Dhaka, Reigning champions India have been placed in Group A along with Maldives and Bangladesh at this year's SAFF U-17 Championship.

The draws for the SAFF U-17, U-20 Championship and SAFF Women's Championship were held on Saturday.

India is the current champion of the Under-17 Championship.

Hosts Bhutan have been drawn along with Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Group B of the tournament to be held from September 18 to September 28.

As far as the Under-20 Championship is concerned, defending champions India have been placed in Group B along with Maldives and Bhutan.

Hosts Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have been drawn in Group A, with the competition to be held in Kathmandu between August 16-28.

In the women's championship, five-time champions India have been placed in Group A along with defending champions Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Hosts Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan were drawn in Group B, with the event scheduled to run between 17–30 October.

The format of the tournament remains the same – league-cum-knockout – with the top two teams from both groups advancing to the semi-finals.