he SAFF U-16 Championship is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the South Asian Football Federation (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 who was elected in 2009. Previous SAFF president Ganesh Thapa had failed to add any additional tournaments other than the senior SAFF Championship to the SAFF regional football calendar.
