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The SAFF Women's Championship, also called the South Asian Football Federation Women's Cup, is a competition for women's national football teams governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). All seven members are eligible to participate in the tournament.
Organising body | SAFF |
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Founded | 2010 |
Region | South Asia |
Number of teams | |
Current champions | Bangladesh (1st title) (2022) |
Most successful team(s) | India (5 titles) |
Website | saffederation.org |
2024 SAFF Women's Championship |
The current SAFF members are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Formerly, eight members used to compete, prior to the departure of Afghanistan from SAFF. It is held every two years.
India won first 5 edition so far, beating Nepal four times and Bangladesh once in the final.[1][2] Bangladesh is the current champion having defeated Nepal by 3–1 goals on 19 September 2022 in the final.[3]
Year | Host | Final | Losing semi-finalists | ||||||
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Champion | Score | Runner-up | |||||||
2010 Details |
Bangladesh | India |
1–0 | Nepal |
Bangladesh and Pakistan | ||||
2012 Details |
Sri Lanka | India |
3–1 | Nepal |
Afghanistan, Sri Lanka | ||||
2014 Details |
Pakistan | India |
6–0 | Nepal |
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka | ||||
2016 Details |
India | India |
3–1 | Bangladesh |
Maldives and Nepal | ||||
2019 Details |
Nepal | India |
3–1 | Nepal |
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka | ||||
2022 Details |
Nepal | Bangladesh |
3–1 | Nepal |
Bhutan and India | ||||
2024 Details |
Nepal | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Nation | Champions | Runners-up | Semi-finalists |
---|---|---|---|
India | 5 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) | 1 (2022) | |
Bangladesh | 1 (2022) | 1 (2016) | 3 (2010, 2014, 2019) |
Nepal | 5 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022) | 1 (2016) | |
Sri Lanka | 3 (2012, 2014, 2019) | ||
Bhutan | 1 (2022) | ||
Maldives | 1 (2016) | ||
Pakistan | 1 (2012) | ||
Former Team | |||
Afghanistan* | 1 (2012) | ||
Team | 2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
2019 |
2022 |
2024 |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh | SF | GS | SF | 2nd | SF | 1st | Q | 7 |
Bhutan | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | SF | Q | 7 |
India | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | SF | Q | 7 |
Nepal | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | SF | 2nd | 2nd | Q | 7 |
Maldives | GS | GS | GS | SF | GS | GS | Q | 7 |
Pakistan | SF | GS | GS | × | × | GS | Q | 5 |
Sri Lanka | GS | SF | SF | GS | SF | GS | Q | 7 |
Former Team | ||||||||
Afghanistan | GS | SF | GS | GS | Not part of SAFF | 4 |
As of 2022
Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | India | 6 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 150 | 10 | +140 | 73 |
2 | Nepal | 6 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 114 | 20 | +94 | 63 |
3 | Bangladesh | 6 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 40 |
4 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 54 | –36 | 19 |
5 | Pakistan | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 47 | –27 | 15 |
6 | Maldives | 6 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 75 | –61 | 11 |
7 | Afghanistan | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 67 | –57 | 5 |
8 | Bhutan | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 89 | –81 | 4 |
Year | Team | Coach |
---|---|---|
2010 | India | Mohammad Shahid Jabbar |
2012 | ||
2014 | Tarun Roy | |
2016 | Sajid Dar | |
2019 | Maymol Rocky | |
2022 | Bangladesh | Golam Robbani |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The Most Valuable Player (best overall player), Top scorers (top scorer) and Best Goalkeeper (goalkeeper with the most clean sheets) awards were given to the player and, the Fair play award were given to the Team.[4]
Year | Most Valuable Player | Top scorer(s) | Best goalkeeper | Fair play award | |
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Player(s) | Goals | ||||
2010 | Bala Devi | Bala Devi Sasmita Malik |
11 | Not awarded | Not awarded |
2012 | Yumnam Kamala Devi | Jamuna Gurung | 8 | ||
2014 | Sabina Khatun | Bala Devi | 16 | Maldives | |
2016 | Indumathi Kathiresan | Sabitra Bhandari | 12 | Nepal | |
2019 | Grace Dangmei | Sabitra Bhandari Indumathi Kathiresan |
4 | Bangladesh | |
2022 | Sabina Khatun | Sabina Khatun | 8 | Rupna Chakma | Bangladesh |
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