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South Asian Football Federation

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Football association
"SAFF" redirects here; not to be confused withSaudi Arabian Football Federation.

SAFF
South Asian Football Federation
Map
AbbreviationSAFF
Formation1997; 29 years ago (1997)
TypeFootball organization
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
South Asia
Membership7 member associations
Official language
English
Kazi Salahuddin
Vice President
Sundar Narshing Joshi
General Secretary
Purushottam Kattel
Parent organization
AFC
Websitesaffederation.org

TheSouth Asian Football Federation (SAFF) is an association of thefootball playing nations inSouth Asia. Incorporated in 1997, it is a regional subsidiary of theAsian Football Confederation. The members of the association areBangladesh,Bhutan,India,Maldives,Nepal,Pakistan andSri Lanka.[1]

History

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The SAFF was founded in 1997, withBangladesh,India,Maldives,Nepal,Pakistan, andSri Lanka. In 2000, they expanded to 7 members, addingBhutan.Afghanistan joined in 2005, but left in 2015, to join then newly formedCentral Asian Football Association.[2]

Presidents

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PresidentYearsRef.
India P. P. Lakshmanan1997–2001[3][4]
NepalGanesh Thapa2001–2009[5][4]
BangladeshKazi Salahuddin2009–2016[6][4]
Sri Lanka Ranjith Rodrigo(acting)2016[7]
BangladeshKazi Salahuddin2016–present[6][4]

Member associations

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CodeAssociationJoined inNational teamNational league
BAN Bangladesh1997(Men,Women)
BHU Bhutan2000(Men,Women)
IND India1997(Men,Women)
MDV Maldives1997(Men,Women)
NEP   Nepal1997(Men,Women)
PAK Pakistan1997(Men,Women)
SRI Sri Lanka1997(Men)

Former member

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AssociationYearNote
 Afghanistan2005–2015JoinedCAFA in 2015.

Competitions

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See also:List of association football competitions andFIFA International Match Calendar

The South Asian Football Federation runs several competitions onsubcontinental level.

National teams

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Men
Women

Clubs

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Men
Women

The South Asian Football Federation announced in April 2011 that they had decided to start a new tournament for association football club sides, theSAFF Club Championship, with the inaugural edition to be held in Bangladesh from 1–15 September of the same year.[8] The competition was postponed and desires to revive the competition were again announced in July 2013 but the competition has still not started with accusations that India, the prime nation in the competition, were not altogether interested in participating.[9]

Sri Lanka was supposed to host the first edition in August 2014.[10]

A new possible start was set for December 2016 but later announced that 2017 would see the first edition.[11][12] This again was changed and announced that 2018 would be the start of the tournament.[13]

In January 2025, SAFF announced three new competitions:SAFF Club Championship,SAFF Women's Club Championship and theSAFF U-23 Championship.[14] SAFF struck a deal with marketing partnerSportfive to fund theMen’s,Women’s,Under-23 andClub Championship.[15]

Current title holders

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See also:Portal:Current events/Sports,2026 in association football,2026 in sports, andFIFA International Match Calendar
For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, seeImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.
CompetitionYearChampionsDetailsRunners-upNext
Men's national teams
Championship2023India Final Kuwait2026
U-23 Championship2026
U-20 Championship2025India Final Bangladesh2026
U-17 Championship2025India Final Bangladesh2026
Futsal Championship2026Maldives RR India2027
South Asian Games2019Nepal   Final Bhutan2026
Women's national teams
Women's Championship2024Bangladesh Final Nepal2026
U-20 Women's Championship2025Bangladesh RR   Nepal2026
U-17 Women's Championship2025India RR Bangladesh2026
Women's Futsal Championship2026Bangladesh RR India2027
South Asian Games2019India Final Nepal2026
Men's club teams
Club Championship2026
Women's club teams
Women's Club Championship2025East BengalIndiaFinalNepalAPF2027

Titles by nation

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As of1 June 2025

NationMen's national teamWomen's national teamClubTotal
SAFFSAGU18/U19/U20U15/U16/U17FutSAFFSAGU18/U19/U20U15/U16/U17FutWCC
 India9346053220135
 Bangladesh1212020421015
   Nepal042000002008
 Pakistan040100000005
 Maldives2000100000×3
 Sri Lanka1000000000×1
 Bhutan000000×00000
Former member
 Afghanistan1000×0×1
Invited guest
 Russia††×1×1
KuwaitKuwait0×0
LebanonLebanon0×0
Total141369173671168

Note: (†) Member from 2005 till 2015, (††) The Russian Under-17 team was invited to the Under-17 tournament

Medals (1993–2025)

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Last Update:2025 SAFF U-19 Championship

ExcludeFootball at the South Asian Games andSAFF Club Championship.

