAFF U19 Championship.

The tournament, which is taking place in India’s Arunachal Pradesh from May 9 to 18, features six teams—Nepal, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.

Nepal will open their campaign in a match against Sri Lanka on May 11. They will then play defending champion India on May 13.

They won the inaugural edition of the U19 Championship in 2015 and finished third in the second edition in 2023.

“We will be aiming to lift the trophy again,” Nepal’s U19 head coach Urjan Shrestha said in the farewell programme held at ANFA office in Satdobato, Lalitpur.

Nepal are drawn alongside host India and Sri Lanka in Group B, while Bangladesh, Bhutan and Maldives make up Group A.

SAFF U19 Championship 2025: Teams and Groups

Group A: Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh
Group B: India (hosts), Nepal, Sri Lanka

The six teams will play in a single round-robin structure in the group stage. The top two teams from each group will then progress to the semi-finals.

Nepal’s 23-member squad for SAFF U19 Championship 2025

Goalkeepers

Bhakta Bahadur Pariyar

Upendra Lwagun

Bishesh Baniya

Defenders

Roshan Tamang

Rohan Moktan

Prashant Moktan

Kushahang Nembang

Madan Paudel

Ram Thapa

 Bijay Urba 

Siddhant Khadka

Midfielders

Krishna Bahadur Ale

Krish Thapa Magar

Saroj Darlami

Lachhu Thapa

Sabin Kumar 

Lungeli Magar

Ranjeet Lama 

Subash Bam 

Bigyan Khadka 

Forwards

Pawan Pakhrin

Dharbendra Kunwar

Sujan Dangol 

Prasun Tamang

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SAFF U19 Championship 2025: Fixtures

Group Stage

Date	Time	Match	Venue
May 9, 2025	16:00 PM	Bangladesh vs Maldives	Golden Jubilee Stadium
May 9, 2025	19:30 PM	India vs Sri Lanka	Golden Jubilee Stadium
May 11, 2025	16:00 PM	Bangladesh vs Bhutan	Golden Jubilee Stadium
May 11, 2025	19:30 PM	Sri Lanka vs Nepal	Golden Jubilee Stadium
May 13, 2025	16:00 PM	Bhutan vs Maldives	Golden Jubilee Stadium
May 13, 2025	19:30 PM	India vs Nepal	Golden Jubilee Stadium

Semi-Finals

Date	Time	Match	Venue
May 16, 2025	15:30 PM	Group A Champion vs Group B Runners-up	Golden Jubilee Stadium
May 16, 2025	19:30 PM	Group B Champion vs Group A Runners-up	Golden Jubilee Stadium

Final

Date	Time	Match	Venue
May 18, 2025	19:00 PM	Winners SF1 vs Winners SF2	Golden Jubilee Stadium