2018 SAFF Championship squads
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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.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh announced their squad on 3 September 2018.[1]
Coach: 
Jamie Day
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ashraful Islam Rana | 1 May 1988 (aged 30) | 9 | 0 |  Saif Sporting |
| 22 | GK | Shahidul Alam Sohel | 1 May 1992 (aged 26) | 19 | 0 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 25 | GK | Anisur Rahman Zico | 10 August 1997 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Saif Sporting |
| 2 | DF | Nasiruddin Chowdhury | 9 October 1979 (aged 38) | 23 | 1 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 3 | DF | Wali Faisal | 1 March 1985 (aged 33) | 38 | 0 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 4 | DF | Topu Barman | 20 December 1994 (aged 23) | 21 | 1 | Saif Sporting |
| 5 | DF | Tutul Hossain Badsha | 12 August 1998 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 12 | DF | Bishwanath Ghosh | 30 May 1999 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Sheikh Russel |
| 21 | DF | Sushanto Tripura | 5 October 1998 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Saif Sporting |
| 6 | MF | Jamal Bhuyan (captain) | 10 April 1990 (aged 28) | 28 | 0 | Saif Sporting |
| 7 | MF | Emon Mahmud Babu | 3 June 1991 (aged 27) | 9 | 0 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 8 | MF | Mamunul Islam | 12 December 1988 (aged 29) | 51 | 3 | Chittagong Abahani |
| 13 | MF | Atiqur Rahman Fahad | 15 September 1995 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 15 | MF | Biplu Ahmed | 5 May 1999 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Dhaka Mohammedan |
| 17 | MF | Sohel Rana | 27 March 1995 (aged 23) | 25 | 0 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 18 | MF | Masuk Mia Jony | 16 January 1998 (aged 20) | 4 | 0 | Saif Sporting |
| 19 | MF | Faisal Mahmud | 16 January 1983 (aged 35) | 8 | 0 | Dhaka Mohammedan |
| 9 | FW | Saad Uddin | 1 September 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 10 | FW | Shakhawat Hossain Rony | 8 October 1991 (aged 26) | 17 | 7 | Chittagong Abahani |
| 16 | FW | Mahbubur Rahman Sufil | 10 September 1999 (aged 18) | 1 | 1 | Arambagh KS |
Bhutan
Coach: Trevor Morgan[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ngawang Jamphel | 27 September 1992 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 |  Thimphu City |
| 19 | GK | Kinzang Gyeltshen | 16 April 1993 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | Thimphu FC |
| 21 | GK | Tshering Dendup | 4 April 1994 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 | Paro United |
| 2 | DF | Tshering Samdup | 5 February 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Transport United |
| 3 | DF | Choki Wangchuk | 2 February 1998 (aged 20) | 5 | 0 | Transport United |
| 4 | DF | Mipham Jigme | 20 November 1998 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Thimphu City |
| 9 | DF | Tenzin Dorji | 18 August 1997 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Transport United |
| 12 | DF | Phuntsho Jigme | 11 September 1997 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Thimphu FC |
| 22 | DF | Rinchen Dorji | 24 April 1994 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Transport United |
| 6 | MF | Galey Zangpo | 2 April 1994 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Druk Star |
| 8 | MF | Karma Shedrup Tshering (captain) | 9 April 1990 (aged 28) | 28 | 1 | Thimphu City |
| 13 | MF | Kencho Tobgay | 11 October 1991 (aged 26) | 3 | 0 | Transport United |
| 15 | MF | Nima Wangdi | 6 December 1998 (aged 19) | 10 | 0 | Thimphu City |
| 16 | MF | Tshering Dorji | 11 September 1995 (aged 22) | 25 | 4 | Thimphu City |
| 18 | MF | Chimi Dorji | 22 December 1993 (aged 24) | 12 | 0 | Thimphu City |
| 7 | FW | Chencho Gyeltshen | 10 May 1996 (aged 22) | 30 | 10 |  Bengaluru FC |
| 10 | FW | Kabi Raj Rai | 17 March 1997 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Paro United |