Without Semifinal Losers
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India (IND)2610642
2 Bangladesh (BAN)1013427
3 Nepal (NEP)412824
4 Maldives (MDV)2327
5 Pakistan (PAK)1214
6 Afghanistan (AFG)1203
7 Sri Lanka (SRI)1102
8 Russia (RUS)1001
9 Kuwait (KUW)0101
10 Bhutan (BHU)0033
Totals (10 entries)464424114


With Semifinal Losers
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India (IND)2610743
2 Bangladesh (BAN)10131235
3 Nepal (NEP)4121632
4 Maldives (MDV)23914
5 Pakistan (PAK)1258
6 Afghanistan (AFG)1225
7 Sri Lanka (SRI)1179
8 Russia (RUS)1001
9 Kuwait (KUW)0101
10 Bhutan (BHU)0066
11 Lebanon (LBN)0011
Totals (11 entries)464465155

SAFF teams at continental and global tournaments

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champion
  •  2nd  – Runner-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R16 – Round of 16
  • GS – Group stage
  • 1S – First knockout stage
  •    — Did not qualify
  •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
  •  ×  — Did not enter / withdrawn / banned / disqualified
  •  — Tournament was unavailable for the nation that year
  •     — Hosts

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Senior

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Men's

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FIFA World Cup
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Main article:National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup
See also:Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record
Team1930
Uruguay
(13)
1934
Kingdom of Italy
(16)
1938
French Third Republic
(15)
1950
Fourth Brazilian Republic
(13)
1954
Switzerland
(16)
1958
Sweden
(16)
1962
Chile
(16)
1966
England
(16)
1970
Mexico
(16)
1974
West Germany
(16)
1978
Argentina
(16)
1982
Spain
(24)
1986
Mexico
(24)
1990
Italy
(24)
1994
United States
(24)
1998
France
(32)
2002
Japan
South Korea
(32)
2006
Germany
(32)
2010
South Africa
(32)
2014
Brazil
(32)
2018
Russia
(32)
2022
Qatar
(32)
2026
Canada
Mexico
United States
(48)
2030
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
Argentina
Paraguay
Uruguay
(48)
2034
Saudi Arabia
(48)
TotalAttempts
 BangladeshDid not existNot a FIFA member×TBDTBD011
 BhutanDid not existNot a FIFA member××××TBDTBD03
 IndiaNot a FIFA member••××××××××TBDTBD011
 MaldivesDid not existNot a FIFA member××TBDTBD08
   NepalDid not existNot a FIFA member×××××TBDTBD09
 PakistanDid not exist×××××××××××TBDTBD09
 Sri LankaDid not exist××××××××××TBDTBD09
Former member
 AfghanistanNot a FIFA memberNot a SAFF memberNot a SAFF member03
AFC Asian Cup
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TeamBritish Hong Kong
1956
(4)
South Korea
1960
(4)
Israel
1964
(4)
Iran
1968
(5)
Thailand
1972
(6)
Iran
1976
(6)
Kuwait
1980
(10)
Singapore
1984
(10)
Qatar
1988
(10)
Japan
1992
(8)
United Arab Emirates
1996
(12)
Lebanon
2000
(12)
China
2004
(16)
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
2007
(16)
Qatar
2011
(16)
Australia
2015
(16)
United Arab Emirates
2019
(24)
Qatar
2023
(24)
Saudi Arabia
2027
(24)
Total
 BangladeshPart of Pakistan××GS×1
 India×2nd×××GSGSGSGS5
AFC Challenge Cup
[edit]
TeamsBangladesh
2006
(16)
India
2008
(8)
Sri Lanka
2010
(8)
Nepal
2012
(8)
Maldives
2014
(8)
Total
 BangladeshQFGS2
 BhutanGS1
 IndiaQF1stGSGS4
 MaldivesGS3rd2
   NepalSFGSGS3
 PakistanGS1
 Sri Lanka2ndGSGS3
Former member
 AfghanistanGSGS×4th3
AFC Solidarity Cup
[edit]
TeamsMalaysia
2016
(7)
Total
 Bangladesh×0
 Bhutan0
   Nepal1st1
 Pakistan×0
 Sri LankaGS1

