2014 SAFF Women's Championship

The 2014 SAFF Women's Championship was an association football tournament for women's national teams organised by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). It was the third edition of the tournament since the first one in 2010. The competition was contested by the eight SAFF members. The tournament was hosted in Islamabad, Pakistan from 11 to 21 November 2014.^[1]

2014 SAFF Women's Championship

2014 SAFF خواتین کی چیمپئن شپ
Tournament details
Host country	Pakistan
City	Islamabad
Dates	11–21 November 2014
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	India (3rd title)
Runners-up	Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	74 (4.93 per match)
Attendance	42,450 (2,830 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ngangom Bala Devi (16 goals)
Best player(s)	Sabina Khatun
Fair play award	Maldives
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In the final, India successfully defended their title by beating Nepal in the final.^[2]

Host selection

On 10 September 2013, SAFF executive committee decided that 3rd SAFF Women's Championship will be held in Pakistan.^[3]

Venue

Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad hosted all the matches.^[4] Although entry to all games was free, there were very few local spectators.^[5] After a suicide attack one week before start, there were some security concerns but the tournament was considered safe by the Pakistan Football Federation.^[6] Some matches were televised.^[7]

Islamabad	Islamabad
Jinnah Sports Stadium
Capacity: 48,820

Fixtures and results

Draw was done on 10 November 2014 at Manager's meeting.^[8]

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
India	3	3	0	0	25	1	+24	9
Bangladesh	3	2	0	1	10	7	+3	6
Maldives	3	1	0	2	2	11	−9	3
Afghanistan	3	0	0	3	1	19	−18	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

India	8–0	Maldives
Bala Devi 24', 46', 72', 74' Kamala Devi 64', 85' Bembem Devi 76' Jyoti Ann Burrett 90'	Report

13 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 250

Bangladesh	6–1	Afghanistan
Maynum Rana 34' Krishna Rani 36', 47', 69' Sabina Khatun 62' Musammat Mummun Ather 90+5'	Report	Marjan Haydaree 23'

13 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 5,000

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Maldives	1–0	Afghanistan
Mariyam Rifa 34'	Report

15 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 2,000

India	5–1	Bangladesh
Umapati Devi 46' Mandakini Devi 48' Bala Devi 57' (pen.), 86' Indumathi Kathiresan 76'	1 2	Sabina Khatun 50'

15 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 2,000

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Afghanistan	0–12	India
	Report	Indumathi Kathiresan 3', 7', 51' Bala Devi 4', 12', 33', 39', 84' Prameshwori Devi 29', 45+2', 69' Mandakini Devi 88'

17 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 2,000

Maldives	1–3	Bangladesh
Aishath Sama 81'	Report	Maynum Rana 18' Sabina Khatun 35', 87'

17 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 900

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nepal	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	9
Sri Lanka	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
Pakistan	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
Bhutan	3	0	0	3	1	15	−14	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Pakistan	1–2	Sri Lanka
Hajra Khan 90+1'	Report	Ishara Madushani 38' Erandi Kumudumala 86'

11 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 6,500

Referee: Kalpana Sharma (Nepal)^[9]

Nepal	8–0	Bhutan
Sajana Rana 14', 45+1' Menuka Giri 21' Anu Lama 36', 40' Dipa Adhikari 60', 84' Sabitra Bhandari 88'	Report

12 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 2,000

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Sri Lanka	3–0	Bhutan
Achala Chitrani 20' Erandi Kumudumala 40' Praveena Perea 88'	Report

14 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 500

Pakistan	0–2	Nepal
	Report	Anu Lama 14' Sajana Rana 24'

14 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 1,700

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Nepal	3–0	Sri Lanka
Niru Thapa 14' Anu Lama 53' (pen.), 84'	Report

16 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 600

Pakistan	4–1	Bhutan
Sehar Zaman 55' Shahlyla Baloch 68' Shenaz Roshan 74' Malika Noor 79' (pen.)	Report	Tshering Yangdon 69'

16 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 4,000

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 November – Jinnah Sports Stadium
	Sri Lanka	0
					21 November – Jinnah Sports Stadium
	India	5
					India	6
	19 November – Jinnah Sports Stadium
					Nepal	0
	Nepal	1
	Bangladesh	0

Semi-finals

India	5–0	Sri Lanka
Indumathi Kathiresan 23', 69' Bala Devi 31' Prameshwori Devi 48' Kamala Devi 72'	Report

19 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 2,000

Nepal	1–0	Bangladesh
Sajana Rana 56' (pen.)	Report

19 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 5,000

Final

India	6–0	Nepal
Kamala Devi 26' Bala Devi 40', 41', 51', 90+1' Prameshwori Devi 47'	Report

21 November 2014

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 8,000

Goalscorers

16 goals

• Ngangom Bala Devi

6 goals

• Indumathi Kathiresan

5 goals

• Anu Lama
• Irom Prameshwori Devi

4 goals

• Sabina Khatun
• Yumnam Kamala Devi
• Sajana Rana

3 goals

• Krishna Rani Sarkar

2 goals

• Suinu Pru Marma
• Dipa Adhikari
• Erandi Kumudumala

1 goals

• Marjan Haydaree
• Musammat Mummun Ather
• Jyoti Ann Burrett
• Moirangthem Mandakini Devi
• Oinam Bembem Devi
• Thokchom Umapati Devi
• Mariyam Rifa
• Sabitra Bhandari
• Menuka Giri
• Niru Thapa
• Sehar Zaman
• Shahlyla Baloch
• Shenaz Roshan
• Malika Noor
• Hajra Khan
• Achala Chitrani
• Ishara Madushani
• Praveena Perea

References

1. "Tsukitate unveiled as women's coach". Dhaka Herald. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
2. "SAFF Championships: Indian Women Complete Record Hattrick of Football Title". newschoupal.com. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
3. "Pakistan To Host 3rd SAFF Women's Championship NovemberNext Year". Goal Nepal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
4. "SAFF Women's Championship organizing body formed". Dawn. Pakistan. 20 March 2014.
5. "Saff Women's Championship: India and Bangladesh claim dominant wins". The Express Tribune. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
6. SAFF Championship: Pakistan women’s football team lose opener 2-1
7. "Bangladesh take on Afghanistan in Women SAFF championship Thursday – Click Ittefaq | Click Ittefaq". Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
8. "Govt help sought in hosting SAFF Women C'ship". Awaz Today. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014.
9. "Islamabad: FIFA Referee Kalpana Sharma Officiates The Opening Match of The 3rd SAFF Women's Championship". goalnepal.com. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

External links

• Tournament Archived 12 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine at goalnepal.com
• Results at futbol24.com
• Results at kolkatafootball.com