2019 SAFF Women's Championship

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2019 SAFF Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates12–22 March 2019
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (5th title)
Runners-up   Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored33 (3.67 per match)
Attendance30,200 (3,356 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Indumathi Kathiresan
Nepal Sabitra Bhandari (4 goals each)
Best player(s)India Grace Dangmei
Fair play award Bangladesh
← 2016
→
All statistics correct as of 23 March 2019.

The 2019 SAFF Women's Championship was the 5th edition of the SAFF Women's Championship, the biennial international women's football championship contested by the national teams of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Initially, scheduled from 17 to 26 December 2018 in Sri Lanka, the competition was rescheduled, as Sri Lanka withdrew as hosts.[1][2][3] Afterwards, it was scheduled to be held in 2019 from 12–22 March[4] and to be hosted by Nepal.[5][6] India won the tournament by defeating Nepal 3–1 in the final.

Participating teams[]

Defending champions India and Bangladesh were pitted in Group B and Group A respectively. In Group A, Nepal who finished second in the first three editions of the tournament were drawn with 2016 runners-up Bangladesh, Bhutan and Pakistan and in Group B, along with India, Maldives and Sri Lanka are placed.[1][4] Afghanistan will not be playing in SAFF championships from this edition though they played in the 2016 edition even after changing their sub-confederation from SAFF to CAFF in 2014.

Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
Dec 2018
 India 5th Champions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) 62
   Nepal (Host) 5th Runners-up (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019) 108
 Bangladesh 5th Runners-up (2016) 125
 Maldives 5th Semi-finals (2016) 132
 Sri Lanka 5th Semi-finals (2012, 2014) n/a
 Bhutan 5th Group stage (2010,2012,2014,2016) n/a

The Pakistan withdraws participation in the fifth edition of the 2019 SAFF Women's Championship.[7]

Squads[]

Main article:

Venue[]

The Sahid Rangsala in Biratnagar, Province No. 1, Nepal serves as the host venue for the SAFF Women's Championship.[6][8]

Biratnagar
Sahid Rangsala
Capacity: 10,000
Sahid Stadium 2021.png

Group stage[]

The group stage draw for the tournament was held on 13 November 2018 at the South Asian Football Federation head office in Dhaka.[4]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1    Nepal (H) 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Bangladesh 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3  Bhutan 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2019. Source: SAFF
(H) Host
Nepal   3–0 Bhutan
Goal 13'
Sabitra Goal 16'
Niru Goal 54'		 SAFF ANFA
Attendance: 2,798
Referee: (Bangladesh)
Bhutan 0–2 Bangladesh
SAFF BFF Mishrat Goal 47'
Sabina Goal 85'
Attendance: 2,379
Referee: (India)
Bangladesh 0–3   Nepal
Report Parvin Goal 6' (o.g.)
Sabitra Goal 23'
Goal 28'
Attendance: 4,687
Referee: (India)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  India 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Sri Lanka 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
3  Maldives 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2019. Source: SAFF
India 6–0 Maldives
Sanju Goal 27', 89'
Grace Goal 8'
Sweety Goal 13'
Indumathi Goal 23'
Ratanbala Goal 45+4'		 SAFF AIFF
Attendance: 1,813
Referee: (Nepal)
Maldives 0–2 Sri Lanka
SAFF ANFA Goal 40', 50'
Attendance: 1,464
Referee: (Bangladesh)
Sri Lanka 0–5 India
SAFF AIFF Grace Goal 4'
Sandhiya Goal 7'
Indumathi Goal 36'
Sangita Goal 45'
Ratanbala Goal 47'
Attendance: 1,684
Referee: (Bangladesh)

Knockout stage[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 March – Biratnagar
 
 
   Nepal4
 
22 March – Biratnagar
 
 Sri Lanka0
 
   Nepal1
 
20 March – Biratnagar
 
 India3
 
 India4
 
 
 Bangladesh0
 

Semi-finals[]

Nepal   4–0 Sri Lanka
Goal 42'
Anita Goal 73'
Bhandari Goal 82'
Goal 86'		 Report
Attendance: 4,112
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
India 4–0 Bangladesh
Indumathi Goal 22', 37'
Dalima Goal 18'
Manisha Goal 93+3'		 Report
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: (Sri Lanka)

Final[]

Nepal   1–3 India
Bhandari Goal 33' Report Chhibber Goal 26'
Grace Goal 63'
Tamang Goal 78'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Bangladesh)

Goalscorers[]

There were 33 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

As of 18:15, Wednesday, December 29, 2021 (UTC)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2018 SAFF Women's Championship official draw concluded". the-afc.com. AFC. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ "SAFF Women's draw held". South Asian Football Federation.
  3. ^ "Nepal starts training for SAFF Women's C'ship". República. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Nepal to take Bhutan in SAFF Championship Opener". footcricnepal.com. footcricnepal. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL: Biratnagar To Host SAFF Women's Championship". Goal Nepal. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "SAFF Women's Championship 2019 Fixture". South Asian Football Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. ^ Pakistan Withdraws Participation In 2019 SAFF Women's Championship (nepal24hours)
  8. ^ "Biratnagar to host SAFF Women's C'ship". The Daily Star. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

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