Asian Games men's football tournament
[edit]
Football at the Asian Games was a senior tournament until 1998.
Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
TeamIndia
1951
(6)
Philippines
1954
(12)
Japan
1958
(14)
Indonesia
1962
(8)
Thailand
1966
(11)
Thailand
1970
(10)
Iran
1974
(15)
Thailand
1978
(14)
India
1982
(16)
South Korea
1986
(18)
China
1990
(14)
Japan
1994
(19)
Thailand
1998
(23)
South Korea
2002
(24)
Qatar
2006
(28)
China
2010
(24)
South Korea
2014
(29)
Indonesia
2018
(25)
China
2022
(23)
Japan
2026
(TBA)
Total
 BangladeshDid not exist13th12th14th13thDQ20th24th24th20th15th20th10
 India1st8th4th1st8th3rd13th8th6th16thDQDQ16th10th14th14th26th9th16
 MaldivesDid not exist20th22nd20th17th21st5
   Nepal16th18th18th17th29th22nd6
 Pakistan6th9th11th17th14th23rd21st22nd24th17th10
Former member
 AfghanistanNot a SAFF member25thNot a SAFF member1

Women's

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AFC Women's Asian Cup
[edit]
TeamHong Kong
1975
(6)
Taiwan
1977
(6)
India
1980
(6)
Hong Kong
1981
(8)
Thailand
1983
(6)
Hong Kong
1986
(7)
Hong Kong
1989
(8)
Japan
1991
(9)
Malaysia
1993
(8)
Malaysia
1995
(11)
China
1997
(11)
Philippines
1999
(15)
Chinese Taipei
2001
(14)
Thailand
2003
(14)
Australia
2006
(9)
Vietnam
2008
(8)
China
2010
(8)
Vietnam
2014
(8)
Jordan
2018
(8)
India
2022
(12)
Australia
2026
(12)
Uzbekistan
2029
(12)
Total
 Bangladesh××××××××××××××××××QTBD1
 India××2nd3rd2nd××××GSGSGSGSGS••[a]QTBD10
 Nepal×××××GSGS××××GS×××××××TBD3
  1. ^India failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their match of the group stage against Chinese Taipei due to them having only fewer than 13 players left with the remaining team members testing positive forCOVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them were considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[16]
Asian Games Women's football tournament
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TeamChina
1990
(6)
Japan
1994
(4)
Thailand
1998
(8)
South Korea
2002
(6)
Qatar
2006
(8)
China
2010
(7)
South Korea
2014
(11)
Indonesia
2018
(11)
China
2022
(16)
Japan
2026
(TBA)
Total
 Bangladesh12th1
 India8th9th13th3
 MaldivesDQ11th10th2
 Nepal11th1

Junior

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Men's U-20

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AFC U-20 Asian Cup
[edit]
TeamFederation of Malaya
1959
Federation of Malaya
1960
Thailand
1961
Thailand
1962
Federation of Malaya
1963
South Vietnam
1964
Japan
1965
Philippines
1966
Thailand
1967
South Korea
1968
Thailand
1969
Philippines
1970
Japan
1971
Thailand
1972
Iran
1973
Thailand
1974
Kuwait
1975
Thailand
1976
Iran
1977
Bangladesh
1978
Thailand
1980
Thailand
1982
 Bangladesh××××××××××××××××GS×GSGS5th×
 India××××GSGSGSQFQFGS××QFGSGS1stGSGSQFGS
   Nepal××××××××××××GSGS×GS××××
 Pakistan×××GS××××××××××GS××××××
 Sri Lanka8th×GS×GS××GSQF×GSGS×××××GS×GS××
TeamUnited Arab Emirates
1985
Saudi Arabia
1986
Qatar
1988
Indonesia
1990
United Arab Emirates
1992
Indonesia
1994
South Korea
1996
Thailand
1998
Iran
2000
Qatar
2002
Malaysia
2004
India
2006
Saudi Arabia
2008
China
2010
United Arab Emirates
2012
Myanmar
2014
Bahrain
2016
Indonesia
2018

