2022 SAFF Women's Championship

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2022 SAFF Women's Championship
File:2022 SAFF Women's Championship Logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates6–19 September
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Bangladesh (1st title)
Runners-up   Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored59 (4.92 per match)
Attendance30,048 (2,504 per match)
Top scorer(s)Template:Fbwicon Sabina Khatun
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Template:Fbwicon Sabina Khatun
Best goalkeeperTemplate:Fbwicon Rupna Chakma
Fair play award Bangladesh
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The 2022 SAFF Women's Championship was the 6th edition of the SAFF Women's Championship, the international women's football championship contested by the national teams of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).[1][2][3] The tournament was played from 6–19 September 2022 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

In the final, Bangladesh played Nepal on 19 September 2022 at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu. Bangladesh won the final match 3–1, claiming their first SAFF title.[4] Bangladeshi player Sabina Khatun was the tournament's best player, winning the Most Valuable Player award. Also, Sabina Khatun won the Top Scorer(s) award as she scored the most goals during the tournament with eight. Bangladesh's Rupna Chakma, with four clean sheets, won the Best Goalkeeper award, awarded to the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets.[5][6]

Participating teams[edit | edit source]

Apart from the hosts, Nepal, six other South Asian teams participated in the tournament. Pakistan would participate in the tournament after two editions.[7][8][9]

Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
Oct 2022
 India 6th Champions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) 61
   Nepal (Host) 6th Runners-up (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019) 103
 Bangladesh 6th Runners-up (2016) 140
 Sri Lanka 6th Semi-finals (2012, 2014, 2019) 155
 Maldives 6th Semi-finals (2016) 159
 Bhutan 6th Group stage (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) 177
 Pakistan 4th Semi-finals (2010) 160

Venue[edit | edit source]

Nepal was confirmed as the host for the 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship at the SAFF Ordinary Congress on 2 July 2022.[10]

Kathmandu
Dasharath Rangasala
Capacity: 18,000[11]
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Match officials[edit | edit source]

Referees
  • Bangladesh Jaya Chakma
  • Bhutan Choki Om
  • India Ranjita Devi Tekcham
  • Nepal Anjana Rai
  • Sri Lanka Pabasara Minisarani
Assistant Referees
  • Bangladesh Salma Akter Moni
  • Bhutan Choden Tshering
  • India Riiohlang Dhar
  • Nepal Radhika Shakya
  • Sri Lanka Malika Madhushani

Group stage[edit | edit source]

  • All matches were played at Nepal.
  • Times listed are UTC+05:45.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals

Group A[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  Bangladesh 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  India 3 2 0 1 12 3 +9 6
3  Pakistan 3 1 0 2 7 9 −2 3
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Template:Fbw-rt3–0 Pakistan
Maria Goal 21' (o.g.)
Grace Goal 23'
Soumya Goal 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Yapa Y.A. Pabasara Minisarani (Sri Lanka)
Template:Fbw-rt3–0 Maldives
 Report
Attendance: 240
Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal)
Template:Fbw-rt0–6 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 205
Referee: Choki Om (Bhutan)
Template:Fbw-rt0–9 India
Report
Attendance: 180
Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal)
Template:Fbw-rt0–7 Pakistan
Report
Attendance: 97
Referee: Yapa Y.A. Pabasara Minisarani (Sri Lanka)
Template:Fbw-rt0–3 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 279
Referee: Choki Om (Bhutan)

Group B[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1    Nepal (H) 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Bhutan 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
3  Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Host.
Template:Fbw-rt0–4   Nepal
Report
Attendance: 2,710
Referee: Tekcham Ranjita Devi (India)
Template:Fbw-rt0–5 Bhutan
Report
Attendance: 172
Referee: Tekcham Ranjita Devi (India)
Template:Fbw-rt6–0 Sri Lanka
 Report
Attendance: 2,650
Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)

Knockout stage[edit | edit source]

Bracket[edit | edit source]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 September–Kathmandu
 
 
 Bangladesh8
 
19 September–Kathmandu
 
 Bhutan0
 
 Bangladesh3
 
16 September–Kathmandu
 
   Nepal1
 
   Nepal1
 
 
 India0
 

Semi-finals[edit | edit source]

Template:Fbw-rt8–0 Bhutan
 Report
Attendance: 282
Referee: Tekcham Ranjita Devi (India)
Template:Fbw-rt1–0 India
Rashmi Goal 45+1' Report
Attendance: 7,253
Referee: Choki Om (Bhutan)

Final[edit | edit source]

Template:Fbw-rt3–1   Nepal
 Report
Attendance: 15,730
Referee: Tekcham Ranjita Devi (India)

Winner[edit | edit source]

 6th SAFF Women's Championship 2022 
Template:Fbw-big
First title

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Goalscorers[edit | edit source]

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Awards[edit | edit source]

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The Top scorers (top scorer), Most Valuable Player (best overall player) and Best Goalkeeper (goalkeeper with the most clean sheets) awards were given.[5][6]

Most Valuable Player Top scorer(s) Best Goalkeeper Fair Play Award
Template:Fbwicon Sabina Khatun Template:Fbwicon Sabina Khatun
(8 goals) 		Template:Fbwicon Rupna Chakma  Bangladesh

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Kazi Md. Salahuddin Re-Elected As President". SAFF. 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "সাফের নতুন বছরের টুর্নামেন্ট সূচি চূড়ান্ত". Daily Jagonews (in Bengali). 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "নারী সাফ চ‍্যাম্পিয়নশীপ শুরু ২৯ আগষ্ট". Daily Football Bangladesh (in Bengali). 3 July 2022. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh women make history, clinch maiden SAFF title". The Daily Star. 19 September 2022. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Bangladesh Win Maiden SAFF Women's Championship Title". saffederation.org. 19 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Bangladesh players sweep SAFF Women Championship awards". The Daily Star. 19 September 2022. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "India in Group A of SAFF Women's Championship". khelnow.com. 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Saff Womens Champs: Bangladesh team leaves for Nepal Saturday". UNB. 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Maria named Pakistan captain for SAFF Women's Championship". Dawn. 27 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Nepal selected as hosts of the 2022 SAFF Women's Championship". 90min.com. 4 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Championship Venues". SAFF Championship. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.

External links[edit | edit source]

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