2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
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| country = {{flagicon|BAN}} Bangladesh
| dates = 1–11 July 2025
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| cities = Dhaka
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The 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship will be sixth edition of the SAFF U-18/19/20 Women's Championship, an international football competition for women's under–19 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament will held from 11 to 11 July 2025 in Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=https://www.kalbela.com/sports/football/140930|date=20 November 2024|title=মাঠ সংক্রান্ত জটিলতার পরেও আয়োজক বাংলাদেশ|language=bn|work=www.kalbela.com|access-date=21 November 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://samakal.com/sports/article/270790/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A6-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BE|date=17 December 2024|title=সাফ অনূর্ধ্ব-২০ নারী চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপের নতুন তারিখ ঘোষণা|language=bn|work=www.samakal.com|access-date=17 December 2024}}
Bangladesh and India are the joint champion, both teams have finished 1–1 goals in the regulations time and 11–11 goals by penalties shoot-out in the final of the tournament on 8 February 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/bangladesh-and-india-declared-joint-champions-3539646|date=8 February 2024|title=Bangladesh and India declared joint champions|work=www.thedailystar.net|access-date=21 November 2024}}
Host selection
At the SAFF Executive Committee virtual meeting, held on 20 November 2024 in the Dhaka, Bangladesh SAFF announced the name of Bangladesh host country of the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://barta24.com/details/sports/255557/in-february-girls--youth-saff-will-be-held-in-dhaka?fbclid=IwY2xjawGr0qBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQEtCW0k8MXMWB3LEWr-ovTnXKhflaqEjKVerPvM3bi7dhivaaEH82yKmg_aem__LRle-bjpuOZogUbMlJanw|date=20 November 2024|title=ফেব্রুয়ারিতে মেয়েদের যুব সাফ হবে ঢাকায়|language=bn|work=www.barta24.com|access-date=21 November 2024}}
Participating nations
The following seven nations will participate in the tournament.
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| Team | {{abbr|App|Appearance}} | {{abbr|Last|Last appearance}} | Best placement in the tournament |
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| {{fbwu|20|BAN}} | align=center|5th | 2024 | Champions (2018, 2021, 2023, 2024) |
| {{fbwu|20|BHU}} | align=center|4th | 2024 | Fourth-place (2018, 2023, 2024) |
| {{fbwu|20|IND}} | align=center|5th | 2024 | Champions (2022, 2024) |
| {{fbwu|20|MDV}} | align=center|2nd | 2018 | Group stages (2018) |
| {{fbwu|20|NEP}} | align=center|5th | 2024 | Runners-up (2018, 2023) |
| {{fbwu|20|PAK}} | align=center|2nd | 2018 | Group stages (2018) |
| {{fbwu|20|SL}} | align=center|2nd | 2021 | Group stages (2021) |
Venue
All matches will be played at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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| Dhaka
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| BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 |
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Player eligibility
Players born on or after 1 January 2006 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.