This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2018 SAFF Championship tournament held in Bangladesh, between 4 September and 15 September 2018. The position listed for each player is per the squad list in the official match reports by the SAFF. The age listed for each player is on 4 September 2018, the first day of the tournament. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Group A

Bangladesh

Bangladesh announced their squad on 3 September 2018.[1]

Coach: England Jamie Day

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ashraful Islam Rana (1988-05-01)1 May 1988 (aged 30) 9 0 Bangladesh Saif Sporting
22 1GK Shahidul Alam Sohel (1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 26) 19 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
25 1GK Anisur Rahman Zico (1997-08-10)10 August 1997 (aged 21) 0 0 Bangladesh Saif Sporting
2 2DF Nasiruddin Chowdhury (1979-10-09)9 October 1979 (aged 38) 23 1 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
3 2DF Wali Faisal (1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 33) 38 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
4 2DF Topu Barman (1994-12-20)20 December 1994 (aged 23) 21 1 Bangladesh Saif Sporting
5 2DF Tutul Hossain Badsha (1998-08-12)12 August 1998 (aged 20) 2 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
12 2DF Bishwanath Ghosh (1999-05-30)30 May 1999 (aged 19) 0 0 Bangladesh Sheikh Russel
21 2DF Sushanto Tripura (1998-10-05)5 October 1998 (aged 19) 0 0 Bangladesh Saif Sporting
6 3MF Jamal Bhuyan (captain) (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 28) 28 0 Bangladesh Saif Sporting
7 3MF Emon Mahmud Babu (1991-06-03)3 June 1991 (aged 27) 9 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
8 3MF Mamunul Islam (1988-12-12)12 December 1988 (aged 29) 51 3 Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani
13 3MF Atiqur Rahman Fahad (1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 22) 2 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
15 3MF Biplu Ahmed (1999-05-05)5 May 1999 (aged 19) 1 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan
17 3MF Sohel Rana (1995-03-27)27 March 1995 (aged 23) 25 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
18 3MF Masuk Mia Jony (1998-01-16)16 January 1998 (aged 20) 4 0 Bangladesh Saif Sporting
19 3MF Faisal Mahmud (1983-01-16)16 January 1983 (aged 35) 8 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan
9 4FW Saad Uddin (1998-09-01)1 September 1998 (aged 20) 0 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
10 4FW Shakhawat Hossain Rony (1991-10-08)8 October 1991 (aged 26) 17 7 Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani
16 4FW Mahbubur Rahman Sufil (1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 18) 1 1 Bangladesh Arambagh KS

Bhutan

Coach: England Trevor Morgan[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ngawang Jamphel (1992-09-27)27 September 1992 (aged 25) 1 0 Bhutan Thimphu City
19 1GK Kinzang Gyeltshen (1993-04-16)16 April 1993 (aged 25) 1 0 Bhutan Thimphu FC
21 1GK Tshering Dendup (1994-04-04)4 April 1994 (aged 24) 4 0 Bhutan Paro United
2 2DF Tshering Samdup (1998-02-05)5 February 1998 (aged 20) 0 0 Bhutan Transport United
3 2DF Choki Wangchuk (1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (aged 20) 5 0 Bhutan Transport United
4 2DF Mipham Jigme (1998-11-20)20 November 1998 (aged 19) 0 0 Bhutan Thimphu City
9 2DF Tenzin Dorji (1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 21) 6 0 Bhutan Transport United
12 2DF Phuntsho Jigme (1997-09-11)11 September 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 Bhutan Thimphu FC
22 2DF Rinchen Dorji (1994-04-24)24 April 1994 (aged 24) 0 0 Bhutan Transport United
6 3MF Galey Zangpo (1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 24) 0 0 Bhutan Druk Star
8 3MF Karma Shedrup Tshering (captain) (1990-04-09)9 April 1990 (aged 28) 28 1 Bhutan Thimphu City
13 3MF Kencho Tobgay (1991-10-11)11 October 1991 (aged 26) 3 0 Bhutan Transport United
15 3MF Nima Wangdi (1998-12-06)6 December 1998 (aged 19) 10 0 Bhutan Thimphu City
16 3MF Tshering Dorji (1995-09-11)11 September 1995 (aged 22) 25 4 Bhutan Thimphu City
18 3MF Chimi Dorji (1993-12-22)22 December 1993 (aged 24) 12 0 Bhutan Thimphu City
7 4FW Chencho Gyeltshen (1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 22) 30 10 India Bengaluru FC
10 4FW Kabi Raj Rai (1997-03-17)17 March 1997 (aged 21) 0 0 Bhutan Paro United
17 4FW Tsenda Dorji (1995-02-12)12 February 1995 (aged 23) 0 0 Bhutan Thimphu FC
20 4FW Phurba Wangchuk (1996-02-18)18 February 1996 (aged 22) 0 0 Bhutan Tensung
23 4FW Kuenga Rabgay (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 20) 0 0 Bhutan Druk Star