2023
China
2025
Total
 Bangladesh××GSGS×6
 IndiaGS×GSGS×GSGSQFGSGS22
   Nepal×××GS×4
 Pakistan×GS×××××3
 Sri Lanka×GS××××××10

Men's U-17

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FIFA U-17 World Cup
[edit]
Team1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
2025
Qatar
(48)
2026
Qatar
(48)
Total
 IndiaR1TBD1
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
[edit]
Team
1985

1986

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2023

2025

2026
Total
 Bangladesh×GSGSGSGS×GSGSDQ×6
 IndiaGSGSQFGSGSGSGSQFGSQ10
   Nepal×××GS×GSGS×3
 Pakistan××××××GS××××1

Women's U-20

[edit]
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
[edit]
Team2002
India
(12)
2004
China
(15)
2006
Malaysia
(8)
2007
China
(8)
2009
China
(8)
2011
Vietnam
(6)
2013
China
(6)
2015
China
(8)
2017
China
(8)
2019
Thailand
(8)
2024
Uzbekistan
(8)
2026
Thailand
(12)
Total
 BangladeshQ1
 IndiaGSQFGSQ4
   NepalGS1

Women's U-17

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
[edit]
TeamNew Zealand
2008
(16)
Trinidad and Tobago
2010
(16)
Azerbaijan
2012
(16)
Costa Rica
2014
(16)
Jordan
2016
(16)
Uruguay
2018
(16)
India
2022
(16)
Dominican Republic
2024
(16)
Morocco
2025
(24)
Morocco
2026
(24)
Total
 IndiaGSTBD1
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
[edit]
Team2005
South Korea
(11)
2007
Malaysia
(6)
2009
Thailand
(8)
2011
China
(6)
2013
China
(12)
2015
China
(8)
2017
Thailand
(8)
2019
Thailand
(8)
2024
Indonesia
(8)
2026
China
(12)
2027
China
(12)
2028
China
(12)
Total
 BangladeshGS××××GSGSTBDTBD3
 IndiaGS×QTBDTBD2

Rankings

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Rankings are calculated byFIFA.

Men's national teams

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SAFFAFCFIFACountryPoints+/−HighestLowest
127141 India1079.52Increase94173
233173 Maldives945.02Steady124183
336180 Bangladesh911.19Steady110197
437182   Nepal902.44Steady124196
541192 Bhutan867.86Steady159209
643194 Sri Lanka857.40Steady122207
745199 Pakistan833.16Steady141205
  • Last updated: 19 January 2026[17]

Leading men's team:

Women's national teams

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SAFFAFCFIFACountryPoints+/−HighestLowest
11267 India1389.344Decrease4970
21689 Nepal1244.917Steady87119
321112 Bangladesh1167.611Decrease100147
431154 Pakistan1007.241Steady106161
536163 Sri Lanka930.198Decrease101162
637165 Bhutan920.149Decrease113178
739167 Maldives908.712Decrease91165
  • Last updated: 11 December 2025[18]

Leading women's team:

Men's Futsal national teams

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SAFFAFCFIFACountryPoints+/−HighestLowest
127109 Maldives889.11Decrease106109
228114   Nepal865.96Increase114121
335133 India763.04Increase133135
436138 Pakistan702.78N/a138138
537139 Bangladesh702.41N/a139139
NR Bhutan0.00N/a00
 Sri Lanka0.00N/a00
  • Last updated: 12 December 2025[19]

Women's Futsal national teams

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SAFFAFCFIFACountryPoints+/−HighestLowest
11544 Bangladesh920.38Decrease4244
22987 India731.51Decrease7987
NR Bhutan0.00N/a00
 Maldives0.00N/a00
   Nepal0.00N/a00
 Pakistan0.00N/a00
 Sri Lanka0.00N/a00
  • Last updated: 12 December 2025[20]

Individual statistics

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Top goalscorer in men's football

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As of 1 September 2025

By number of goals

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(Players with at least 20 goals)

