2023 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship

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2023 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship
UEFA Assist SAFF U-17 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
City Dhaka
Dates20–28 March
Teams 5  (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Third placeFlag of India.svg  India
Fourth placeFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored49 (4.9 per match)
Attendance5,783 (578 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of India.svg Shilji Shaji
(8 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Russia.svg Elena Golik
Best goalkeeper Flag of Nepal.svg Sujata Tamang
Fair play awardFlag of India.svg  India
2022
2024

The 2023 UEFA Assist U-17 Women's Championship was the 5th edition of SAFF U-17 Women's Championship, an international football competition for women's under-17 national teams, organized by SAFF in collaboration with UEFA. The tournament was played in Bangladesh from 20 to 28 March 2023. Five teams from the region took part. [1] [2]

Contents

Nepal was the defending champion having won the previous 2022 edition title for the finished top of the league table. [3]

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to register a squad of minimum 16 players and maximum 23 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Participating nations

Russia is set to feature in the tournament for the first time as a guest nation, following suspension by FIFA and UEFA for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [4] [5]

TeamAppearances
in the SAFF U-17 Women's Championship
Previous best performance
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh (Host)3rdChampions (2017)
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 3rd3rd (2018)
Flag of India.svg  India 3rdChampions (2018, 2019)
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 3rdChampions (2022)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (invitee)1stdebut

Venue

All matches will be held at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Capacity: 25,000
Mostafa Kamal Stadium.jpg

Match officials

Tournament format

Single round-robin, each team will play each other. The team with the most points becomes champion.

Key to colours in league table define Champion
Champion
Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points).

League table

Standing

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsStatus
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4400171+1612 Champion
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh (H)4211105+57
3Flag of India.svg  India 4202134+96
4Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 41127814
5Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 4004231290
Source: SAFF
(H) Hosts

Matches

All times at local (UTC+6)

Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg1–4Flag of India.svg  India
Barsha Oli Soccerball shade.svg54' Report (SAFF)
Report (AIFF)
  • Shilji Soccerball shade.svg10', 40', 81'
  • Pooja Soccerball shade.svg41'
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 203
Referee: Yangkhey Tshering (Bhutan)
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg1–8Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Preya Ghalley Soccerball shade.svg64' Report (SAFF)
Report (UNB)
  • Sree Moti Trisna Rani Soccerball shade.svg16', 28'
  • Mst Sultana Akter Soccerball shade.svg35'
  • Sauravi Akanda Prity Soccerball shade.svg42'
  • Thuinuye Marma Soccerball shade.svg60', 77'
  • Munne Soccerball shade.svg61'
  • Sagorika Soccerball shade.svg85'
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 314
Referee: Kanika Barman (India)

Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report (SAFF)
Report (UNB)
  • Elena Golik Soccerball shade.svg5', 45'
  • Anastasia Karataeva Soccerball shade.svg62'
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal)
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg0–5Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Report (SAFF)
Report (Goalnepal)
  • Barsha Oli Soccerball shade.svg16', 50'
  • Dipa Rokaya Soccerball shade.svg30'
  • Senu Pariyar Soccerball shade.svg34', 58'
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 332
Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)

Russia  Flag of Russia.svg9–1Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
  • Anastasiia Chernousova Soccerball shade.svg11', 46', 48'
  • Elena Golik Soccerball shade.svg14'
  • Anastasia Karataeva Soccerball shade.svg37'
  • Eseniia Kadyntseva Soccerball shade.svg45+4', 59'
  • Sofia Golovina Soccerball shade.svg49'
  • Polina Bogdanova Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report (SAFF)
Report (TBS)
Kira Naumova Soccerball shade.svg49' (o.g.)
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 312
Referee: Kanika Barman (India)
India  Flag of India.svg0–1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report (SAFF)
Report (Daily Sun)
Akhila Rajan Soccerball shade.svg74' (o.g.)
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 1,324
Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal)

India  Flag of India.svg9–0Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
  • Menaka Lourembam Soccerball shade.svg3'
  • Shilji Soccerball shade.svg12', 62', 69', 76', 79'
  • Sibani Devi Nongmeikapam Soccerball shade.svg42', 61'
  • Thoibisana Soccerball shade.svg56'
Report (SAFF)
Report (AIFF)
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 452
Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal)
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg0–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report (SAFF)
Report (Himal Sanchar)
  • Elena Golik Soccerball shade.svg63', 75'
  • Polina Filshina Soccerball shade.svg83'
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 326
Referee: Meera Tamang (Nepal)

Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1–1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Sagorika Soccerball shade.svg75' Report (SAFF)
Report (TBS)
Senu Pariyar Soccerball shade.svg8'
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 607
Referee: Kanika Barman (India)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–0Flag of India.svg  India
  • Vasilisa Avdienko Soccerball shade.svg10'
  • Daria Kotlova Soccerball shade.svg13'
Report (SAFF)
Report (AIFF)
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 713
Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)

Awards

 2023 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Champions 
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 49 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4.9 goals per match. Source: SAFF

See also

References

  1. "SAFF to announced 2023 tournament calendar". South Asian Football Federation. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. "SAFF to revise fixtures after FIFA bans India". Daily New Age. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. "Nepal Crowned U-15 Women's SAFF Champions". www.goalnepal.com. 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. @wfootball_bd (8 February 2023). "Russia to play in the UEFA sponsored SAFF U17 Women's Championship in March" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  5. "সাফে খেলবে রাশিয়া!" (in Bengali). Bangla Tribune. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.