| 17 | FW | Tsenda Dorji | 12 February 1995 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Thimphu FC |
| 20 | FW | Phurba Wangchuk | 18 February 1996 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Tensung |
| 23 | FW | Kuenga Rabgay | 1 January 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | 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 | GK | Bikesh Kuthu | 24 June 1993 (aged 25) | 5 | 0 |  Nepal Army |
| 16 | GK | Kiran Chemjong | 20 March 1990 (aged 28) | 52 | 0 |  T.C. Sports Club |
| 19 | GK | Alan Neupane | 24 June 1996 (aged 22) | Three Star | ||
| 3 | DF | Biraj Maharjan (captain) | 18 September 1990 (aged 27) | 68 | 1 | Manang Marshyangdi |
| 4 | DF | Ananta Tamang | 14 January 1998 (aged 20) | 16 | 1 | Three Star |
| 5 | DF | Devendra Tamang | 1 November 1993 (aged 24) | 3 | 0 | Chyasal Youth Club |
| 6 | DF | Aditya Chaudhary | 19 April 1996 (aged 22) | 17 | 0 | Armed Police Force |
| 22 | DF | Dinesh Rajbanshi | 4 April 1998 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Nepal Police |
| 23 | DF | Rohit Chand | 1 March 1992 (aged 26) | 49 | 0 |  Persija Jakarta |
| 25 | DF | Suman Aryal | 9 March 1996 (aged 22) | Nepal Police | ||
| 7 | MF | Nirajan Khadka | 6 October 1988 (aged 29) | 28 | 0 | Three Star |
| 8 | MF | Bishal Rai | 22 September 1994 (aged 23) | 14 | 3 | Manang Marshyangdi |
| 9 | MF | Sunil Bal | 1 January 1998 (aged 20) | Three Star | ||
| 11 | MF | Heman Gurung | 27 February 1996 (aged 22) | 12 | 0 | Manang Marshyangdi |
| 15 | MF | Sujal Shrestha | 4 February 1993 (aged 25) | 18 | 2 | Manang Marshyangdi |
| 30 | MF | Hemant Thapa Magar | 7 January 1998 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Chyasal Youth Club |
| 10 | FW | Bimal Gharti Magar | 26 January 1998 (aged 20) | 26 | 6 | Three Star |
| 14 | FW | Anjan Bista | 15 May 1998 (aged 20) | 22 | 0 | Manang Marshyangdi |
| 18 | FW | Nawayug Shrestha | 8 June 1990 (aged 28) | 18 | 5 | Paro FC |
| 21 | FW | Bharat Khawas | 22 July 1991 (aged 27) | 46 | 9 | Nepal Army |
Pakistan
Pakistan announced their squad on 1 September 2018.[5]
Coach: 
José Antonio Nogueira
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Yousuf Butt | 18 October 1989 (aged 28) | 12 | 0 |  Greve Fodbold |
| 18 | GK | Ahsanullah Ahmed | 23 February 1995 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 |  SSGC |
| 22 | GK | Saqib Hanif | 28 April 1994 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | BA. A. Maalhos |
| 2 | DF | Muhammad Umar Hayat | 22 September 1996 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | WAPDA |
| 3 | DF | Mohsin Ali | 1 June 1996 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | WAPDA |
| 4 | DF | Abdullah Qazi | 25 March 1995 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 |  La Máquina |
| 6 | DF | Zesh Rehman | 14 October 1983 (aged 34) | 18 | 1 |  Southern |
| 23 | DF | Faisal Iqbal | 8 April 1992 (aged 26) | 18 | 0 | NBP |
| 28 | DF | Shahbaz Younas | 2 March 1996 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Army |
| 5 | MF | Naveed Ahmed | 3 January 1993 (aged 25) | 8 | 0 | Navy |
| 7 | MF | Bilawal Ur-Rehman | 4 October 1993 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 | SSGC |
| 8 | MF | Mehmood Khan | 10 June 1991 (aged 27) | 4 | 0 | SSGC |
| 12 | MF | Saadullah Khan | 4 June 1994 (aged 24) | 3 | 1 | SSGC |
| 17 | MF | Saddam Hussain (Captain) | 10 April 1993 (aged 25) | 19 | 0 | SSGC |
| 21 | MF | Muhammad Adil | 9 July 1992 (aged 26) | 19 | 0 | KRL |
| 27 | MF | Ahmed Faheem | 4 December 1994 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | WAPDA |
| 9 | FW | Muhammad Ali | 2 September 1989 (aged 29) | 8 | 0 | Greve Fodbold |
| 10 | FW | Hassan Bashir (Vice-captain) | 7 January 1987 (aged 31) | 15 | 4 | Greve Fodbold |
| 14 | FW | Adnan Mohammad | 2 July 1996 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Lyngby |
| 16 | FW | Muhammad Riaz | 27 February 1996 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | K-Electric |