#NameCareerGoalsCapsAvg/Game
1IndiaSunil Chhetri(list)2005–2025951570.61
2MaldivesAli Ashfaq(list)2003–202358980.59
3IndiaInivalappil Mani Vijayan(list)1992–200429700.41
4Sri LankaKasun Jayasuriya(list)2000–200927550.49
IndiaBaichung Bhutia(list)1995–2011820.33
6IndiaJeje Lalpekhlua(list)2009–201923540.41
IndiaShabbir Ali1974–1984660.35

By country

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(only highest goalscorers from each country)

#NameCareerGoalsCapsAvg/Game
1IndiaSunil Chhetri(list)2005–2025951570.61
2MaldivesAli Ashfaq(list)2003–202358980.59
3Sri LankaKasun Jayasuriya(list)2000–200927550.49
4BangladeshAshraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu(list)1975–198517500.34
5NepalNirajan Rayamajhi(list)2002–201013210.63
NepalHari Khadka(list)1995–200613390.33
NepalAnjan Bista(list)2014–Present13600.2
6BhutanChencho Gyeltshen(list)2011–present13440.3
7PakistanMuhammad Essa(list)2000–200911370.3

Players inbold are active international players.

Top goalscorer in women's football

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As of 20 June 2024

By number of goals

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(Players with at least 30 goals)

#NameCareerGoalsCapsAvg/Game
1NepalSabitra Bhandari2014–present53461.15
2IndiaBala Devi2007–202448580.83
3IndiaSasmita Malik2007–201736420.86
4BangladeshSabina Khatun2009–present34530.64
5IndiaYumnam Kamala Devi2011–202236510.71

By country

[edit]

(only highest goalscorers from each country)

#NameCareerGoalsCapsAvg/Game
1NepalSabitra Bhandari2014–present53461.15
2IndiaBala Devi2007–202448580.83
3BangladeshSabina Khatun2009–present34530.64

Players inbold are active international players.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"About Saff – SAFF". Retrieved18 November 2025.
  2. ^"Afghanistan to play SAFF Championship for the last time in 2015". 26 February 2014.Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved10 April 2015.
  3. ^"News for the month of March 1999".Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved28 February 2016.
  4. ^abcd"About US".saffederation.org.Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved30 September 2023.
  5. ^"Ganesh Thapa no longer SAFF president".República Sports. Nepal Republic Media. 2009. Archived fromthe original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved16 January 2010.
  6. ^ab"Salahuddin new SAFF president | the Daily Star". 3 October 2009.Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved28 February 2016.
  7. ^"Rodrigo Replaces Salahuddin as Acting President of SAFF - Daily Sports". 8 January 2016.Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved3 March 2016.
  8. ^"Bangladesh to host inaugural SAFF club championship". Zeenews.india.com. 18 April 2011.Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved4 August 2012.
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  10. ^"First ever South Asian Club Championship to be played in Sri Lanka". SouthAsiaFootball.com. 13 March 2014. Archived fromthe original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved13 March 2014.
  11. ^"Ranjith Rodrigo appointed acting President of SAFF".dailynews.lk.Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved4 April 2017.
  12. ^"Bangladesh to host SAFF Suzuki Cup". maldivessoccer.com. 25 August 2016. Archived fromthe original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved25 August 2016.
  13. ^"SAFF to hold biennial club tournament from 2018". Dawn. 6 October 2016.Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved9 October 2016.
  14. ^"SAFF Ex. Co meeting approves home or away format for SAFF Championship 2025".saffederation.org. Retrieved8 January 2025.
  15. ^প্রতিবেদক, জ্যেষ্ঠ (8 January 2025)."ক্লাব টুর্নামেন্ট আয়োজনসহ নতুন উদ্যোগ সাফের".dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Retrieved17 September 2025.
  16. ^"Latest update on the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 23 January 2022.Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved8 July 2022.
  17. ^"The FIFA World Ranking (Men)".FIFA. 19 January 2026. Retrieved19 January 2026.
  18. ^"The FIFA World Ranking (Women)".FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved11 December 2025.
  19. ^"The FIFA World Ranking (Men)".FIFA. 12 December 2025. Retrieved12 December 2025.
  20. ^"The FIFA World Ranking (Women)".FIFA. 12 December 2025. Retrieved12 December 2025.

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Football in South Asia
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National men'sfootball teams of Asia (AFC)
West Asia (WAFF)
Central Asia (CAFA)
South Asia (SAFF)
East Asia (EAFF)
Southeast Asia (AFF)
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Former
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