Nepal

Nepal announced their squad on 27 August 2018.[3]

Coach: Bal Gopal Maharjan[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Bikesh Kuthu (1993-06-24)24 June 1993 (aged 25) 5 0 Nepal Nepal Army
16 1GK Kiran Chemjong (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 28) 52 0 Maldives T.C. Sports Club
19 1GK Alan Neupane (1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 22) Nepal Three Star
3 2DF Biraj Maharjan (captain) (1990-09-18)18 September 1990 (aged 27) 68 1 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi
4 2DF Ananta Tamang (1998-01-14)14 January 1998 (aged 20) 16 1 Nepal Three Star
5 2DF Devendra Tamang (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 24) 3 0 Nepal Chyasal Youth Club
6 2DF Aditya Chaudhary (1996-04-19)19 April 1996 (aged 22) 17 0 Nepal Armed Police Force
22 2DF Dinesh Rajbanshi (1998-04-04)4 April 1998 (aged 20) 1 0 Nepal Nepal Police
23 2DF Rohit Chand (1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 26) 49 0 Indonesia Persija Jakarta
25 2DF Suman Aryal (1996-03-09)9 March 1996 (aged 22) Nepal Nepal Police
7 3MF Nirajan Khadka (1988-10-06)6 October 1988 (aged 29) 28 0 Nepal Three Star
8 3MF Bishal Rai (1994-09-22)22 September 1994 (aged 23) 14 3 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi
9 3MF Sunil Bal (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 20) Nepal Three Star
11 3MF Heman Gurung (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 22) 12 0 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi
15 3MF Sujal Shrestha (1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 25) 18 2 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi
30 3MF Hemant Thapa Magar (1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 20) 1 0 Nepal Chyasal Youth Club
10 4FW Bimal Gharti Magar (1998-01-26)26 January 1998 (aged 20) 26 6 Nepal Three Star
14 4FW Anjan Bista (1998-05-15)15 May 1998 (aged 20) 22 0 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi
18 4FW Nawayug Shrestha (1990-06-08)8 June 1990 (aged 28) 18 5 Bhutan Paro FC
21 4FW Bharat Khawas (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 27) 46 9 Nepal Nepal Army

Pakistan

Pakistan announced their squad on 1 September 2018.[5]

Coach: Brazil José Antonio Nogueira

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Yousuf Butt (1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 28) 12 0 Denmark Greve Fodbold
18 1GK Ahsanullah Ahmed (1995-02-23)23 February 1995 (aged 23) 0 0 Pakistan SSGC
22 1GK Saqib Hanif (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 24) 2 0 Maldives BA. A. Maalhos
2 2DF Mohammad Umar Hayat (1996-09-22)22 September 1996 (aged 21) 0 0 Pakistan WAPDA
3 2DF Mohsin Ali (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 22) 4 0 Pakistan WAPDA
4 2DF Abdullah Qazi (1995-03-25)25 March 1995 (aged 23) 0 0 United States La Máquina
6 2DF Zesh Rehman (1983-10-14)14 October 1983 (aged 34) 18 1 Hong Kong Southern
23 2DF Faisal Iqbal (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 (aged 26) 18 0 Pakistan NBP
28 2DF Shehbaz Younus (1996-03-02)2 March 1996 (aged 22) 0 0 Pakistan Army
5 3MF Naveed Ahmed (1993-01-03)3 January 1993 (aged 25) 8 0 Pakistan Navy
7 3MF Bilawal Ur-Rehman (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 24) 4 0 Pakistan SSGC
8 3MF Mehmood Khan (1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 27) 4 0 Pakistan SSGC
12 3MF Saadullah Khan (1994-06-04)4 June 1994 (aged 24) 3 1 Pakistan SSGC
17 3MF Saddam Hussain (Captain) (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 (aged 25) 19 0 Pakistan SSGC
21 3MF Muhammad Adil (1992-07-09)9 July 1992 (aged 26) 19 0 Pakistan KRL
27 3MF Ahmed Faheem (1994-12-04)4 December 1994 (aged 23) 0 0 Pakistan WAPDA
9 4FW Muhammad Ali (1989-09-02)2 September 1989 (aged 29) 8 0 Denmark Greve Fodbold
10 4FW Hassan Bashir (Vice-captain) (1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 31) 15 4 Denmark Greve Fodbold
14 4FW Adnan Mohammad (1996-07-02)2 July 1996 (aged 22) 0 0 Denmark Lyngby
16 4FW Muhammad Riaz (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 22) 1 0 Pakistan K-Electric

