SAFF Championship
The South Asian Football Federation Championship, commonly known as SAFF Cup (previously known as South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup and South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup), is the main international association football competition of the men’s national football teams governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). All seven teams are eligible to compete in tournament.
| Team | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2003 | 2005 | 2008 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2018 | 2021 | 2023 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh | × | SF | GS | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | GS | SF | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | Q | 13 |
 Bhutan | Not part of SAFF | GS | GS | SF | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | × | Q | 9 | |||
 India | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | Q | 14 |
 Maldives | × | × | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | SF | 1st | 2nd | SF | SF | SF | 1st | GS | Q | 12 |
 Nepal | 3rd | SF | GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | SF | SF | GS | SF | 2nd | Q | 14 |
 Pakistan | 4th | GS | 3rd | GS | 4th | SF | GS | GS | GS | GS | × | SF | DQ | Q | 12 |
 Sri Lanka | 2nd | 1st | 4th | GS | GS | GS | SF | SF | GS | GS | SF | GS | GS | DQ | 13 |
| Former team(s) | |||||||||||||||
 Afghanistan2 | Not part of SAFF | GS | GS | GS | GS | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | Not part of SAFF | 7 | |||||
| Guest teams | |||||||||||||||
 Lebanon3 | × | Q | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Kuwait4 | × | Q | 1 | ||||||||||||
