2019 SAFF Women's Championship

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2019 SAFF Women's Championship
२०१९ साफ महिला च्याम्पियनसिप
2019 SAFF Women's Championship.png
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates12–22 March
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of India.svg  India (5th title)
Runners-upFlag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored33 (3.67 per match)
Attendance30,200 (3,356 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of India.svg Indumathi Kathiresan
Flag of Nepal.svg Sabitra Bhandari (4 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of India.svg Grace Dangmei
Fair play awardFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
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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 to 22 March [4] and to be hosted by Nepal. [5] [6]

Contents

India is the current champions having defeated Nepal by 3–1 goals on 22 March 2019 in the final. [7]

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 did not participate in this edition, though they played in the 2016 edition despite changing their sub-confederation from SAFF to CAFF in 2014. Later, Pakistan withdrew from the tournament. [8]

CountryAppearancePrevious best performance FIFA ranking
Dec 2018
Flag of India.svg  India 5th62
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal (Host)5th108
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 5th125
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 5th132
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5th
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 5th

Venue

The Sahid Rangsala in Biratnagar, Province No. 1, Nepal serves as the host venue for the SAFF Women's Championship. [6] [9]

Biratnagar
Sahid Rangsala
Capacity: 10,000

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsStatus
1Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal (H)220060+66Qualified for Knockout stage
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 210123−13
3Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 200205−50
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2019. Source: SAFF
(H) Hosts
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg3–0Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Manjali Soccerball shade.svg13'
Sabitra Soccerball shade.svg16'
Niru Soccerball shade.svg54'		 SAFF ANFA
Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
Attendance: 2,798
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg0–2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
SAFF BFF Mishrat Soccerball shade.svg47'
Sabina Soccerball shade.svg85'
Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
Attendance: 2,379
Referee: Ashish Chowdhury (India)
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–3Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
Report Parvin Soccerball shade.svg6' (o.g.)
Sabitra Soccerball shade.svg23'
Manjali Soccerball shade.svg28'
Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
Attendance: 4,687
Referee: Sanjay Chakrabarty (India)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsStatus
1Flag of India.svg  India 2200110+116Qualified for Knockout stage
2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 210125−33
3Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 200208−80
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2019. Source: SAFF
India  Flag of India.svg6–0Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Sanju Soccerball shade.svg27', 89'
Grace Soccerball shade.svg8'
Sandhiya Soccerball shade.svg13'
Indumathi Soccerball shade.svg23'
Ratanbala Soccerball shade.svg45+4'		 SAFF AIFF
Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Ashmita Manandhar (Nepal)
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg0–2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
SAFF ANFA Chalini Soccerball shade.svg40', 50'
Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
Attendance: 1,464
Referee: Dulal Mridha (Bangladesh)
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0–5Flag of India.svg  India
SAFF AIFF Grace Soccerball shade.svg4'
Sandhiya Soccerball shade.svg7'
Indumathi Soccerball shade.svg36'
Sangita Soccerball shade.svg45'
Ratanbala Soccerball shade.svg47'
Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
Attendance: 1,684
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 March – Biratnagar
 
 
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 4
 
22 March – Biratnagar
 
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0
 
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 1
 
20 March – Biratnagar
 
Flag of India.svg  India 3
 
Flag of India.svg  India 4
 
 
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0
 

Semi-finals

Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg4–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Magar Soccerball shade.svg42'
Anita Soccerball shade.svg73'
Bhandari Soccerball shade.svg82'
Rekha Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report
Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
Attendance: 4,112
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
India  Flag of India.svg4–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Dalima Soccerball shade.svg18'
Indumathi Soccerball shade.svg22', 37'
Manisha Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report
Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Mohommed Nizam (Sri Lanka)

Final

Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg1–3Flag of India.svg  India
Bhandari Soccerball shade.svg33' Report Chhibber Soccerball shade.svg26'
Grace Soccerball shade.svg63'
Tamang Soccerball shade.svg78'
Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohammed Manir Dhali (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

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "SAFF Women's Championship 2019 Fixture". South Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "INDIAN WOMEN CLINCH FIFTH STRAIGHT SAFF TITLE AFTER 3-1 WIN OVER NEPAL". The AIFA.com. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Pakistan Withdraws Participation In 2019 SAFF Women's Championship Archived 13 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine (nepal24hours)
  9. ↑ "Biratnagar to host SAFF Women's C'ship". The Daily Star. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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