Group B

India

India announced their squad on 4 September 2018.[6]

Coach: England Stephen Constantine

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Vishal Kaith (1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (aged 22) 0 0 India Pune City
16 1GK Kamaljit Singh (1995-12-28)28 December 1995 (aged 22) 0 0 India Pune City
30 1GK Sukhdev Patil (1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 19) 0 0 India Delhi Dynamos
2 2DF Salam Ranjan Singh (1995-12-04)4 December 1995 (aged 22) 4 0 India East Bengal
3 2DF Subhasish Bose (captain) (1995-08-18)18 August 1995 (aged 23) 4 0 India Mumbai City
5 2DF Davinder Singh (1995-09-23)23 September 1995 (aged 22) 0 0 India Mumbai City
6 2DF Jerry Lalrinzuala (1998-07-30)30 July 1998 (aged 20) 5 0 India Chennaiyin
12 2DF Sarthak Golui (1997-11-03)3 November 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 India Mohun Bagan
29 2DF Mohammad Sajid Dhot (1997-12-10)10 December 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 India Delhi Dynamos
7 3MF Anirudh Thapa (1998-01-15)15 January 1998 (aged 20) 7 0 India Chennaiyin
8 3MF Germanpreet Singh (1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 22) 4 0 India Chennaiyin
14 3MF Vinit Rai (1997-10-10)10 October 1997 (aged 20) 1 0 India Delhi Dynamos
19 3MF Ashique Kuruniyan (1997-06-14)14 June 1997 (aged 21) 4 0 India Pune City
21 3MF Vignesh Dakshinamurthy (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 20) 0 0 India Mumbai City
22 3MF Nikhil Poojari (1995-09-03)3 September 1995 (aged 23) 2 0 India Pune City
25 3MF Lallianzuala Chhangte (1997-06-08)8 June 1997 (aged 21) 4 2 India Delhi Dynamos
9 4FW Manvir Singh (1995-11-06)6 November 1995 (aged 22) 2 0 India FC Goa
10 4FW Sumeet Passi (1994-09-12)12 September 1994 (aged 23) 4 2 India Jamshedpur FC
11 4FW Hitesh Sharma (1997-12-25)25 December 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 India ATK
15 4FW Farukh Choudhary (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (aged 21) 0 0 India Jamshedpur FC

Maldives

Maldives announced their squad on 2 September 2018.[7][8]

