The SAFF U-16 Championship is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the South Asian Football Federation

South Asian Football Federation

South Asian Football Federation , founded in 1997, is an association of the football playing nations in South Asia. Its founding members are Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Bhutan joined the federation in 2000 and Afghanistan in 2005...

 (SAFF). The first edition of the tournament took place in Nepal in August 2011. The competition was launched under the leadership of SAFF President Kazi Salahuddin

Kazi Salahuddin

Kazi Salahuddin is a Bangladeshi former football player. He was a member of the Swadhin Bangla Football Dal, the team which played across India to raise funds during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971...

 who was elected in 2009. Previous SAFF president Ganesh Thapa

Ganesh Thapa

Ganesh Thapa is the present President of the All Nepal Football Association . He is also the outgoing President of the South Asian Football Federation. He is also one of the five vice presidents of the Asian football federation, elected on 6 January 2011.-Background:Before becoming the President of...

 had failed to add any additional tournaments other than the senior SAFF Championship

SAFF Championship

The SAFF Championship, also called the South Asian Football Federation Cup , is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by the South Asian Football Federation. Previous names have included the South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup in 1993 and...

 to the SAFF regional football calendar.

Summary

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
		Champion	Score	Second Place	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2011 Details 2011 SAFF U-16 Championship -Third place playoff:-Final:...			2 – 1			2 – 1