Coach: Croatia Petar Segrt

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hussain Shareef (1998-09-05)5 September 1998 (aged 19) 0 0 Maldives Maziya
18 1GK Tholaal Hassan (1990-03-31)31 March 1990 (aged 28) 0 0 Maldives United Victory
22 1GK Mohamed Faisal (1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (aged 30) 14 0 Maldives New Radiant
2 2DF Ali Samooh (1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (aged 22) 11 0 Maldives Maziya
3 2DF Ahmed Numaan (1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 25) 1 0 Maldives Club Eagles
4 2DF Hussain Sifaau Yoosuf (1996-02-04)4 February 1996 (aged 22) 2 1 Maldives Club Eagles
13 2DF Akram Abdul Ghanee (captain) (1987-03-19)19 March 1987 (aged 31) 57 0 Maldives New Radiant
19 2DF Mujuthaaz Mohamed (1992-10-25)25 October 1992 (aged 25) 2 0 Maldives Club Eagles
25 2DF Samdhooh Mohamed (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 26) 13 0 Maldives Club Green Streets
6 3MF Mohamed Arif (1985-08-11)11 August 1985 (aged 33) 51 1 Maldives Club Eagles
7 3MF Ali Fasir (1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (aged 30) 47 10 Maldives New Radiant
10 3MF Hamza Mohamed (1995-02-17)17 February 1995 (aged 23) 28 2 Maldives New Radiant
5 3MF Mohamed Irufaan (1994-07-24)24 July 1994 (aged 24) 4 0 Maldives Maziya
20 3MF Ibrahim Waheed Hassan (1995-11-15)15 November 1995 (aged 22) 3 1 Maldives T.C. Sports Club
23 3MF Hussain Nihan (1992-07-06)6 July 1992 (aged 26) 1 0 Maldives Victory Sports Club
27 3MF Ahmed Imaz (1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 26) 17 2 Maldives Maziya
9 4FW Asadhulla Abdulla (1990-10-19)19 October 1990 (aged 27) 30 9 Maldives Maziya
11 4FW Naiz Hassan (1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 22) 17 8 Maldives Maziya
14 4FW Riham Abdul Ghanee (1997-03-02)2 March 1997 (aged 21) 2 0 Maldives New Radiant
17 4FW Ibrahim Mahudhee (1993-08-22)22 August 1993 (aged 25) 3 1 Maldives T.C. Sports Club

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka announced their squad on 24 August 2018.[9][10]

Coach: Pakir Ali

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sujan Perera (1982-07-18)18 July 1982 (aged 36) 19 0 Maldives Club Eagles
22 1GK Danushka Rajapaksha (1993-05-17)17 May 1993 (aged 25) 0 0 Sri Lanka New Young's
30 1GK Kavish Fernando (1995-05-25)25 May 1995 (aged 23) 0 0 Sri Lanka Colombo FC
2 2DF Subash Madushan (1990-05-31)31 May 1990 (aged 28) 13 1 Sri Lanka Navy SC
3 2DF Bandara Warakagoda (1986-10-13)13 October 1986 (aged 31) 20 0 Sri Lanka Army SC
4 2DF Yogendran Puslas (1990-04-04)4 April 1990 (aged 28) Sri Lanka New Young's
12 2DF Jude Supan (1998-07-30)30 July 1998 (aged 20) 1 0 Sri Lanka Renown
24 2DF Charitha Mudiyanselage (1992-12-26)26 December 1992 (aged 25) 1 0 Sri Lanka Colombo FC
28 2DF Harsha Fernando (1992-11-21)21 November 1992 (aged 25) 1 0 Sri Lanka Air Force SC
7 3MF Mohamed Rifnas (1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 23) 13 3 Sri Lanka Colombo FC
8 3MF Asikur Rahuman (1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 24) 13 1 Sri Lanka Army SC
9 3MF Kavindu Ishan (1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 25) 19 1 Sri Lanka Air Force SC
11 3MF Dilan De Silva (1988-09-13)13 September 1988 (aged 29) 1 0 Sri Lanka Colombo FC
13 3MF Mariyathas Nitharshan (1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 24) 1 0 Sri Lanka Renown
17 3MF Sasanga Dilhara (1999-06-10)10 June 1999 (aged 19) Sri Lanka Ratnam
19 3MF Afeel Mohamed (1996-07-09)9 July 1996 (aged 22) 2 0 Sri Lanka Colombo FC
20 3MF Chameera Sajith (1993-01-29)29 January 1993 (aged 25) 17 0 Sri Lanka Army SC
10 4FW Zohar Mohamed Zarwan (1996-04-23)23 April 1996 (aged 22) 14 1 Sri Lanka Colombo FC
14 4FW Mohamed Fazal (1990-04-30)30 April 1990 (aged 28) 3 1 Sri Lanka Colombo FC
21 4FW Asela Madushan (1999-12-09)9 December 1999 (aged 18) 1 0 Sri Lanka Renown

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